Necessaries has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 26 January 2015. Necessaries's music has been featured on 29 episodes.

NYC punk/powerpop band formed by Ed Thomney - guitar/vox, Ernie Brooks - bass, and Jessie Chamberlain - Drums.

The band was soon joined by Chris Spedding who shared guitar and vocal duties with Thomney. Spedding was an accomplished British session musician who, since the 1960s, has worked with Elton John, Paul McCartney, Jack Bruce, Alan Price, Harry Nilson, Roxy Music and many others. Spedding also scored a top 20 solo hit in 1975 in the UK with the song Motorbikin'.

Ernie Brooks was formerly…