Marc Riley - 24/06/2009

Marc is joined by London based five piece My Sad Captains, live in session. There are John Peel Sessions from the Psychedelic Furs, The Frank Chickens and The Liggers in Peel By Request where YOU - our lovely listeners - get the chance to choose your favourite Peel Session from the BBC Archives. Plus there's a Peel By Behest session from Ash, as chosen by Rick from the band. My Sad Captains were formed in 2006 and were named after a poem by Thom Gunn. Their debut single came out on Fortuna Pop in 2007 and they released their debut album Here and Elsewhere on Stolen Recordings this month. They list their influences as Stephen Malkmus, The White Album, Wilco, Sparklehorse, Grandaddy, Beck, Flaming Lips, Elliott Smith and Yo La Tengo.