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And here are this week's Flat Stanleys. May their contributions to public happiness not go unheeded.

@Andyyyfish82
@artnacrea
@daveybot
@heapy
Jamie Heels
@julianlawson
@KaraLG84
@Nickiquote
@phil_smith
@Rhevian
@RolloTreadway
@sharongascoigne
@sheepnik
@sodslawyer
@swisslet
@theplaguedoc
@Troggie
@WiteWulf

As ever, @Troggie has been splendid and collected all of the tracks played on this week's #ThePlaylist into neat, well, playlists.

Thank you, @Troggie!

Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/theplaylist-flat-10-3-25/pl.u-WMpVfdbWb0b

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ehF1ju74xshdIW1UELygU?si=dwxgXw1lRP-8PROnXiCoog&pi=6jc0Sy9fTI-0-

NEXT WEEK ON #ThePlaylist

I was reminded of a band that I used to love, who I assumed would go stratospheric, only for them to, well, not. So with that in mind, next week's theme is:

They coulda been a contender

Fling your also-rans at me. Your one-hit wonders who had whole albums worth of quality tunes, but who were cruelly ignored by the pop-picking-people. Use the tag #ThePlaylistSuggestion to ensure I can find it.

@labr // https://labr.online // Monday 2000-2200 GMT

@DJDarren I feel like, on the basis of these songs, the artists below all deserved to be much bigger and longer lasting than they were.

Big Country, In a Big Country
The Blessing, Highway 5
Tasmin Archer, Sleeping Satellite
Lush, Ladykillers

#ThePlaylistSuggestion

ETA: I really wanted to include the Northern Irish artist Ken Haddock. His “The Sweetest Hour” album is the best end of a drunken night in a pub purchase I’ve ever made. But I can’t find it anywhere online.

@shezza_t @DJDarren Oh gosh yes, Lush! A friend of mine was properly evangelical about Lush.

@shezza_t @daveybot @DJDarren the big singles were excellent Brit Pop tunes, but it’s the darker, gothier stuff where they shone, imho.

Light From A Dead Star and Love At First Sight are absolutely incredible songs…