We Heard Wonders - music review podcast from Scotland
Two Scottish music fans, Iain McKinstry and Andrew Hall, review tracks, albums and artists old, new and some with a personal twist.
Episodes
115 episodes
Pop Soap Opera & Global Grooves: Lily Allen, pôt-pot, Sudan Archives, Madison Cunningham, and Daniel Caesar
No, but who is Madeline, actually? Iain and Andrew have their say on the big pop story of the moment, Lily Allen’s audio soap-opera West End Girl. Also on the slate are the menacingly shady psych of pôt-pot, Sudan Archives’ Afro-dance hybrids, ...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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1:44:31
Dead-Cert or Dud-Beat?: Tame Impala, Maruja, Titanic, anaiis & Drink The Sea
Dead-cert or dud-beat? Tune into the latest @weheardwonders pod to find out where Andrew and Iain land on the big new release from Aussie psych hermit Tame Impala. We also play and review new music from Mancunian post-rock emoters Maruja, avant...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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1:32:08
Frills, Feathers & Feelings: Geese, CMAT, The New Eves, Blood Orange & Ami Taf Ra (plus a wee bit of QOTSA, Taylor Swift and Ricky Ross!)
Five recent music releases are road-tested and reviewed on the latest @weheardwonders pod. What makes Geese stand out from the alt-rock flock? Does CMAT’s “Irish country rock’n’roll” raise a smile? Are The New Eves novel or more novelty? Is Ami...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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1:47:07
Carnal and Catchy: Wolf Alice, Dijon, Water From Your Eyes, Tyler Ballgame & Nourished By Time
It’s a bumper week for new releases on @weheardwonders with four Album Of The Year contenders (Wolf Alice, Dijon, Water From Your Eyes, Nourished By Time) and a much-touted newcomer (Tyler Ballgame) lined up on the starting grid. But what did I...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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1:24:30
Scotland in Stereo: Barry Can’t Swim, Lavinia Blackwall, The Cords, Ian Humberstone & Colin Steele Quartet
Even more so than usual, this week’s episode of the @weheardwonders podcast is one made in Scotland, with all five acts up for review hailing from north of the border. It’s an eclectic bunch too, taking in Barry Can’t Swim’s bangin’ and increas...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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1:18:44
We’re Back! Life Updates, NEW Music News & Reviews – caroline, Ryan Davis, Annahstasia, Clipse & Poor Creature
Yes folks, @weheardwonders is back, back, back, as Iain and Andrew dust off their microphones after an extended summer break. We chat about Iain's recent Significant Life Event, as well as discuss some of the bigger music news stories that have...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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1:37:50
Yorke, Knives & Other Wonders: Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke, Mess Esque, Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals, Barker, Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto
You are all invited to @weheardwonders' infinite garden of musical delights! Tune in for Iain and Andrew's takes on the new collaborative album by electronic musician/producer Mark Pritchard and a certain Thomas Edward Yorke, the Aussie alt-roc...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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1:27:26
Bold Voices: Matt Carmichael Interview + Sault & Backxwash Fresh Cuts
Joining the @weheardwonders boys for this week's pod is Scottish saxophonist and composer Matt Carmichael. Matt discusses his wonderful new LP Dancing With Embers, the art of improvising and taking inspiration from folk singer-songwriters, as w...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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1:41:52
Newish Music - Bon Iver! Japanese Breakfast! The Horrors! Daniel Paul O'Sullivan! Annie and the Caldwells!
We Heard Wonderers Iain and Andrew return in one piece (just about) following their European exploits. We have our say on high-profile new indie releases from Bon Iver, Japanese Breakfast and The Horrors - do they hit the mark, or leave somethi...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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1:27:07
New Music - Lady Gaga! Fust! Melin Melyn! Candi Staton! Maud the Moth!
Don’t let it ever be said that @weheardwonders don’t have range! On the latest pod, Iain and Andrew discuss the potential reemergence of Radiohead, before playing and reviewing new records by returning pop royalty Lady Gaga, none-more-American ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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1:38:43
New Music - The Limiñanas! DARKSIDE! Everything is Recorded! Marshall Allen! Ichiko Aoba!
Fascinating, sometimes unexpected pairings and groupings are the name of the game on this week’s @weheardwonders podcast. Iain and Andrew share their favourite musical mash-ups, before moving on to review five collaboration-heavy new projects. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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1:29:58
New Music - HONESTY! John Glacier! Oklou! Richard Dawson! Confucius MC & Bastien Keb!
Mystery hangs in the air and cloaks many of the artists played and discussed on this week's @weheardwonders pod: whether it be shadowy, alt-electro collective HONESTY; the endlessly intriguing, expectation-defying John Glacier; Oklou's introspe...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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1:26:51
New Music - FKA Twigs! Benjamin Booker! Anna B Savage! Sam Amidon! Thandii!
