Sep 18, 2021 | Playlists, Toons |
New Weird America was basically a sub-genre of the catch-all indie folk, that actually caught on globally (see also New Weird Finland). It built on the psych and free folk movements of the 60s and 70s that were particularly strong in the UK. There are some pretty...
Feb 10, 2021 | 2020, 2021, Playlists, Toons |
With the inevitability of a child’s ice cream hitting the summer hot tarmac, but the unmitigated joy of getting free scoops of new flavours of ice cream, Bill Callahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy have teamed up with a diverse group of pals to record a...
Oct 20, 2019 | Featured, Playlists, Toons |
One of my all time favourite live artists, Will Oldham, or Bonnie “Prince” Billy if you prefer, is as prolific as he is lyrical. When I first heard a Bonnie “Prince” Billy record I didn’t immediately like it, and I think that’s...
Dec 19, 2018 | 2018, Featured, Playlists, Toons |
Cripes, 7 years of sharing the best albums I’ve heard with you. Gee, thanks for reading, Mum (I’m assuming you’re the only person who does read it, massive welcome to anyone else!) As per, the main event is the shortlisted top ten(ish) which is this...
Jan 19, 2015 | 2014, Playlists, Toons |
If you just want to hear selected tracks from the best albums of 2014, there’s a YouTube playlist link at the bottom of this page… It’s great to be able to look at the last couple of years’ lists and see which albums made a big splash at the...
