Eighties' best 100 redux: #76 The Mission "Tower of strength" (1988) #BestTunes #Retro80s #TheMission #GothicRock

“I give myself to sin I gave myself to providence And I’ve been there and back again The state that I am” . #nowspinning #belleandsebastian #vinyl #indiepop #compilation

Vinyl love: Robert Ascroft "Echo still remains" #Vinyl #BestOf2025 #Indie #RobertAscroft #HandDrawnDracula

A little 90s “ska-core” on a Sunday morning never hurt nobody. #nowspinning #mightymightybosstones #vinyl #retro90s #ska

Thank you for indulging my Canadian Indie kick: To finish off the month with panache, it’s Metric’s (from Toronto) fifth album “Synthetica”. . #nowspinning #metric #vinyl #canadianindie #indiepop

Please indulge my Canadian Indie kick: Great Lake Swimmers’ (from Toronto) fourth album “Lost channels” is indie folk perfection. . #nowspinning @greatlakeswimmers.bsky.social #vinyl #canadianindie #indiefolk

Please indulge my Canadian Indie kick: Hot Hot Heat’s (from Victoria) sophomore album “Elevator” was a breakout of sorts for the group. . #nowspinning #hothotheat #vinyl #canadianindie #postpunk

100 best covers: #30 Eddie Vedder "You've got to hide your love away" #BestTunes #Covers #TheBeatles #EddieVedder

Please indulge my Canadian Indie kick: The Organ’s (from Vancouver) one-and-done, debut album “Grab that gun” is a cult classic of the mid-2000s CanCon indie boom. . #nowspinning #theorgan #vinyl #canadianindie #postpunk

Best film soundtracks: Albums #10 through #6 #BestAlbums #Soundtracks

Please indulge my Canadian Indie kick: Young Galaxy’s (from Montreal by way of Vancouver) self-titled debut album was my very favourite album from 2007. . #nowspinning @younggalaxy.bsky.social #vinyl #canadianindie #dreampop

Please indulge my Canadian Indie kick: The New Pornographers’ (from Vancouver) fourth album “Challengers” was my second favourite album from 2007. . #nowspinning #newpornographers #vinyl #canadianindie #supergroup

Please indulge my Canadian Indie kick: Tallies’ (from Toronto by way of Ottawa) self-titled debut album was my third favourite album of 2019. . #nowspinning @tallies.band #vinyl #canadianindie #bestalbumsof2019

Best tunes of 2020: #8 No Joy "Birthmark" #BestTunes #Indie #Shoegaze #NoJoy

Vinyl love: The Clientele "I am not there anymore" #Vinyl @theclientele.bsky.social #TheClientele #Reissue #DreamPop

Please indulge my Canadian Indie kick: Alvvays’s (from Toronto by way of Charlottetown, PEI) third album “Blue rev” was my second favourite album of 2022. . #nowspinning @alvvaysband.bsky.social #vinyl #canadianindie #bestalbumsof2022

Please indulge my Canadian Indie kick: The Dears’ (from Montreal) sophomore album “No cities left” was at the forefront of the Canadian indie explosion of the mid-2000s. . #nowspinning @thedears.bsky.social #vinyl #canadianindie #nocitiesleft

Best tunes of 2003: #5 Death Cab For Cutie "The sound of settling" #BestTunes #2000s #Indie @deathcabforcutie.bsky.social #DeathCabForCutie

Please indulge my Canadian Indie kick: Stars’ (from Montreal) fifth album “The five ghosts” was my fifth favourite album from 2010. (That’s a lot of fives.) . #nowspinning #starsband #vinyl #canadianindie #bestalbumsof2010

Best film soundtracks: Honourable mentions #BestAlbums #Soundtracks

“There is a truth in his eye There is a rest in the dawn There is a point to his life A man needs to be told” . #nowspinning @thecharlatans.bsky.social #vinyl #britishrock #charlatans

Best tunes of 1994: #24 Cranes "Shining road" #BestTunes #Retro90s #Cranes #AltRock #Gothic

Some very excellent (but most likely forgotten) mid-2000s shoegaze revival on the turntable today: “Citrus”, the second album from NYC’s Asobi Seksu. . #nowspinning #asobiseksu #vinyl #indie #shoegaze

