Ah, Curve.A woman once told me "Martyn, you break the curve." I think that was meant as a compliment. Maybe. Anyways, it's a pretty good bet that most of you have never heard of the band Curve, or if you have you don't really know any of their music. That's ok, they've been pretty much... Continue Reading →
This year it's my goal to listen to as much new music as possible and I will compile a top 30 for each month at the end of it. This will go towards the top 100 countdown at the end of the year and hopefully we'll discover some exceptional stuff along the way. This first... Continue Reading →
20. Megan Thee Stallion - Don't Stop (Good News - Album) My favourite track of hers this year, the beat on this is huge with crushing bass and an almost dubstep feel. Quick fire raps from both Megan and Young Thug are topped off with a chorus that sticks in your head and is a... Continue Reading →
39. Jessie Ware - Soul Control (What's Your Pleasure? - Album) I've been a fan of Jessie Ware since her very first releases and guest vocal appearances but nothing prepared me for just how joyous and downright dancefloor ready her stuff this year would be. The whole album is an absolute essential listen and this... Continue Reading →
60. Athletic Mic League - Hold My Hand (Playground Legends, Vol. 1 - Album) This is incredibly cool, hip-hop done right. A soul sample, a laidback crisp beat and a posse of mic manipulators spitting bars for 5+ minutes. It has a Jurassic 5/A Tribe Called Quest vibe and stands out like gold sifted through... Continue Reading →
I've always liked videogames. I've never been particularly good at any of them and I suffer from an annoying type of motion sickness that means a few minutes with some games has me merrily puking in the nearest receptacle. But hey, games are fun right? Right? I grew up in the 8 bit era when... Continue Reading →
If you are here for gardening advice I'm sorry to disappoint you, please look elsewhere. Otherwise ... Plumtree! Yeah, they're that band, right? There was a movie or something. Some guy who lived in a comic maybe? Yeah maybe. While the majority of people who were vaguely interested in the story behind the movie may... Continue Reading →
80. Beabadoobee - Worth It (Fake It Flowers - Album) Really great pop rock song, evokes the sound of early 90s alternative perfectly. It has a strong balance between sweet vocal melodies and distorted guitar and has a Veruca Salt/The Breeders feel to it. The whole album is well worth a listen. https://open.spotify.com/track/3r1qdSsvJEwiMKHeCWapMM?si=B2iNGfF_QpWc1vwkG0peLA 79. Tame... Continue Reading →
100. India Jordan - For You (For You - EP) There were so many great electronic tracks released this year and this is an absolute dancefloor banger. This has a great pace to it and an early 90s feel, emphasised by the use of 'Chime' by Orbital as a sample. https://open.spotify.com/track/2MRo59IW5O13nu0BIBqhW0?si=PHWLvDTRTmKjbY5UnOD7tA 99. Fennec - Boy-U... Continue Reading →
2020 was a crazy year (to put it mildly!!) but it didn’t stop some incredible music from being released. After hundreds of hours of listening across the past 12 months, here are the tracks I considered to be the best of the year. These are my personal favourites, incorporating many different styles and genres. Some... Continue Reading →
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