10 Best Albums of 2021
I think it’s cheating to publish a best albums list during the year in question – like, what if the best album ever is released on the 15th of December? That wasn’t the case this year, but a lot of…
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Graham Fyfe has been writing this website since his late teens. Now in his forties, he's been obsessively listening to albums for years. He works as a web editor and plays the piano.
New Music Reviews: Jens Lekman, Margo Price, and Kerry Logan
Music from three different continents this week: Jens Lekman Songs for Other People’s Weddings 2025, 8.5/10 On my first album there was a song called If You Ever Need a Stranger (To Sing at Your Wedding) which wasn’t really meant…
Love the Way You Lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna
Two superstars duet, portraying two lovers who refuse to leave an abusive relationship. Eminem Missouri-born rapper Eminem broke through to the mainstream with his alter ego, Slim Shady, and the song ‘My Name Is..’. He’s enjoyed nine number one albums…
Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (1990s)
Last week, we looked at 1980s Grammy winners. This week, it’s the 1990s’ turn. I scored 9 I missed the 1991 winner – didn’t really know about his solo career. Congratulations to EclecticMusicLover, who recorded the fastest time in…
10 Best Bic Runga Songs
Bic Runga was born in 1976, the youngest daughter of a Chinese Malaysian lounge singer and a Maori ex-serviceman. While still in her teens, major record labels entered into a bidding war for her signature. Bic Runga’s a New Zealand…
Ranking Big Thief’s Albums
On this site, I have a list of my favourite album for every year from 1963 to the present. The only artist to appear more than once is Big Thief. The band formed in Brooklyn in 2015, although leader Adrianne…
Nuggets II: Why Don’t You Smile Now by Downliners Sect
Credits 4 WHY DON’T YOU SMILE NOW – The Downliners Sect(Terry Philips/Jerry Vance/Lou Reed/John Cale) PERSONNEL/KEITH GRANT: lead vocals, bass * TERRY GIBSON: lead guitar * DON CRAINE: rhythm guitar, vocals * JOHN SUTTON: drumsProduced by MIKE COLLIERRecorded in London,…
Music Quiz: Album of the Year Winners (1980s)
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. Can you identify the 10 album-of-the-year Grammy winners from the 1980s? I was originally going to feature the 1970s, but it was a bit easy since Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon won half…
ABBA: Albums Ranked from Worst to Best
In November 2021, ABBA released their ninth studio album Voyage. It was the Swedish quartet’s first studio album in almost 40 years – an unprecedented gap in output for a superstar group. It’s not the longest gap between releases –…
New Music Reviews: Cass McCombs, Alex G, and Erika de Casier
Cass McCombs might be the best singer-songwriter operating at the moment. Alex G’s ‘Afterlife’ might be my favourite song of the year. And Erika de Casier is back quickly with another classy album of smooth pop – enjoy! Cass McCombs…
