That was the epitome of a hard-earned away win. At home. #hcafc

‘After gigs, we’d drop off our drummer to do his paper round’: how Inspiral Carpets made This Is How It Feels www.theguardian.com/culture/2023...

Just how good is it to have The Early Years back?

Three seems like light work but the transition from 2-3 took quite a bit of head scratching. Wordle 1,562 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Nothing crushes the immersive experience of listening to an album more than having to get up and flip a double LP three bloody times. Anyway, this will forever remain a banger, despite the lack of a CD option.

Wordle 1,561 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Just Mustard’s bleak, brutalist shoegaze sounding immense tonight in London. So pleased to catch them again after a gap of four years.

#NowPlaying This is all I’ve got from The Bootleg series, but it’s an absolute smasher. #MusicSky

He’s what?

Cooking a chicken and it’s most satisfying to discover the roasting pot still lying around as I couldn’t be arsed to put in back in the cupboard two weeks ago. I fully intend to never put anything away ever again.

#NowPlaying Lured in after hearing Independence Day on 6Music earlier #MusicSky

Wordle 1,555 2/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Some light relief after yesterday’s six.

Another gem flying low on the radar... Asobi Seksu fused punchy, fuzz-soaked indie and shoegaze on their 2002 debut. Perhaps not as stellar as its 2006 follow up (Citrus) but still a fine record and a joy to revisit. #5debutalbums0004

2002 was probably not the best year to launch a debut shoegaze album, and whilst this remains largely unknown it stands firm as a wonderful hidden gem for those prepared to dig. A contender. #5debutalbums0004

Trump is coming to the UK to AVOID the EPSTEIN story. Unfortunately the British public just crowdfunded the WORLD’S BIGGEST PHOTO of Donald with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. And here is right outside Windsor Castle, where Trump is staying with the King this week.

Pleasantly surprised by my first look at 2000-04... A handful of modern classics, a few I'm keen to revisit and a few more it won't be hard to wave off (sorry, Animalhouse). #5debutalbums0004

A 98th minute equaliser? #hcafc

My son’s started clay modelling after school which means I’ll be receiving one of these every Tuesday for the next twelve weeks.

Watching Joni Mitchell’s Isle of Wight festival performance from 1970. Some bonkers moments so far including an onstage interloper, audience altercations and a heckling photographer. Im only thirty minutes in.

Getting this one printed on a t-shirt. Wordle 1,538 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Make splatter vinyl stop

The wife’s out so I’ve just realised there’s nobody available to eat the glacé cherry from my Bakewell tart.

8pm and it’s dark already. May as well put the Christmas tree up.

I’m eight miles away but even I ducked when Bruno Fernandes hit that penalty.

#NowPlaying Found this comp sitting next to a couple of Fall CDs in a charity shop this week 👀

Absolute donkey shit #analysis #hcafc

A busy afternoon.

#NowPlaying A 50p chazza pick and a stone-cold pop classic to boot.

Four feels like a triumph with that one. A teaser. Wordle 1,523 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The lesser-spotted home win #hcafc

I’ve concluded that the solution to today’s Wordle isn’t actually a word... I’ve honestly never spent so long trying to fathom the answer. And no, I’m not interested in whether you got it in two.

Is #JesusWept trending yet? #hcafc

I still have absolutely no idea who Wrexham’s owners are or what they actually do... That said, I’ve never seen the Turkish franchise of ‘Survivor’ either. #hcafc

Got to love someone humping a 99th minute free kick into the car park. #hcafc

Tough half. If Coventry do score you sense it won’t be their only goal… That said, a bit less sloppiness on the ball and we might yet nick one. #hcafc

1500%

#NowPlaying Weirdly, the only TMC album I own. Must pick up the other two at some point.

Another one!.. Wordle 1,505 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩

Right, I’m going in… I hope the pressing is better than the sleeve art. 🍋 #NowPlaying

The wife’s been overseas this week so I immediately reverted to my batchelor instincts and ate the same batch-cooked bolognaise every night.

Streaming this as I’m far too impatient to wait for delivery… It’s an absolute smasher.

I see Bandcamp Friday’s back

It’s been an age since I’ve played this… a brooding mix of dark electronica, bass loops & bruising big beat. #NowPlaying

#NowPlaying 🐮

Years ago I bought a bundle of LPs off eBay. It was pure tat but included a copy of The Hollies Butterfly. On arrival Butterfly was missing (gah!), replaced by this. I sent them back, got refunded but hung on to Ferry as it was unlisted. The cover’s had a torrid time but the vinyl is NM. It’s ace.