Happy New Year Bastards! We've been quiet for a while, but hoping to be back with a bang. We just published the first in a series of 2025 recaps from our writers. pickybs.com/2026/01/15/2...

What did our panel make of the latest album Deadbeat from Tame Impala? Hotly debated online but did we agree on the podcast? pickybs.com/2025/12/04/p...

NEW PODCAST: Episode 93 of Picky Bs and we are back with 4 more new releases, a classic album and a Why I Love. This month's playlist includes Sigrid Dave Tame Impala Just Mustard Dave Van Ronk TORRES pickybs.com/2025/12/04/p...

Which of the albums on the Mercury Prize shortlist did we agree was the worthy winner? (Spoiler: We didn’t agree) pickybs.com/2025/09/28/p...

NEW PODCAST: Mercury Prize 2025 Special Our annual argument about the 12 albums shortlisted for the Mercury Prize is here. We discuss which albums deserve to win, who we think is the winner, as well as which album is the worst on the shortlist. pickybs.com/2025/09/28/p...

Ahead of the Mercury Prize announcement next week, we've put together our own shortlist of albums we feel deserve a nomination. Read our picks here 👇🏻 pickybs.com/2025/09/05/t... And listen to the playlist here 👇🏻 open.spotify.com/playlist/3dw...

The best things we listened to in July. What were you listening to last month? pickybs.com/2025/08/08/t...

Hello! We've been on a bit of a break, but there's a brand new review on the website. The new For Those I Love album, Carving The Stone, is out today. Tom Burrows has shared his verdict. He loved the last, but does the new one deliver? pickybs.com/2025/08/08/r...

NEW PODCAST: It's Episode 89 of Picky Bs and this month's playlist was: Little Simz – Lotus Shura – I Got Too Sad For My Friends McKinley Dixon – Magic, Alive! Lifeguard – Ripped and Torn Big L – Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous Why I Love – Bob Dylan pickybs.com/2025/07/11/p...

ALBUM REVIEW: Kae Tempest - Self Titled One of our most anticipated albums of 2025 is out today. Read why @atkinssam.bsky.social was ‘overwhelmed’ by this album over on Picky Bs. pickybs.com/2025/07/04/r...

NEW PODCAST: Episode 88 of Picky Bs includes us arguing about album from SENTRIES, Jenny Hval, Blondshell and Model/Actriz. The classic album is from Selena and Sam tells us why he loves Robbie Williams & Take That. Listen here: pickybs.com/2025/06/13/p...

'I felt like I’d got rid of my insecurities about making music and adjusted my philosophies about that kind of thing.' pickybs.com/2025/06/06/i...

Yep. We only went and interviewed Big Special, winners of our podcast Album of the Year in 2024: pickybs.com/2025/06/06/i...

NEW PODCAST: This month's playlist includes: Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunetts (& sad women) Greentea Peng – TELL DEM IT’S SUNNY Backxwash – Only Dust Remains YHWH Nailgun – 45 Pounds Talk Talk – Laughing Stock Minutemen – Double Nickels on the Dime pickybs.com/2025/05/09/p...

'Make sure you give them a listen before they go big.' @franslater.bsky.social reviews the debut album from Prima Queen: pickybs.com/2025/04/25/r...

It's debut release day for Prima Queen. Here's @franslater.bsky.social with his thoughts on the album: pickybs.com/2025/04/25/r...

ALBUM REVIEW: A Complicated Woman - Self Esteem ‘The most obvious praise I can level on A Complicated Woman is that it has purpose.’ @atkinssam.bsky.social reviews the long awaited 3rd album from Picky B’s favourite Self Esteem. pickybs.com/2025/04/21/r...

LIVE REVIEW: Dean Wareham at @bandonthewall.bsky.social pickybs.com/2025/04/08/l...

The Picky Bs got Divorced last night at Gorilla. Read what we made of the gig on the site today @divorcehq.bsky.social pickybs.com/2025/04/04/l...

As well as our latest podcast, we've also got our best of the month for March on the site today. Check out our latest picks including: Lady Gaga DJ Koze Great Grandpa Julien Baker & TORRES and Kae Tempest pickybs.com/2025/04/03/t...

NEW PODCAST: Episode 86 of the music podcast full of disagreements and hopefully great music. The usual four new releases, classic album and Why I Love sections appear for the 86th time. pickybs.com/2025/04/02/p...

'It only took me a few seconds over Clara Mann’s debut album to know I was on to a winner.' Read today's album review from @franslater.bsky.social pickybs.com/2025/03/31/r...

LIVE REVIEW: David Gray at O2 Apollo Manchester. ‘The most striking thing about David Gray’s presence on stage is how much he loses himself in these songs.’ pickybs.com/2025/03/26/l...

We have a brand new podcast coming your way soon, but for now make sure to listen to Episode 85, including this hot take on FKA Twigs from @atkinssam.bsky.social. pickybs.com/2025/03/03/p...

