The Hard Drive – Episode 1

The Hard Drive is a new fortnightly show I’ll be hosting on my local community radio station, Burton Radio. Every other week, expect an hour of emo, post-hardcore, metal, alt-rock, and everything in between.

In this week’s episode, we kick things off with some early 2000s post-hardcore and emo, including Underoath, Finch, and Thursday. Then I drag you kicking and screaming into 2026 with a second act of modern emo tracks, including new songs from Static Dress and Saosin, as well as a sprinkling of smaller UK bands that I’m digging at the moment for good measure.

Listen back to the show via MixCloud (embedded player below), and peep the full playlist further down.

• Underoath – When The Sun Sleeps
• Emery – The Ponytail Parades
• Glassjaw – Ape Dos Mil
• A Static Lullaby – Love to Hate, Hate to Me
• Alexisonfire – Counterparts and Number Them
• Funeral for a Friend – Escape Artists Never Die
• Finch – What It Is To Burn (New Version)
• Thursday – Understanding in a Car Crash
• Static Dress – Treading
• The Shania Twainsaw Massacre – Bloat
• Evil Island – Melted Heart
• Saosin – Starting Over Again
• Had Sandy – I Hate My Parents And I Wanna Learn How To Swim
• Lower Definition – Blackflower
• Movements – Pulse

The next show will take place on Wednesday, September 30, live on Burton Radio.