Everyone on my platform is having a pre-evening snack (me included). Well done us.

#2025FavSingles Bad Bunny - BAILE INoLVIDABLE The brass and band vocal hooks are glorious - *and* the jazzy piano interlude. Looking forward to the Super Bowl show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Fe...

Going to see* Super Furry Animals for the first time! (How is this the first time??) * in seven months

#2025FavSingles Dave, Tems - Raindance Every year needs a big, earnest, mushy track to vibe to (all good things). Extra points for using 'looking like you come from the 90s' as a compliment. Shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, yah. youtu.be/1qmrq6I_jHI?...

#2025FavSingles Addison Rae - Fame is a Gun Addison's 2025 singles have all been excellent, but I like the unexpected droney-ness amongst the sparkly synths here. youtu.be/TkwZ2uQu2hE?...

#2025FavSingles Disclosure, Anderson .Paak - NO CAP As A .P says: "'No Cap’ is the ideal dancefloor banger you don’t have to think about” youtu.be/-Q4kCS4u9b8?...

#2025FavSingles HUNTR/X - What It Sounds Like Perfect final boss track. Does it bring a tear to my eye and a lump to my throat (still, on the bazillionth viewing)? Of course it does. youtu.be/TbMEMCvFbZk?...

Bringing another stack of records back from Sheffield - this time's "have I heard it since 91?" LP is Emotion Lotion by Top: (Interesting Wiki definition of 'hit': "The album spawned two hit singles... "She's Got All the World", which peaked at #80, and "Number One Dominator", which reached #67.)

#2025FavSingles Jim Legxacy - '06 wayne rooney Jim in Kelly Clarkson mode (aka 'it bops') + Wayne Rooney endorsed video. youtu.be/RhjZgIk9oCs?...

? I may have become the street binfluencer ?

#TheTwen2ie5 My remaining HMs to complete the 100. I think they all have at least one pick, apart from Clipse P.O.V. which was my song #51 so I'm very attached to it (and it's a 2025 track so you never know ... :) )

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50 1 💫🌟 12 points 🌟💫 Doechii - NISSAN ALTIMA (2024) (USA) Still a whirlwind, still makes me grin - my favourite of the 2020s (and with what sounds like a mic drop at the end to send the 50 off in glorious style). youtu.be/iGbeZNqklic?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 49 #2 🌟 12 points 🌟 Kendrick Lamar (1/2) - The Heart Part 5 (2022) (USA) A song that demands my attention every time I hear it - Kendrick's on fire, the poignancy alongside the critique, and an all-time interpolation of my favourite Marvin Gaye song. youtu.be/ygUiCCUc4j8?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 48 #3 ⭐ 11 points ⭐ Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (2020) (USA) Of course there's a Chappell! I've chosen PPC for the iconic "God, what have you done?', blissful guitar, and the kids in their Pink Pony tees on my train last year. youtu.be/GR3Liudev18?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 47 #4 ⭐ 11 points ⭐ Charli xcx (1/2) feat. lorde - Girl, so confusing (2024) (UK/ NZ) About the most vulnerable/ heart warming song on my list (also a banger). youtu.be/0q3K6FPzY18?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 46 #5 ⭐ 11 points ⭐ Tyler, The Creator (1/2) - Ring Ring Ring (2025) (USA) As well as a 'jump, jump' section, all songs should include telephone rings (particularly great for those with smooth and funky disco vibes). [Spoiler: pleasingly the last word here is the first in #4]

I gave GNR a listen for last week's #ClassicAlbumThursday - but I've never listened to a GN'R album either, so let's give Appetite for Destruction a spin as it's the shortest of the ones I've heard of and I know three tracks youtu.be/MT87sd-0igg?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 45 #6 ⭐ 11 points ⭐ Troye Sivan - Rush (2023) (Australia) Ah, summer. This shot of super hot hedonism is much needed in very cold London today. youtu.be/b53QJYP-lqY?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 44 #7 ⭐ 11 points ⭐ SZA (1/2) - Kill Bill (2023) (USA) "I get the sense that it's a lost cause ..." I enjoy SZA's wry observations here as much as the song's super sweet catchiness. youtu.be/MSRcC626prw?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 43 #8 ⭐ 11 points ⭐ Beyoncé - ALIEN SUPERSTAR (2022) (USA) #TheTwen2ie5 Day 42 (BOOM) (BOOM) (BOOM) Choosing Beyoncé at her most imperial. youtu.be/kINlZV44JeM?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42 #9 ⭐ 11 points ⭐ Water From Your Eyes - Barley (2023) (USA) Chunky! Discordant! Sting references! The more chaotic it gets, the more I love it. youtu.be/8tdPKlYTWn4?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41 #10 ⭐ 11 points ⭐ McKinley Dixon - We're Outside, Rejoice! (2025) (USA) A song (and album) that could have been custom-made for me - noodly jazz intro, bags of sax, and bittersweet (Jazzy Jeff + Fresh Prince) Summertime vibes. youtu.be/H326Gz2d_Tw?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40 #11 Jim Legxacy - father (2025) (UK) Lewisham!!! Previous picks 'stick' and 'O6 wayne rooney' (and Sprinter :) ) are, of course, great - but I'm going for this fabulous mix of glitchy banger and vulnerability. youtu.be/klPD-stNou0?...

