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Ep 597 - Matt Haig chats about his new book

Matt Haig chats with Shaun about his new book, and Matt Everitt chats with Sparks in the Music News. Plus, Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth are today's Album of the Day.

Wednesday sees author Matt Haig joining Shaun to chat about his new book - The Comfort Book. It's Matt鈥檚 third non-fiction book following on from number 1 bestsellers Reasons to Stay Alive and Notes on a Nervous Planet and came about during the first lockdown when Matt started writing down things that brought him comfort (everything from his favourite songs to lines of Emily Dickinson鈥檚 poetry to quotes by Stoic philosophers), which became a coping mechanism during a difficult year. Matt Haig has now sold over 3 million books in the UK. He also collaborated with Andy Burrows from Razorlight on the Reasons to Stay Alive album, with lyrics taken from Matt鈥檚 book of the same name.

Plus, our Music News journalist Matt Everitt has the latest Music News which includes a chat with Sparks some new music from Courtney Barnett and a chat with Laura Marking about her Limp project. Plus, another Small Claims Court caller joins with their claim to fame.

All this alongside a 3rd play of our Liked and Shared track of the week - this week it's the brilliant new track from Bess Atwell, Shaun has a track from today鈥檚 Album of the Day from Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth and GoldSoundZ kicks off the show with 30 minutes of 6 Music BANGERS!

3 hours

Music Played

  • Nirvana

    Breed

    • DGC Records.
  • The White Stripes

    Hardest Button to Button

    • XL.
  • Gorillaz

    On Melancholy Hill

    • Plastic Beach.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 1.
  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • BEST GIRL POWER ALBUM...EVER!.
    • Castle.
  • Adventures of Stevie V

    Dirty Cash (Money Talks)

    • Mercury.
  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁. & Aerosmith

    Walk This Way

    • Columbia.
  • The Proclaimers

    Letter From America

    • Chrysalis.
  • Kelis

    Milkshake

    • Virgin.
  • Public Service Broadcasting

    People, Let's Dance (feat. EERA)

    • PIAS.
  • Madness

    Night Boat To Cairo

    • Virgin.
  • audiobooks

    The Doll

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • The Goa Express

    Second Time

    • Ra Ra Rock.
  • The Smiths

    Barbarism Begins At Home

  • The Black Keys

    Tighten Up

    • CD SINGLE.
    • V2 / COOPERATIVE.
    • 1.
  • SAULT

    London Gangs

    • Forever Living Originals.
  • Supergrass

    Caught By The Fuzz

    • Parlophone.
  • David Bowie

    Up the Hill Backwards

    • EMI.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Too High

    • INNERVISIONS.
    • Motown.
  • BC Camplight

    I'm Alright In The World

    • Bella Union.
  • Common

    Go!

    • Universal Island Records.
  • Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen

    Like I Used To

    • Jagjaguwar.
  • Afrika Bambaataa & Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force

    Looking For The Perfect Beat

    • Tommy Boy Greatest Beats.
    • Tommy Boy.
    • 2.
  • Peggy Gou

    Nabi (feat. OHHYUK)

  • Bess Atwell

    All You Can Do

    • Already Always.
    • Real Kind Records.
  • Joan As Police Woman

    Tell Me

    • Play It Again Sam.
  • Courtney Barnett

    Rae Street

    • marathon artists.
  • Oasis

    Supersonic

    • Stop The Clocks.
    • BIG BROTHER RECORDS.
    • 3.
  • beabadoobee

    Cologne

  • Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth

    Remember We Were Lovers

    • Third Man Records.
  • Durand Jones & The Indications

    Witchoo

    • Dead Oceans.
  • Liz Lawrence

    Down For Fun

    • Second Breakfast.
  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    What A Waste

    • The Hit Label.

Broadcast

  • Wed 7 Jul 2021 13:00