Twenty Four · mattischrome

In Praise of Playing the Long Game

I bought a Barbara Hepworth calendar in the sale at the Tate Modern shop that I thought was a steal until I realised it was a 2024 calendar, …

This time last year, Ingrid and I were on the Eurostar to Paris for four days. We did so much in our time there that I couldn’t write …

Bolis Pupul (the stage name of Boris Zeebroek) is an artist on Soulwax’s Deewee label. “Letter to Yu” is his debut album, …

“Tiger’s Blood” is a glorious bundle of songs that writhe with brains and heart, with love and friendship, and many other …

Acopia are a band from Melbourne Australia with that time honoured line up of one girl and two guys. This eponymous album is their second …

One album that’s lurking in the periphery of my understated classics series is “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You” …

It’s interesting that an album sung entirely in Italian ended up being one of my favourites of the year, but perhaps not surprising …

What do you think of when you think of the colour blue? The sea? Perhaps the sky? Maybe it makes you think of blue stones like sapphires, or …

I don’t know very much about MGMT these days. I haven’t read any interviews about their albums. The video to the single …

Nonetheless is the fifteenth album by the Pet Shop Boys. As seems to be a common theme with this top 10 so far, it’s an album that …

The first time I listened to this album, I was still off work sick with Covid, but well enough to go out for a walk on what was too hot a …

Yard Act are a post-punk band from Leeds. “Where’s My Utopia?” is their second album. I first encountered Yard Act in a …