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Words from poet Brian Bilston

Poet Brian Bilston talks about his collaborative album with band The Catenary Wires.

Brian Bilston is one of the UK’s most popular poets and author of bestselling poetry collections. Having started out by sharing his poems online, Brian talks about his collaboration with The Catenary Wires around the release of their new album of song-poems 'Sounds Made By Humans'.

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  • Steely Dan

    Peg

    • MCA.
  • Wolf Alice

    Just Two Girls

    • Columbia.
  • Sinkane

    U'Huh

    • City Slang.
  • Geese

    100 Horses

    • Getting Killed.
    • Partisan Records.
  • ۴‐Y

    You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo (feat. Ice Cube)

    • Make Way For The Motherlode.
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 3.
  • Princess Nokia

    Blue Velvet

    • Artist House.
  • Sorry

    Echoes

    • Domino.
  • Folkes Brothers

    Oh Carolina

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.
  • Prince Buster

    One Step Beyond

    • Virgin.
  • Prince Buster

    Al Capone

    • Sequel Records.
  • Madness

    The Prince

    • 2-Tone.
  • Prince Buster

    Whine and Grine

    • Island.
  • Prince Buster

    Enjoy Yourself

    • MELODISC.
  • Little Simz

    Selfish (feat. Cleo Sol)

    • Age 101.
  • Droogie Otis

    The Edge (feat. Killer Mike)

    • Beat Konducta.
  • Deki Alem

    Stray Dog

    • FORGET IN MASS.
    • Amuseio AB.
  • Róisín Murphy

    Something More

    • Skint/BMG.
  • Alabama Shakes

    Another Life

    • Island.
  • james K

    On God

    • Friend.
    • AD93.
  • Baxter Dury

    Schadenfreude

    • Heavenly.
  • Jessica Pratt

    Life Is

    • Here In The Pitch.
    • City Slang.
  • Mac DeMarco

    Holy

    • Mac’s Record Label.
  • Mantra, Tim Reaper & Decibella

    Charades

  • Saint Etienne

    Take Me To The Pilot

    • Heavenly.
  • FLOHIO

    Unveiled

    • Alpha Tone.
  • Holysseus Fly

    Arms Unfolding

  • Radio Free Alice

    Toyota Camry

    • Double Drummer Music.
  • M.I.A.

    It Takes A Muscle

    • CD SINGLE.
    • XL.
    • 1.
  • Kae Tempest

    I Stand On The Line

    • Island Records.
  • Brian Bilston & The Catenary Wires

    Out Of The Rain

  • Nina Simone

    Baltimore

    • sony.
  • Beach House

    Lazuli

    • Bella Union.
  • bar italia

    Fundraiser

    • Matador.
  • The Cure

    Jumping Someone Else's Train

    • Fiction.
  • Queen Latifah & Monie Love

    Ladies First

    • TOMMY BOY RECORDS.
  • Dijon

    Another Baby!

    • R&R.
  • Stunt Doubles

    Title Theme

  • Mr. Scruff

    Spandex Man

    • Keep It Unreal.
    • Ninja Tune.
    • 2.
  • Lava La Rue

    easy come, easy go

    • BMG.
  • Joe Simon

    Before the Night Is Over

    • Easy to Love / A Bad Case of Love.
    • Ace Records.
  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra

    Can't Keep Checking My Phone

    • Jagjaguwar.

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