Planet of Sŵn, Cardiff (2025)

15/10/2025

***INCOMING: THIS THURSDAY NIGHT!***

Tune in to Planet of Swn with your friendly neighbourhood host Col Howarth from 7pm on sw20radio.co.uk.

This week's show is pre-recorded (in case anyone spots Col at the Sŵn while also listening to him on the show...wondering if he's some kind of timelord).

That's right! Col will be leaving his cold, dark, damp garage to talk to things that are not a wall...blinking into the light...shoulder-to-shoulder with other festival-goers!

This week's show is epic - stuffed full of brand new music, lots of Swn performers, some from across the mystic bridge, from across all genres, from across the Welsh independent music landscape!

What a show! What a playlist!

Get it in your ears on catch up in a few days if you're out and about and listen live from Thursday at 7pm if you're not!

Featuring this bunch of ledges!

.mcr Breichiau Hir Buddug Jones
DJ Jaffa Flynn Daggett Getdown Services Hark! A Shark!
Jamey P Jeb Loy Nichols Kelly Lee Owens
MaceOnline Manga Saint Hilare Manlikevision Mared
Moonchild Sanelly Muffrey & the Myfanwys Pigeon Wigs .uk Stella Donnelly teethin The Family Battenberg The Royston Club Thronk Tokomololo Two blinks, i love you Why Horses?

1 More Thing Breakfast Records bwgibwgan Recordiau Côsh Records Dirty Hit Hassle Records Heist or Hit Recordiau I KA Ching Records Libertino Lwcus T
Silent Kid Records Transgressive

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09/10/2025

TONIGHT! TONIGHT!
It all begaaan toniiiiight!
I saw you and the world went awaaaaaay!

Tonight on SW20 Radio from 7pm!

Join for your weekly dose of

It's healthy. It's wholesome. It's a buffet made up of all your new favourite things! One minute you're nibbling on a psych bite and the next you're indulging in a folk fancy, before scoffing down a pop pasty - all washed down with a rap delight!

Ouch! I've stretched my metaphor!

Join Col for 2 hours stuffed with Welsh grassroots and independent music - all curated and presented by Col himself.

Tonight will feature:

Akimbo Aleighcia Scott Bright Light Bright Light Carwyn Ellis CELAVI Cerys Hafana CHROMA Dan Bettridge DREAM STATE Feverjaw Gwenno Kenzie Vois Lokal Luke RV MaceOnline MissFaithee MORN.band NonRev - Modern Jungle Po Griff SageTodz SPIT HOOD
Stella Donnelly Strange Company teethin The Family Battenberg Wasp-18b

1 More Thing AGITATED RECORDS Alcopop Records Bubblewrap Collective bwgibwgan HEAVENLY RECORDINGS HUMAN WORTH
Recordiau I KA Ching Records Incurzion Audio Libertino Sain Recordiau
Silent Kid Records

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02/10/2025

***TONIGHT...!!!

From 7pm on sw20radio.co.uk - tune in to - your weekly two hour spin through a tonne of new music from the grassroots and independent scene right here in Wales - with your friendly neighbourhood host

Texture...genre...multi-lingua...it's an musical rollercoaster with as many ups, down, about-turns and tempo-changes as you like...all crafted into an exhilarating ride - TONIGHT from 7pm!!

Featuring this lovely bunch of coconuts:

Art School Girlfriend BlackgoldMusic
Cate Le Bon Cerys Hafana CHROMA Dan Bettridge Das Koolies DJ Jaffa Evrah Rose Feverjaw House of Hosts Lokal MoonFace the Mage Novo Amor Otto Aday Puzzle Tree Robots With Rayguns Sonic Coins + Icons Super Furry Animals, SFA The Serene Scene Thronk White Noise Sound Zac and The New Men

1 More Thing Alcopop Records Recordiau BLINC Records bwgibwgan Recordiau Côsh Records
Recordiau I KA Ching Records Mexican Summer My Pet Flamingo
.recordings Strangetown Records :til TimeSlave Recordings
Universal Music Group Wobbles & Waffles

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25/09/2025

***TONIGHT...!!! GET YOUR HEAD INTO THIS!!!***

spins again tonight with from 7-9pm on sw20radio.co.uk

Bringing bags and bags of new music from the indie/grassroots scene!

