Albums of the year 2018

OK, last year’s list disappeared, but the album of the year was Deerhoof’s Mountain Moves, with honourable mentions to Bjork’s Utopia and Stormzy’s Gang Signs And Prayers. Without further ado, onto 2018…

Dead Can Dance top this year’s best of list. Lisa Gerrard’s Twilight Kingdom album topped the list in 2014, making her the first person to have topped the chart on more than one occasion! 😉


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  1. Dead Can Dance Dionysus
  2. Janelle Monae Dirty Computer
  3. Richard Thompson 13 Rivers
  4. Young Fathers Cocoa Sugar
  5. Adam Stafford Fire Behind The Curtain
  6. Angelique Kidjo Remain In Light
  7. Miles Hunt The Custodian
  8. Broken Records What We Might Know
  9. Solareye These People Are Me
  10. Mogwai Kin
  11. Anna Calvi Hunter
  12. Breeders All Nerve
  13. Idles Joy As An Act Of Resistance
  14. Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
  15. Gretchen Peters Dancing With The Beast
  16. Kim Richey Edgeland
  17. Low Double Negative
  18. Spare Snare Sounds Recorded By Steve Albini
  19. Tracey Thorn Dancefloor
  20. Trials Of Cato Hide and Hair

So, I’ve heard way more albums than this, but this were the twenty that stood out for me. An interview with the winners, Dead Can Dance, wil

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Lest we forget…

2017 Deerhoof Mountain Moves

 2016 David Bowie Blackstar

2015 Bjork Vulnicura

2014 Lisa Gerrard Twilight Kingdom

2013 Dead Flowers Midnight At The Wheel Club

2012 Grimes Genesis

2011 PJ Harvey Let England Shake

2010 DeLorean Subiza

2009 Broken Records Until The Earth Begins To Part

2008 Cave Singers Invitation Songs

2007 Burial Untrue

2006 Camera Obscura Let’s Get Out Of This Country


Christmas Posts 2018 #10


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And as a bonus, possibly the finest song from My Gift To You.

17 Seconds Festive Fifty 2018


  1. Janelle Monae ‘Make Me Feel.’
  2. Childish Gambino ‘This Is America.’
  3. Grand Champ 1990 ‘Photocopies.’
  4. Young Fathers ‘In My View.’
  5. George McFall ‘Autumn.’
  6. Richard Thmpson ‘The Storm Won’t Come.’
  7. Angelique Kidjo ‘Once In A Lifetime.’
  8. Miles Hunt ‘O
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  9. Tracey Thorn ‘Queen’
  10. Broken Records ‘They Won’t Ever Leave Us Alone.’
  11. Chvrches ‘Get Out.’
  12. Christine and the Queens featuring Dam-Funk ‘Girlfriend.’
  13. Mazzy Star ‘Quiet, The Winter Harbour.’
  14. Mogwai ‘Donuts.’
  15. St. Vincent ‘Fast Slow Disco.’
  16. Lana Del Rey ‘Mariner’s Apartment Complex.’
  17. Superorganism ‘Everybody Wants To Be Famous.’
  18. Frontperson ‘Tick Tock (frontrunner).’
  19. Ezra Furman ‘Suck The Blood From My Wound.’
  20. Deva Mahal ‘It’s Down To You.’
  21. Pale Waves ‘Eighteen.’
  22. Grand Champ 1990 ‘Look For Me.’
  23. Ride ‘Catch You Dreaming.’
  24. Justin Levinson ‘I’ll Make It In Hollywood.’
  25. Suede ‘Don’t Be Afraid If Nobody Loves You.’
  26. Trials Of Cato ‘Tom Paine’s Bones.’
  27. Arctic Monkeys ‘Four Out Of Five.’
  28. Breeders ‘All Nerve.’
  29. John Grant ‘Love Is Magic.’
  30. Idles ‘Samaritans.’
  31. Floirence and the Machine ‘Hunger.’
  32. Gang Of Four ‘Lucky.’
  33. Twilight Sad ‘I/m Not Here [Missing Face].’ (sic!)
  34. Wolf Alice ‘Don’t Delete The Kisses (Charli XCX x Post Precious remix).’
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  36. U.S. Girls ‘Pearly Gates.’
  37. We Were Promised Jetpacks ‘Hanging In.’
  38. Spiritualized ‘Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go.’
  39. Field Music ‘Time In Joy.’
  40. Cat Power and Lana Del Rey ‘Woman.’
  41. Belly ‘Shiny One.’
  42. Courtney Barnett ‘Namless, Faces.’
  43. David Byrne ‘Everybody’s Coming To My House.’
  44. Mogwai ‘We’re Not Done (End Theme).’
  45. Breeders ‘Nervous Mary.’
  46. Kendrick Lamar ‘All The Stars.’
  47. Soccer Mommy ‘Your Dog.’
  48. Pale Waves ‘The Tide.’
  49. Jack White ‘Connected By Love.’
  50. Manic Street Preachers ‘International Blue.’

