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Conor O’Brien released his sixth Villagers album That Golden Time this year, along with new single ‘Mountain Out Of A Molehill’.
There are upcoming shows in Glasgow, Paris, Geneva and Cornwall.
Nala Sinephro – ‘Continuum 6’
A peak moment from one of the dreamiest albums of 2024 Endlessness.
Broadcast – ‘Colour Me In (Demo)’
An intimate, tape-hissy early demo version of the opening track from 2003’s expansive ‘Haha Sound’. An absolute treasure of a recording.
Camera Obscura – ‘We’re Going to Make It in a Man’s World’
Yet another classy and concise slice of timeless pop brilliance from the ever wonderful Camera Obscura.
Fontaines D.C. – ‘Favourite’
Instant nostalgia and also its opposite; an instant classic from a brilliant band.
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Reincarnated’
No one writes about internal conflict better than Kendrick. In a binary world his multitudes shine bright.
Cassandra Jenkins – ‘Devotion’
I play this song on loop quite often – it knocks me out; the lyrics, arrangement, production, mix… it’s got it all.
Beth Gibbons – ‘Whispering Love’
The kind of song that sounds like it has always existed; rooted, graceful, true and transcendent.
Thom Yorke – ‘Knife Edge’
Sometimes it feels like he can go inside my brain and extract my thoughts and feelings.
MGMT – ‘Nothing to Declare’
A sense of weightlessness; floating through the abyss as it swallows your identity with its beguiling melody.
Father John Misty – ‘Summer’s Gone’
Yearning melancholy with an existential twist. Beautiful recording.
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