UKNY for September 6

Jorja Smith's third album, What Are the Odds, slipped into late summer 2026 with breezy confidence and a desire to dance, a testament to this West Midlands artist's mutability, whether she's exploring dimensions of house, jazz, R&B, or straight-up pop. On "UKNY" at 7 p.m. tonight, one of the many great tracks off of Smith's latest album, her first in three years, and a collaboration with producer Richard Isong, also known as P2J.

Leicester-born, London-based Sofy has released a pair of Bored in Colour EPs — there's a Pt. 1 and a Pt. 2 — and her forthcoming debut album, How to Perform Magic, released September 25, is a fantastic flurry of her sharp and witty alternative pop. Nominated for a Mercury Prize for his first album, Bad with Names, corto.alto's Liam Shortall is back with Some Small Fortune, the Glaswegian multi-instrumentalist's broad, bold brushstrokes here blurring jazz with classical, folk, soul and more.

Also tonight: Brooklyn's Starcleaner Reunion have a swoon-worthy dreamscape of a debut album ahead, Umbrella, released on September 25, plus strong new releases from Remi Wolf, Gen and the Degenerates, Erykah Badu & The Alchemist, Julia Jacklin, and Bristol's remarkable foot foot, whose just-released "The Garden" strolls down a gorgeously unpredictable path, seizing on an aesthetic that aligns with peers like caroline and Black Country, New Road.

British and global releases on "UKNY," Sundays from 7-8 p.m., on 90.7FM, streaming online, and in the Archives after broadcast.

Songs played: 

1. Gen and the Degenerates, “Hotter on the Internet,” Earthly Delights 
2. Sofy, “50/50,” How to Perform Magic 
3. Charli xcx, “Camera,” Music, Fashion, Film
4. corto.alto feat. Jacob Alon, “NOBLEHILL,” Some Small Fortune 
5. (TX and CA, US) Erykah Badu & The Alchemist, “Witch Doctor,” Before the World Blows 
6. Alewya, “Cairo FM (extended mix),” Zero (original mix) 
7. (UK-NG) Jorja Smith feat. Wizkid, “Alive,” What Are the Odds 
8. Ezra Collective, “Jubilee Feeling,” Here Because of Hope 
9. (New York, US) Starcleaner Reunion, “Lay on Plastic Moment,” Umbrella
10. foot foot, “The Garden,” single 
11. (Palo Alto, US) Remi Wolf, “Bottle,” Mud 
12. (US-FR) Turnstile with Oklou, “Light Design,” Never Enough Versions 
13. (Melbourne-Sydney, AU) Julia Jacklin, “The Hardest Things,” The Gem 
14. Westside Cowboy, “Pinup Boys,” It Goes On