A last-minute travel-related snafu prevents Ben from making it to the studio, so we're back to Old Skool Eclectic Kettle, with far fewer arguments about ridiculous nonsense, and a bit more music instead.
Plus, the show starts during Game 1 of the World Series, featuring the San Francisco Giants, so who was actually listening, really?
Simon does take advantage of his time alone on the show to practice one of his favourite hobbies, though - referring to Ben by his hated DJ name, "DJ Cozy", so everyone's a winner (well, except for DJ Cozy).
Playlist
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Song For Zula by Phosphorescent on Muchacho (Dead Oceans) -
Brooklyn Police Station by Foxygen on ...And Star Power (Jagjaguwar) -
Cockeyed Rabbit Wrapped In Plastic by Slug on Cockeyed Rabbit Wrapped In Plastic (Memphis Industries) -
Rainbow's Run by King Tuff on Black Moon Spell (Sub Pop) -
Bury Our Friends by Sleater Kinney on No Cities To Love (Sub Pop) -
Take Shelter by Delta Spirit on Into The Wide (Dualtone) -
Fortress by Opus Orange on Balance EP (Emoto Music) -
Big Toe by The Growlers on Chinese Fountain (Everloving Records) -
Looking For by The Rosebuds on Sand + Silence (Western Vinyl) -
Blue Velvet by Childhood on Lacuna (Marathon Artists) -
Please Don't Stop (Chapter 1) by Low Roar on zero (Tonequake) -
No One Is Lost by Stars on From the Night (Soft Revolution) -
Unbuild It by The 2 Bears on The Night Is Young (Southern Fried) -
Untitled A3 by Kassem Mosse on Workshop 19 (Workshop Records) -
Higher by Ásgeir on In the Silence (One Little Indian) -
You're Not Alone by Anathema on Distant Satellites (Kscope) -
Marzipan Children by Little People on We Are But Hunks Of Wood (Youth & Progress) -
Flashlight by Bonobo on Flashlight (Ninja Tune) -
Shattered by Koda on Shattered (Self Released) -
Red Moon by Caethua on Red Moon (Bathetic) -
Pray for Rain by Massive Attack on Heligoland (Virgin Records) -
Connect by Christopher Willits on Opening (Ghostly International)