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16/02/2010

Lauren is joined by Brooklyn band Freelance Whales for their first ever session on UK radio.

Freelance Whales join Lauren for a live session. The hugely tipped Brooklyn band are in the UK playing live for the first time and play their very first live UK radio session today. A mixture of Sufjan Stevens and the Postal Service, their dreamy sound is winning them plaudits back in the US and now over here.

Plus Workers Playtime, a 30 minute digital black hole to aid workers through the mid morning slump featuring MPFrees, the Headphone Moment and listener artwork. .

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BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music and featured items

  • Freelance Whales in session

    Brooklyn-based Freelance Whales join Lauren to play two tracks live in session.

    Duration: 06:44

  • More Freelance Whales in session

    The Freelance Whales continue their live session with Lauren.

    Duration: 06:54

  • Billy Bragg

    Sexuality

    • Cooking Vinyl.

  • Courteeners

    You Overdid It Doll

    • CD SINGLE.
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • Darwin Deez

    Radar Detector

    • Lucky Numbers.

  • The Beatles

    Hey Bulldog

    • PARLOPHONE.

  • Mercury Rev

    Goddess On A Hiway

    • Incredible.

  • Two Door Cinema Club

    Undercover Martyn

  • The Smiths

    Ask

    • The Sound Of The Smiths.
    • Rhino.
    • 17.

  • Phoenix

    Lisztomania

    • CD SINGLE.
    • V2.
    • 1.

  • The Strange Boys

    Be Brave

    • CD SINGLE.
    • ROUGH TRADE.
    • 1.

  • 808 State

    Cubik

  • Donovan

    Sunshine Superman

    • Rhino.

  • The Jam

    When You're Young

  • Jamie T

    Emily's Heart

    • CD SINGLE.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 1.

  • The Strokes

    You Only Live Once

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Tunng

    Hustle

    • CD SINGLE.
    • FULL TIME HOBBY.
    • 1.

  • Stereolab

    Ping Pong

    • Polygram TV.

  • Hot Chip

    One Life Stand

    • CD SINGLE.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 1.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    54-46 Was My Number

    • Island Jamaica.

  • Graham Coxon

    Flights To The Sea (Lovely Rain)

  • Violent Femmes

    Blister In The Sun

    • Slash/London.

  • Groove Armada

    Paper Romance

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Work It!.
    • 1.

  • A Tribe Called Quest

    Bonita Applebum

    • Jive.

  • Goldfrapp

    Rocket

    • CD SINGLE.
    • MUTE RECORDS.
    • 1.

  • Supergrass

    Sun Hits The Sky

    • Parlophone.

  • The Big Pink

    Velvet

    • CD SINGLE.
    • 4 A.D..
    • 1.

  • The Beach Boys

    Til I Die

  • Small Black

    Dispicable Dogs

  • The Wedding Present

    Kennedy

    • RCA.

  • Beach House

    Zebra

    • CD SINGLE.
    • BELLA UNION.
    • 1.

  • Muse

    Resistance

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 1.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    From Despair To Where

    • Global Television.

  • Field Music

    Lights Up

    • Measure.

  • Gil Scott‐Heron

    Me And The Devil

    • CD SINGLE.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Broken Bells

    The High Road

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Feb 201010:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music