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The Golden Age Of Piracy – 2 July 2025

We revisit the Formative Five of Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening/K-Records) from 2019

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The Golden Age Of Piracy – 25 June 2025

Shauna & Jake from Leaterman select their Formative Five

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The Golden Age Of Piracy – 18 June 2025

Jae Laffer from The Panics selects his Formative Five

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The Golden Age Of Piracy – 11 June 2025

Jasper & Casper from UK post-rock collective caroline select their Formative Five

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The Golden Age Of Piracy – 4 June 2025

Thorsten from Tangerine Dream selects his Formative Five

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The Golden Age Of Piracy – 28 May 2025

Jack Barnett from These New Puritans selects his Formative Five

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Episode

The Golden Age Of Piracy – 21 May 2025

Cole from US shoegazers DIIV selects his Formative Five

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The Golden Age Of Piracy – 14 May 2025

Adam from Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs selects his Formative Five

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The Golden Age Of Piracy – 7 May 2025

An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 7 May 2025

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The Golden Age Of Piracy – 30 April 2025

Owen Williams from The Tubs selects his Formative Five

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About this program

Joins the dots between the new and the old, charting a course through the influences that shaped the sound of today's artists. Special guests share the songs that guided them to play the way they do, and provide a unique insight into the songwriting process for any music completist.


Choose a link below to see the playlists and Formative Fives of past guests

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