Music

    Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. ๐Ÿ“

    I went to see Steven Wilson last night. Fantastic band, fantastic visuals, fantastic sound system. A great night. A brave decision to play all of the recent album in the first half but the band pulled it off brilliantly. ๐ŸŽถ

    Setlist

    It appears that Iโ€™ve preordered an album on Bandcamp two times again. I need someone to keep track of these things for me.

    Read: 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left by Robyn Hitchcock ๐Ÿ“š

    Can I count this as my first read of 2025 despite starting it a couple of days ago? Anyway this is a short and sweet memoir of how Robyn Hitchcock became a โ€œgrooverโ€ at school in 1967. A nice origin story of an original artist.

    The Allander Record Fair was in town again today. I always feel obliged to buy something but I was happy to get these for a decent price. All seem in good condition.

    Three LP records. Morris On - v/a. Swarbrick - Dave Swarbrick. The Psychomodo - Cockney Rebel.

    A late entry to my favourite albums of the year. This is gorgeous. the innocence mission - Midwinter Swimmers ๐ŸŽต

    Big Big Train - Last Eleven. One of the highlight songs, amongst many, from Saturday’s show in Edinburgh. I love this band. The combination of music and lyrics here never fails to move me. ๐ŸŽต

    Reading: Neu Klang - The Definitive History Of Krautrock by Christoph Dallach. I really like the oral history style of books like this. You get a better picture of what happened with all of the different memories and viewpoints. ๐Ÿ“š

    Almost forgot about the upcoming Yes concert in Glasgow. My ticket for last year’s cancelled show is still valid. The current lineup gets a lot of stick (“Tribute band!") but as long as Steve Howe is still there I’m on board.

    Listened to Life Of The Record - THE MAKING OF I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT - FEATURING RICHARD THOMPSON AND LINDA THOMPSON

    For the 50th anniversary of Richard and Linda Thompsonโ€™s first album as a duo, I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, we take a detailed look at how it was made.

    A fantastic deep dive into one of my favourite albums. ๐ŸŽต

    The Guardian: Billy Bragg: โ€˜Thereโ€™s nothing like going out there singing your truth. That ainโ€™t changedโ€™. Billy has always been a force for good and it’s great to see he’s still fighting the good fight. I’ve seen him live a few times over the years. ย ๐ŸŽต

    Qobuz

    I chose Qobuz as my music streaming service because:

    • it prioritises albums over playlists
    • it has good editorial articles by humans
    • there are no aggressive algorithms feeding me more of the same
    • it just suggest new albums that usually push me out of usual routines
    • you can buy hires downloads from the qobuz store
    • it isn’t a system to be gamed like Spotify
    • it sounds great
    • it doesn’t appear to be run by a creep like Daniel Ek

    I expect to come back and update these thoughts after a few more months of listening.

    Earworm of the week: Sisters Friends by The High Llamas. One of the best tracks from the new album. ๐ŸŽต

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