Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury - Royksopp - Max Wurden - Bunkr - Arcade Fire - James Blake - Damien Rice - Thomas Feiner - Exit North - Mono QT with yours.

Original Social Media - 'Can I ask for more, I'm like Oliver Twist' - beautiful 1903 postcard from my collection. Cleethorpes from UK - Once Posted onceposted.com/postcard/cle...

Original Social Media - a late 1960's message from Calais. Calais, Hotel De Ville from France - Once Posted onceposted.com/postcard/cal...

From Paris to Italy - the original social media post... Arc de Triomphe from Paris, France - Once Posted onceposted.com/postcard/arc...

Beautiful stuff from 1902 - using every inch of the postcard! The original social media. London Bridge from London, UK - Once Posted onceposted.com/postcard/lon...

Just tidying up some recent files - here's my most recent mix for safehouseradio in the UK - an hour of squelchy bangers. www.mixcloud.com/rutherfordma...

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Boards of Canada - James Blake - Royksopp - Fink - Miska Lamberg - Lykke Li - Muna - Aldous Harding - Mcalmont and Butler - Joachim Spieth QT with yours.

I love the message on this postcard from 1903. A girl with a horse from UK - Once Posted onceposted.com/postcard/a-g...

What an excellent cover version... youtu.be/avtuUdDVqF8

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Popol Vuh - Dramatis - Tomora - Black Dog - Ronan O Snodlaigh and Myles O’Reilly - Kneecap - Finnegan Tui - Eilur - Baxter Dury - Meursault QT with yours.

The filming and choreography in this video (from 4.21) is astonishing. The whole video is great, but that section is off the hook. youtu.be/x6_mbnsh6VU

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - George Fitzgerald - Slugboy - The Black Dog - The Czars - Pantha du Prince - Fink - Maxwell Farrington and Le Superhomard - Glen Hansard - Natalie Lafourcade - Arcadia QT with yours.

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Alexis Taylor - Sad Man - Snorri Halgrimsson - Richard Ashcroft - Delphine Dora - Andrew Wasylyk - The Dears - Jasper Tygner - Joachim Spieth - Massive Attack QT with yours.

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - The Black Dog - James Blake - Ordnance Survey - Marsheaux - Kate Bush - The Unthanks - d’Voxx - Fink - Beth Orton - Marlon Williams (live) QT with yours.

Slightly late this week. Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - New Order - Nick Cave - Idles - Ladytron - James Blake - Baxter Dury - Fink - Dry Cleaning - Joachim Spieth - Royksopp QT with yours.

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Ben Lucas Boysen - Miska Lamberg - James Blake - Tom Smith - Ordnance Survey - Extnddntwrk - Baxter Dury - Ladytron - Aoif3 - Avalon Emerson QT with yours.

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Marsheaux - Bridget calls me Baby - James Blake - Fink - Nathaniel Rateliff - Lisa O’Neill - Money - Delphine Dora - Robyn - Lykke Li QT with yours

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Portico Quartet - Djrum - Brigade - James Blake - Archive - Rafael Anton Isarri - Facta - Fink - Craven Faults - Bridget calls me Baby QT with yours.

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Miska Lambert - Paperbark - Bill Callahan - The Dears - Mitski - Searows - Sleaford Mods - D’Voxx - Erland Øye - Meursault QT with yours.

Your job title tells you what WAS valued. Not what will be. AI is not coming for the hardest jobs first. It is coming for the repeatable ones. New post on why prestige might be the most dangerous thing to optimise for right now. www.mattrutherford.co.uk/prestige-is-...

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Underworld - D’voxx - Drexler - Moby - Dalot and Sound Awakener - Hannes Kretzer - Miska Lambert - Georgia Knight - Archive - Machinefabriek QT with yours.

I think Google Calendar has invented a new day of the week...

Greetings from Bognor Regis from Bognor Regis, UK - Once Posted onceposted.com/postcard/gre...

Patience without a plan isn't strategy. It's just waiting with better branding. www.mattrutherford.co.uk/279-what-are...

