On tonight’s “Static” program (Thursday 25th January) …

We’ll banter with West Kirby’s chamber-pop bard Bill Ryder-Jones about his first album in six years, the introspective “Iechyd Da” …

Plus we’ll be spinning brand new music from Sleater-Kinney, Arab Strap, Bolis Pupul, Real Estate and more …

And we’ll dig into this week’s 2SER Feature Album from Toronto’s freewheeling rock posse Packs, the mischievous “Melt The Honey” …

Interview via Soundcloud:

Playlist:
BOECKNER “Lose” (Sub Pop)
PACKS featuring tormentatropica “Missy” (Fire Talk)
YARD ACT “We Make Hits” (Zen FC/Island)
BOLIS PUPUL “Spicy Crab” (DEEWEE/Because Music)
SLEATER-KINNEY “Small Finds” (Loma Vista)
ARAB STRAP “Bliss” (Rock Action)
BILL RYDER-JONES “Nothing To Be Done” (Domino)
BODEGA “Tarkovski” (Chrysalis)
JANE WEAVER “Perfect Storm” (Fire)
THE SMILE “Friend Of A Friend” (XL/Remote Control)
JUNO MAMBA “undrcut” (Soothsayer)
THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN “Chemical Animal” (Fuzz Club)
MAPS “1 a.m.” (Mute)
ADRIANNE LENKER “Sadness As A Gift” (4AD/Remote Control)
WET CIGARETTE featuring skruish. – “Own Worst Enemy” (www.soundcloud.com/wetcig)
THE DHARMA CHAIN “Somewhere” (Anomic)
METDOG “Surfing The Web” (Critter)
OMNI featuring IZZY GLAUDINI “Plastic Pyramid” (Sub Pop)
PACKS “89 Days” (Fire Talk)
REAL ESTATE “Haunted World” (Domino)