The members of The 1975 met at Wilmslow High School in their teens, playing at gigs organised by a local council worker. They started as a punk band, with Matt Healy, the son of two prominent actors, on drums. With…
This week, we have confessional power pop from NZ’s The Beths and socially conscious folk from Portland’s Anna Tivel. Enjoy! The Beths Straight Line Was a Lie 2025, 8.5/10All of The Beths’ albums feel like therapy, but this one more…
Credits PERSONNEL/HIROMITSU SUZUKI: vocals * MASARU HOSHI: lead guitar, vocals * TAROU MIYUKI: rhythm guitar * KAORU MURAKAMI: bass * MIKIHARU SUZUKI: drumsProducer(s) unknownRecorded in Tokyo, JapanFrom the album Psychedelic Sounds In Japan, Victor #SJV-356 (1968) [Japan] The Mops The Group…
As logic would dictate, we’re now up to the 2000s Grammy winners. I suspect many of us will find the 21st-century quizzes tougher. I scored 8/10, although I think the 2002 one is tough. Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
