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Joins the dots between the new and the old, charting a course through the influences that shaped the sound of today's artists.
Wednesday 10pm - Thursday 12am. Presented by Tristen Harris.
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 3 December 2025
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 26 November 2025
Lloyd Swanton from jazz legends The Necks selects his Formative Five
Mike Hadreas of Perfume Genius selects his Formative Five
Krystal from Screensaver selects her Formative Five
Liam from Newcastle band Dust selects their Formative Five
Xenya from Freak Slug selects her Formative Five
Jehnny Beth (Savages) selects her Formative Five
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 8 October 2025, presented by Scarlett Anderson
Luca, Luca and Chloe from The Noise select their Formative Five
DC Maxwell selects his Formative Five
Tristen selects some favourite deep-dig discoveries from the last year
Brett & Gerard from Namazu select their Formative Five
Crystal from NZ dream pop band Phoebe Rings selects her Formative Five
Cal & Joe from UK duo Big Special select their Formative Five
Radiothon Edition - best of the Formative Fives of the last year!
Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna) chooses his "Re-Formative Five" 10 years after his first selection.
John Pelant from Minneapolis indie rockers Night Moves selects his Formative Five
Harry from Mouseatouille selects his Formative Five
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 23 July 2025
Ash from Floodlights selects her Formative Five
Mi-Kaisha selects her Formative Five
We revisit the Formative Five of Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening/K-Records) from 2019
Shauna & Jake from Leaterman select their Formative Five
Jae Laffer from The Panics selects his Formative Five
Jasper & Casper from UK post-rock collective caroline select their Formative Five
Thorsten from Tangerine Dream selects his Formative Five
Jack Barnett from These New Puritans selects his Formative Five
Cole from US shoegazers DIIV selects his Formative Five
Adam from Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs selects his Formative Five
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 7 May 2025
Owen Williams from The Tubs selects his Formative Five
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 23 April 2025
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 16 April 2025
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy on 9 April 2025
An episode of The Golden Age Of Piracy with guest host Lucy Harrington
UK prog-folk singer songwriter Richard Dawson selects his Formative Five
LA shoegazers julie select their Formative Five
Lily and Phoebe from UK punks Lambrini Girls select their Formative Five
US songwriter Simon Joyner selects his Formative Five
