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Yard Act frontman James Smith shares the songs that have sound-tracked the ups and downs of his life

James chats openly to practising psychotherapist and 6 Music DJ Nemone about how music affects his well-being and shares the songs that have comforted and connected.

James Smith, the frontman of Leed鈥檚 band Yard Act, chats openly to practising psychotherapist and 6 Music DJ Nemone about his life and how music affects his mental health and well-being. James shares the songs that have comforted and connected and also reveals how he expresses thoughts, feelings and emotions through his own music and darkly humorous lyrics.

Yard Act formed in 2019. Their debut EP Dark Days, which includes the keenly observed single 鈥楩ixer Upper鈥�, thrilled music lovers, but the band couldn鈥檛 play live or connect fully with audiences due to the global pandemic.

At the start of 2022, Yard Act unleashed their debut album 鈥楾he Overload鈥� to huge fanfare and a chart tussle with Years & Years over the number one spot! Now the world has opened up again, James and the band are well and truly on the road as Nemone catches up with James while Yard Act tour The States.

In this programme, James talks candidly about becoming a Dad for the first time, his relationship with his divorced parents, and the complex experiences of being in a band. He also reveals his hopes for the future of human-kind and what he will teach his son as he grows up. Featuring music from Arctic Monkeys to Talking Heads.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 29 May 2022 13:00
大象传媒 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Yard Act

    Dark Days

    • Zen F.C..

  • Yard Act

    Rich (instrumental)

  • Yard Act

    Payday

    • Zen FC / Island.

  • Allyn Ferguson, Doris Day with Jimmy Joyce & His Children's Chorus, Doris Day & Jimmy Joyce & His Children's Chorus

    High Hopes

    • With A Smile And A Song.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 6.

  • Herman鈥檚 Hermits

    I'm Into Something Good

    • The Hits Of 1964 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Cypress Hill

    Insane In The Brain

    • Ruffhouse/Columbia.

  • Tom Waits

    Rain Dogs

    • RAIN DOGS.
    • Island.

  • Richard Harris

    Blue Canadian Rocky Dream

  • Eminem

    The Real Slim Shady

    • The Marshall Mathers LP.
    • Aftermath.
    • 1.

  • The Strokes

    Last Nite

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Gorillaz

    Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)

    • Gorillaz.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 12.

  • Edgar 'Jones' Jones

    Gonna Miss You When You're Gone

    • Soothing Music for Stray Cats (Deluxe Version).
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 12.

  • The Magic Numbers

    Forever Lost

    • Heavenly.

  • Grinderman

    Palaces Of Montezuma

  • Yard Act

    Fixer Upper

    • Zen F.C..

  • Yard Act

    Peanuts

    • ZEN F.C.

  • Yard Act

    Dead Horse

    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..

  • Post War Glamour Girls

    Little Land

    • Pink Fur.
    • Hide and Seek Records.
    • 2.

  • Yard Act

    Pour Another

    • Zen F.C. / Island.

  • Yard Act

    Tall Poppies

    • The Overload.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
    • 9.

  • LCD Soundsystem

    All My Friends

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DFA.

  • Talking Heads

    This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)

    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Sun 29 May 2022 13:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music