To hear the top ten tracks head here

Lest we forget…

2017 Young Fathers ‘Only God Knows’

2016 Christine and the Queens ‘Tilted.’

2015 Courtney Barnett ‘Pedestrian At Best.’

2014 St. Vincent ‘Digital Witness.’

2013 Daft Punk ‘Get Lucky.’

2012 Grimes ‘Genesis.’

2011 Hiatus featuring Linton Kwesi Johnson ‘Insurrection.’

2010 eagleowl ‘No Conjunction.’

2009 Peter Parker ‘Swallow The Rocket.’

2008 Wedding Present ‘The Trouble With Men.’

2007 Emma Pollock ‘Adrenaline.’

2006 Long Blondes ‘Weekend Without Makeup.’

Christmas Posts 2018 #9

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now, possibly due to the arrival of my own child and assorted nieces and nephews, but this is still unsettling. Then again, Christmas is traditionally a time for ghost stories, so goodness only knows what these kids are going to do…

Low’s 1999 Christmas album has become a classic over the years. ‘Just Like Christmas’ is the lead track, and there have been various covers of tracks from the album, including Jimmy Eat World, Snow Patrol and Tracey Thorn & Green Gartside. As far as I can find there wasn’t an official video but t

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his is always lovely to hear.

I’d almost forgotten about this, but this was their 2016 Christmas single ‘Some Hearts (at Christmas Time)’ which is really, rather lovely. As next year is the twentieth (how?!?) anniversary of that Christmas album, who knows what festive specialities may come our way.

Christmas Posts 2018 #8

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I post these for interest, too…

I’m not entirely sure about B&S doing jazz, but why not? From the Peel session

I have to confess that this had been forgotten by me…but it is rather sweet. Their 2007 Christmas singl

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Finally another track from the Peel session

You can listen to the entire 16 (!) song session here

Christmas Posts 2018 #7

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So enjoy – and track down that boxset!

Film review – The Go-Betweens: Right Now

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Lennan, and as a result his death hangs heavily over the film. While the two men were great friends and responsible for some of the loveliest music ever made, there’s no doubt that they frustrated many of those they worked alongside. Long-term drummer Lindy Morrison and violinist/oboist Amanda Brown speak warmly of the band, and they are those most significant contributors here, after Forster but at times clearly found Grant and Robert hard to deal with. Like an indie version of Fleetwood Mac, there were intra-band relationships, and inevitably the strain of being critically acclaimed (but not selling many records), along with drink and drugs, would take their toll.

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Christmas Posts 2018 #6

Bert Jansch is one of many folk artists that I’ve discovered over the past decade or so, along with Fairport Convention, John Martyn, Sandy Denny – and of course, Richard Thompson. His version of Christina Rosetti’s poem ‘In The Bleak Midwinter’ is gorgeous. It can be found on his 1974 album LA Turnaround.

It was originally set to music written by Gustav Holst; and the setting by Harold Darke a few years later in 1911 was judged the best carol in 2008. The Darke setting below is performed by King’s College, Cambridge. Funnily enough, while I’m not religious, there is still something incredibly Christmassy to these ears about hearing the Christmas Eve services – and as much a part of Christmas to me as offerings from the Pogues, Slade and Frightened Rabbit.

Gig review: Flogging Molly/The Bronx

Flogging Molly/The Bronx

Glasgow 02 Academy, December 5, 2018

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may not be *strictly* true) and whilst unfamiliar with their music, they delivered a lively show. The sound over the course of the gig in the venue was not great, so I’m not sure what words I could make out (other than ‘fuck’) but having initially been sceptical I felt myself won over by the end of the set. As in: yes, I’ll investigate these guys further. (Their album from 2003 is rather good.) Feeling deafened even with earplugs in I couldn’t even trying and make notes on my phone t

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o google afterwards, but what can I say about the band? Well, in the best possible way, there was feedback worthy of the Jesus and Mary Chain, aggression worthy of Motorhead, and if I hadn’t given up moshing after a set from Cypress Hill (sadly eighteen years ago, rather than an appearance in Glasgow earlier in the week) I would have loved to have got in there.

Somehow, the headliners’ set left me deflated. I’m still not entirely sure why. The black dog descended, and somehow there wasn’t the emotional connection to the band that I’d thought there would be after hearing them on record. Sure they played ‘Drunken Lullabies’ but the atmosphere seemed far from fun for me. The tour seemed to be a package about promoting alcohol and a venue that seemed to be too full meant that there was nowhere to stand without getting in the way of people in search of yet more booze. It would be nice if venues would stop selling bo

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I’d been looking forward to this gig for months…

*yes, really. I do wear earplugs to gigs, after a performance from Godspeed You Black Emperor! a few years ago in Edinburgh was so loud, we had to leave.

Christmas Posts 2018 #5

So it is December, it’s time to feature Kate Bush and her Christmas music.

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or Snow. You should have heard it already, (and you can read my review here) but you can stream it below: