Nick Grimshaw spent much of Wednesday's show buzzing about a creature nobody expected to dominate the phone-in: the sea slug. Bicep's Andy and Matt dropped by after 9am to talk through their new album, title Slug, due out in January, and explained the name came from watching a nature documentary about psychedelic underwater sea slugs. Nick was so taken with the images the pair showed him that he got the team googling them live on air, joking "why is Attenborough not been on them?"
Listen: Bicep on sea slugs and the new album Slug
The duo also opened up about their creative process, revealing some tracks on the album began as demos up to six years ago before being revisited and stripped back. They talked through plans for their Royal Albert Hall show on 26 November, their first live outing in over three years, describing it as "half seated maybe more than half seated" with new, unheard music woven through alongside reworked old material. Andy and Matt also confirmed new shows announced for New York and London next summer.
Elsewhere, Nick's weekly Very Specific Playlist feature saw listener Jen, calling in from Belper in Derbyshire, share a collection of songs marking her daughter Grace's recent move to university, including Fleetwood Mac's Landslide and tracks by Ezra Collective. Jen admitted the drop-off had been emotional, saying her daughter "was amazing" but that the quiet house afterwards hit hard.
Listen: Jen's Very Specific Playlist for her daughter Grace
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