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My Top 10 Albums of 2023 -
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TALK TALK
Almost unclassifiable, it's impossible even to describe it to somebody and do it justice. There are certainly people who don't fully understand it. This is one of the most beautiful albums whose ability to touch your soul and drive emotion. Timeless.
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How come when others go crate-digging in charity shops, they find Bowie, Dylan, Springsteen, or even Magazine? What do I find?!?!?
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The third time's the charm, name a classic third album by a band.
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It's Cyber Monday, so that can only mean one thing... I'm playing Curve today. Any Curve fans out there, shout out your favourite album or tracks.
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One band, four perfect records:
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RIP Mark Hollis, who died 5 years ago on this day, on 25 February 2019.
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This fabulous album was released on this day in 1986. Referred to as a 'bridge' between their earlier pop songs and their later post-rock, there are signposts on here towards both. It elevated the band and gave them some big hits, particularly with 'Life's What You Make It'.
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What’s an album you fell in love with instantly on first listen?
What’s an album you fell in love with instantly on first listen?
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With an image, what album have you played the most in your lifetime?
With an image, what album have you played the most in your lifetime?
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@NazShahBfd
- Since when has it stopped being okay to say something in case it's "offensive" to someone?
- When does seeing people's faces = Islamophobia?
- Why, when you're "offended", do you assume that this same comment is automatically "offensive" to the population as a whole?
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Name a pair of ‘sister/twin’ albums i.e. two albums which complement one another perfectly and seem to blend seamlessly into one another.
Name a pair of ‘sister/twin’ albums i.e. two albums which complement one another perfectly and seem to blend seamlessly into one another.
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Today is the 40th Anniversary of The Chameleons' debut album, originally released on 8th August 1983 in the UK.
Starting all guns blazing with 'Don't Fall' and ending with the sublime 'View From A Hill', it's an incredible tour-de-force of an album.
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1 | THE CHAMELEONS | Second Skin
No real surprise for my
#1
. The Chameleons formed in Middleton in 1981. The band released their debut album, Script of the Bridge, in 1983 and two more LPs followed before they split in 1987.
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#80s
#ethereal
#4AD
COCTEAU TWINS
'Pearly Dewdrops' Drops' 🎶
One from 1984. I still have absolutely no idea what Liz Fraser is singing, or indeed what Pearly Dewdrops' Drops are. Answers on a postcard... 🎶
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1 | THE CHAMELEONS
What Does Anything Mean? Basically
No surprises for my
#1
. This album has been exciting and delighting me for decades. It's lost none of its power since first hearing it. Check out 'Singing Rule Britannia' 👇
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Which band have you seen live the most times?
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A word about Vinyl Exchange... This place is an Aladdin's Cave of secondhand CDs and vinyl. I've bought tons of stuff from this place. It's usually my first stop in Manchester. It's no surprise to walk out of this place with 8 or 9 CDs, often for 2 or 3 quid each.
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#20FaveBands
1 | The Chameleons
Surprise! The best band ever to come out of Manchester (or indeed anywhere!), when I first heard The Chameleons, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. It was as if they were writing music especially for me...
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The Chameleons: Post-Punk's most influential lost band.
A 12-minute documentary on why The Chameleons should be recognised as one of the most important post-punk bands - and also as one of Manchester's most influential bands.
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#NowPlaying
#90s
#America
MERCURY REV
Deserter's Songs
One I've not played in a good while. This was a critics' favourite at the time, and quite rightly too. It begins with the lovely 'Holes' and takes us on a trip, ending at the 'Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp'.
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#80s
#Liverpool
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Porcupine
This was my introduction to these guys back in 1983. I heard 'The Cutter' on the radio, and it had the same effect on me then as it does today. Simply spine-tingling.
