Episodes
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Down With Boring – Dork’s sonic sanctuary of chaos and contemplation – returns with enough musical muscle to power a small indie disco (or at least your Monday evening existential crisis).
Sunday (1994) are our special guests – a band who’ve mastered the art of making any emotion sound impossibly beautiful. Their debut EP sits somewhere between a Mazzy Star dream sequence and that film you caught at 3am that changed your life – all hazy romance and perfectly framed heartbreak, turning cinematic aspirations into songs that feel like memories you never knew you had.
Meanwhile, we’re dissecting Amyl & The Sniffers’ ‘Cartoon Darkness’ like enthusiastic punk rock pathologists. Amy Taylor and co. have packed more raw energy into the record than a case of banned energy drinks, tackling everything from ecological doom to rebellion that snaps back harder than yesterday’s bubblegum.
Plus, there’s all the usual new music. Tyler, The Creator brings the weird and wonderful (and a word we’re becoming a little too fond of repeating), Lady Gaga reminds us why she’s pop’s most committed method actor, and a who’s who of indie’s finest – Declan McKenna, Overpass, Hotwax, and Do Nothing – all check in with fresh material.
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This week’s special guest is none other than rising star Antony Szmierek, who’ll be dropping by to chat ahead of his much (much, much) anticipated new album, ‘Service Station At The End Of The Universe’. Insert your own roadside punchlines here.
But that’s not all, folks! We’re also set to dissect two of the most anticipated albums of the season. First up, we’ll be exploring current Dork cover star Orla Gartland‘s 5 star new effort, ‘Everybody Needs A Hero’. Then, we’ll take a deep dive into the solo debut from former black midi frontman Geordie Greep, a record that’s sure to be as unpredictable and boundary-pushing as his work with the band.
As always, we’ve got a all you can listen buffet of new music to serve up. Get ready to stick a finger sandwich of sound into your ears with nearly fresh tracks from the likes of Thomas Headon, Cardinals, Chloe Qisha, and CHALK.
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Hold onto your flatpack furniture, folks, because Dork’s flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is about to get a whole lot wavier with our new edition.
This week’s episode is set to feature none other than Circa Waves‘ frontman Kieran, who’s dropping by to chat about the band’s exciting new chapter, their brand spanking new album, and – because why not – the joys of assembling Swedish furniture. Rock and roll, indeed.
The timing couldn’t be more perfect, with Circa Waves kicking off a fresh era faster than you can say “We Made It” – which, coincidentally, happens to be the name of their scorching new track. But that’s not all, Dear Listener – the band have also announced a massive UK headline tour.
But wait, we’re not done yet. We’re also serving up a smorgasbord of new music, from the likes of Pale Waves, Blossoms, Sports Team, Soft Launch, and The Amazons.
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Live from Truck 2024 with The Amazons, VLURE and Divorce.
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Down With Boring is checking in with another of our summer festival specials, as the circus hits the road and appears LIVE! ON STAGE! AT READING! CAPITAL LETTERS REQUIRED!
Recorded direct from the Aux Stage at last month's edition of August's premier chaos factory, Jake and Jamie are joined by Dork faves Talk Show and Daydreamers, plus some very big pot plants - because nothing says live podcast like random greenery.
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Down With Boring is back from its festival based soiree for a very special edition recorded at this month’s Dork’s Day Out extravaganza.
One of a series of festival specials you’ll be blessed with over the next few weeks, Jake and Jamie are talking to all the acts that blessed our summer party a few weeks ago, including Gretel, Nell Mescal, Bleach Lab, Phoebe Green, Lip Filler, Delights and Welly. Whether you were there or missed out, this is your chance to get the inside scoop on what went down.
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We're back after a short hiatus with the mighty Pale Waves, direct from their secret Dork's Night Out comeback show a few weeks ago. Plus Charli xcx, Fontaines D.C., Welly and more.
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This week’s edition of our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show-slash-thingy Down With Boring features special guests aren’t-they-doing-well ‘viral’ sensations Good Neighbours.
The duo have had a storming year so far, with breakthrough track ‘Home’ running up hundreds of millions of streams as they mark themselves out as one of the most exciting new bands ‘around’. Elsewhere on the latest DWB, we’re looking at the new albums from Billie Eilish and Wallows, and checking out the latest releases from Lava La Rue, CMAT, Beabadoobee, Cardinals, flowerovlove, Amyl & The Sniffers and more.
