Is Indie the new Good Old Days? And why are there no British country stars?

Is Indie the new Good Old Days? And why are there no British country stars?

From Word In Your Ear by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold

July 13, 2026 · 52 min · Episode 936

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of indie music, the absence of British country stars, and various music-related topics.

As this week’s news hurtles over the net, we sort the aces from the double-faults. The final score …    … Madonna, Shakira, Chris Martin and World Cup 11-minute half-time overload!   … how many Stones albums were “the best since Exile On Main Street”?   … Kevin Rowland’s heart-breaking songs about Life’s Third Act   … 10 good reasons to miss the Nineties   … Country & Western is about travelling through the vast geography of America. “Go 200 miles in Britain and you fall off the edge”   … Florian Pilkington-Miksa, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond: rock’s real (or invented?) double-barrelled names   … how “travel and never arrive” is the new entertainment experience   … plus Sly Stone’s Babies Makin’ Babies, the comforting cry of “Gambo’s in the building!” and birthday guest Patrick Butler. Help us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hosts: Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Alex Gold

Guest: Patrick Butler

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Books & works: Exile On Main Street, Babies Makin’ Babies

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