Hi there, sorry for the week off! It'll all get explained, but Trve. Cvlt. Pop! has returned, good news.

On this week's show, Gaz is still away, resting up, so our good buddy Merlin Alderslade joins us to talk about the year in dance, EDM and electronic music. After a stellar 2024, does this year hold a candle to it? We look at the big releases, the new artists coming through, the best albums, the biggest disappointments and the live shows that we loved.

Plus, we look at the Reading and Leeds line up for 2026, pay tribute to Mani and Jimmy Cliff and review recent live shows from Radiohead, Clipse and Gary Numan.

Welcome one and all to Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a podcast all about music.

On this weeks show we are delighted to be joined by George and Nat, AKA electronic duo 601, in the aftermath of the release of their latest album We are Not the Same, for them to talk to us about 5 influential albums. Classic rap, industrial metal pioneers, big beat, instrumental hip hop and legendary hardcore punk all battle for space in the conversation.

Plus there are live reviews of recent shows from Kneecap, Ash and Baby Seals and we break the glass on a true lost pop favourite from Let Loose. Yeah, we're going there.

Hey there, welcome to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a bloody music podcast so it is!

On this weeks episode, we're joined by our good mate Jimi from the excellent Bangers & Mosh podcast to give us a redacted, list of 5 things that would make his A-Z of Atrocities. Yup, we're going neggy again!

From poor sound at venues, established bands not boosting new artists, shitty AI and the death of the album, he gives it both barrels.

There's also live reports from Reef & Kerbdog's double header, and we are unquestionably the only podcast to review boyband royalty Five and upcoming black metallers Spectral Wound on the same show. So that's good.