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Your early afternoon party playlist featuring rising star McKinley Dixon

Craig Charles brings a joyous mix of the big tunes and chats to one of his favourite artists of 2023, the Richmond-born, Chicago-based wordsmith McKinley Dixon.

Craig Charles brings a joyous mix of the big tunes and chats to one of his favourite artists of 2023, the Richmond-born, Chicago-based wordsmith McKinley Dixon.

Tune in to hear the stories behind recent singles 'Sun, I Rise' and 'Tyler Forever', the influence of Kamasi Washington and Kendrick Lamar on his work, and how grief has shaped his latest output.

Also on the show, we look for your all-time favourite B-sides for Flipside Thursday, you get the choice of two tunes in 'Either/Or', and the mighty Trunk of Punk returns. To get involved, email us at craig@bbc.co.uk

3 hours

Music Played

  • The Jam

    Going Underground

    • Polydor.
  • Gorillaz

    Silent Running (feat. Adeleye Omotayo)

    • Parlophone.
  • Metronomy

    Love Letters

    • Love Letters.
    • Because Music.
    • 001.
  • Caribou

    Can't Do Without You

    • City Slang.
  • Regina Spektor

    You've Got Time

    • You've Got Time.
    • Sire Records.
    • 1.
  • Arctic Monkeys

    Sculptures Of Anything Goes

    • Domino.
  • The Cardigans

    Erase/Rewind

    • Stockholm.
  • Foals

    Wake Me Up

    • Warner.
  • Everything but the Girl

    Nothing Left To Lose

    • Buzzin' Fly Records.
  • The Teskey Brothers

    Oceans of Emotions

    • Oceans Of Emotions.
    • Glassnote Music LLC.
  • Gwenno

    Eus Keus? (6 Music Session, 5 Mar 2018)

  • Abracadabra

    talk talk

    • Melodic.
  • New Order

    1963

    • London.
  • Klaxons

    Golden Skans

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Rinse Records.
  • Gretel HΓ¤nlyn

    Wiggy

    • VLF Records.
  • Mary J. Blige

    Family Affair

    • No More Drama.
    • MCA.
  • The Lathums

    Struggle

    • Island.
  • Pigbag

    Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag

    • Virgin.
  • Avalon Emerson & The Charm

    Sandrail Silhouette

    • Another Dove.
  • Hot Chip

    Broken

    • Freakout/Release.
    • Domino Record Co.
    • 4.
  • Beck

    Thinking About You

  • Marcia Griffiths

    I Shall Sing

    • Heartbeat.
  • Richard Hawley

    Alone

    • BMG.
  • Basement Jaxx

    Red Alert

    • Now.
  • Depeche Mode

    Ghosts Again

    • EMI.
  • Bon Iver

    Re: Stacks

    • CD SINGLE.
    • 4 A.D..
    • 1.
  • The Cramps

    Bikini Girls With Machine Guns

    • Stay Sick!.
    • Enigma.
    • 3.
  • The Raincoats

    Lola

    • The Raincoats.
    • Rough Trade.
  • Delta 5

    Mind Your Own Business

    • Mind Your Own Business.
    • Kill Rock Stars.
    • 1.
  • Overmono

    Is U

    • XL Recordings.
  • R.E.M.

    Pop Song '89

    • Warner Bros.
  • Vagabon

    Carpenter

    • Nonesuch.
  • Acantha Lang

    Ride This Train

    • Beautiful Dreams.
    • Acantha Lang.
  • The Sundays

    Here's Where The Story Ends

    • Rough Trade.
  • Bonobo & Jacques Greene

    Fold

    • OUTLIER.
  • Sugar Pie DeSanto

    Soulful Dress

    • Chess.
  • The Beatles

    Here Comes The Sun

    • 1967-1970.
    • Apple.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Thu 23 Feb 2023 13:00