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3 | TALK TALK
Spirit Of Eden
Talk Talk's fourth album is one of the most critically acclaimed albums out there, with Pitchfork awarding it a perfect 10. It's a classic in every sense of the word. Check out 'Desire' 👇
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Is it just me... or is the pricing of vinyl becoming a little out of reach for most people? £11 vs £28 🤔
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I mentioned to someone earlier about hidden music in the "pre-gap" on CDs. Not all CD players can play them, but essentially you rewind the disc (press [<<]) to *before* the first track. There are tons of discs which contain a song in the pre-gap.
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Best three albums in a row released by a band?
Best three albums in a row released by a band?
Also works for Alligator/Boxer/High Violet
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#Scotland
COCTEAU TWINS
This tour was the only time I saw them, performing in Liverpool. I'd fallen in love with Blue Bell Knoll and went on to love this one also. Fotzepolitic is a personal favourite, but the entire album is wonderful.
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#80s
#4AD
ULTRA VIVID SCENE
Kicking around at the start of the shoegaze era was Kurt Ralske, who recorded this album completely himself. Initially when I heard this, I remember being blown away by 'Mercy Seat', which you must hear.
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#Scotland
THE BLUE NILE
The second album from the Scottish three-piece is many fans' favourite. I bought it on the strength of 'The Downtown Lights'. It is to date the band's most successful album.
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#80s
#America
THROWING MUSES
One of my most favourite albums. It's like a petulant child, doesn't want to be categorised, refuses to comply and goes out of its way to rebel. In a word... difficult. It's also an incredible album which just gives and gives.
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1 | THE CHAMELEONS | WHAT DOES ANYTHING MEAN? BASICALLY
No surprises for my number one. This album has been a constant companion for decades. It still has an intensity and sheer power which sets it apart. Spellbinding.
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Name an album you love that not many people will have heard.
For me it’s ‘Contenders ’ by Easterhouse (1986).
Name an album you love that not many people will have heard.
For me it’s ‘The Signs Were All There’ by Blameless (1996).
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11 | The House Of Love
They released arguably one of the best singles of the eighties, the fabulous 'Destroy The Heart'. Terry Bickers on stage is electric to watch and creates the most amazing guitar sounds.
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RIP Sinéad O'Connor. If you do nothing else this evening, play the magical 'Troy' and spare a moment for Sinéad ❤️
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2 | TALK TALK
Laughing Stock
The second of Talk Talk's albums to feature in my Top 15, this 1991 album is simply magnificent. I regularly play 'Spirit' and 'Laughing Stock' back-to-back. Check out 'After The Flood' 👇
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To everyone who's said Hello, sent me something funny, to those whom I've met at gigs, and to every single one of you who constantly amazes me with your many wonderful messages. To all of you... Merry Christmas and Very Best Wishes for 2024 😊
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U2
Eno encouraged them to bring "ideas, not songs" and be more experimental. They recorded things, reversed the tape, slowed the tape to half-speed, re-recorded instrumentation, and tried lots of new ways of working, deeply outside of their comfort zone. It worked.
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#24
#America
KRISTIN HERSH (THROWING MUSES)
Kristin has been releasing records, as singer/guitarist in Throwing Muses, ever since she formed the band in Rhode Island in 1981. Since then she's also released a load of solo albums.
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14 | THE BLUE NILE | Hats
Like everything in Blue Nile land, this album was six years in the making... almost a year to write each song. I was introduced to this album via 'The Downtown Lights', which is a masterpiece.
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1 | THE CHAMELEONS | P.S. GOODBYE
I make no apologies for The Chameleons being my
#1
choice. 'Second Skin' is the more popular choice, but there's just something about this song which I absolutely love. What a way to end an album!
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#90s
SUEDE
I wouldn't entertain the idea of Suede in '94. I saw them as glossy, overhyped indie landfill. Then I heard this album at a mate's and I realised I was so wrong. It's quite complex and tracks such as 'Still Life' were completely unexpected.
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#Manchester
THE CHAMELEONS
Many Chameleons fans will tell you this isn't just one of the best albums of '83, but one of the best albums ever. It commences with guns blazing on 'Don't Fall', but ends gracefully & delicately with 'View From A Hill'.
