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Radio 6 Music,17 Jul 2026,60 mins

The Smiths - Indie Forever celebration!

6 Music's Indie Forever

Available for 44 days

Nathan Shepherd plays the entirety of The Smiths' seminal 1986 album The Queen Is Dead. With BBC archive material featuring band members, and requests from indie bands: Franz Ferdinand, Everything Everything, Hard-Fi, She Drew The Gun, Death Cab For Cutie, The Hold Steady, English Teacher, The Shins and Radio Free Alice. Produced by We Are Grape for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    The Queen Is Dead
    The Queen Is Dead
    The Smiths
  3. 2.
    Frankly, Mr. Shankly
    Frankly, Mr. Shankly
    Andy Rourke, Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce & The Smiths
  4. 3.
    I Know It's Over 1986
    I Know It's Over 1986
    The Smiths