Tonight's show will feature:
- an interview with the brilliant Sonic Coins + Icons as their debut album SOHAR reaches its one-year anniversary this week! We talk about their forthcoming first single release on 30th September, their plans to hit the venues, with whispers of a second album already in the mix!

- A pre-release play of the forthcoming banger from Thronk who come out swinging at AI in the arts with the track There's No AI in Team - featuring the dulcet tones of ledge

Loads of news, texture and variety from genre-to-genre all loosely held together by your friendly neighbourhood host Col.

Check out the playlist on this and LIKE and FOLLOW the page for more bits and bobs!

Alffa Bertel Haugen BlackgoldMusic Blakk Ice Breichiau Hir David Grubb FACE UP Konshuss_One Lleucu Non Llinos Emanuel Lokal
Moletrap Mr Phormula
Po Griff Positive Reaction
Puzzle Tree Robots With Rayguns Rona Mac
Sonic Coins + Icons Thronk Valleyboyzero Vampire Disco Official

1 More Thing Recordiau Côsh Records
Recordiau I KA Ching Records Incurzion Audio Libertino TimeSlave Recordings

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23/09/2025

What a pleasure it was to meet the brilliant Mark H Evans and Hannah Jones - AKA Sonic Coins + Icons - this week at in Llanhilleth.

We had a chat just ahead of the first year anniversary of their excellent debut album SOHAR and ahead of the release of their first single NO NEED TO HIDE at the end of this month.

- We nattered about Mark's link with Charlie Adlard (artist on everything from Judge Dredd to The Walking Dead!) and his incredible artwork on the album and the forthcoming singles.

- We talked about Mark's adventures during the post-grunge era in The March Hares and in the 1990's Cool Cymru movement in The Jonah Hex.

- We chatted about Hannah's incredible soaring vocals and a friendship that dates back 30 years!

- With album #2 being polished as we speak, they revealed plans to turn their brand of dark, driving, cinematic style of electronica into a live sound!

Tune in to with this Thursday night from 7pm-9pm on sw20radio.co.uk for an edited version of their interview dotted with tracks from the album.

Then look out for the video of the full interview appearing somewhere soon!

18/09/2025

***TONIGHT***THE PLANET SPINS!!***

7pm on SW20 Radio

What are you up to tonight then?
Staying in?
Listening to the rain hammering at the windows?
Nothing on telly?

Why not give a punt?

It's two hours of new music from the independent and grassroots music scene right here in Wales, collated and presented by your friendly neighbourhood host

On the eve of the show's 11th month as a thing, Col will take you on a genre-hopping magical musical tour of the here and now in Wales!

There will be moments for dancing, moments for defiantly punching the air, moments for shouting at the traffic, calm reflection, and moments in which you may well discover your new favourite bands and artists.

Tonight will feature pre-release radio plays of new tracks by Alffa and Puzzle Tree and a newly released live session recording from the incredible Breichiau Hir. It will also showcase tonnes of new releases throughout this week.

Check out the playlist and tune in tonight from 7pm!

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Alffa Art School Girlfriend Bertel Haugen Breichiau Hir
Cucamello Edie Bens Freefall Uk
Frog and The Belligerence Ivan Moult
Jamey P Jasmine Knight Jeb Loy Nichols Konshuss_One
Le Cassette Local Rainbow Lokal LOSTBOY
Morack Muffrey & the Myfanwys Natty Lou
Puzzle Tree Remi Fox-Novák Shamoniks
Stella Donnelly
Until The Ribbon Breaks Zac and The New Men

Blaggers Records Bougie Records Bubblewrap Collective
FrostSelect Glassnote Records Incurzion Audio
Libertino My Pet Flamingo Plenty Wenlock Records
TimeSlave Recordings

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09/09/2025

PLANET OF SWN turns once more this Thursday 11.09.2025 from 7pm!

Tune in to on sw20radio.co.uk as takes you through the spoils of this week's treasure hunt across the shimmering terrains of the Welsh independent and grassroots music landscape!

