Welcome, welcome, welcome, please sit down, but don't put your feet on the chair. Oh, too late.
On this week's show we've got Zach Condon, the driving force behind Beirut - the US-based, Balkan-inspired, horn-infused collective that wowed London's Roundhouse last weekend. He talks about quitting school for Hungary, musical ambition and artistic anxiety with our hosts Paul and Rosie.
In the pod with us is Tim Jonze, journalistic man about town, on hand to review the latest dongles - from Jill Scott, Shy Child and St Vincent - as well as explain his recent move from music critic to record boss with his new charges Glasvegas.
Finally, we assess the prospects of this Yuletide bringing a black Xmas, as pod fave Malcolm Middleton releases We're All Going To Die in his bid for the Christmas number one, and this blog's very own John Moore follows suit with his Black Arts project. Watch out Rhyddian.
