What Song

Will Westerman is on the pod this week to guide us through his What Song playlist.We chat about recording his gorgeous new album at a 17th century carpet factory in Hydra, his love and initial indifference of Neil Young and why a composition described as "a leprechaun singing a song about the cosmos" is his go-to melancholy mood tune. Go pre-order 'A Jackal's Wedding' and snag tickets to Will's live shows at https://westerman.world/ Check out all the songs discussed at the following links:Apple Music PlaylistSpotify PlaylistKeep posted on all the latest playlists and musical conversations at @whatsongpod on Instagram and TikTok.

Ellur swings by this week to talk us through her What Song playlist.Ellur's song choices weave us down many conversational avenues. We discuss her love of Skyrim, how Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips became an acquaintance, the majesty of Sharon Van Etten and boxing in the golden age of Dubstep.Go check out her beautiful new single 'Disintegrate'. Keep posted on all things Ellur on her site: https://ellur.biz/ Check out all the songs discussed at the following links:Apple Music PlaylistSpotify PlaylistKeep posted on all the latest playlists and musical conversations at @whatsongpod on Instagram and TikTok.

Circa Waves frontman Kieran Shudall drops in this week to talk us through his What Song playlist.We chat about Kieran's heart operation and how it impacted Circa Waves' new LP 'Death & Love'. We also discuss run-ins with rock megastars in mundane situations, the routines around indie and metal club nights of youth and how the unlikely duo of Agatha Christie and Deacon Blue used to soundtrack his holidays.The second part of Circa Waves' double album 'Death & Love' is out on 24th October. Pre-order the LP and find tickets to their upcoming dates in Worthing, Liverpool and Manchester here.Check out all the songs discussed at the following links:Apple Music PlaylistSpotify PlaylistKeep posted on all the latest playlists and musical conversations at @whatsongpod on Instagram and TikTok.

Comedian Paul Foot drops by this week to waltz us through his What Song playlist.Paul discusses his lifelong love of Classical music, why he loathes “I Just Called To Say I Love You” and battling difficult audiences in the early days of his comedy career.Paul’s just released his excellent special ‘Dissolve’ on YouTube. He’s playing a gig at the Moth Club on 24 September - tickets can be snagged here.Check out all the songs discussed on this YouTube playlist.Stay posted on all things What Song at @whatsongpod on Instagram and TikTok.

This week M. T. Hadley strolls by to talk us through his What Song Playlist.Martin transports us to the jazz guitarist that kept him and his Mum company on trips to Cornwall, the tunes he was flinging back and forth with classmates via infrared and how Sun Kil Moon soundtracked a melancholy moment on a stag do.Check out all the songs discussed at the playlists link below:SpotifyApple MusicM. T. Hadley's gorgeous new album 'Make Room For Happiness' is out on 18/09/2025. Go pre-add and pre-order here. Stay posted on all things What Song at @whatsongpod on Instagram and TikTok.

Antony Szmierek drops by this week to walk us through his What Song playlist.Antony takes us back to a drizzly drive through the Blackpool Illuminations, a tacky NYE in Budapest which turned out to be his favourite and argues why the Coronation Street theme is the ultimate psychological warfare tactic in a fight. Check out all the songs discussed at the playlist links below:SpotifyApple MusicCatch Antony at Reading & Leeds Festival 2025 and at Confidence Man's Warehouse Project date in Manchester. Go and buy his album 'Service Station At The End Of The Universe'.Stay posted on all things What Song at @whatsongpod on Instagram and TikTok.