Monday Night Album Club 173
The Monday Night Album Club on the 20th of October 2025 was a listening party held on the Community Garden Radio Discord and on Community Garden Radio. It was the hundred and seventy third edition of the Album Club, and the album listened to was "People Watching" by Sam Fender. The pre-mix was curated by Tuftii.[1].
It was the hundred and thirty ninth album club to be broadcast directly on Community Garden Radio.
Background
Sam Fender's "People Watching" won the Mercury Prize for 2025 so, as per tradition, we listen to the winner.
Pre-pre Mix
A selection of tracks from the Endless CGR Mixtape:
- Minnie Riperton - Les Fleurs
Open in Spotify
- Miwa Nagato-Apthorp - Abigail Open in Spotify
- Soccer Mommy - She Is - stripped Open in Spotify
- Jodie Langford - Put It Down Open in Spotify
Pre-mix
- Dominic Fike - misses Open in Spotify
- Balu Brigada - So Cold Open in Spotify
- Myles Smith - Stargazing Open in Spotify
- Royel Otis - Oysters In My Pocket Open in Spotify
- Kingfishr - Man On The Moon Open in Spotify
- The Backseat Lovers - Kilby Girl Open in Spotify
- Declan McKenna - That's Life Open in Spotify
- Inhaler - My Honest Face Open in Spotify
- Wunderhorse - Teal Open in Spotify
- Fontaines D.C. - Favourite Open in Spotify
The album
The vote
There was no vote this week as Foals has already been chosen for next week.
Interview with Antony Szmierek
Tuftii chatted to Antony backstage at the Cambridge Junction after the Shiny New Model festival. The two tracks played bookending the interview are:
- Antony Szmierek - The Great Pyramid of Stockport Open in Spotify
- CMAT - Lord, Let That Tesla Crash Open in Spotify
People's Penultimate Picks
- ARXX - W.I.P. Open in Spotify
Tuftii's Tail End Track
- Slime City - Trigger The Dads (https://slime-city.bandcamp.com/track/trigger-the-dads)
References
- ↑ Taken from the Discord server, #music channel.