I'd like to hear a cover of this by Dave

40 YEARS AGO TODAY: Frank Sidebottom makes an early morning appearance on fantastic Breakfast Time, promoting Oh Blimey It's Christmas to big Frank and bobbins Steve Blacknell.

Pooper Troopers

One of my favourite things to do at this time of year, once the decorations are up and most of the pre-Christmas work is done, is to sit down with a glass of whiskey and listen to Gareth's wonderful guitar renditions of these Welsh carols.

A REVIEW! Our latest single has received its first review, and a rather lovely one at that, courtesy of Austin Town Hall music blog. austintownhall.com/2025/12/02/h...

@pvg.co.uk Hi everyone, I'm new to BlueSky, I'm a musician and songwriter, performing on the UK grassroots scene. I'm looking to connect with like-minded people. Here's a sample of my music (my latest single). hope you all enjoy... open.spotify.com/track/13G2DU...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50 Interlaker - Ghostride (2023, England) I wasn't going to double up on an artist but I've since turned this into a little playlist for myself and this ticks all the boxes for a suitably big, grand closer. youtu.be/7MazKhKcU-E?...

Celebrating Tachwedd! A whole year has gone by since the first single from 'Elan' came out. Tachwedd is the Welsh name for November and comes from an old word for 'slaughter'. This song celebrates the beauty of autumn but warns to brace yourself for the coming darkness... youtu.be/Zef4mGXxIz4

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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 49 St Vincent - Candy Darling (2021, USA) Beautiful, heartbreaking lament from one of the finest musicians in the world. A 2 minute song that eats away at my insides for hours after. youtu.be/J_NGVALdYQw?...

Oo-de-lally! Subtle homage to a 70s classic movie in our new tune Nothing's Going On... #Music #newmusic #lofipop #oodelally #robinhood #haichairs #nothingsgoingon #dash

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 48 Thee Sacred Souls - Can I Call You Rose? (2020,USA) Lifted directly from my wife's playlist. Similar to Jalen Ngonda who I chose earlier, in that it's a delightful ballad with a sound reminiscent of the past. Just gorgeous. youtu.be/vKJhzL16woE?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 47 Kelly Lee Owens - Dreamstate (2024, Wales) Harmonic, euphoric, hypnotic track from one of the best albums of the decade. Pulled me into a genre I rarely engage closely with and smothered me into willing submission. youtu.be/zcyrCz-n5Ok?...

📌 #3 Added to playlist: "Dash" by Hai Chairs

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Listen to our new songs on your platform of choice linktr.ee/haichairs 2 lo-fi pop / indie fuzz rock tunes made by 2 tired old Dads in a garage. If that sounds like something you might not hate then please get involved. #Music #newmusic #blueskymusic #Musicsky #lofi #pop #hashtags #and #so #on

Well, that was fucking shit! 😂 #thecricket

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 46 Teddy Hunter - Games (2020, Wales) Lovely, dreamy, synth-led track from an A/V artist with many strings to her bow. youtu.be/X67piyL9r1c?...

We have some new tunes out following a 19-month hiatus and our first since joining Bluesky. We'd hugely appreciate it if you could give us 6 minutes of your time, and if you like it please share. HC x haichairs.bandcamp.com/album/dash #Music #newmusic #blueskymusic #musicsky

We have some new tunes out following a 19-month hiatus and our first since joining Bluesky. We'd hugely appreciate it if you could give us 6 minutes of your time, and if you like it please share. HC x haichairs.bandcamp.com/album/dash #Music #newmusic #blueskymusic #musicsky

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 45 Mick Mc Loughlin - The Auld Triangle (2020/2024, Ireland) Bit of a stretch but I'm having it as it's now on the streaming platforms. I was mesmerised by this and it really helped dig me out of a hole. Voice, concept and performance👌. How are ye, lads? youtu.be/0An6cVi3Y-Q?...