NEW PODCAST: The Bastards are back and reviewing albums by Victoria Canal, Ditz, FKA Twigs and Central Cee. While this month's classic album is by Fugazi and Fran tells us why he loves This Is The Kit. Go listen in all the usual places here: pickybs.com/2025/03/03/p...

LIVE REVIEW: Laura Marling at Albert Hall Manchester. @atkinssam.bsky.social reviews show one of Laura Marling’s three show residency at one of Manchester’s most stunning venues. pickybs.com/2025/03/06/l...

Today we have an album review of Eusexua by FKA Twigs. Read what @tomburrows.bsky.social thought of this huge album over on Picky Bs. pickybs.com/2025/02/21/r...

NEW PODCAST: Bastards are back for 2025 with more complaining and even better music. pickybs.com/2025/02/05/p...

Which album on this month’s playlist did we claim is ‘the first great album of 2025’? Spoiler: it’s bad news for Franz Ferdinand. pickybs.com/2025/02/05/p...

ICYMI: @franslater.bsky.social reccomends Name Your Sorrow by Pillow Queens to James in our latest Blind Taste Test. pickybs.com/2025/02/04/b...

NEW PODCAST: Episode 84 of the miserable music podcast and it's a great one to start a big year of music in 2025. pickybs.com/2025/02/05/p...

Today James Spearing and @franslater.bsky.social take each other on in our Blind Taste Test. The album in question? 'Name Your Sorrow' from Pillow Queens pickybs.com/2025/02/04/b...

'But all the magic of the first two albums is still there, it just takes a slightly different perspective to see it.' Don't miss our review of the brand new @annabsavage.bsky.social album: pickybs.com/2025/01/24/r...

Picky Bs favourite @annabsavage.bsky.social releases her 3rd album today. Here's @franslater.bsky.social with his thoughts: pickybs.com/2025/01/24/r...

The first major commercial release of 2025 but @atkinssam.bsky.social thinks it might end up as one of the best. He reviews the latest album from Bad Bunny on Picky Bs today: pickybs.com/2025/01/15/r...

It's the final list of list week (and a bit) - find out what albums us Picky Bastards are excited for in 2025: pickybs.com/2025/01/13/t...

Wrote some words about Rachel Chinouriri becoming one of my favourite new discoveries in music over the last 12 months.

'Not only have they made it look convincing that they like the album, but they’ve somehow convinced the world to join in with them.' Which album did @franslater.bsky.social think his fellow Picky bs were lying about? Find out on outlook latest list: pickybs.com/2025/01/08/a...

If there's one thing us bastards can agree on, it's that we disagree on most things. Here's a list of albums we really disagreed on in 2024: pickybs.com/2025/01/08/a...

'Their album is irresistible.' Our man Matt picks Kneecap as his favourite discovery of 2024: pickybs.com/2025/01/06/t...

Editor @franslater.bsky.social had our friends @recordculture.bsky.social to thank for introducing him to Big Special. He picks them as his favourite discovery of 2024 in our latest list: pickybs.com/2025/01/06/t...

What was your favourite musical discovery of 2024? Editor James choose Dog Race. Check out the list to see what our other editors discovered: pickybs.com/2025/01/06/t...

Today we're looking back and forward at the same time - new artists we discovered in 2024 that we hope will do great things in 2025 pickybs.com/2025/01/06/t...

What were the best gigs you saw in 2024? The Bastards have put together their own list of their favourites including Charli XCX Young Fathers Folly Group Linkin Park Fontaines D.C. Taylor Swift pickybs.com/2025/01/03/t...

'Life is feeling everything: happiness and sadness – every colour of the rainbow' What Now by Brittany Howard was one of our picks for AOTY 2024: pickybs.com/2024/12/23/t...

It's our turn to share our picks for Album of the Year. A list of the Picky Bastards team's favourite records of 2024: pickybs.com/2024/12/23/t...

What was your favourite 'moment' from an album in 2024? A short moment of music that's had you keep hitting replay this year?

NEW PODCAST: Episode 83 of Picky Bs is our annual Album of the Year special. Our playlist from other end of year lists include albums from: St. Vincent The Cure Knocked Loose Billie Eilish BIG SPECIAL Clarissa Connely Fabiano Palladino Schoolboy Q Kim Deal pickybs.com/2024/12/20/p...

We are recording the Album of the Year episode of Picky Bastards Podcast tomorrow, here's the playlist and albums we are covering: Big Special The Cure Clarissa Connelly Knocked Loose Billie Eilish Schoolboy Q St. Vincent Fabiana Palladino Kim Deal open.spotify.com/playlist/5pm...

‘Kendrick Lamar and Father John Misty as a pair perhaps best represent the eclectic nature of my music taste. Two wildly different artists…united in my affections by their songwriting genius’ @tomburrows.bsky.social picks his best music of November: pickybs.com/2024/12/02/t...