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This week’s edition of our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show-slash-thingy Down With Boring comes to you live (well, recorded live) and direct (well, after a few days of editing) from last week’s bumper edition of Dork’s Night Out.
Taking place at London’s iconic 100 Club last Wednesday (8th May), we’re chatting to our future superstar headliner and Hype List 2024 cover queen Nell Mescal, the impossibly brilliant Lexie Carroll and the equally fantastic Scout. Three chats for the price of one, and it’s free anyway. Now that’s a deal.
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They’ve just come off a UK tour that saw them live streaming to more people on the Dork Instagram than could fit in the venue they were playing (and London’s KOKO is no tiny circuit venue, ‘FYI’). With their new album ‘Midnight Butterflies’ imminent, Dork indie faves Sea Girls are back in to Down With Boring this week.
Plus! We’ll be talking the new album from current cover star Lizzy McAlpine, checking out new music from Glass Animals, Charli XCX, Baby Queen and Lorde, and meeting brilliant new bands Soft Launch, The Itch and Good Neighbours.
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This week, we’re ‘live’ from Brighton’s Prince Albert with Panic Shack and Plantoid for Son Estrella Galacia’s mini-fest of live music, beer culture, gastronomy, and a commitment to “positive environmental impact”. Oooo, etc.
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Down With Boring is embracing chaos this week, as we’re joined by special guests, Courting.
With their second album, ‘New Last Name, ‘ out earlier this year, the former Dork cover stars are typically ‘good value’, as ever. Elsewhere on this week’s show we’ll be chatting through new music from Bleachers, Yard Act, Conan Gray, Been Stellar, Hinds, Charli XCX and more.
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English Teacher are on the road to a debut album that’s more than worth the wait. Taking a break from roaming around Bruges to call in from separate hotel rooms, elsewhere on this week’s show we’ll be chatting through new music from IDLES, Crawlers, Lime Garden, Alfie Templeman, Thomas Headon and Talk Show.
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On this week's DWB, we're going deep on the album of the moment, The Last Dinner Party's debut full-length 'Prelude to Ecstasy'. Plus, new music from Paramore, Pixey and more.
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Dork’s flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is catching up with one of our Hype List 2024 inductees this week.
NewDad are about to release their debut album ‘Madra’, and the Galway gang will be joining us to talk all about it. Elsewhere on this week’s show we’ll be chatting through new albums from Green Day and The Vaccines, plus spinning new music from Rachel Chinouriri, English Teachers, Yard Act, Nell Mescal, Lime Garden and Porij.
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Dork’s flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is back for the new year, and already knee-deep in festival fun.
Recorded live from this weekend’s Rockaway Beach, Jake and Jamie are on site and checking in with the likes of The Cribs, Dream Wife, Hinds and DEADLETTER. Start the year as you mean to go on, and all that.
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Dork’s flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is reporting live from our big Christmas bash this week.
Recorded live from Dork’s Christmas Night Out last week at London’s legendary 100 Club, we’re joined by Panic Shack, Lambrini Girls and The Itch as we run through all the festive fun.
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Down With Boring is checking in with the brains behind one of our favourite albums of 2023, as the magnificent former Dork cover-star Georgia joins us for a catch-up.
She’s heading up an episode packed with faves, as we delve deep into Baby Queen‘s debut album ‘Quarter Life Crisis’, check out new music from VLURE, Spector, NewDad and Wasia Project, and welcome back the mighty Girls Aloud. Oh. And Sooty? Yeah. Us neither.
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Dork’s flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is going global for an Iceland Airwaves special, recorded live from the festival earlier this month.
Hosts Jake Hawkes and Jamie Muir are joined by a slew of talent, including Eurovision legend Daði Freyr, brilliant Belfast trio Kneecap and Dork faves Lime Garden and Sprints. Plus, y’know, just the President of Iceland. No. Really.
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Dork’s flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is getting spooky at last Thursday’s Night of the Living Dork II this week, as we bring you all the action from our big Halloween spectacular.
Recorded at the show, hosts Jake Hawkes and Jamie Muir are joined by ‘the bands’ – the magnificent Walt Disco and equally terrific FEET – for a suitably themed special edition of the pod.
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