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The Clientele . Comet Gain . The Butterfly Collectors
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Kat Lister
2 months ago
I am biased of course, but I am here to tell you that my favourite record by The Clientele has been reissued on vinyl this week & it is a rather beautiful thing:
ffm.bio/theviolethour
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The Clientele
3 months ago
Same shit, different church! we have added a second violet hour show as the first one sold out immediately. Thur 27 November - St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington tickets go on sale on Friday at midday UK time
link.dice.fm/I94a007793e0
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wegottickets.com/event/677968/
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Kat Lister
3 months ago
Hello everyone, I wrote about the extraordinary lives of Lee Miller ahead of a major retrospective of her photography at Tate Britain â which opens tomorrow. And it's looking beautiful in the i Paper today! Read online here:
inews.co.uk/culture/arts...
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Kat Lister
5 months ago
Wow, I was not expecting this. My dad wrote several Play for Todays in the early 1980s, including one called The Cause in 1981 â about unionism and the Spanish Civil War. I watched it recently & thought â where would this be commissioned now? I look forward to seeing what they do
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Channel 5 revives BBCâs Play for Today to âhelp shape future of British dramaâ
Series aims to follow original in tackling âthornier issuesâ, and to support talent from lower-income backgrounds
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug/17/channel-5-revives-bbc-play-for-today-new-series-dramas?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Alan Rusbridger
5 months ago
Letter of the day (in the Times)
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Dave Haslam
5 months ago
Top two stories on the Guardian site âMourners gather amid outrage over Israeli troopsâ killing of journalists in Gazaâ âAnyone showing support for Palestine Action âwill feel full force of the lawâ, justice minister saysâ Future historians of the genocide; this is where we are 11th Aug 2025.
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Julia Carrie Wong
5 months ago
Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.
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âA million calls an hourâ: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestiniansâ phone calls on Microsoftâs servers in Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Kat Lister
5 months ago
I am sat here at my laptop trying to write but these brave journalists are all I can think about: Anas al-Sharif Mohammed Qreiqeh Ibrahim Zaher Moamen Aliwa Mohammed Noufal The entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City, gone. Say their names.
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Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/10/prominent-al-jazeera-journalist-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-on-gaza
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Al Jazeera English
5 months ago
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
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I'm lucky enough to have read the first three chapters, this is going to be a very special book.
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6 months ago
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The Double
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Monorail Music
7 months ago
Spotify is a horrible platform in so many ways. People should consider if they're ok using it. We use Tidal in the shop for streaming and are really happy with it. Some of the staff use Qobuz at home. Spotify sounds terrible and their ethics are disgusting.
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Kat Lister
7 months ago
What a story, and so sensitively written by
@samknightwrites.bsky.social
with all the curiosity you'd hope for in a piece like this â do read, it's a cracker:
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A Forgotten Surrealistâs Paintings Return to New York
Last year, Henry Orlik was living in poverty after being evicted. Now his work is worth millions.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-art-world/a-forgotten-surrealists-paintings-return-to-new-york
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Indienauta.com
7 months ago
Comet Gain entregan en âLetters to Ordinary Outsidersâ una de las colecciones de canciones mĂĄs completas de su carrera. En la que, ademĂĄs, apuestan por una limpieza que convierte al disco en toda una joya pop de lo mĂĄs disfrutable. VĂa
@tapeterecords.bsky.social
www.indienauta.com/comet-gain-l...
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Comet Gain, 'Letters to Ordinary Outsiders' (Tapete, 2025) - Indienauta
Comet Gain regresan con âLetters to Ordinary Outsidersâ, un estupendo trabajo en el que apuestan por un sonido mĂĄs limpio.
https://www.indienauta.com/comet-gain-letters-to-ordinary-outsiders-tapete-2025/
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Kat Lister
7 months ago
Call me naive, but alongside launching "groundbreaking global initiatives" to "support creatorsâ mental wellbeing" Spotify could, I dunno, actually pay musicians a decent amount for the music they stream? I would think that might help them thrive.
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Spotify launches global mental health initiative for music community
As part of the initiative with Backline, Spotify is launching the first ever Global Mental Health Resource Hub, a comprehensive support platformâŠ
https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/spotify-launches-global-mental-health-initiative-for-music-community/092132
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Don't Eat The Yellow Snow đłïžâđ
7 months ago
Comet Gain siguen siendo uno de los mejores exponentes del buen pop de guitarras. Y mås ahora, que suenan mejor que nunca gracias de a la producción de Sean Read -el de los Dexys-. Su nuevo trabajo es una auténtica maravilla.
donteatheyellowsnow2.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/c...
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Comet Gain â Letters to Ordinary Outsiders
Mira que estoy informado de un buen motĂłn de lanzamientos musicales a lo largo de todo el año -mi bandeja de correo echa humo todos los dĂas-, pero no me habĂa enterado de que Comet Gain volvĂan esâŠ
https://donteatheyellowsnow2.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/comet-gain-letters-to-ordinary-outsiders/
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Don't Eat The Yellow Snow đłïžâđ
7 months ago
Comet Gain rebajan considerablemente la suciedad de su propuesta en 'Letters to Ordinary Outsiders'. Y el resultado es un maravilloso disco lleno de canciones pop enormes y lo mejor que han hecho en mucho tiempo.
donteatheyellowsnow2.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/c...
