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Hard to believe that Small Hours is now ten years old! While shows might not drop quite as often these days, whenever they do, Ben and I aim to bring you some of the best new and unheard music around. We've settled back
Hosted by Tom Ratcliffe & Ben Clifford · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 37 episodes
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A (sort of) monthly collection of new and unheard alternative music, for your enjoyment through the night and into the Small Hours...
Tom Ratcliffe & Ben Clifford hosts Small Hours, a music show with 37 episodes published.

Hard to believe that Small Hours is now ten years old! While shows might not drop quite as often these days, whenever they do, Ben and I aim to bring you some of the best new and unheard music around. We've settled back

2025 is in full flow and so are we here at Small Hours! Bringing you some of the freshest and most eclectic tunes around, if you're patient enough for them ;) Settle in for an hour (give or take) of chilled out late nigh

Merry Christmas everyone! We have a fantastic selection of wintry eclectic tunes to take you from 2024 into the New Year - how that whizzed by! Featuring a reimagined classic, a surprise artist and one of Tom's favourite

A big birthday special of a show and our first of 2024! A real treat to be able to celebrate with the whole Clifford gang and Tom (Thanks All!) Including one of our all time favourite Legend tracks and a last tune inspir

Our summer show has landed - even if the weather hasn't in the UK. On this instalment we share stories of our recent trips to Ibiza and Glastonbury and of course we've carefully selected some of the absolute best music f

We're joined for this episode by our regular guest Tom Setterfield who brought with him a fantastic new track(thanks Tom!). The show also features a new favourite band and some stories from recent gigs and festivals. Of

We're very pleased to bring you our latest show which features an eclectic mix of old faves, new beats, the odd wildcard and a couple of bangers from the 80’s which have had us very excited - all thrown together with som

It's been a little while since we last recorded, but we've used that additional time to find some extra special tracks to play for you. We have selected some fantastic new stuff of course, an old one which means a lot to

ITTTTTTTTTT'S CHRISTMAAAAAAAS! This time of year is all about spending time with friends and family and that's exactly what we've done with this special show. Featuring a lovely suggestion from an old guest Tom Setterfie

Our talk of Ibiza inevitably led us to this extra special show - extended in length without losing quality - That's what she said! It was an absolute pleasure to be joined again with Mark Richards(Ricoh)and new to the Sm

Slightly late in publishing this very chilled summer edition of Small Hours but hopefully this means you can remember fondly if you managed to get away (we hope you did) or for those who weren't as fortunate try and clin

Although our monthly podcast is fast becoming a bi-annual affair (don't look at us, blame Boris), it's meant that we've been given that extra time to craft an extra special set which has all the hallmarks of a Small Hour

We're delighted to be back in a new look studio and playing music we love! After being put on hold by Coronavirus we have a selection of fantastic tracks which we've been saving up during those depressing lockdown months

After a (not so) brief hiatus, we're back with a show full of favourite music we've collected while we've been away. In case you haven't listened before, each month we bring you an hour of new and unheard alternative mus

It's with mixed emotions we present to you the final Small Hours (or is it?). Rounding off 24 hours (or two years) of new and unheard alternative music with our first ever continuous mix, and our old friends Mike and Set

In this month’s show we check out new offerings from some old favourite artists, with tracks from Acid Pauli, Loma and Invisible Conga People. Plus don't miss some very big news from the Small Hours team!

New Small Hours for a new year, with some new releases from some old favourites. Featuring tracks from Makeness, dOP and Active Child.

We're very privileged to be joined this month by our music industry hero Rich Lyne, with a chat about the UK music scene and a great final track from an exciting up & coming artist. We also have our usual offering of new

A slightly delayed show due to trips to Ibiza and Vegas (sorry!) - but promise it's well worth the wait :)We've got a fantastic recommendation from a listener, an old favourite from Ben and an album of the year contender

This month on Small Hours an eclectic offering featuring 'future bands' new and old, Bedouin's take on a Pink Floyd classic and an unusual but gorgeous final pairing. Send us your recommendations via our Facebook page to
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