So much new stuff! So much news!

Featuring as much ***new*** as Col can gather including this Thursday's beautifully haunting release from the wonderful and today's blazing post-punk second single release from Why Horses? conjured up from the very vaults of New York's CBGBs!

Another pre-release play for Writhe - the forthcoming whopper from Puzzle Tree ahead of their second album launch on 27th September at Park Hall in Cwmparc.

All of this plus super-exciting news from Sonic Coins + Icons and much more!

Check out this week's playlist and tune in from 7pm on Thursday at WWW.SW20RADIO.CO.UK

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Featuring:
2000DS Ailsa Tully Ani Glass Bertel Haugen Blakk Ice
CAMPFIRE SOCIAL Cate Le Bon Cucamello DEF NEON
DJ Jaffa EADYTH Griff Lynch Gwenifer Raymond Gwenno Morgan
High Contrast John MOuse Jimmy Watkins Farai KD Kill pinky Le Cassette Magugu Manlikevision
MastaRatt Moletrap Mr Phormula NonRev - Modern Jungle Otto Aday Overmono Pigeon Wigs Puzzle Tree Rona Mac
Shamoniks Single Cell Theory Sonic Coins + Icons
The Family Battenberg The Stickmen Project

HUMAN WORTH Lwcus T Mexican Summer
The Popty Ping Recording Company TimeSlave Recordings XL Recordings

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04/09/2025

***Wall to wall BOBBYDAZZLERS incoming!***

lands tonight for two hours from 7pm with Col Howarth on www.sw20radio.co.uk

Featuring a tonne of new music from the Welsh grassroots and independent scene, tonight's show is a bit special!

*Featuring a first EVER radio play ANYWHERE for the mighty Puzzle Tree whose massive new single WRITHE is out next week with the launch of their second album happening at the end of Sept! Don't miss your chance to be the first to hear the new track on the radio tonight!
*Featuring a pre-release play of the new forthcoming track from Head Noise
*Also including two works in progress from Echotopia artists and a chance to see process at work!

Check out the playlist!
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Featuring:
Aderyn Adjua Ailsa Tully Benji Wild Bright Light Bright Light
CAMPFIRE SOCIAL Llion Robertson
Cucamello Finding Aurora Hairdye Hannah Grace Head Noise
High Contrast House of Hosts James And The Cold Gun
Los Campesinos!
Malan Mr Phormula Otto Aday
Overmono Puzzle Tree Robots With Rayguns Rona Mac
SageTodz Science Bastard Stella Donnelly Strike The Head
teethin The Family Battenberg Wasp-18b

AGITATED RECORDS Beat Tree Records Recordiau BLINC Records
Bubblewrap Collective Recordiau Côsh Records
Recordiau I KA Ching Records Incurzion Audio My Pet Flamingo
The Popty Ping Recording Company Silent Kid Records
TimeSlave Recordings XL Recordings YSKWN

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28/08/2025

***TONIGHT - PLANET OF SWN RETURNS***

marks its 10th monthiversary with a stonking two-hours of tip top fresh-as-a-daisy tunes from the Welsh independent and grassroots music scene!

Tune in on www.sw20radio.co.uk tonight from 7pm and join Col Howarth on a musical journey that is packed with texture and contrast - a real representation of what's going on right here right now!

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*If you enjoy the show then let me know! Give us a sign!
*If you're a band or artist and you enjoy hearing your hard work played on the show then why not give it a shout out!
*If you want to hear your music on the show then get in touch!

Check out the playlist and join Col tonight on the multi-award-winning station SW20 Radio

Aderyn BLACKPINK
Dafydd Owain Das Koolies
DJ Jaffa Douvelle19 Echotopia Greta Isaac Hairdye Hannah Grace WhoviVortex James And The Cold Gun Johanna Warren
Los Campesinos! Luna Tunes DJ Melin Melyn
Mondo Wave Movement81 Mr Phormula
Natty Lou Natty Paynter NonRev - Modern Jungle Omnichron
Pizzatramp Positive Reaction
Robots With Rayguns SageTodz Skunkadelic Stella Donnelly teethin

AGITATED RECORDS

Recordiau I KA Ching Records Incurzion Audio Silent Kid Records Strangetown Records TimeSlave Recordings

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21/08/2025

Some people: '...the problem is there's just no good new music about any more...'