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Comet Gain â Letters to Ordinary Outsiders
Mira que estoy informado de un buen motĂłn de lanzamientos musicales a lo largo de todo el año -mi bandeja de correo echa humo todos los dĂas-, pero no me habĂa enterado de que Comet Gain volvĂan esâŠ
https://donteatheyellowsnow2.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/comet-gain-letters-to-ordinary-outsiders/
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louderthanwar.com
7 months ago
Comet Gain: Letters To Ordinary Outsiders - Review - ALBUM OF THE WEEK!
louderthanwar.com/comet-gain-l...
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Comet Gain: Letters To Ordinary Outsiders - Album Review
Andy Brown swoons to the sounds of the latest Comet Gain album, Letters To Ordinary Outsiders. He spreads the love for Louder Than War.
https://louderthanwar.com/comet-gain-letters-to-ordinary-outsiders-review-album-of-the-week/
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Jonathan L. Fischer
7 months ago
It is a good weekend to become a Comet Gain enjoyer (and the new album is *great*)
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7 months ago
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New Comet Gain album, single and video, out today
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Comet Gain â Do You Remember 'The Lites On The Water' (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Tapete Records
https://youtu.be/9-Wi5S-MnPw?si=0McemRAn7FcGJgQV
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Kat Lister
8 months ago
Hello everyone, I wrote some words for
@thequietus.com
on the tenth anniversary rerelease of Sufjan Stevensâ Carrie & Lowell â a piece thatâs all about grief and myth-making, the fallibility of memory, and the failings of art-making in the midst of it all. In short: LOTS OF FEELINGS.
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Sufjan Stevens â Carrie & Lowell (10th Anniversary Edition) | The Quietus
On its tenth anniversary, the Midwestern singer-songwriter returns to his classic autobiographical album with a new release featuring previously unreleased demos and outtakes. Listening to now double-...
https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/sufjan-stevens-carrie-lowell-10th-anniversary-edition/
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Comet Gain fettle confirmed as fine in latest Uncut
8 months ago
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Now in 2D
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8 months ago
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Alan Wilkinson & The Mekons last night at the 100 Club
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Repeat listening on the allotment today. Happy release day, Jerry!
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9 months ago
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Comet Gain veins still beating. New single out today.
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Letters To Ordinary Outsiders, by Comet Gain
12 track album
https://comet-gain.bandcamp.com/album/letters-to-ordinary-outsiders?logged_in_mobile_menubar=true&search_item_id=606749930&search_item_type=b&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=4232033163&search_page_no=0&search_rank=1
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Kat Lister
10 months ago
Londoners! If youâre at a loose end tomorrow night I'll be interviewing Julia Greenberg and Dianna Dilworth at the Rio for
@docnrollfilms.bsky.social
. Weâll be talking all about their wonderful film about the life and music of Dory Previn â join us!
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Dory Previn; On My Way to Where + director Q&A
A Doc 'n Roll Presentation âIf youâve never heard of Dory Previn, prepare to be ashamed of yourself.
https://www.riocinema.org.uk/movie/dory-previn-on-my-way-to-where-director-qa/
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What a wonderful parting gift. Thank you, Martin.
10 months ago
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Fantastic exhibition of Henri Michaux's mescaline drawings at the Courtauld.
11 months ago
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At Prospect Cottage, Dungeness.
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With old friend Reine Fiske, 20 years on
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TrÀd, GrÀs Och Stenar, Cafe Oto
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Akira Sakata and Rie Nakajima
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Akira Sakata at Cafe Oto.
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Simon Joyner, West Hampstead Arts Club
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This well-thumbed tome arrived with my Go-Betweens box.
about 1 year ago
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Beautiful tribute to Dean Roberts on RNZ.
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The Moth has flown: the life of musical adventurer Dean Roberts
Dean Roberts, aka The Moth, was an experimental composer and multi-instrumentalist who lived in Auckland, New York, Bologna and Berlin. A student of the sound artist Phil Dadson, he went on to lecture...
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/culture-101/audio/2018967932/the-moth-has-flown-the-life-of-musical-adventurer-dean-roberts
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Kat Lister
about 1 year ago
A rather lovely night at the Moth Club with
@theclientele.bsky.social
(and, yes, terrible camerawork by yours truly)
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"Attempting to play". Incredibly, tickets still available.
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about 1 year ago
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So many reasons not to use Spotify, surprising to see so many links etc on my feed. Other less morally repugnant options are available.
about 1 year ago
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The Clientele
about 1 year ago
Last tickets for the disaster on Thursday
dice.fm/partner/lnzr...
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Kat Lister
about 1 year ago
Solidarity with my colleagues at the Observer and the Guardian who are striking today and tomorrow. There is a virtual picket line, too. If you value the paper, its history, its staff, and freelancers like me, please support them by avoiding reading and sharing any articles for the next 48 hours.
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Some seasonal kazoo from
@nofansrecords.bsky.social
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about 1 year ago
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