Have recently discovered d'Voxx - who make modular, electronic/kosmische albums about books/films. Right up my strasse! Choose your streaming platform - inc Bandcamp album.link/s/3ciwtBfAi...

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Lussuria - Ordnance Survey - Olive - Lina Filipovich - Wet Leg - Black Dog - Scritti Politti - Warrington Runcorn New Town Development - Clarice Jensen - Vince Clarke QT with yours.

Love this - Londons oldest Scalextric club... I used to love playing this as a kid. www.huckmag.com/article/fas...

At last - one of my favourite pieces of architecture in the whole world is listed. It may not be everyones cup of tea, but in its time it was revolutionary and remains meaningful. c20society.org.uk/news/southb...

Most career advice tells you what to choose. Almost none tells you how to stop overthinking long enough to actually choose anything. www.mattrutherford.co.uk/278-you-over...

Cleethorpes from Cleethorpes, UK - Once Posted onceposted.com/postcard/cle...

Rydal Water 1902 - Once Posted onceposted.com/postcard/ryd...

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Gia Margaret - Meursault - Otro - Rafael Anton Irisarri - Erland Cooper - Placid Angles - Asgeir - Hania Rani - Yamila - Lussuria QT with yours.

Most people don't plan their careers. They drift into them. The danger isn't the wrong path — it's building a career around momentum you didn't choose. New newsletter today: a 10-minute reset to start steering again. www.mattrutherford.co.uk/277-most-car...

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Shackleton - FRANKIE + Kelman Duran - Martin Phipps (Steal OST) - Everything but the Girl - Blanck Mass - The Cure - Daniel Lopatin - Duran Duran - Massive Attack - Hifiklub QT with yours.

I'm on a 16 day writing streak with startwriting.now! This is really helping me to build a daily writing habit, one prompt at a time.

Velocity is the new authority - excellent essay from Om Malik on how the information ecosystem is changing, and not necessarily for the better. om.co/2026/01/21/...

I've heard many discussions about people wanting to move away from using US services to reclaim sovereignty over their personal data. While the market offers a lot of choices, making a decision isn't always straightforward. restofworld.org/2026/big-te...

Clarity turns effort into progress. Confidence gets you in the room, but clarity does the work. If you feel stuck, stop seeking more "hustle" and start defining what you’re deliberately ignoring. Read why clarity beats confidence: www.mattrutherford.co.uk/276-clarity-... #Focus #Growth

I'm on a 10 day writing streak with startwriting.now! Building my daily writing habit one prompt at a time. startwriting.now

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Sade - Mike Majkowski - Editors - Craven Faults - Searows - Boards of Canada - Mer De Revs - Hania Rani - James Adrian Brown - Cindytalk QT with yours.

Recommended (long) read from the CEO of Anthropic about the risks and defenses against misuse of AI. But scary in places, but some sensible ideas and conclusions. www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-a...

Brilliant find from last week, new (to me) - Searows. Beautiful new album - Death in the Business of Whaliing. album.link/s/5bqWbWR0t...

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Tom Smith / Editors - Adrian Lane - Deaf Center - Clarice Jensen - Eydis Evensen - Craven Faults - PVA - Searows - Peter Gregson - Christian Löffler - Sleaford Mods QT with yours.

Over a year of weeknotes now, what started as an experiment has become part of an enjoyable weekly routine. www.mattrutherford.co.uk/weeknote/ #weeknotes

I've written 10 journal entries with startwriting.now! Journaling has become my daily superpower. startwriting.now

Am looking at a new coffee machine for home - we've decided on a manual espresso machine - the ranges are dizzying, so many reviews, so many options and a level of coffee nerding I did not imagine! I'm loving it.

Addicted to being useful at work - I love this description of finding the value that suits you in the workplace... www.seangoedecke.com/addicted-to...

What did David Bowie do at your age? "He was offered a knighthood from the Queen in 2003, but turned it down. He told The Sun, "I would never have any intention of accepting anything like that. I seriously don’t know what it’s for..." supbowie.com/

Comfort is how careers silently stall. Growth might feel awkward, but it's a great way to escape a trap. One uncomfortable action a week is all it takes. www.mattrutherford.co.uk/274-comfort...