Ok but this is totally something Charlotte Church would do

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 44 Lola Young - Messy (2024, England) I had no idea how big this song was until recently. Number 1 in the charts! Almost a billion streams on Spotify! Blimey. My wife always excitedly tells me when anyone has a connection to Croydon. Fair play, Lola. youtu.be/k-k2_Liofy8?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 43 Gruff Rhys - Celestial Candyfloss (2023, Wales) I've been listening to Gruff Rhys for 30 years now and he's not only prolific but still producing interesting albums, including psychedelic pop tunes like this. Also, I've just watched Wales win 7-1!!! youtu.be/jv5jwu_RdQw?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42 Theatre Royal - Together We're Alone (2020, England) Lovely little bit of guitar pop from a really good Kent band. Choppy guitar, bass rundown, vocal harmonies all help to elevate an already well-crafted song. Well worth 3 & a half minutes of your time youtu.be/WxOsL6I9V3M?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41 Fontaines D.C - Favourite (2024, Ireland) I'm in my own bubble a lot. I'd heard of the band but didn't consciously listen to them until hearing this song. You know when you meet someone and you feel like you've known them for ages? That's this to me. youtu.be/0a_vpigwDb4?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40 Every Hell - Freaking Out (2024, England) This is a lot of fun. Big fan of Will Gardner's vocals from his time on Black Peaks and am always glad to hear more. Here they rip through 2 and a half minutes with groove, energy, dynamic contrast and sax! youtu.be/BjYsUXxrCEw?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 39 Chat Pile - Why (2022, USA) Staying on the heavy theme for a bit... I absolutely love the raw, straightforward, plaintive aggression and anger in the lyrics and vocal delivery, over riffs so thick you could stand a wooden spoon up in them. youtu.be/sER0FzJO-c0?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 38 Vower - In The Wake Of Failure (2024, England) I got back into heavy music about 10 years ago and these are by far my current favourite band. From the growling bass to Josh McKeown's round vocal o's, I love it all. The drums on this track are immense youtu.be/Y2NZFqQhx9g?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37 Mogwai - Ritchie Sacramento (2021, Scotland) We lost a good friend a year ago today. This song is very appropriate. Like Herod was played at his funeral, partially with a view to elliciting a jump scare from unsuspecting mourners. He'd have liked that. youtu.be/VWjzlJEmmxM?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 36 A.A Williams - All I Asked For (Was To End It All) (2020, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) Other Hai Chair: Do you want to come to the AA Williams gig? Me: I don't know, let me check them out. *Plays this song once* Me: Yes, absolutely I do OHC: I know, I got you a ticket already youtu.be/7zikXou8vDc?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35 worriedaboutsatan - Goodbye From A Slowly Sinking Ship (2023, England) 10 minutes of wonderful layering. Ambient layers combining with glossy, jangly, almost oppressive layers, weaving and building, electronica does post-rock. OK, I'll shut up now. youtu.be/hrFcEw2wcDo?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 34 Manic Street Preachers - Critical Thinking (2025, Wales) I was sold from the initial guitar tone alone, the track almost feels like it was pulled from an obscure 80s album. I'm always pleasantly surprised when I don't hate spoken word tracks. youtu.be/Vv1ePHLccb8?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33 Whyte Horses feat. La Roux - Mister Natural (2020,UK) Going right back to before Covid, this album was getting some heavy rotation. I appreciate the Bee Gees are terrific songwriters, while being completely unable to listen to them, so this helps. youtu.be/7yg1Vszlypw?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 32 John Grant - God's Gonna Cut You Down (2022, USA/Iceland/UK) I do think there is a pretty strong argument to make John Grant sing every song that's ever been made - most songs he's covered have become canon to me and this is no exception. We love him. youtu.be/6_-n8Cc4g14?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 31 Skinny Dippers - Wedding Ring (2023, USA) A lovely little tale of a seaside fling, with a great sound that also acts as aural scenery to the narrative (or maybe that's just me). Unmistakeably American, in a way that is no bad thing at all. youtu.be/OQu7k0Dxh-Q?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 30 The Gentle Good - Stunning Location (2025, Wales) The Gentle Good is one of my favourite artists and this year's psych-folk offering Elan is a masterpiece of an album. This track drifts and swells, reflecting on nature and history of the Elan Valley. youtu.be/pDn4YQzEPhA?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 29 Hammock - It's OK To Be Afraid Of The Universe (2023, USA) 29 days in and here comes my first choice approaching post-rock. This is an immense piece of work, a 10-minute journey through a wealth of ideas. I love tracks like this as the nights draw in. youtu.be/3zSPlqaQdPo?...

