🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/hibernation-music/ It may be winter outside but it can be a lot warmer inside, thanks to Gwenno, Smith & Liddle, Sons of Sevilla, Tunng David Byrne, Blue Lake, Dualist Inquiry, Soft Cotton County @squeezeofficial.com and @thepopguns.bsky.social. Truly great stuff! .

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/pop-in-the-real-world-obituaries-2025/ A quiet set of one paragraph obituaries to celebrate some of those we loved and lost in 2025. There's also a playlist with the music from all featured, and from others who sadly passed too - there's a link in the blog.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/features/ Thought we'd join the rush to show how to celebrate 2025's music before it becomes last year's sounds. And they were good, not to be discarded lightly. You can hear our Top 100 choices in the Spotify and YouTube links in the blog.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/little-stars-of-unsilent-nights/ Thanks to all who read or clicked the blog in 2025. And thanks this week to : Slow Country, @emmaspollock.bsky.social, Pendulum, Nightbus, Chris Stamey, Wallace, Maud Anyways, Sonia Khadia, Castlebeat, Fatboy Slim & the Rolling Stones.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/eat-drink-party-sleepzzzz/ Lots to catch up on and possibly our widest range of music yet. Thanks to @rivalconsoles.bsky.social Catt, Sven Wunder, Blood Orange Rialto, The Futureheads Jims Twenty-one and Ezra Feinstein.

🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-uncovered-1/… We're back with a show full of great songs including, but not limited to @alpacasports.bsky.social @marktranmer.bsky.social @theclientele.bsky.social @mtmiseryband.bsky.social @sglewis94.bsky.social @thestoneroses.bsky.social & more.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/tinsel-tunes/ Our Christmas playlist is still here capturing the season in all its traditions, celebrations, wild behaviour & healthy cynicism. New songs for this year come from The Futureheads @theunthanks.bsky.social Mimicking Birds. Wolf Alice, Cats In Space and more.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/putting-the-ho-ho-ho-into-ho-ho-holidays/ Time's at a premium in the build up to Christmas. Perhaps spend some time with these sparkling lights? Thanks to : The Cords, Lance Ferguson @elisabethelektra.bsky.social , Leit Motif, MaePowell and Melanie Pain

🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-new-york-groove/ We have a new Mixcloud show and we're back with a special. We're surveying the New York music scenes from the 60s to the present day. Featuring everything from Blondie to Sonic Youth and every Peter, Paul and Mary inbetween!

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/the-magic-of-new-beginnings/ It's a new website, a few imperfections but imbued with the magic of new beginnings, thanks to: Building Instrument, Night Tapes, Marina Zispin, Dijf Sanders, Cate Le Bon and Stuart Moxham

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/new-words-new-worlds Get excited and be amazed. This week's special thanks to Kelora, Polygonia, Brian Eno, Beatie Wolfe @gruffrhys.bsky.social Le Volume Courbe, The Clause, Asgeir, Soft Cotton County, Sour Ops, Common Saints @joegoddard.bsky.social & Florious.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/no-sun-no-light-november And here are the singles @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social @assistant.bandcamp.com @keelinmusic.bsky.social Prolapse, Soft Hearted Scientists and @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social All wonderful stuff

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/no-sun-no-light-november Not just the week's best albums but now with added EPs and singles too. A thousand thanks to Lovers, The Lemonheads @lastdinnerparty.bsky.social Rianne Downey, B-Movie, Lorelle and the Obsoletes. Singles to follow.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/the-best-thing-since-chocolate-marmite 5 albums. 1 EP. 3 singles. Much to like thanks to : Madi Diaz, Barker, Kuma (on @facadelectronic.bsky.social ) @chrissiehynde.com @mtmiseryband.bsky.social Adam Camm Magnetic Skies @thesuncharms.bsky.social & My Raining Stars

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/see-below Joining me in celebrating our shortest ever blog title are these superstars : @haimtheband.bsky.social Tom Grennon @markbacino.bsky.social Not Me But Us and The Barry Walker Unit. Thanks all.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/keeping-it-real-hopefully Great music this week, but one may be AI fiction. Comments welcome. Thanks Abstract Crimewave, @alisongoldfrapp.music-social.com @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social Peel Dream Magazine @theclientele.bsky.social Fused & @themoonlandingz.bsky.social

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/music-from-the-lost-and-found A panic inducing weeks, realising that your perfect song may still be hiding out there b. Thanks to Memory Scale, The Hidden Cameras, @clayhill.bsky.social l Bjear, Pye Corner Audio Dislocation Dance Ken Boothe & @jahwobble.bsky.social

popintherealworld.co.uk/post/up-up-and-away-don-t-look-down Some simply cracking music, that's what's up Bluesky! Thanks @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social Peki Momes, Nation of Language, Discovery Zone, The Milk, Park Jiha, The Montgolfier Brothers (Thanks @petepaphides.bsky.social & Needle Mythology)

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/the-mixcloud-chronicles-episode-29 Another new show with choirs, new songs, new versions of old songs and old songs. Thanks to @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social @phoeberings.bsky.social @infinitysong.bsky.social Talk Talk and @thechoircefc.bsky.social and many more!