Dr Col: '...take one two-hour dose of every Thursday night. Wash it down with a cup of 'what-are-you-on-about' and it will clear things up lovely...'

***TONIGHT!!! 7pm-9pm***

on www.sw20radio.co.uk
with Col Howarth

This week's show is such an immense showcase of new grassroots and independent music from Wales!

The show is approaching its 10-monthiversary and over the coming weeks Col will be putting out some of his interviews from his first year in the game as readable articles:

Interviews include:
Rona Mac Courtney Scotto Tom Collins Kaptin Barrett John MOuse Evrah Rose Joe Kelly Hairdye Echotopia Tokomololo and more!

*FOLLOW this page so you don't miss anything!*

*If you're an artist, band, PR folk, label or venue with releases, gigs or news then email Col at [email protected]*

Tonight's show will feature:
Benji Wild Bodhi Buddug Jones CAMPFIRE SOCIAL Ceiri Humphreys Courtney Scotto
Cucamello DFlexXx Endaf Florence Black Hairdye Hark! A Shark! WhoviVortex heddlu
Ivor Woods Music Jade Bird Jeb Loy Nichols Kaulbærk Lleucu Non Lxstboy MaceOnline Magugu
Melin Melyn Minas Mr Phormula Natty Lou Natty Paynter Robots With Rayguns Samana Music Stella Donnelly Struggler teethin
The Heart Explained The Royston Club

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13/08/2025

GET YOUR EARHOLES AROUND THIS LITTLE LOT!!

*Thursday 14th August
*from 7pm
*on www.sw20radio.co.uk

Planet of Sŵn returns on Thursday 14th August from 7pm for its weekly spin.

Col Howarth is going to take you on a magical musical adventure that will take in the attached itinerary.

We'll pass lots of Welsh musical landmarks along the way: some of it built by the notable architects that went before...lots of it created by the architects of today...most of it crafted by the stars of tomorrow!

Hop on board! Tune in and FOLLOW THIS PAGE for more playlists, interviews, gigs and all of that biz.

This week's show includes this lovely bunch of coconuts!

2000DS Al Lewis
Ben Ellis Brightr Courtney Scotto
Douvelle19 Enabling Behaviour Evie Loose
Greta Isaac Half Happy heddlu Ivor Woods John MOuse
MaceOnline MastaRatt Natty Lou NonRev - Modern Jungle
Panic Shack Pizzatramp Robots With Rayguns Siula SkankDiva Small Miracles
The Gentle Good The Royston Club Thronk

AGITATED RECORDS Brace Yourself Bubblewrap Collective
Incurzion Audio Libertino
TimeSlave Recordings

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07/08/2025

***TUNE IN TONIGHT from 7pm!***

Tonight's Planet of Sŵn is going to be a smasher!

If you're into music and you often hear yourself going '...there's just no good new music around these days' then STOP RIGHT THERE BUSTER!

THIS is the new music you're looking for.

Col Howarth has brought it all together so you don't have to! You owe it to him and his twitching eyebags!

Tune in from 7pm on sw20radio.co.uk for two hours of incredible independent and grassroots music from Wales.

Just put it on and let it play! On your laptop, your phone, your wireless, your gramophone...

No cost!
No effort!
No worries!

Tonight's show will feature a ton of new, a kilo of old gold and a snifter of as-yet-to-be-released!

Check out the playlist and listen in TONIGHT from 7pm!

www.sw20radio.co.uk

Featuring:
Darren Ford Adjua Al Lewis Brook Fox Music Courtney Scotto DJ Jaffa FACE UP Heartwork heddlu Ivor Woods Music Johanna Warren KEYS KIM HON Llion Robertson
Mourn Omnichron
Positive Reaction Ren Robots With Rayguns Rona Mac SkankDiva
Cal Gibson Thronk To Bear Sir Zana Billionara

AGITATED RECORDS Recordiau Côsh Records TimeSlave Recordings

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