“I’ll be your Emmylou and I’ll be your June If you’ll be my Gram and my Johnny too No, I’m not asking much of you Just sing little darling, sing with me” . #nowspinning #vinyl #indiefolk #firstaidkit

Playlist: 75 tunes from 1991 #Playlist #Retro90s #AltRock

“Hey, you chase the day away Hey, you draw the blinds and blow your mind away And there’s a sadness in your style And there’s a blankness in your smile” . #nowspinning @suedehq.bsky.social #vinyl #retro90s #britpop

Vinyl love: The Clientele "Music for the age of miracles" #Vinyl @theclientele.bsky.social #TheClientele #Reissue #DreamPop

“‘Cause you’re the only song I want to hear A melody softly soaring through my atmosphere” . #nowspinning #vinyl #plans #indie #deathcabforcutie

Live music galleries: Preoccupations [2016] #livemusic #concertphotos #canadianindie #postpunk #preoccupations

Eighties' best 100 redux: #77 Morrissey "Interesting drug" (1989) #BestTunes #Retro80s #Alternative #Morrissey

100 best covers: #31 A.C. Newman "Take on me" #BestTunes #Covers #ACNewman #AHa #Indie

“Now tomorrow’s here today And yesterday’s todays just fade away” Perfect. #nowspinning @lightningseeds.bsky.social #colouredvinyl #retro90s #britpop

Vinyl love: The Clientele "Bonfires on the heath" #Vinyl @theclientele.bsky.social #TheClientele #Reissue #DreamPop

Best albums of 2025: #1 No Joy "Bugland" #BestAlbums #BestOf2025 @nojoy.bsky.social #NoJoy #Indie #DreamPop

Best albums of 2025: #2 The Limiñanas "Faded" #BestAlbums #BestOf2025 #TheLiminanas #Indie #PsychRock

Best tunes of 2003: #6 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros "Coma girl" #BestTunes #2000s #JoeStrummer #SingerSongwriter #Icon #AlternativeRock

Best albums of 2025: #3 Pulp "More" #BestAlbums #BestOf2025 #Pulp #BritishRock #Alternative

Best albums of 2025: #4 Wet Leg "Moisturizer" #BestAlbums #BestOf2025 #WetLeg #Indie #IndieRock

Vinyl love: The Clientele "God save The Clientele" #Vinyl @theclientele.bsky.social #TheClientele #Reissue #DreamPop

#nowspinning Slowdive “Everything is alive” @slowdiveofficial.bsky.social #pinkvinyl #dreampop #shoegaze

Best albums of 2025: #5 Suede "Antidepressants" #BestAlbums #BestOf2025 @suedehq.bsky.social #Suede #BritishRock #Indie

Best tunes of 2013: #15 Still Corners "Berlin lovers" #BestTunes #2010s #StillCorners #DreamPop #Indie

Best albums of 2025: Albums #10 through #6 #BestAlbums #BestOf2025 #Snocaps @nationoflanguage.bsky.social #RobertAcroft #Doves @mikiberenyi.bsky.social

Eighties' best 100 redux: #78 A-Ha "The sun always shine on T.V." (1985) #BestTuness #Retro80s #SynthPop #AHa

Best albums of 2025: Honourable mentions #BestAlbums #BestOf2025 @smellybdrmm.bsky.social @msezrafurman.bsky.social #justmustard @amymillan.bsky.social #paleblueyes #theveils

Vinyl love: The Clientele "Strange geometry" #Vinyl @theclientele.bsky.social #TheClientele #Reissue #DreamPop

100 best covers: #32 Black Box Recorder "Seasons in the sun" #BestTunes #Covers #BlackBoxRecorded #TerryJacks #JacquesBrel

Vinyl love: The Clientele "Suburban light" #Vinyl @theclientele.bsky.social #TheClientele #Reissue #DreamPop

Vinyl love: The Clientele "The violet hour" #Vinyl @theclientele.bsky.social #TheClientele #Reissue #DreamPop

Best tunes of 1994: #25 Frank Black "Headache" #BestTunes #Retro90s #FrankBlack #AltRock