Flip, I have got the wrong train home and am on the fast, non-stop train to the middle of Kent.

Happy that my local café's card machine is not, in fact, a p*ssy palace. (Impossible not to get earwormed by this every morning.)

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 39 #12 Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right? (2023) (US) Teenage Charlotte hard relates to this song, and also informs me it is a mega bop. youtu.be/Dj9qJsJTsjQ?...

I've decided I need to get to know the big Portuguese bands better - so I'm going for GNR's Psicopátria for #ClassicAlbumThursday < let's (ahem) dive in ... (chosen over Xutos & Pontapés, as my only Portuguese celeb spot was GNR's singer in a Lisbon club) www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-u8...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 38 #13 Kendrick Lamar (2/2) feat lefty Gunplay - tv off (2024) (US) It's not just mustaaaaaaard, but it is, of course, also mustaaaaaaard. It's always a pleasure to see Kendrick in dynamite-mode. [Two KL tracks on my 50, but definitely more in the HMs] youtu.be/U8F5G5wR1mk?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37 #14 Dua Lipa - Levitating (2020) (UK) The whoos, the yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahs, the handclaps, the giggles and crowd sounds, the absolute perfect 'everything but the kitchen sink'-ness of this song. youtu.be/OsfAnsMY21M?...

The new Charli xcx song is giving strong Brontë Parsonage vibes, and making me want to revisit my A level Wuthering Heights notes (all good things).

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 36 #15 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (2024) (USA) I'm particularly enjoying the "yeses" in this at the moment - this song is undeniable (yes). youtu.be/eVli-tstM5E?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35 #16 MUNA - What I Want (2022) (USA) More exuberance in this exhilarating ode to thrills and hedonism. [Also, like my #1, so joyous that hearing a 5 second snippet on a podcast was enough to convince me I was going to love it.] youtu.be/ysQl74R_Tog?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 34 #17 Young Fathers - Rice (2023) (UK) My Heavy Heavy choice - the build and the explosion of exuberance is such a joy. youtu.be/AlgcqWf6evk?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33 #18 Tyler, The Creator (2/2) - Big Poe (2025) (USA) Masses of swag here, and great use of Busta Rhymes (always like a jump, jump in a song). [DON'T TAP THE GLASS is the only LP with two tracks on my 50: perfect for good moods, bad moods, meh moods] youtu.be/IGXS45Gp8jA?...

A bit like the protagonist in The Bothersome Man, everything has been a little meh lately, with little thrill. (Maybe unfair to The Asphalt Jungle - although, as charming as Marilyn is, her actual time in the film does not warrant her prominence on the poster.) #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched

Choosing Danny Brown's new album as this morning's hype music (it's appraisal time at work).

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 32 #19 PinkPantheress (1/2) - Stateside (2025) (UK) Apparently PinkPantheress' favourite song from Fancy That, and mine too. I love the layers of 90s/ Y2K vibes on this. youtu.be/vQ-a4VkeMZE?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 31 #20 aespa - Supernova (2024) (South Korea) I have a few songs with swag coming up, but Supernova is probably the swaggiest of all. You can't help but feel invincible when listening to this. youtu.be/phuiiNCxRMg?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 30 #21 Sho Madjozi - Chale (2023) (South Africa) Another vote for this burst of joy (also discovered via PPP). youtu.be/Ut3lDyGoqVU?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 29 #22 MJ Lenderman - She's Leaving You (2024) (USA) MJ's power pop bop - sometimes you just need a swell of grungy guitars and sweet Karly harmonies. youtu.be/0rFVVzavii0?...

Sad to hear of Lô Borges' passing ... O Trem Azul is one of my favourites of his songs.

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 28 #23 NewJeans - Super Shy (2023) (South Korea) Gloriously bouncy and catchy - and Lisbon is looking super fine in the video. youtu.be/ArmDp-zijuc?...

Our street's chatty cat is back - and extra chatty.

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 27 #24 JPEGMAFIA - either on or off the drugs (2024) (USA) No ALL CAPS (no caps at all), so a less raucous, more contemplative JPEG. youtu.be/hyidIM6ou4g?...

Pops in Berlin (Goo, Shaky, Dave & Bruce)

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 26 #25 SZA (2/2) - Saturn (2024) (USA) [2/2 on the 50 - but there is at least one HM] For a song that is so full of sadness, this is an easy song to float away on. youtu.be/V2G8ESoDXm8?...

#TheTwen2ie5 HM1 NLE Choppa & Whethan feat Carey Washington - SLUT ME OUT 3 (2024) (USA) Starting with three songs that very nearly made my list - from the most to the least firecracker-y. youtu.be/5lFy3xFEUGQ?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 25 #26 Magdalena Bay - Death & Romance (2024) (USA) Love the epic, intergalactic vibes. Exactly how being left by your alien boyfriend would sound. (HMs for the next five days - and back to countdown on 1st Nov) youtu.be/xMJyxP-kUWg?...

Ah, lovely new Mei Semones songs: youtu.be/Unz_U9vXu4o?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 24 #27 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (2020) (Canada) Going with the big song, big sales/streams goliath that happily bops in grand synth style. (also how did I miss Canada off my nationality stats? sorry Canada 🇨🇦) youtu.be/4NRXx6U8ABQ?...