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/quicksi... It's Mercury Music time with four 2025 shortlisted albums & new work from three previous nominees. Grateful appreciation to: @paulwellernews.bsky.social, Emma-Jean Thackray, Blossoms, @cmatbaby.bsky.social Wolf Alice, Jacob Alon & @nickmulvey.bsky.social

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/the-magnificent-seven A week for the weird, the warm and the downright wonderful. Thanks to @ronsexsmith.bsky.social (a wonderful, wonderful album) Dominique Adams GLOK and Timothy Clerkin. Apta, Yetsuby, The Order of the 12 and Light Space Modulator

🎧 www.popintherealworld.co.uk/post/all-kil... There are good music weeks and great music weeks. This was a great week, thanks to Martha Rose, Goodbye Wudaokou #goodbyewudaokou, Obi, Geologist / DS, Andy Bell, Dean Wareham and the sweetest of farewells from Saint Etienne @bobpetesarah.bsky.social

🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-mixcloud-27a/ With new songs from @magneticsky.bsky.social & the fantastic @jamesclarkefive.bsky.social you hardly need the further incentives of Heartworms, @allodarlin.bsky.social @nataliebergman.bsky.social & @themarias.music-social.com to listen!

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/school-... Autumn's here. Settle down with great music like this. Thanks SunYears Flopsy's Dream (aka @geowizard.bsky.social) Kara-Lis Coverdale Marshall Allen (C/o @mexicansummer.bsky.social) Cassandra Jenkins @welovepulp.bsky.social & @phoeberings.bsky.social

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/music-for-the-first-glass-waiting-room Electronica, jazz, classic rock, Welsh pop and a satisfying band names. It's all good music too. Thanks to Neuzeitliche Bodebelage, Maridalen, @ynysmusic.bsky.social @sweetwaterrocks.bsky.social GoGo Penguin and Cate Brooks.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/summer-sadness-august-angst A new football season is upon us. Here's a few acts that were on the ball and put their albums in the back of the net. Ten Fe. @gentlehen.bsky.social Florist (aka Florist), lost 80s heroes The Mood, Blanche Biau & @david_boulter .

🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-mixcloud-26/ Ok. Let's see how many of the acts in this show I can squeeze into a Bluesky post. @gogopenguin.bsky.social Molchat Doma @wearevillagers.bsky.social The Jam, Roge, Khruangbin, Black Sabbath, School for the Dead, The Millennium and more.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/boom-bust-boom-a-bang-bang Thanks to NewDad @billie-marten.bsky.social @themarias.music-social.com Natalie Bergman (c/o @thirdmanrecords.bsky.social) The Big Dish, Now Always Fades, My Raining Stars and @poloandpan.bsky.social

🎧https://youtu.be/QwmSMh72neU?si=wWbJRy-1coVxSHjs Magntic Skies get better and better with every release. This is their new single. The tour in November promises to be excellent.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/there-is-always-plan-b-always The holiday season has checked in and the Pop In The Real World mini fridge is emptier than usual. Luckily great records from Roge West 11, Beth Hirsch, Flaer Sam Blasucci @allodarlin.bsky.social and Turin Brakes fill the gaps.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/caring-... Mods. Shakespeare. Belarusian electropop. All this and more to amuse you this week. Thanks to Arve Henriksen, James Taylor Quartet,Young Gun Silver Fox Molchat Doma @bccamplight.bsky.social and @japanesebreakfast.bsky.social

🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-mixcloud-24/ Our latest Mixcloud show - No 24 - is now ready and waiting for your ears. Featuring the Letter X and Carwyn Ellis & Rio18, The xx, @themayfliesusa.bsky.social @realestateband.bsky.social The Bluebells and much, much more.

🎧 It's easy to become stuck in a musical rut, but there were many delights to be had this week from acts previously unknown to me. Thanks to Ecovillage, Arooj Aftab, Tokyo Tea Room Ex Easter Island Head and Alex Puddu Here's /Norther' from Ex Easter Island Head music.youtube.com/watch?v=rIx0...

