This week on the show I had Gavin Bell on the show.

I’ve worked with Gavin on the Young Songwriters project with SoSlam earlier in the year. Gavin is the lead singer of Amber States but has played solo many times since moving to Southend-On-Sea. With an Amber States album on it’s way, it seemed a good time to have Gavin on the show.

You can hear the full show below – also see videos of live performances of his songs “Sugar Coated” and “Dapper Shade”. Here are the songs played on the show with the live performances in bold…

1. Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
2. Temples – All Join In
3. Twin Atlantic – Missing Link
4. Them Crooked Vultures – New Fang
5. Two Door Cinema Club – Bad Decision
Fall From Graces
6. Travis – Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
7. Swim Deep – You Make my Sun Shine
Sugar Coated
8. Matt Tubey – Keep On Keepin’ On
9. Taylor Swift – Treacherous
10. Roisin O’Hagan – Ain’t Got Nothin’ For You
11. Owen Williams – My Girlfriend Is Left Handed
12. Fortify – What About Us
13. These New Puritans – Hologram
No Harm In Trying
14. A Tribe Called Quest – Buggin’ Out
Dapple Shade
15. Tame Impala – Why Won’t They Talk To Me

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Gavin Bell also participated in 50 Grades Smarter, my weekly quiz show for guest, and he did very well. Gavin is joint second with 16.5 points – here is the scoreboard…

John Paul Elliott – 18
The Facilitators – 16.5
Gavin Bell – 16.5
Young Songwriters – 16
S J Denney – 16
The Velvet Tree – 15.5
Chris Robson – 15
Paul Finch – 15
Davey Hal – 14.5
Hemmingway – 14.5
Darren Jones – 14
Poetry To Succeed – 14
Steve Hooker – 14
Different People – 13.25
Dan Crook- 13
Collette Meury – 12.5
Lee Sergeant – 12
Roison O’Hagan – 11.5
Bridge The Dark – 11.5
Leo C – 10.5
Nicola Collis – 10
Drew Sutton – 10
Remedy – 9.5
The Kingdom – 9.5
Adam Duffill – 8.5