A soothing blend of punk, funk and country seasoned with soul and reggae, and tributes to the month’s dead – Gordon Lightfoot, Tina Turner, Linda Lewis and Andy Rourke of The Smiths.

This month: a mix of old soul, punk, postpunk, reggae and contemporary classical from Stone Roses, Ruts, Police, Jam, Bauhaus, 10CC and more.

As eclectic as you can get, with quite a hefty dose of old-skool punk from Northern Ireland. But also some No Wave from early-80s New York, a bit of jazz, some classic reggae, a dash of hip-hop and more.

Old soul and New Wave, classic reggae and traditional folk, jazz-funk and French punk, boogie-woogie and a spot of lounge music. All of which should be enough to warm us up in February.

Kicking off with the peerless Nina Simone and moving forward several decades to the poitnant monologue of Dead (but not Ed) Sheeran, some vintage funk and soul, a bit of classic country and a tribute to the recently deceased guitar genius Tom Verlaine.

The definitive Christmas playlist.
All rubbish removed in advance.
Guaranteed no Mariah or Slade.

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