This is the first of two posts about music from 2023. The first - this one - is dedicated to new releases. The second is concerned with reissues and compilations. In terms of new albums, recorded and released in 2023, I have (or will have) bought 32 albums. This is slightly up on last year,… Continue reading Music of 2023 (Part 1)
https://youtu.be/nMpZrfO02F0?t=62 Of course the Ivor the Engine theme music isn't going through, no matter how charming it is. The soundtrack, which also includes the music from Pogle's Wood and performed by The Vernon Elliott Ensemble is utterly endearing - it's hard not to feel a warm glow, especially when it gets to the incidental sounds,… Continue reading 50 Albums: Session #23
In which James recounts a near internet argument and tries to grapple with Lana Del Rey's finest.
OK, this is NOT one of my big-ass surveys of this or that year. I don't think that it is really feasible to do for the current year. Part of what makes an album really great is its longevity. Some of these albums I have had for a few weeks. Hardly long enough to make… Continue reading The Ten ‘Best’ from 2019?
James Writes Stuff 