#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35 PJ Harvey - I inside the old I Dying UK 2023 Yes it makes more sense as part of the album, but I can't ignore her genius in my 50 youtu.be/MZDfM6bhKMc?...

ICYMI A linocut exhibition in Margate opening next week with lots of printmaking activities throughout. COME!

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 34 Low - White Horses US 2021 The consequences of leaving... youtu.be/sebDnwlEnPs?...

Super Sly... #WeekendSingles

More duets and duos I spun this week #WeekendSingles

Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system 1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK 2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc 3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today

These New Puritans at The White Hotel Salford last night Tremendous show in a warehouse sweatbox. The new stuff worked brilliantly. Pic nicked from @wholehogg.bsky.social who must have been stood pretty much next to me..

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33 Sufjan Stevens - Will Anybody Ever Love Me US 2023 I guess by now you either get him or you don't... youtu.be/OLeCIRC4taY?...

Morning #WeekendSingles pop pickers It's theme time again. I've been playing some duets and duos...here's the first 8 details in Alt

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 32 These New Puritans - I'm Already Here UK 2025 Sometimes it's the quiet songs that have the biggest impact Just got a ticket to their gig tonight in MCR - can't wait! youtu.be/X8ellwhUI9g?...

Via @timmorton2.bsky.social this story of a speculative and frankly abusive freeholder grabber. Milne is a disgrace. There is a statutory process for valuing and obtaining the freehold (soon likely to be cheaper still). Then.. www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 31 Bob Vylan - We Live Here UK 2020 We all know this one... youtu.be/VFqhJyvly1g?...

Labour is truly broken 🥴Bridget Phillipson’s response to Mamdani’s win is to pretend she doesn’t follow US politics except to dutifully follow what President Trump has to say 🙄. Let’s put her lukewarm response into perspective

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 30 Little Simz - Gorilla UK 2022 Impeccable youtu.be/K7xzmkpwNoA?...

"New York New York it's a hell of a town" A good day to post some 2025 holiday snaps..

is that good

#12InchTuesday #WeekendSingles 4 from the C Section All artists I've seen recently (3 very recently, Gaz last year I think) China Crisis last Thursday were entertaining, as much for the between song scouse humour as for the tunes

I’m sure Matt Goodwin will be along shortly to tell us all whether LNER Customer Service Host Samir Zitouni counts as British or not. news.sky.com/story/train-...

#5DebutAlbums1014 FKA Twigs - LP1 I guess this is CD1... Still don't know quite what to make of this album. There's definitely something there. Needs more plays & perhaps I should pay more attention to the lyrics

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 29 SAULT - Bitter Streets UK 2021 Too many people lost to this life "Bittersweet These roads ain't for the weak Oh, these bitter streets Don't fall asleep" youtu.be/8EsExqdr-0I?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 28 Yussef Dayes - Rust UK 2023 A bit of laid back jazz to ease you into the new week, and very odd video.. youtu.be/YASaUI9bhQY?...

#5DebutAlbums1014 The Vaccines Wetsuit is a glorious song, some of the others more disposable. Still the best Scottish indie pop album made by a band from London

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 27 Michael Kiwanuka - Floating Parade UK 2024 Not quite up with his previous album, but this one's my pick from Small Changes youtu.be/R_4DFV365bY?...

Got another one for #WeekendSingles #AlbumAlmanac Tago Mago is a fantastic album but does anyone play side 3? (Aumgn) Can have a bit of a habit of dropping in one dodgy track per album

Morning everyone I've got a rare treat for #WeekendSingles this morning - a 7" too controversial to get a UK release, and hard to resist when you see it for 50 cents... I probably won't ever play it. Might send it to someone more deserving...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 26 Fontaines DC - I Love You Ireland 2022 I thought this lot were just a shouty indie band. I was wrong. youtu.be/Ty9Pcg3qrmU?...

I'm almost there with my final #WeekendSingles buys from Belgium although I might be holding back a red card special for later...

Putting the kettle on for a cup of tea and kicking off my #WeekendSingles #AlbumAlmanac With a brilliant album with just one track that, well... Zing boom you wanna cry etc...

Today's car tunes were selected by my 5 year old grandson.. Carter Tutti Void - Transverse Ruled out of #5DebutAlbums1014 unfortunately

They literally ruin everything they touch

#TheTwen2ie5 HM5 Best song I've heard today Ireland 2025 Lankum - Ghost Town (yes, 'that' song) youtu.be/aLLnF4vxaeY?...

We're just getting started. Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires. If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment. Join.greenparty.org.uk

#5DebutAlbums1014 Daniel Avery - Drone Logic I still haven't got round to buying this one... danielavery.bandcamp.com/album/drone-...

Any takers for this one? Will consider offers for the ticket naturally.

Yes, this is me venting. Yes, this is me hoping a few Bluesky users will subscribe to my newsletter. But, yes, it's also posted so people are more informed about Substack. I'd like to see more people - writer & readers - get away from it. Substack is a capitalist machine. It's not your friend.

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#THETWEN2IE5 HM 3/5 Finished Month 1 with two from my 2021 PPP curated group, so here's a third. MAARJA NUUT & RUUM 'KUUD KUULAMA' (NOËP remix) Estonia 2021 It's from an advance list, so 10 points, but not posted yet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iucb...

#TheTwen2ie5 HM 4 Lalalar - Abla Deme Lazım Olur Turkey 2022 Ali's got the funk.. youtu.be/Bi0Zdez0EQA?...

#5debutalbums1014 2010 - 2014 saw a roots #reggae revival in Jamaica. Lots of new artists and bands came through and released some great debut LPs. Here's a thread with a few for your consideration...

#5DebutAlbums1014 Goat - World Music The most ridiculous band in the world launched on an unsuspecting world in 2012 with this magnificent debut. Hard to beat

#TheTwen2ie5 HM 3 Adwaith - MWY Wales 2025 I've seen two of their songs picked so I had to choose.. youtu.be/kNdi_qpRtHI?...

#5DebutAlbums1014 John Grant - Queen of Denmark Ace soundtrack to the Broadway show that hasn't happened yet but surely can't be far away

#5DebutAlbums1014 If this King Creosote & John Hopkins album qualifies, then it's a serious contender for my #1 #NowPlaying

#5DebutAlbums1014 Wrangler - LA Spark Keeping it Cabs adjacent with the Mallinder-Winter-Benge combo youtu.be/OlG9k3RofE0?...

Worth mentioning, there's nothing illegal about seeking asylum. Indeed the need for those doing so to use irregular routes is recognised in law, provided they present themselves, as they have to, to seek asylum to the relevant authorities. This is a grotesquely misleading comment by the Home Office.

#TheTwen2ie5 HM Day2 It's great when social media brings you new music from outside your usual stuff... Atmos Blaq - Mfana Wase Dobsi RSA - 2024 staytruesounds.bandcamp.com/album/mfana-...

Things I thought I'd never see in 2025...Cabaret Voltaire playing live in Sheffield Nicking @kpudner.bsky.social picture as I'm in it, somewhere, & I didn't take any Plenty of highlights; Nag Nag Nag like you've never heard it before.. Yashar, The Set Up, Spies in the Wires among faves Brum next

#TheTwen2ie5 HM Day 1 What's the unexpected earworm that's been buzzing in my head for a week or more now? UK / US 2024 Guess.. youtu.be/XjdpRqIay6E?...