#TheTwen2ie5 34. Goat - Under No Nation (2022 🇸🇪) They’ve been ridiculously prolific over the last few years, and consistently great too. This seems to be the pick of choice and this time I won’t disagree youtu.be/gMyXI5K9PEI?...

#TheTwen2ie5 33. Einstürzende Neubauten - Taschen (2020 🇩🇪) Went to Copenhagen to see them for my 50th and this was one of the highlights. Taschen = bags, which provide the percussion for this track youtu.be/-a2C4xawUWw?...

#TheTwen2ie5 32. Lankum - Newcastle (2023 🇮🇪) Unashamedly splitting the vote youtu.be/JbDdt_fuqtE?...

Connections Puzzle #880 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

#TheTwen2ie5 31. Mogwai - Pale Vegan Hip Pain (2025 🇬🇧) Gorgeous melody, great title youtu.be/3PCHUBq0wMg?...

We’re not in Telford anymore

#TheTwen2ie5 30. Jeff Parker ETA IVtet - Freakadelic (2024 🇺🇸/🇦🇺) Anna Butterss’ bass line is so good it would ease the worst of situations, such as getting to Birmingham Airport for an early morning flight youtu.be/arwp6W9X8_E?...

#5debutalbums1014 Seem to remember being a bit disappointed in this at the time, and hence haven’t played it in ages. God knows what I was thinking, it’s fantastic and even has a decent shot of being in my 5

Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.

#TheTwen2ie5 29. Richard Dawson & Circle - Lily (2021 🇬🇧/🇫🇮) Geordie folk meets Finnish prog-metal to tell a story of a nurse seeing the ghosts of recently deceased patients. Obviously therefore the video is…Steve Davis playing snooker youtu.be/iO_FzRjmXiY?...

Connections Puzzle #877 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦

I always assumed the Buttholes had manipulated this to emphasis the relevant bit, but no it’s all there

#5debutalbums1014 NY punk-funk meets North African jazz, this one’s a certainty. Outrageously good live too

#TheTwen2ie5 28. The Bug (ft. Irah) - Demon (2021 🇬🇧) Heavy youtu.be/Bzb_Mi5XAJI?...

While I’m enjoying this nicely balanced World Cup final, it’s time for the major sporting event of the weekend

Nice of the rain in Mumbai to delay the start of the final until I’d finished the big shop

#TheTwen2ie5 27. Little Simz ft. Obongjayar - Point & Kill (2021 🇬🇧/🇳🇬) Amazingly I don’t think I’ve seen a pick for this yet, and brilliant as Gorilla, Woman etc are this is the one youtu.be/tvY31eN3gtE?...

Sight change of plans for today then

#TheTwen2ie5 26. Memorials - Lamplighter (2024 🇬🇧) And we’re back “I want to be the one Still dancing when the lights come on” youtu.be/O3sCsD5_Fmw?...

The lead singer of The Fall leant forward into my face and called me a fucking hippie off mic during a performance in Stoke🤨

Something for the weekend - Halloween Special: Horror Clowns Are Dickheads (again) #HMHB #Horrorclownsaredickheads youtu.be/apYwBHKkhdM?...

Good old-fashioned jangly indie-pop #5debutalbums1014

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

“Puts his head down when girls pass in the street” #FallFriday

Well now, what a chase from India! Amazing innings by Jemimah Rodrigues

Australia can thank me for that. First ball after I turn it on and the stand is broken.

Maxine Peake narrated oddball electronica. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Pendle witch trials while touching on feminism, austerity and barm cakes. Brilliant record #5debutalbums1014

Someone needs to explain to this pair that the clocks went back nearly a week ago and it’s definitely not lunchtime yet

#TheTwen2ie5 HM5: Angeline Morrison - Unknown African Boy (d. 1830) (2022 🇬🇧) My other HMs have been songs I’ve seen picked elsewhere that deserve a boost. This is more self-indulgent - a song I love but can’t quite squeeze into the main list, and is probably getting no other picks

The big screen by the drinks machine at work has been playing a video on loop all day featuring an interview with George Osborne, and seeing his face every time I left my desk has driven me to drink

Whatever the result here (and can’t see us chasing this many), that’s an incredible innings from Laura Woolvaardt.

#TheTwen2ie5 HM4: Sahra Halgan - Sharaf (2024 Somaliland) Storming bit of garage rock that seems to have got some traction.

Thank your lucky stars, the stellar shine again. Following a fairly fallow 2024/25 - due to grim illness and its gruff treatment - the glorious Gales are now readying themselves to rock n roll afresh next February. Tickets go on sale Fri Oct 31st at 10AM www.thenightingales.org.uk/live

Haven’t played this in ages (tend to default to 2 or 4) but sounds amazing today #5debutalbums1014

On the topic of UK jazz, this was my (belated) introduction to the scene, and to Shabaka Hutchings in particular #5debutalbums1014

#TheTwen2ie5 HM3: Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music (2023 🇬🇧) More from the current golden age of British jazz.

Didn’t know this record until @tadharsh.bsky.social saw a picture in the pub on Friday that looked like the cover and told me all about it. Very glad he did as it’s ridiculously good. Minutemen, Aphex, Roland Kirk, Alice Coltrane, Kraftwerk, Sun Ra, Beefheart etc all played on solo acoustic guitar

#5debutalbums1014 Starting off my quite short list with this brilliantly put-together collection of bangers. Perfect to brighten up Monday morning

#TheTwen2ie5 HM2: Arooj Aftab - Raat Ki Rani (2024 🇵🇰) A voice I could listen to for days

Cheese banana? Banana of cheese?

Early Sunday morning listening - one of a few decent finds in the local second shops yesterday

#TheTwen2ie5 HM1: Coriky - Clean Kill (2020 🇺🇸) Probably as close as we’ll ever get to another Fugazi record

Been for a walk. Just about saw the deer

If I was the sort of person who got furious about football I’d be furious after that. 38 shots in last 2 games: 1 goal, no points. Sitter after sitter missed and then the spawniest winner you’ll ever see. Need beer

lol.

#TheTwen2ie5 25. Horace Andy - Safe From Harm (2022 🇯🇲) ⭐️ 11 Points Ending part 1 with another magnificent cover version. Fairly safe to say this fails the Ice Spice clause youtu.be/ETTEW8kQhu0?...

Hinako Omori in Shrewsbury tonight. Great venue, terrible pics @badgigpictures.bsky.socia

New Hubro for a Friday afternoon