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Zadie Smith on writing, rhythm and Radiohead

Escape with Arlo for an hour of musical gems and reflections on growing up. Plus the writer Zadie Smith, one of Arlo鈥檚 biggest inspirations, shares her own musical favourites.

Step into Arlo鈥檚 inner world for an hour of music and musings on creativity, comfort and inspiration. She鈥檚 called it Dream Fuel - a scrapbook in sound of her favourite tracks, poems, personal voice notes, field recordings and special guests.

In this episode, Arlo thinks back to what it was like to be 15, playing songs from Aldous Harding, Sampha and Jay-Z. She is also joined by one of her biggest influences, the writer Zadie Smith. Arlo鈥檚 debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams was named after a quote from Zadie鈥檚 book On Beauty, and Arlo reads out that very special passage for the first time since making the album. Zadie and Arlo talk about the differences between writing songs and writing novels, reflect on the overwhelming power of music and swap songs that they love, including Radiohead, Prince and Tracy Chapman.

Arlo Parks is a London-born singer-songwriter and poet, who came onto the music scene back in 2019. Her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, won the 2021 Mercury Prize, and in the same year she won Best New Artist at the Brit Awards.

1 hour

Music Played

  • Aldous Harding

    Staring At The Henry Moore

    • Warm Chris.
    • 4AD.
  • James Blake

    Love Me In Whatever Way

    • The Colour In Anything.
    • Polydor.
  • Arthur Verocai

    Sylvia

    • Sylvia / Na Boca Do Sol.
    • Mr Bongo.
  • Sampha

    Timmy's Prayer

    • Process.
    • Young Turks.
  • Maribou State

    Beginner's Luck

    • Kingdoms In Colour.
    • Counter Records.
  • JAY-Z

    4:44

    • 4:44.
    • Roc Nation.
  • Gia Margaret

    apathy

    • Mia Gargaret.
    • Dalliance Recordings.
  • Minnie Riperton

    Les Fleur

    • Les Fleur.
    • GRT.
  • Prince & The New Power Generation

    Nothing Compares 2 U (Live) (feat. Rosie Gaines)

    • Ultimate.
    • Warner Bros. Records.
  • Radiohead

    Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

    • In Rainbows.
    • XL Recordings.
  • Ye

    Ultralight Beam (feat. Chance the Rapper & Kirk Franklin)

    • The Life Of Pablo.
  • Tracy Chapman

    All That You Have Is Your Soul

    • All That You Have Is Your Soul.
    • Elektra.

Broadcast

  • Sun 17 Apr 2022 13:00