Faith No More — BBC Radio 1, London, 2015

Filmed live for Daniel P Carter’s Rock Show on BBC Radio 1 in 2015, this session captures Faith No More delivering four tracks in a tight in-studio setting, the same year they released Sol Invictus, the album that marked their comeback. Led by Mike Patton’s chameleon voice and Roddy Bottum’s keyboards, the Californians run through “Superhero” and “Sunny Side Up” before an unexpected reading of Burt Bacharach’s standard “This Guy’s In Love With You” and then “Separation Anxiety.” Between songs, Patton and Bottum talk through their choices, giving this filmed live concert the intimate texture of a radio session rather than an arena show. The BBC’s capture quality, the grain of the vocals and Mike Bordin’s rhythmic precision make this performance a valuable document for anyone following Faith No More’s career. A compact live set, free of showboating, in which the band reminds you why it remains a benchmark of alternative rock across the last three decades.