Best Albums 2025
Faced with writing about the best albums of 2025 a bit late, I figured an extra six months of perspective might help me make some decisions …
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Wilco, A Ghost Is Born (Superdeluxe edition)
In 2022, I invested in the big superdeluxe box for Wilco’s most successful album “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”. Across 11 pieces …
Peter Gabriel, So
I recently watched the entry about Peter Gabriel’s 1986 album “So” in the Classic Albums series on Amazon Prime. It was an …
In Praise of Pomme Fritz
The release of Pomme Fritz by The Orb in 1994 was a moment of genuine excitement for me as it was the first new material they released after …
Charlie XCX, Brat
When making my albums of the year posts at the start of the month, I realised that compared to many other critics lists, there was no sign …
Ian MacDonald, Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald’s “Revolution in the Head” is a book that I’ve read parts of dozens of times and even all the way …
Albums Matter
Having recently completed my review of 2024’s best albums, I’ve been reflecting on what a strange year it was for me in terms of …
Parquet Courts, Sympathy For Life
Getting back to my occasional album revisits, I’d like to consider the 2021 Parquet Courts album “Sympathy For Life”. This …
Maara, The Ancient Truth (on vinyl)
When I wrote about Maara’s “The Ancient Truth” over Christmas as part of my albums of the year rundown, I mentioned at the …
Ellie Goulding - Bright Lights
So today my random album script picked out “Bright Lights” by Ellie Goulding, an album I wasn’t sure I’ve ever …
Fabric 44 by John Tejada
This is one of my more played Fabric mix CDs so I decided to go for it when my random prompter plumped for this earlier today. One …
How random should things be?
I’ve managed to extract my music library, including all the albums I’ve added to streaming, as a CSV file and write a routine in …