There's a touch of Saint Etienne about that Natalie Imbruglia single

Great to see a composer guide to Albert Roussel on @prestomusic.bsky.social today. An underrated composer, some really colourful orchestral and chamber works in there! www.prestomusic.com/classical/ar...

Dodging the Autumnal rain (!) with Fink's characteristically moody new one, The City Is Coming To Erase It All #commuterworld

A press release has used the term 'nowstalgia', which is new to me. Not a word I'm ever going to use again!

Another one of mine - and definitely a grower!

Enjoying the luminous textures of Flore Laurentienne's music, Volume III completing an album trilogy from the Quebec artist #commuterworld

Definitely listening to this...the Shostakovich is a fine piece, not often heard in concert

Some highly effective power electronica from Karyyn this morning, her new album Physics Universal Love Language...or PULL for short! #commuterworld

One of mine - electronic music royalty in residence:

Under a canopy with another play for Hannah Peel and Beibei Wang's album The Endless Dance. Happy Friday! #commuterworld

Sad to learn that Arnold Whittall has died. A truly great writer and trusted authority on newer classical music, with special insights always communicated without pretence. Very grateful for his example and legacy

First band practice in almost a year tonight - not as rusty on the cello as I had feared!

Am sure this will make fascinating reading:

It's been quite a musical week! Interviews with HK Gruber, Sally Beamish & Mike Batt, a concert from Caroline Shaw & Andrew Yee, but the crowning glory was a joyous return from the Super Furry Animals last night

Back to the appropriately named Blue Morpho album from Ed O'Brien this morning - a beauty. Out today, and finishing my review shortly... #commuterworld

Under surveillance...and listening to Ed O'Brien's cosmopolitan new album Blue Morpho #commuterworld

Through the rain on the train with Hannah Peel and Beibei Wang's collaboration The Endless Dance #commuterworld

Tall trees as my favourite band make a rare appearance on #commuterworld - it's the Super Furry Animals and their early years collection, Precreation Percolation. Can't wait to see them on Friday!

The most enjoyable Later...that I've watched in ages. Tomora, Getdown Services, Squeeze particular highlights - and also good to see Niall Horan hitting a natural groove

Have loved watching this SPL season...and most of that is down to Hearts. Unlucky to lose at the death but it was sadly inevitable!

Thinking of starting a band called Pooled Storage Limit. Our online PR would be off the scale

Striking contrast between the Premier League and the SPL title race tonight. One pretty soporific, the other edge of the seat stuff

Super-excited for this on Saturday: an embarrassment of Venetian riches with @londiniumchoir.bsky.social, @ecse1610.bsky.social and Monteverdi String Band... absolutely wonderful music, especially the Selva morale 8-part Magnificat. Do come if you possibly can! www.londinium-voices.org.uk/events

A new interview with Wigmore Hall director John Gilhooly, who was very generous with his time to talk about the hall's anniversary, future plans and artistic independence: arcana.fm/2026/05/12/j...

On the train...with a visual representation of Max Cooper's music on his excellent new album, Feeling Is Structure #commuterworld

Yet more respect for Daniel Farke - showing more class with his handshake for James Maddison last night

Spot the shadowy figure, listening to Eivind Aarset's Strange Hands album this morning #commuterworld

Catching the breeze with Seefeel this morning, their new one Sol Hz #commuterworld

This is one of those #TOTP editions exhuming iffy songs I'd forgotten about

Happy first anniversary to a column it's always a pleasure to read of a Friday:

A great read, this - capturing the excitement not just of EBTG but of hearing early Bukem, Peshay & Alex Reece

My latest round-up of contemporary releases is online for @prestomusic.bsky.social - featuring albums of music by John Casken, Morton Feldman, Augusta Read Thomas, Michael Finnissy, Huw Watkins & Unsuk Chin: www.prestomusic.com/classical/ar...

On the rails today with Mechanista, the lively debut album from electronic duo KOGG on the Nonclassical label #commuterworld

Very interesting...I still write by hand a lot, something very satisfying about the process

Extraordinary afternoon of snooker. Might need a second bank holiday at this rate!

An extremely appealing concert, this!

Starting May with the incredibly chilled Momentary Movements Of Landscapes, by Finnish artist Juha Mäki-Patola. Happy Friday! #commuterworld

Done in haste... The Beatles We Can Work It Out (Stevie Wonder) David Bowie Heroes New Order Blue Monday Joni Mitchell River Sly & the Family Stone Dance To The Music The O'Jays Love Train Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart Elton John Are You Ready For Love? Blur Girls & Boys James Sometimes

#SweetKeys 🎹 no.1 Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground And finally...It could have been any one of ten...but I chose Higher Ground having seen him play it live at Hyde Park last year. His hands were a blur but every note somehow counted! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wZ3...

#SweetKeys 🎹 no.2 Yazoo - Don't Go Self-explanatory...and another appearance for Vince Clarke! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sQG...

#SweetKeys 🎹 no.3 Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F A favourite since recording it off the radio at the age of 10! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx2g...

#SweetKeys 🎹 counting down, now - no.4 David Morales - Needin' U www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSwd...

#SweetKeys 🎹 no. 25 Erasure - Blue Savannah Hard to choose just one Erasure song, but this one pips the others thanks to the ivory-tinkling magic from Vince Clarke in the chorus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZPQ...

#SweetKeys 🎹 no. 24 The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes I tried playing this piano part once, and found it impossible! Needless to say Michael McDonald makes it look easy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKYQ...

#SweetKeys 🎹 no. 23 Yes - Roundabout Rick Wakeman's best pop solo? From 5'50" an already brilliant song goes up another notch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuGA...

#SweetKeys 🎹 no. 22 The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way Chosen for Richard Coles' mini piano concerto in the middle - unexpectedly channelling his inner Franz Liszt! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RHB...

#SweetKeys 🎹 no. 21 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger Similar to 'Imagine', yes...but great to play and sing. I still think this is one of their best www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmpR...

#SweetKeys 🎹 no. 20 Underworld - Born Slippy Simple but devastatingly effective! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiMr...

Speeding through the Kent countryside...with the wide open sonic canvas of BUNKR, whose new one Signals is well worth a listen #commuterworld

#SweetKeys 🎹 no. 19 Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygène, Part 4 I had to have some JMJ in this challenge...not least for the haunting memory of listening to this on the day after the big UK storm in 1987. Would include the whole album if I could! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSIM...