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I write about books, music, football. I built data businesses in the advertising world. Resting now, for a bit.
Listening to More Songs about the Sun, by Pye Corner Audio. Ambient energy powered up by the great Andy Bell.
Ben Watt and Tracy Thorn, aka Everything but the Girl, Union Chapel, London. Still cool and sophisticated after all these years.
Sylvana Estrada, The Union Chapel, London. From music hall to melancholia via Portishead. So gifted.
Costume from The Music is Black exhibition at the V&A East, Stratford, London. Guess the singer.
Listening to Volume III, by Flore Laurentienne. A sumptuous ambient trip down the lazy river.
Listening to Birding, by Deary. Ethereal homage to Cocteau Twins and Lush that gets into its stride in the second half.
Listening to No Knock No Doorbell, by Worriedaboutsatan. Dark brooding ambient - a distant relative of Endtroducing.
Listening to Lean In, by Art School Girlfriend. Mesmerising melodies to sink into.
Max Dowman (16!) announces himself. Privileged to be there. His solo goal ranks alongside Rice’s Real Madrid brace and Nelson’s last gasp thunderbolt as an iconic moment at the Arsenal stadium.
V&A East Storehouse, Stratford, London. Well worth a visit, not just for Bowie fans.
Listening to Otonoma, by Midori Hirano. Soundtrack for contemplative urban commuting. Sonic sculptures with a touch of Sakamoto.
Blonde Redhead, Barbican, London Feb 19. Choral backing to timeless standards. All melody. An exceptional band.
Listening to Flare, by Plantoid. Miraculous confection of shoegaze, jazz and heavy prog from the Bella Union talent pool.
Morning all. May 1963 New Cavendish Street, London. This image captures the construction of the BT Tower (originally known as the GPO Tower or Post Office Tower) No image credit.
Listening to Saya, by Saya Gray. Genre-fluid compositions that sparkle in this February rain.
Listening to Embraced for a Second as we Die, by Amanda Bergman. Silky vocals and lush arrangements with a nod to Fleetwood Mac and Joni Mitchell.
Listening to Sidings by Craven Faults. Mesmeric post-industrial landscapes.
20 Best Albums of 2025 - a personal list. #1 We Were Made Prey, by Kathryn Joseph. Intimate, raw, passionate, angry, direct, vulnerable, beautiful. A gem.
