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2017 – A Year in Music
I say the same about every year – it’s been brilliant. Because every year is briiliant. You read all this stuff about indie, for example, going through a rubbish time. But if you actually listen to it, listen to BBC … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Aldous Harding, Bryan Ferry, Car Seat Headrest, Catherine McGrath, concerts, Daisy Vaughan, End of the Road 2017, Faye Webster, Field Day, Goat Girl, Honeyblood, Julia Jacklin, Latitude 2017, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, London Grammar, music, music in 2017, Slowdive, Steely Dan, U2, Wolf Alice
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Car Seat Headrest at Gorilla, Manchester, 24 March 2017
Car Seat Headrest are a band based in Seattle, inspired by the 90s Seattle sound, though they look more like Vampire Weekend than, say, Nirvana. The main man is Will Toledo, who has been making music for a while, but … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Car Seat Headrest, concerts, Gorilla Manchester, Manchester, music
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My Top Ten albums of 2016
A turbulent year politically, what with Brexit, Trump and the continued horrors of Syria. And a sad year in music, when we lost David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen and more. But the music itself – as brilliant as ever. I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections, Music - Top Tens
Tagged Albums of 2016, Amber Arcades, Angel Olsen, Bat for Lashes, Blue House, bon iver, Car Seat Headrest, david bowie, Dilly Dally, Frank Ocean, Jack Garratt, James Blake, Julia Jacklin, Let's Eat Grandma, music, Palace Winter, Parquet Courts, Radiohead, Savages, Whitney, Wolf Alice
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