| Where | Gloucestershire, UK |
| What | Punk, post-punk, reggae, dub, post-rock and more. Preferably on vinyl |
| With whom | Rupi (Beagle) |
| What else | MD ANT, Dharma, Ovarian Cancer and stoma awareness, rampant dislike for Tories |
Still trying to finalise my 2023 top ten, but this somewhere in the top three. Also one of the top gigs of the year.
@acrmcr - 1982
The Fireman (Paul McCartney and Youth) - Electric Arguments
I really wasn’t sure about this combo but I found a copy in the wild and it’s pretty damn good, if a little disjointed. #vinyl
A couple of newish releases came in the post today:
- New Pornographers - Continue As A Guest
- Wilco - Cousin
Dad Rock night Chez Mac.
Tonight’s first spin chosen indirectly by @scotspostpunk: U2 live at the Marquee 1980. This string of weekly gigs was the stuff of legends - from a handful of folks to sellouts with crowds outside in the street in only 4 or 5 weeks. SPP and I were each able to catch one of these and - whatever your opinion of U2 today is - they were objectively shit hot then.
Originally a fan club release, this was repressed as a 2 x 10” LP in 2015.
Jason Isbell + 400 Unit - Weathervanes
Likely to be in my top three for 2023 AOTY.
Duet Emmo - Or So It Seems (1983, 2022 reissue)
100% of Dome (or 50% of Wire) plus Daniel Miller of Mute (spot the anagram).
A lovely repress of some belting experimental electronica.
Last two from the Lush Origami box set tonight: Lovelife and Topolino
Two more from Lush this evening as I’m about halfway through Miki’s Fingers Crossed audiobook.
Today’s flea market find. McCartney and Youth as The Fireman - Electric Arguments (2008)
A couple of candidates for 2023 Album of the Year:
Silver Moth - Black Bay
Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai) and friends gather on the Isle of Lewis and improvise for a few days.
- House of All - House of All
Five (out of 72) former members of The Fall, invoke the spirit of the past, then move ahead with it.