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#LiveMusic
CHAMELEONS
Night
#2
of their annual Manchester residency - and somehow this one was even better than last night. Several rarely-played tracks, including Denim & Curls, Is It Any Wonder?, and Caution. Second Skin sounded incredible.
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4 | TALK TALK | AFTER THE FLOOD
Talk Talk's final album may stretch to just six songs, but sandwiched in the middle is this 9-minute masterpiece, a heavily-edited alternative version of which became the first single from Laughing Stock
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@girlshirl1
Here's my final Top 15. This has been a blast.
Thanks to everyone for all your thoughts, replies, and comments 🙏
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13 | CROWDED HOUSE
Together Alone
Neil Finn is one of the most consistent songwriters out there. Aligned with the most beautiful production, which shines on any hi-fi system. Check out 'Distant Sun', which is simply outstanding 👇
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#5albums86
#Manchester
THE CHAMELEONS
'Strange Times'
I doubt that anybody will be surprised to learn that this album will do rather nicely in my Top Five. It's been a mainstay in my collection for many years. Side A is so good that you just sit back in awe.
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Name 1 PERFECT album by a FEMALE artist:
For years, my go-to response to this question has been Suzanne Vega's debut album (which remains perfect), but I'm shining a light instead on 'Aventine' by Agnes Obel, which is astonishing 👇
Name 1 perfect album by a FEMALE artist:
There are so many great ones already named like: Carol King, Bjork, Lauryn, Lucinda, Fiona…
I could pick Solitude by Holiday or Little Girl Blue by Nine Simone, or The Reminder by Feist but I’m going with this one 👇
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#5albums92
Anybody who has heard the hybrid of shoegaze, industrial & electronica of Curve will tell you that 'Lillies Dying' and 'The Ice That Melts The Tips' are seminal tracks. Some might lean more towards Ride's 'Going Blank Again', but Doppelgänger is every bit as good.
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Clampdown Records in Manchester is a hidden gem which originally opened as a mail-order business in the '80s. It's located just 5 mins' walk from Piccadilly Station. It may be a small shop, but they have absolutely piles of stuff, including rock, punk, indie, funk, soul & jazz.
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#Manchester
PURESSENCE
In light of this evening's fantastic news (hell... we could use some!), I'm playing the second album from one of Manchester's best bands. I'm now counting down the months... Who else is coming to see them in June 2024 in Manchester?
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14 | COCTEAU TWINS
Blue Bell Knoll
A guy on the radio was once asked what his favourite collection of love songs is, and he replied, 'Blue Bell Knoll', which is simply the most perfect answer. The songs embody the joy of love.
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PJ HARVEY
Stories From The City
There's something quite different about this PJ album than what had gone before. I'd liked her at the very beginning and then fallen away for a couple of years while I went through my Radiohead love-in, then this arrived.
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3 | Talk Talk
Their legacy is incredible. They singlehandedly invented post-rock and delivered three perfect albums following two earlier synth-based releases. These albums changed my life and I'm a better person for them.
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#NowPlaying
#LiveMusic
SLOWDIVE
Some shots from this evening's
@slowdiveband
gig at
@O2RitzManc
. The sound & visuals were spot-on this evening. Great crowd too. Several tracks from the new album plus a crowd-pleasing set.
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#Top15FaveAlbums
11 | THE CHURCH
Heyday
Hailing from Australia, this album was released in 1985, but has a timeless sound. Steve Kilbey's vocals are divine, and Marty's guitars chime throughout the album. Check out 'Tantalized' 👇
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10 | ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN | NEVER STOP
It could easily have been half a dozen Bunnymen tracks, but this one makes me punch the air and feel alive. McCulloch's vocals are delivered like they're coming from a tortured mind. Essential.
