UKNY for July 9
Sampha (photo by Jesse Crankston, PR)
On tonight's "UKNY" at 11pm, an FUV Live session with 2021 Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks, whose new album, My Soft Machine, signals a more personal side of the London-born, Los Angeles-based musician and poet.
And the return of another Mercury Prize winner, Sampha, whose has released his first new solo single since his 2017 debut album, Process. Sampha just completed a residency in New York last month and will release his second album later this year.
On Friday, Sweden's Little Dragon released their new album, Slugs of Love, and we'll dig into that, plus The Clientele, Martha Ffion, Squid and more.
"UKNY," a late-night voyage into British and international releases from 11 p.m.-midnight Sundays on 90.7 FM, streaming online and in the Archives after broadcast.
Songs played:
1. FUV Live: Arlo Parks (a session featuring “Impurities,” “Weightless” and “Blades”)
2. Sampha, “Spirit 2.0,” single
3. The Clientele, “Claire’s Not Real,” I Am Not There Anymore
4. (US-BR) Bebel Gilberto, “Adeus América,” João
5. Squid, “The Blades,” O Monolith
6. (Gothenburg, SE) Little Dragon, “Tumbling Dice,” Slugs of Love
7. Martha Ffion, “The Man,” The Wringer
8. (Nashville, US) Becca Mancari, “Over and Over,” Left Hand
