Tracks of the Year. 1st December The Weather Station - Neon Signs youtu.be/GMbii8lEjII?... Only a couple of weeks into the year Tamara Lindeman’s project, who have become increasingly improvisational over the last few albums, released this slow burning, nocturnal gem.

Estonia, Ukraine, Latvia, Finland, Italy, Portugal, Albania #Eurovision

You’re damn right we’ve heard the song that’s going to win Eurovision 2025, Graham. Just now. Albania. #Eurovision

Beguiling, raven-haired vocalist and largely still, stern bald man an absolutely classic Euroviszh combo. #Eurovision

Great that San Marino just entered one of the guys from Eiffel 65, but frankly every year they’re not represented by Serhat is a missed opportunity tbh #Eurovision

France’s cautionary tale about falling into a grain silo. #Eurovision

Sweden very much Eurovision ‘eritage there. But just a reminder that they beat out Måns Zelmerlöw in the national qualifiers. #Eurovision

(I actually really liked Portugal yeno) #Eurovision

Can Hazel Brugger regularly be on telly in this country too please? #Eurovision

"Keep it straight guys... said no one ever at Eurovision!" #eurovision

*deletes “Granddaughter Mouskouri” from drafts after Graham’s intro* #Eurovision

The BSL during Finland was sensational #Eurovision

The Limone Twigs #Eurovision

Selbst Esteem #Eurovision

Jeðward #Eurovision

Hold up, we had a good song this year? Is that allowed. #Eurovision

Might’ve known this would be where the #Eurovision party’s at.

Showing my toddler the greatest film of the last 25 years (The Muppets, 2011).

Björk: "Spotify is probably the worst thing that has happened to musicians"

Good gritty away win yesterday. Bart Verbruggen with your haircut like a medieval warlord in a Ridley Scott film.

Answering ticketing emails at work like

RIP to the mighty Garth Hudson, last of the original members of The Band. Their music is kind of irreducible to its constituent parts, but he always struck me as one of those rare musicians able to tap into some primeval, continuous long song. youtu.be/es_uhcxXUYk?...

Ok, guess I’d better get used to posting on here, then.

Right. “Out of office”, not “object-oriented ontology”.

Hint of the BMD silhouette about the TFG logo. Serendipity.

Delighted for Chongy, who continues the longest “interim” CEO-ship in history.

Tracks of the Year. Bonus Everything Everything - The Mad Stone youtu.be/TEb9rDs0x9Q?si… Absolutely fuming with myself because I missed this out when I was copying up my notes for the order! Another cracker from one of the best British bands of the last fifteen years.

@billcummings80.bsky.social ' #Tracksoftheyear #bestof2024 www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2024/12/12/b...

It’s #BandcampFriday which means is a perfect time to support artists by embracing this antidote to poor streaming income for the majority of acts during Spotify Wrapped & Apple Replay season This was one of my ideas to make the most of year-end lists from this week’s @drownedinsound.org newsletter

Tracks of the Year. 1st December Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band - Flashes of Orange youtu.be/MLc-cznb5t4?... (Slight cheat here as the US release was 2023) Davis’s lyrics and drawling delivery have rightly won comparison to the late, great David Berman. A richly rewarding, wrong-footing listen.