In League With Paton

Richard Thompson's 1,000 Years Of Popular Music, The Barbican, 3rd February 2009 I must admit to being something of a latecomer to the w...

Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light (Rough Trade, 2009) Reactions to ‘The Crying Light’ so far seem to have hinged upon the degree to...

Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream (Columbia, 2009) I’m increasingly wary of hyperbole at the moment (Gary Mulholland’s observation in t...

Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion (Domino, 2009) Bon Iver – Blood Bank (Jagjaguwar, 2009) On the surface, you couldn’t find tw...

My good friend and musical associate Oscar Lomas today sent me a personal list of the best albums ever. Actually, rather than being some pho...

I’m compelled to mention that I missed out a key single in my 2008 summary. Pants and Tie are a great band from Toronto, featuring my frien...

People seemed to enjoy my subjective, personal summary of the year last time around, so I’ve decided to do it again. I hope my memory is goo...

Before anyone moans, this is not intended as a comprehensive tracks of the year list - more to highlight some tracks from albums I didn'...

Take Me To The River: A Southern Soul Story (Kent) Genuinely one of the best soul compilations I’ve encountered – and it’s increasingly hard...

Here's the concluding part of this year's list. Comments, as always, are actively encouraged, even if it's only to quibble with ...