027 Socks
To our disappointment, Sock City isn't a twee land populated by knitting aunties. But what song best embodies the glove-of-the-foot? Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Mar 02, 2018•34 min
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026 Asteroids
This week, asteroids are our stepping stones towards the Super Bowl, Sonic the Hedgehog and a trio of German anarchists. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Feb 12, 2018•40 min
025 Songs of the Year 2017
Musically, who had the biggest button in 2017? The Rest is Noise regulars reveal all... Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Jan 08, 2018•50 min
024 Warwickshire
We spent Christmas in the historic county of Warwickshire, home of Luddites, bears and no less than six motorways. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Dec 31, 2017•37 min
023 Songs to Listen to Before a Date
Suffering from pre-date jitters? We might just have the answer... in song form, of course. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Dec 16, 2017•43 min
022 Octopuses
They do impressions, change colour, squirt ink, they may even have a sense of humour… but what song best embodies these supremely intelligent invertebrates? Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Nov 28, 2017•46 min
021 The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells, Claude Rains and now Johnny Depp have all brought him to life, but what song best unmasks this most elusive villain? Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Nov 16, 2017•44 min
020 Curtains
We lift the curtain on rumours that Aphex Twin lives on Elephant & Castle roundabout and examine the Randian undercurrents of an easy listening staple. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Oct 22, 2017•43 min
019 Robots
We venture to the very frontier of advanced robotics: the Teasmade; the Wetherspoons app, no technology is beyond us. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Oct 09, 2017•56 min
018 Calendars
Everyone's favourite time-honoured grids get the TRIN treatment in this, our landmark eighteenth episode. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Sep 12, 2017•46 min
017 Songs of the Summer 2017
We're joined by Pitchfork journalist Laura Snapes to help us choose the defining summer anthem for 2017. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Aug 29, 2017•48 min
016 Mark Zuckerberg
He's the most ruthless computer programmer (and the fifth richest person) in the world, but what song defines him? Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Aug 16, 2017•45 min
015 Norway
Does Norway have the stamina to keep its head held high? Or are there dark forces at work in the national psyche? Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Aug 01, 2017•40 min
014 Fields of Wheat
Was it the Tory plan all along for Theresa May's admission of crop-stomping naughtiness to go viral? Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Jul 17, 2017•35 min
013 Mole Rats
Scientists have described this mammal as being more like a frog, insect or even a plant... but what song would it be? Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Jul 05, 2017•35 min
012 Songs to Rescue the Dancefloor
Which go-to bangers clean up and which ones clear out? How to choose a universal floor filler? Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Jun 27, 2017•42 min
011 Shepherd's Bush
We go behind the scenes at West London's Bushstock Festival to find a song for this often overlooked corner of the city. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Jun 14, 2017•39 min
010 Hedges
Finally, a song to soundtrack the humble hedge... or is it? Does our panel even really know what a hedge is? Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
May 30, 2017•31 min
009 Outsiders
Is Emmanuel Macron more David or Goliath? Is it up to us to decide if we're an outsider or not? Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
May 18, 2017•36 min
008 Truth
We lift the lid on truth by way of a classic 90s music video, the to-ings and fro-ings of the Sixties Folk Revival, and Kenny Loggins. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
May 04, 2017•36 min
007 The Sixties
This week's tricky topic sees Nathan blurring the lines between kitchen-sink drama and Middle Earth and Sarah determined to take psychotropic drugs. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Apr 13, 2017•32 min
006 Songs You Can't Listen to Anymore
On this week's show we revisit tunes best left alone, like those soundtracking the death throes of New Labour, and those beloved of Top Gear-worshipping proggers. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Apr 06, 2017•33 min
005 The American Dream
We find out who was invited to Phillip Glass's 80th birthday and examine how a Canadian called Aubrey became one of the biggest hip-hop artists in the world. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Mar 30, 2017•34 min
004 Steam
This week we're picking up steam by considering the authenticity of the female orgasm and whether there's a place on disco dancefloors for the avant garde. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Mar 23, 2017•36 min
003 Toast
Raise a glass to our third episode, in which we find out what Lee Perry had impaled on the fence of his Kingston studio and analyse some of the worst lyrics of all time. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Mar 16, 2017•32 min
002 Warren Beatty
This week we assess the sexual accomplishments – and the unlikely dalliance with electroclash – of Hollywood legend and Oscars cock-up merchant Warren Beatty. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Mar 09, 2017•35 min
001 The Solar System
This week we're joined by singer-songwriter John Joseph Brill as we travel thirty-nine light years from Earth to the newly discovered Trappist-1 solar system, but not before heading down the pub for some chips. Theme music by Ben Stevenson. © The Rest is Noise 2017
Mar 02, 2017•35 min
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