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/the-spice-and-salsa-of-summer-sounds Another week of unalloyed joy, with no exaggeration. Thanks above all to Kaito, The Rah Band, Mark Fry Darling West Tunde Adebimpe (C/O @subpop.bsky.social ) @skeleten.bsky.social and Infinity Song. .

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/the-mix... Weddings can be romantic, bonkers or disastrous - we love 'em all. This show has all that ain the company of #butlerblakegrant, Oracle Sisters, Jeffrey Lewis @tindersticks.bsky.social @seapowerband.bsky.social and, um, Wizzard and much more.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/summer-... We're back with angsty indie, rock & deep ambience. From one extreme to the other thanks to @themayfliesusa.bsky.social @stereophonics.bsky.social Billy Reeves Comet Gain Birds In The Brickwork (@waysideandwoodland.bsky.social) & @brokenchip.bsky.social

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/ai-rote-my-headlime A briefer read than usual doesn't diminish the quality of electronic genius and pure pop on display. Thanks to Djo @realestateband.bsky.social Mark Barrot, Kirk Barley and Jan Jelinek (Thanks @electronicsound.bsky.social )

🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-mixcloud-21/ In our slimmed down version, we'll be considering the letter 'U' in pop, the delights of English pubs, and sampling a debut that arrived 41 years after the band split up. With @theloftuk.bsky.social @dreadzone.bsky.social and many more.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/the-ups-and-downs-of-a-bactrian-camel Summer's here and so are Summer sounds this week. Praise be to Jeffrey Lewis, Black Country New Road Lava La Rue, The Delines Peace Flag Ensemble, Les Cyclades and Carwyn Ellis and Rio 18 Pass the sunscreen!

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/300-not-out-and-just-settling-in A stunning week - not a single disappointment. Thanks to @mikiberenyi.bsky.social @brianbilston.bsky.social The Catenary Wires @saintetienne.bsky.social #vegyn Tindersticks, Oracle Sisters, Tales of Moon and #butlerblakegrant.

mixcloud.com/Chris2023/po... We start a leaner, more compact future with this show -a double espresso rather than milky latte! That's due to the likes of Beirut @dukespecial.bsky.social [email protected] @welovepulp.bsky.social amongst many others.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/close-y... From the Swiss underground to the Welsh above ground via the Australian punk scene and all points inbetween. Thanks to Citron Citron, Actress, Mellt, Press Club, Sam Moss, Nerina Pallot and Common Saints.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/adding-dream-topping-to-your-instant-whip What a week. Belated debuts, outstanding folk and world music and much more. Thanks to @theloftuk.bsky.social Another Body Found, James Xerxes Fussell Charif Megarbane Echolalia, Momo and Pierre Bastien & Louis Laurail.

🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/po... It's another new show featuring album anniversaries and songs about revolution, revolt and rebellion. There's a fair number of new music from new bands too including @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social The Che Men My Raining Stars and Soft Cotton County. And so much more!

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/the-uni... From a new jazz experience to two contenders for AOTY, this week had it all. Heartfelt thanks to Beirut, SML, Laurie Torres, Charlie Needs Braces, @skepwax.bsky.social (#TheGentleSpring), Aja and Vraell

🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/po... Out latest show - with new music from Magnetic Skies & Peel Dream Magazine, a look at country music away from traditional areas with The Delines amongst others & asking some of those unanswerable questions including 'Is Vic There? Lots of old and new favourites too.

🎧popintherealworld.co.uk/post/music-to-make-the-easter-bunny-happy Sweeter than a shop full of Easter eggs, without the danger of over indulging. Thanks go to @thisisdeepseadiver.bsky.social #IsobelCampbell #colorgreen #DOVS Kelly Lee Owens #myrainingstars and #markfredson.

🎧 This week, my record of the week is a recent single from Magnetic Skies -'A Place On Earth'. Absolutely loved it! It's a confident, excellent synth pop future classic. If you enjoyed their debut album, feel happy. This is a big step forward! music.youtube.com/watch?v=gRZS...

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/deep-diving-for-oysters-and-pearls So much to love this week and that's all down to Bullion, The Silver Abduction (@bluestates.bsky.social ) Office Culture Immersion & SUSS, Green-house @thehighllamas.bsky.social @bogdanraczynski.bsky.social and Primal Scream.

🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/cruel-a... A bumper week of bonzer songs. All the thanks goes to : Manic Street Preachers Comett Dolores Forever @paleblueeyes24.bsky.social Heartworms @edwyncollins.bsky.social @adwaithmusic.bsky.social @dreadzone.bsky.social Whoopee is what I say!