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Sofa Session: Antony Szmierek

Antony Szmierek performs a Sofa Session for Jo, featuring tracks from his new album 'Decoding Birdsong' and a special cover!

Antony Szmierek performs a Sofa Session for Jo, featuring tracks from his new album 'Decoding Birdsong' and a special cover!

Antony began his career as a teacher, writing novels and performing poetry at open-mic events in his spare time. Having bought an electric piano during the COVID-19 pandemic, he began setting his poetry to music, releasing his debut album 'Service Station at the End of the Universe' last year.

His latest album, 'Decoding Birdsong' was released last month and he begins his UK tour in Leeds on 8th October.

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 2.

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1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 30 Sep 2026 19:30
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Holly Humberstone

    Too Cute To Be Lonely

    • Cruel World (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    When The Sun Goes Down

    • Domino.

  • Jordan Rakei

    Paradise

    • A Safe Place To Be Wild.
    • Fontana.

  • Prima Queen

    Dirty Rascal

    • Submarine Cat.

  • The Flaming Lips

    The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)

    • Warner Bros.

  • Sports Team

    Billy

    • Distiller Music.

  • Girl in the Year Above

    Wet Paint

    • Transgressive Records.

  • Faithless

    Insomnia

    • Now.

  • Fontaines D.C.

    Tongue

    • XL Recordings.

  • Alice DeeJay

    Better Off Alone

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 43 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Antony Szmierek

    The Heron (Sofa Session, 30 Sept 2026)

  • Antony Szmierek

    Flight Simulator (Sofa Session, 30 Sept 2026) (feat. Imogen and the Knife)

  • Simply Red

    Fairground

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Antony Szmierek

    Wink Wink (Sofa Session, 30 Sept 2026)

  • Nick Cave

    Cosmic Dancer

    • Cosmic Dancer.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Amble

    The Swell

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 30 Sep 2026 19:30
    BBC Radio 2