

Down With Boring
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Direct from leading UK music mag Dork, Down With Boring is our flagship podcast, delivered every two weeks. Featuring the best and most exciting new, emerging and established acts around, the latest tracks, the best new albums and loads more.
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Aug 9, 2021 • 1h 44min
Down With Boring #0062: MAY-A
With her brand new EP, ‘Don’t Kiss Ur Friends’ out now, we’re delighted to welcome one of our favourite new alt-popsters MAY-A to the show. Plus, there’s an album of the week from IDER as well as new music from Holly Humberstone, Chubby and the Gang, BLACKSTARKIDS and ‘more’.

Aug 8, 2021 • 44min
Mez's Sunday Lunch #0014: From York to New York
On this month's Sunday Lunch, Mez and Jake are packing their suitcases and heading out on the road for an edition packed with chat about tour life.
Tracklist:
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Bodega - How Did This Happen!?
Skaters - I Wanna Dance (But I Don't Know How)
Warpaint - Undertow

Aug 2, 2021 • 1h 28min
Down With Boring #0061: Margate Special
We’re off to sunny Margate for the latest episode of Down With Boring. With contributions from organisers-slash-headliners Sports Team, plus their guests on the bus-based extravaganza Courting and TV Priest, we have all the fun of the fair from last month’s seaside extravaganza. Plus, there’s an album of the week from Billie Eilish and new music from Bleachers, Silk Sonic, Lauran Hibberd and ‘more‘. A feast!

Jul 19, 2021 • 1h 50min
Down With Boring #0060: The Ninth Wave
With their brand new track 'Maybe You Didn't Know' just dropped, The Ninth Wave join us as part of a show filled with new music, including our album of the week from Willow. There's also fresh material from Caroline Polachek, Baby Queen, Turnstile, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard and 'more'

Jul 18, 2021 • 44min
Mez's Sunday Lunch #0013: Sports!
Join Mez and Jake as they dive gracefully into the world of sports. Journalism so hard-hitting, it's like getting whacked in the face by a squash ball. But hopefully less painful.
On this week's show:
Wet Leg - Chaise Longue
Fontaines D.C. - Television Screens
The Goa Express - Second Time
Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure
IDLES - Damaged Goods
Viagra Boys - Sports

Jul 12, 2021 • 1h 43min
Down With Boring #0059: Inhaler
With their debut album 'It Won't Always Be Like This' out this week, current Dork cover stars Inhaler join us as part of a show filled with new music, including Sam Fender, Billie Eilish, Courtney Barnett, Dave, Declan McKenna and ‘more’.

Jul 6, 2021 • 1h 43min
Down With Boring #0058: Maisie Peters
With her debut album just announced, and a brand new single ‘Psycho’ just dropped, former Dork Hype List star Maisie Peters appears alongside a release of the week from Laura Mvula, and new music from Claire Rosinkranz, Ten Tonnes, Matt Maltese, Joan and ‘more’.

Jun 28, 2021 • 2h
Down With Boring #0057: CMAT
CMAT is quite frankly our nomination for the best new pop star on the planet – not only because we’ve managed to clock in a chat that goes on for a solid hour and fifteen minutes full of tangents and nonsense. She appears alongside a release of the week from Tyler, The Creator, and new music from Beabadoobee, Bastille, The Vaccines, Lazarus Kane and ‘more’.

Jun 21, 2021 • 1h 54min
Down With Boring #0056: Everything Everything
With a new track, ‘Mercury & Me’, dropped as part of a recent Record Store Day release, long term Dork faves Everything Everything join us for a chat, alongside a release of the week from Griff, and new music from Tyler, The Creator, Wet Leg, FEET, Parcels and ‘more’.

Jun 15, 2021 • 1h 47min
Down With Boring #0055: Ten Tonnes
With a brand new EP on the way, Ten Tonnes joins us for a long-overdue chat, alongside a release of the week from KennyHoopla, and new music from Lorde, Clairo, Bleachers, Walt Disco and ‘more’.