Tom Smith - Polskie Radio Session 10th December 2025 (with extras)

Описание: This was a radio session recorded for Polskie Radio on the 10th December 2025. There were actually two broadcasts covering the event, one had Tom playing to a small crowd and the other was an in-studio where he chose some of his favourite records. I've spliced both of them together to give you a more convenient listening experience. It means you get just over 50 minutes of Tom Smith goodness to enjoy.

The first part is the session, and please note that this is being shared in exactly the same order as it was broadcast. It will feel weird hearing Tom signing off to the crowd after Munich, only to return and play more music afterwards. Munich was the set-closer. Also, the favourite songs segment starts with what sounds like a final question regarding the future of Editors, before Tom returns for more chat. Weird, but a good weird nonetheless. Embrace that weirdness, and all weirdness in general. Life will be so much more fun if you do. And weird.

The second part of this video contains a sit down with Piotr Metz as part of his Personal Lists show. Artists drop by and share some of the music that has inspired them over the years, and it's no surprise that R.E.M. showed up again as a choice. He really digs that band. As ever, included here are just the intros to the tracks selected as I don't want the algorithm of copyright breach death to descend on me again.

I won't spoil it by telling you what topics come up during the interviews but I loved hearing about how Tom's lyric writing differs between Editors and his own solo work. I suppose that presenting your music in a much more stripped down format will inevitably expose any "unusual lyrics" much more. God is a car dead in a field? It takes a fat lip to run a tight ship? Well, quite.

I'ts not covered here, but I remain very curious as to how he selected which songs go to Editors and which were kept for the solo record, given they all start out the same way.

There's time stamps in the comments, and MP3s of the set available at the Archive now. Enjoy the show ;)

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