Podcasting late at night in their pants surrounded by a week’s worth of washing is when Iain and Andrew are at their most Eusexua. Tune into @weheardwonders to hear their opinions on some intriguing new music: FKA twigs discovers the best versi...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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1:30:22
New Music - Ale Hop & Titi Bakorta! Ex-Vöid! Sophie Jamieson! Moonchild Sanelly! Brown Spirits!
Looking for some intriguing artists and box-fresh tunes to kick-start your year? @weheardwonders have you covered! Yes, indeed, Iain and Andrew are back with their first new music show of 2025: played and discussed are a novel merging of old an...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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1:15:46
Episode 100 - Best of 2024
They said it couldn’t be done! Many questioned whether it SHOULD be done! But here it is - Episode 100 of the @weheardwonders podcast! What better way to commemorate this astonishing achievement in content-creation than by Iain and Andrew sitti...
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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1:27:05
New Music - Sam Fender! MEMORIALS! Denzel Curry! Emma-Jean Thackray! Jill Lorean! Plus Kendrick Lamar!
MUSTAAAARD! The latest @weheardwonders is burnin' HOT, with Andrew and Iain discussing GNX, the surprise new album from Kendrick Lamar, before playing and sharing their thoughts on new tracks from Top 5 single hit-maker and man-of-the-people Sa...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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1:20:35
New Music - Doves! Fievel is Glauque! Kim Deal! Mk.gee! Olive Jones!
Three is the magic number this week on @weheardwonders as Iain and Andrew are joined by The Talent from Glasgow band The Deadline Shakes, Greg Dingwall. Greg shares his love of Field Music and joins us to listen to and review new music from the...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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1:34:45
New Music - Yasmin Williams! Blood Incantation! Field Music! Tyler, The Creator! One True Pairing!
Iain and Andrew return for a @weheardwonders round-up, featuring some of the most interesting new music releases from the past month or so. Finger-picking virtuoso Yasmin Williams, sci-fi-death-metal-progsters Blood Incantation, art-rock cottag...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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1:50:56
New Music - Kosmischer Läufer! Alan Sparhawk! Ezra Collective! Upupayãma! Nubya Garcia!
Yippie-yi-o! Yippie-yi-yay! Pod-casters in the sky! Yer loyal @weheardwonders cowboys Iain and Andrew round up and review the latest musical offerings from cosmic runner and hoaxer(?) Kosmischer Läufer, quiet titan of alternative music Alan Spa...
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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1:40:12
New Music - Bon Iver! Etran de L'Aïr! Lady Blackbird! Beautify Junkyards w/Paul Weller! Chrysanths!
Iain and Andrew deliver their opinions on the freshest new music with scalpel-sharp incisiveness on the latest @weheardwonders pod. Indie-folk phenomenon Bon Iver go back to basics, 100% Saharan guitar-band Etran de L’Aïr step into a proper stu...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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1:36:46
New Music - MJ Lenderman! Mercury Rev! Nala Sinephro! Brooke Combe! Christopher Haddow!
The Spice Girls above Beck?!?! Nineties bangers are ranked on this week’s @weheardwonders, before Iain and Andrew get on to the main business at hand: casting their critical ear over new releases from alt-rock man-of-the-moment MJ Lenderman,...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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1:43:02
New Music - Yannis & The Yaw! Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds! Bananagun! The Soundcarriers! Ezra Feinberg!
At the top of this week’s @weheardwonders, Andrew has a surprise quiz sprung on him - will he be triumphant or left in a sulk with Iain for the remainder of the recording? New music from Yannis & The Yaw, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Bana...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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1:45:54
New Music - Fontaines D.C.! Geordie Greep! Gillian Welch & David Rawlings! Thee Heart Tones! Magdalena Bay! Plus Oasis reunion chat!
Be here now! Iain and Andrew share their thoughts on the announcement of Oasis’ feverishly-anticipated reunion tour - are they intending to get mad wit’ it next summer or does the public’s appetite for reliving past glories have them looking ba...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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1:42:21
New Music - This Is Lorelei! Ari Tsugi! Hamish Hawk! Club Kuru! Liana Flores!
Following a summer break which heralded the arrival of the latest addition to the @weheardwonders dynasty, normal podcasting service is resumed! We preview the forthcoming album from Leith’s premier practitioner of bittersweet wonk-pop Gurry Wu...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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1:25:29
New Music - Billie Eilish! The Lovely Eggs! Villagers! Ugly (UK)! Myriam Gendron!
We hit this pod runnin’ - like a nosebleed! Andrew provides a roundup of some of the recent big music releases - those to check out as well as those that are probably best avoided. Then it’s on to this episode’s playlist and the five fresh proj...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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1:29:52