2023 Albums of the Year #1: Sofia Kourtesis, Madres
Sofia Kourtesis is a Berlin-based Peruvian dance producer, “Madres” is her debut album which follows on from a 2021 EP …
2023 Albums of the Year #2: James Holden, Imagine This is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities
“Cool artwork! No, we don’t have it but it’s coming in next week.“⊕ Image not found: …
2023 Albums of the Year #3: Barry Can't Swim, When Will We Land?
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2023 Albums of the Year #4: The National, "First Two Pages of Frankenstein" and "Laugh Track"
It’s probably no surprise that as we reach the top four (or five if you like) we also ⊕ Image not found: …
2023 Albums of the Year #5: Nation of Language, Strange Disciple
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2023 Albums of the Year #6: Grails, Anches en Maat
Grails are one of those bands who always get played a lot at my house. ⊕ Image not found: …
2023 Albums of the Year #7: Maara, The Ancient Truth
There isn’t a great deal I can write about The Ancient Truth without sounding vague and anodyne. ⊕ Image not found: …
2023 Albums of the Year #8: Everything But The Girl, Fuse
As you get older nostalgia becomes an ever important part of listening to music. ⊕ Image not found: …
2023 Albums of the Year #9: Fever Ray, Radical Romantics
Radical Romantics, the third album by Fever Ray was released in April. I bought a copy on red vinyl which is a beautiful sight to …
2023 Albums of the Year #10: Wata Igarashi, Agartha
Agartha is the debut album by Japanese electronic artist Wata Igarashi.⊕ Image not found: …
2023 Albums of the Year Preview
Another year (nearly) over and so starting from tomorrow, I’m going to count down my top 10 albums of 2023. The rules are:
Civ Leaders #4: Qin Shi Huang (Mandate of Heaven) of China
Well, it’s been a while since I wrote my last Civ VI leader post about Amanitore of Nubia and there’s been a whole host of new …