A run down of my favourite albums of 2022. A year when most of my music listening was as an accompaniment to work or sitting with a young baby between 5 and 7am.
Best Albums of 2022
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Eels – Extreme Witchcraft (2022) – Album Review
E’s song-writing prowess is undeniable; his characteristic turn-of-phrase and the ease at which he turns out catchy ditty one after the other gives you the feeling he could do this in his sleep.
This week I have been mostly listening to…
This week, I've been listening to Dry Cleaning's first two EPs, Sweet Princess and Boundary Road Snacks & Drinks, and the new GCOM project by Tom Middleton.
Bonobo – Fragments (2022) – Album Review
The British producer Simon Green, better known by his longstanding Bonobo alias, is one of those few artists who successfully executed the transition from bedroom beatsmith to big-ticket draw.
21/01/2022 This week I have been mostly listening to…
This week I have been listening to Entangled Routes by Pye Corner Audio, Quivering in Time by Eris Drew, Methodrone by The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Make Me Know You Sweet by Pendant.
Best Albums of 2021
Throughout the ups and downs of 2021, music has been there. Here's a run down of my favourite 50 albums from a year in which I kept up to date with new releases for the first time in a very long time.
Snapped Ankles – Forest of Your Problems (2021) – Album Review
Forest of Your Problems maintains a high energy level throughout, with the band not missing a beat as they transition from post-punk, to wigged out synth jams to the funky, ‘The Prince is Back’.
Loraine James – Reflection (2021) – Album Review
Rather than club music or urban music, Loraine James says that first and foremost, she produces ‘experimental music’.
Leon Vynehall – Rare, Forever (2021)
Leon Vynehall is not afraid of exploring weighty topics with his music and in contrast to many electronic artists, revealing much about his own identity in the process. On his latest album ‘Rare, Forever, this includes his own doubts, anxieties and fears, both as an artist and a human being.
Gazelle Twin – Deep England (2021)
At times shocking and at others darkly comic, Deep England is a complex and gripping album.
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