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#ManchesterTop15
14 | JOY DIVISION | Transmission
Hailing from Salford, this 4-piece were originally called Stiff Kittens, and later Warsaw, before changing their name to Joy Division, named after the sexual slavery wing of a Nazi concentration camp.
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SLOWDIVE
The new album has landed at Paul HQ and it's about to go on for its first audition...
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#FemaleVoices
#14
HARRIET WHEELER (THE SUNDAYS)
It's simply impossible to compile a list of female voices which excludes Harriet. Her voice literally stopped me in my tracks in 1989. I'm still one of those hoping for a long-rumoured reunion tour 🎶
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#23Daysof4AD
#Day4
PIXIES: 'Surfer Rosa'
After becoming a 4AD convert, I was pretty much buying anything with a 4AD logo on it. It felt like a stamp of quality. That's how I hit upon Pixies. I bought this and a few weeks later saw them play live.
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KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION
These guys barely put a foot wrong. This is their third album. The way Julian Swales creates the otherworldly layers of guitars... they're absolutely tremendous. Check out 'Smiling' and 'Mad As Snow'.
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#NowPlaying
COCTEAU TWINS
I have discovered, via the delights of Twitter, that there are actually some people out there who dislike Cocteau Twins! I'm still scratching my head to work out why, and in the meantime I'm going to play Heaven Or Las Vegas to console myself... 🎶
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#5albumsSF3
#Scotland
SIMPLE MINDS
This album is definitely in with a good shout in my Top Five contenders. The title track is fabulous - and Someone Somewhere In Summertime is classic Simple Minds.
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Post a pic of a favourite music artist enjoying a beverage.
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Post a pic of a favorite music artist enjoying a beverage.
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#Day11
COCTEAU TWINS: 'Blue Bell Knoll'
Someone on the radio was once asked for their favourite album of love songs and they replied, "Blue Bell Knoll". When you think about it... it's the *most perfect* collection of love songs.
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9 | Curve
They appeared in 1991 under a load of hype and absolutely lived up to it, their initial EPs were (and still are) absolutely spellbinding. For my money, one of the most exciting shoegaze bands to appear in the early '90s.
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Don’t think about it, don’t try to be cool what was your favourite book when you were 12?
Ooh... I loved this book! Long before the days of Harry Potter and the likes.
Don’t think about it, don’t try to be cool what was your favourite book when you were 12?
Haunting and still a wonderful read 🐺
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#LiveMusic
THE CHAMELEONS
But is this the stuff dreams are made of?
If this is the stuff dreams are made of
No wonder I feel like I'm floating on air ❤️
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#shoegaze
RIDE
I sense that this album's going to do pretty well in the poll given the number of times I've seen it pop up on my timeline in recent days. It's easy to see why... the first track alone is incredible, but every track on here is a knockout.
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#NowPlaying
#80s
TALK TALK
I'm playing this album in solidarity with a good many others on Twitter today to commemorate what would have been Mark Hollis's birthday.
This is their third album, a 'bridge' between their earlier synthpop and the post-rock which follows 🎶
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PJ HARVEY
Ahh... the lovely Polly Jean's first album. She was pretty angry too. Like a modern-day Patti Smith maybe. No bells or whistles on this, it's pure raw. 'Dress' is still venomous and 'Oh My Lover' has everything you'd want from a PJ song. Essential.
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6 | TALK TALK | IT'S MY LIFE
Talk Talk were already morphing into their next phase with this album. Simon Brenner left, Tim Friese-Greene was brought in as producer and co-songwriter. The title track became a huge hit.
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#23Daysof4AD
#Day2
DEAD CAN DANCE: 'Within The Realm Of A Dying Sun'
I first heard DCD on the 'Lonely Is An Eyesore' compilation and I simply had to know more. They sounded like nothing I'd heard before. This album sits somewhere between sinister and otherworldly.
