The Essential Weekly Playlist of: Sean Hocking

Based in Hong Kong, Sean Hocking is the founder and owner of Metal Postcard Records. An avid listener of John Peel from the late 1970s onwards, Sean discovered, between the hours of 10pm and midnight, when Peel’s show was aired, the true breadth of music available. We asked Sean to narrow down his top 10 “can’t live without” tracks.

BONNY SPECTRES – THE PHANTOMS RIDE SCOTLAND’S NEW WAVE

What with the referendum and THAT election, the spirit of rebellion is alive and well north of the border. We look at upcoming Scottish band The Phantoms.

Post Romantic Empire – ‘The Post Romantic Empire Album’

Originally planned as an essay about the inheritance of the Romantic revolution in the contemporary world, the Post Romantic Empire ended up becoming something wildly different.

Say Hello to Goodbye Stranger

Goodbye Stranger are an up-and-coming synthpop band from London.

Goodbye Stranger

Goodbye Stranger seamlessly blend indie and electronica with an 80s twist.