Two years ago today we released Uncertain, our first that we bothered to make a (half-arsed) video for. Said video features a young man who would go on to play the opening chords to our next release. Is this interesting? No. One bloke in Germany liked this song. That'll do youtu.be/79VnTqByle8?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 28 Georgia Ruth - Would It Kill You To Ask? (Piano Version) (2025, Wales) Sometimes all you need is a voice and a piano. This is a beautiful rendition from a stripped-down accompaniment to last year's Cool Head album. Lyrical sentiment hits home too. youtu.be/zKUpmzX1wv4?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 27 BC Camplight - The Last Rotation Of Earth (2023, England via USA) This was my introduction to BC Camplight and I was sold within seconds of the song kicking in. Love that piano riff & tone and the almost laconic vocal style. Just wonderfully sculpted. youtu.be/DB1pRAriY9o?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 26 Gwenno - Dancing On Volcanoes (2025, Wales) Been saving this for today due to seeing her in Hackney last night. Such a joy, a remarkable career and a run of brilliant solo albums with an often ethereal vocal that I could listen to forever. youtu.be/ilBQpl0rmtg?...

🦇🎃 Death Train For Cutie 🎃🦇

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 25 Tim Keegan & The Personals - Pomme de Terre (2024, England) TK has been one of our favourite songwriters for a long time & anything he releases is a cause for celebration. This fun little number may be the best song about the potato since George Dawes youtu.be/S05brBviSPs?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 24 The Bug Club - Have U Ever Been 2 Wales (2025, Wales) Another one picked for the day because it was in my head when I woke up. Great song, like Helen Love crossed with Gorky's. 16-year old me would have been all over it. 45-yo me agrees. youtu.be/mWcMZ42kWlc?... Ffwc RefUK

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 23 Huntrix - How It's Done (2025, USA) Yes, I have kids. Which means no end of brain-mulching music to listen to. So maybe it's due to the low bar, but it's been constant in our house for 2 months now and the songs are still ear worms I can get behind. youtu.be/QGsevnbItdU?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 22 Nazamba x O.B.F - Hot Beer (2020, Jamaica) Continuing from yesterday's theme, this was my introduction to dub poet Nazamba, who's eponymous 2019 album quickly became a firm favourite. He sadly passed away in 2022, though posthumous releases abound. youtu.be/oetcXTxkdFA?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 21 Prince Fatty feat Shniece - Black Rabbit (2020, England) One from the lockdown group chat tune-sharing sessions, this. I do like a slice of dub from time to time and this works really well, one I keep coming back to. Lewisham represents!!!! youtu.be/nH9zYaiGoNk?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 20 Jalen Ngonda - If You Don't Want My Love (2023, USA) I grew up my with parents' soul and motown tunes as a regular soundtrack to life. I'd wager Jalen did too. He takes us back 50 years with a sound that manages to be both retro and fresh. That voice! youtu.be/djFXtIzAi-g?...

#TheTwen2ie5 Day 19 The Anchoress - Pennyroyal Tea (2023, Wales) Another song that stopped me in my tracks when I first heard it, a wonderfully haunting cut from her monthly series of covers which were collated into the album "Versions". youtu.be/njQ5sANH9Eg?...