This week’s album-length playlist with new music from artists including Big Big Train, Gruff Rhys and Rain Parade

This is the first Gems album playlist of 2024 - new and classic tracks, with listening notes, curated by Ian Sharp of LP

Welcome to Gems, with new tracks plus a classic or two each week. In keeping with the LP theme, each playlist is 40-45 minutes long - think of it as the equivalent of one of those loss-leader sampler albums from the 1970s.