

Down With Boring
Dork
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 3, 2020 • 1h 33min
Down With Boring #0012: If You Don't Like The Wombles, You're A Tory
This week on Down With Boring, we talk new albums from Fontaines DC and Creeper, check out fresh tracks from Billie Eilish, Bastille, Phoebe Green, No Rome and more, plus induct Beyonce into our hall of fame. Ever heard of her?

Jul 27, 2020 • 2h 2min
Down With Boring #0011: Alfie Templeman
Plus our pop scribbler extraordinaire Abigail Firth joins Jake and Jamie to talk Taylor Swift's surprise new album 'folklore', the Mercury Prize shortlist, and all the latest tracks and music news.

Jul 20, 2020 • 1h 41min
Down With Boring #0010: The Raw Chicken Breast Of The Podcast World
That's us. Featuring our release of the week from Alfie Templeman, Dizzee Rascal joins our NTWICAHOF (you work it out), plus new music from Beabadoobee, Troye Sivan, BENEE and 'more'.

Jul 13, 2020 • 1h 46min
Down With Boring #0009: Give Us Offal, Please
This week on our 'flagship' magazine show, new music from Declan McKenna, Baby Queen, Easy Life, Oscar Lang, a celebration of the mighty Paramore and 'loads more'. Plus guest scribbler Martyn Young joins Jamie and Jake to talk all things 100 gecs. Gecsellent. (Sorry)

Jul 11, 2020 • 40min
Mez's Sunday Lunch #0002: Podcast Karaoke
It's the second episode of LIFE frontman Mez's delicious Sunday spread. Tuck in! On this month's show, he's spinning...
Belle and Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Satan Said Dance
LCD Soundsystem - Too Much Love
Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
Pozi - The Nightmare
Pulp - Disco 2000
Silverbacks - Dunkirk

Jul 6, 2020 • 1h 39min
Down With Boring #0008: I'm Trying To Start A T-Shirt Range
This week, we don't play 12 minutes of Sufjan Stevens, do play the Dalai Lama, and threaten invading alien forces. That aside, we're delving deep into our album of the week with Dream Wife as guest scribbler Jasleen Dhindsa joins Jake and Jamie, and induct The xx into our hall of fame.

Jun 29, 2020 • 1h 33min
Down With Boring #0007: Give Me A Bed, Or Give Me Death
It's Haim time, Dear Listener! Yep, the trio's new album 'Women In Music Pt. III' is our focus record of the week, as Jake and Jamie are joined by Abigail Firth - who 'did' the current cover interview with the band - to delve deep into what might be their best album yet. Plus, Foals, Bring Me The Horizon. Another Sky, Bright Eyes and 'more'!

Jun 22, 2020 • 1h 34min
Down With Boring #0006: Shower of Meaty Confetti
We regret to inform you, there's yet another episode of our weekly radio-show-slash-podcast Down With Boring available for your listening pleasure. This week, Jake and Jamie are joined by guest Ali Shutler to discuss our album of the week from the magnificent Phoebe Bridgers, plus some genuinely quite worrying talk about sausage rolls. We're very sorry.

Jun 15, 2020 • 1h 22min
Down With Boring #0005: Jake's Blue Whale
This week's episode is not for those of a delicate disposition - and that's nothing to do with the latest new tracks, music news, or our album of the week from Jehnny Beth. It's something far more sinister than that...
Presented by Jake Hawkes, Jamie Muir and guest contributor Tyler Damara Kelly.

Jun 13, 2020 • 26min
Mez's Sunday Lunch #0001: Cone of Mushy Peas (With Mint Sauce)
Join us for the first episode of LIFE frontman Mez's monthly show about - y'know - stuff. We can argue about exactly what time Sunday Lunch should be served another time.