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#Day12
PALE SAINTS: 'The Comforts Of Madness'
Most folk likely associate shoegaze more with Creation Records, but 4AD had Pale Saints, Lush & Serena Maneesh and were early proponents of the scene. Pale Saints' debut is highly recommended
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#NowPlaying
#Manchester
#80s
THE CHAMELEONS
Strange Times
The new remaster has landed. First things first... it's heavy! Three slabs of 180g vinyl. The changes are less subtle than with the Script remaster, but I'm liking what Abbey Road has done.
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#5albums86
#America
THROWING MUSES
Throwing Muses completely challenged and changed my perception of women musicians. The sheer rage, anger & torment in these lyrics is like nothing else. It's arguably their most venomous album. Tune in, light the touch paper...
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#NowPlaying
#80s
TALK TALK
In a break from unofficial
#5albums10
auditioning duties, I'm playing this rather lovely album, Talk Talk's third - from the mid-eighties. This album catapulted them to stardom and was the catalyst to the artistic & experimental albums which followed.
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What is your favourite 3 album run by your favourite band?
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My introduction to this fine, fine band. The record shop owner sold it to me on a 'Don't like it? Return it for a refund' policy, which he said he never did. I kept it, of course, and still absolutely love this album.
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Merry Christmas to all of you who bring constant joy to my life with your music anecdotes, funny stories, Top 10s, old photos, new photos and humour. I've also been able to meet a fair few of you this year too. Here's wishing you & your family a wonderful time 🎅 🎄
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#14
This Mortal Coil - 'It'll End in Tears'
4AD has produced such incredible music across the years, but throughout the '80s and the first half of the '90s it stood almost alone in fusing music with art 🎶
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#NowPlaying
️
#CreationRecords
#80s
THE HOUSE OF LOVE
The House Of Love
Terry Bickers... what an absolute legend of a guitarist, and also one of the nicest musicians I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. He's also absolutely electric on stage.
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THE CULT
Just about everybody has heard 'She Sells Sanctuary' at some point in their lives, unless they've been living under a rock... but there are some great deep cuts on here including 'Revolution', 'Nirvana' and 'The Hollow Man' 🎶
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#NowPlaying
#80s
#Ireland
U2
Leaving aside the divide which this band inflames, this is still a remarkable album. It was their fifth album - bands aren't supposed to deliver such an outstanding album by the time of their fifth. This is such an emotionally moving album 🎶
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#31PerfectLPs
Day 10
THE SUNDAYS
'Reading, Writing & Arithmetic' (1990)
If there's a band who I see mentioned more than any other with "Would love them to reform", it's The Sundays - and their debut album is a perfect description of England in 1990.
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#Day5
THROWING MUSES: 'House Tornado'
How do we even discuss this album? It's a petulant child, a crazy friend, a beautiful butterfly, a caged bird. All at the same time. One of my favourite albums of all-time, this is incredible.
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#Day1
VARIOUS: 'Lonely Is An Eyesore'
Before this compilation, the only other 4AD release which I owned was a Cocteau Twins 7" single. I don't even recall the reasons for buying this... maybe a review or nice artwork. It began a decades-long love of 4AD bands.
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#NowPlaying
#5albums85
#goth
THE SISTERS OF MERCY
This album is like a dog whistle call to all the goths out there. Released in March 1985, this album is a goth masterpiece.
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#5albumsSF4
THE WAR ON DRUGS
I was very late to the party with these guys, hitting upon them only after this album was recommended in several 'Albums Of The Year' lists. It's an album which oozes warmth and has many layers. Many songs are 5 mins+, so you can immerse into it.
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Day 7
TALK TALK
'Spirit Of Eden' (1988)
Nobody defines the word 'perfect' better than Talk Talk. This is one of two perfect albums in my list. Its story is like no other and they changed everything, including inventing post-rock.
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#90s
SUEDE
'Dog Man Star'
These guys passed me by for a few years in the '90s, then I heard a few tracks from this album in a record shop and it piqued my interest. I'm glad, because it's a fantastic album. 'Still Life' is incredible 👇
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