Thank you, @colin-h. Splendidly written, as always; I always come out of one your posts knowing much more about people, musicians, and the craft of the job. As much as I rue not having yet had the chance to […]

It was worth waiting for, @locust. I should have included the Haim album on my list. You have inspired me to make more discoveries before the year is out, especially your Suecophile entries. And I […]

I was there too @exilepj, and can confirm that you are correct about the gig’s amazingness.

It wasn’t released in the UK until 2025, but I did pause before putting it on the list. I thought that maybe no one would show your commendable standards of pedantry… Thanks for reading it though! I often ass […]

Thank you! 1 Madison Cunningham – Ace 2 The Last Dinner Party – From The Pyre 3 Robert Plant and Suzi Dian – Saving Grace 4 Lorde – Virgin 5 Clayhill – One Day We Will Settle 6 Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s B […]

Coincidentally, Kathryn Williams made an appearance on stage last month with Ali Friend and Ted Barnes for a celebration of Clayhill’s music in honour of Gavin Clark. Beth Orton also turned up to sing a song. C […]

Ali Friend (Red Snapper and previously of Clayhill / Beth Orton) has always reminded me of Danny’s sound and vibe whenever I have seen and heard him wield his stand-up double bass live. And in a completely d […]

I don’t stream, just use CD / vinyl, and I’ve never noticed anything too muddy about the Energy Orchard albums. Glyn Johns produced their second one “Stop The Machine”, which is an indicator that it should […]

Richard and Linda did reunite on stage together earlier than that, in June 2010 for the Kate McGarrigle celebration at the Royal Festival Hall (part of RT’s Meltdown season).

These have been fun to read. Thanks! 1. First Concert Marillion, Hammersmith Odeon, February 1986 2. Last Concert Chappell Roan, Reading Festival, last week 3. Worst Concert The Strokes, Brixton […]

Listening to Nerina live is a constant joy. Right from the start in 2001 her songwriting has managed to move me, and each time on each album and each tour in a surprising and different way. Whether she’s p […]

Andor!

Yup. She was very entertaining. And her band is killer. I really enjoyed the evening, which isn’t always a given at Hyde Park. The audience was (unsurprisingly) the youngest I have ever seen at one of t […]

Katherine Priddy has been wonderful on this tour, hasn’t she? And George Boomsma is such an excellent foil.

(@Clive Eric Clapton staged a Gary Brooker charity gig at Woking Leisure Centre on New Year’s Eve 2022 into 2023. Henry Spinetti, Dave Bronze, Paul Carrack, Doyle Bramhall II were in the band, plus backing v […]

I saw Bernard Butler solo at the Green Note in Camden a couple of weeks ago. He casually mentioned as a quiet aside that James Grant was “a genius”. He also told a very self-effacing story about how ina […]

Thanks for putting in the hard work! 1 The Last Dinner Party – Prelude To Ecstasy 2 The Mysterines – Afraid Of Tomorrows 3 Katherine Priddy – The Pendulum Swing 4 Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department 5 […]

The Last Dinner Party at the Roundhouse The Mysterines at Guildford Boilerroom Taylor Swift at Wembley Stadium Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Cardiff Principality Stadium Nerina Pallot at London […]