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Here's The 157 Show Top 30 Albums Of 2025 This is an end of year chart for my favourite albums of the year. No listener votes just my choices! Keep your eyes peeled on my socials for details of who sits where as there's no tracklist for this show. Enjoy Responsibly! www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

What can this be? An extra from a Godard film grappling with weighty questions of existential angst, nihilist leanings signposted in a four-letter outburst to his right ? Or is it @darren157.bsky.social on merch at the @skepwax.bsky.social Xmas bash with a @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social teatowel ?

Here it is! My top song of the year. The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 1 The Cords - Fabulist @skepwax.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com @marc-t-76.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

Just been Whamageddoned on Monday Night Football!😯

@jetstreampony.bsky.social Giddy heights in this Top 50 Chart!!!

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 4 Long Fling - Cool Bottle Water Park @longfling.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 5 Autocamper - Again @safesuburban.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 6 House Of All - The Devil's House @stephenhanley6.bsky.social @hanleypa.bsky.social @funkysi.bsky.social @tinyglobalmusic.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 7 The Nightingales- The New Emperor’s New Clothes @flisskitson.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

Remember part 1 of the 2025 Festive 50 will countdown from 50 to 21 on Sunday night at 8pm* * ish

Here’s my new monthly themed show for December. This month the theme is Question Time. Tune in and enjoy a C90’s worth of throwback indie music. www.mixcloud.com/inyourearsmu...

New Show This months theme is Question Time as Darren is back on In Your Ears Music www.mixcloud.com/inyourearsmu...

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 8 Perennial - Perennial ‘65 @perennialtheband.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 9 Lightheaded - Same Drop @skepwax.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 10 Brian Bilston And The Catenary Wires - Alexa, What Is There To Know About Love? @brianbilston.bsky.social @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 11 British Birds - Sheena’s Locket @britishbirds.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 12 Westside Cowboy - I’ve Never Met Anyone I Thought I Could Really Love (Until I Met You) @niceswan.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 13 Jeanines - To Fail @jeanines-band.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th..

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 14 The Hobknobs - My Conditions @theklittens.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Dar.../the-

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 15 The Penrose Web - I Dreamt I Woke Up Dead @spinoutnuggets.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 16 The Singing Loins - Teeth And Eyes @spinoutnuggets.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 17 The High Span - Everything Is Right @thehighspan.bsky.social @spinoutnuggets.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 18 The Fall - How I Wrote Elastic Man (live) @bellaunion.bsky.social @marcrileydj.bsky.social @stephenhanley6.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 19 The Loft - Feel Good Now @theloftuk.bsky.social @tapeterecords.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Dar.../the-1...

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 21 The Bug Club - Jealous Boy @thebugclubband.bsky.social @subpop.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Dar.../the-1...

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 22 Heavenly - Portland Town @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Dar.../the-1...

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 23 Shale - Fuzzy Identities www.mixcloud.com/Dar.../the-1...

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 24 Tugboat Captain - Thank God @tugboatcaptain.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

The 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 Number 25 Josie - Still Time @precrecs.bsky.social

From today, I will be teasing 3 songs per day from my 157 Show Top 25 Songs Of 2025 chart! Keep your eyes on my socials! www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

Welcome to this special edition of The 157 Show. It's my Top 25 Songs of 2025! The songs have been selected by me & there is no tracklist so that the Top 25 isn't revealed until you've listened to it! Watch my socials to see who came top! Enjoy Responsibly!! www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

In a foolhardy attempt to appease my bank manager, I suppose I should mention that I have some books which may – or may not – make suitable presents for Christmas. They should be available through your local bookshop - and the online ones. Here are what a few of them look like …

C'mon everybody ... how's about having a Xmas Sunday matinee with us ? Get yer tickets here for a splendid afternoon ... with @peteastor.bsky.social @darrenhayman.bsky.social Lou Terry and a very special guest ... plus mince pies wegottickets.com/event/683400

I’ve taken some time to pick my Top 10 Gigs of 2025 but here they are with a few notes on each one. It was tough because I think I’ve seen over 90 gigs this year! One thing is for certain, I absolutely love live music😎😎

Fuck Trump. Fuck fascist leaders. Fuck authoritarians. Fuck billionaires. Fuck trillionaires. Fuck space Karen. Fuck anyone reading this in the next five years trying to decide if I can enter your country.

Welcome to Episode 123 of The 157 Show! This is the last regular show of 2025 & it is full of new tunes, a review of the gigs that I've seen since the last show, The Hanley Hoedown and erm... some Christmas songs too! There's plenty of music to .. Enjoy Responsibly! www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...

Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨

This is really exciting news, we were really happy with this session!

Listening to some recent record purchases tonight. Debut album from The Dutch Embassy - Lighting The Beacons The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Perfect Right Now: A Slumberland Collection The Baby Seals new 7” - Tramoo Trance The High Span brand new second album - Blithering A fine evening 😎

The vote for the 2025 Festive 50 is officially OPEN! Please send me your top 10 tracks from 2025 before the vote closes on 14th December. Votes can be public by replying or @ ing me on a post (no hashtags) or in private by sending me a DM. Please also spread the word cos we need more voters!!!

Your first of many, many, many reminders that the 2025 vote is now open and votes are coming in. Please send your top 10 tracks of 2025, in order.

Tulpa, looking so happy now that their LP is out. And rightly so. Monster Of The Week, it's called. And , even better, it has their marvellous 'Let's Build A Tulpa' If you can't remember which one that is, it's the one now playing on the Late Show. buff.ly/TIokKLP

‘Shapes Like Elves’ broke into Jangleshop HQ and hijacked a song! They’re releasing it on Monday Dec 1st! 😅🌲🤶🎅 #musicsky #indiepop #janglepop

Some reading for you! Many thanks to Steven Keevil and Medway’s Local Authority for spending some time, and asking all about our little, independent, DIY record label. Find out more via the link below: - www.localauthority.news/p/success-is...

Here’s my latest Themed Edition Mixtape version of The 157 Show. Enjoy Responsibly!!😎😎

🔴 Contra2025-15 19112025 (-all new-) The 15th playlist of the year!! LISTEN🎧: www.mixcloud.com/Contraflow/c...

Reminder that we'll be opening the vote for the 2025 Festive 50 on Friday 28th for those of you lovely lovely people who like to get their votes in early. Voting will be open for two weeks and the final day of voting will be Sunday 14th December, for those of you sadists who like to make me sweat.

Hey save The Moth Club. Sign the petition! c.org/TDjKYx8Lmc