Adam McAuley
@adam0407.bsky.social
Music obsessive, Argyle supporter, craft beer drinker, nature lover, Steel City Strider, park-runner. Member of Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati. #MDANT ✊
Lovely long Sunday run from the centre of Leeds along the Aire. Nearly, but not quite made @rspb.bsky.social St. Aidans.
November 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Lovely long Sunday run from the centre of Leeds along the Aire. Nearly, but not quite made @rspb.bsky.social St. Aidans.
A rather overlooked part of the Thom Yorke/Radiohead canon, in our house at least. A fine album nonetheless, and now a #5debutalbums1014 contender.
November 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A rather overlooked part of the Thom Yorke/Radiohead canon, in our house at least. A fine album nonetheless, and now a #5debutalbums1014 contender.
A movie you have seen more than 7 times with a gif.
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A movie you have seen more than 7 times with a gif.
Another strong contender for a top five place in the #5debutalbums1014 voting. King Creosote and Jon Hopkins beautiful, poignant Diamond Mine.
October 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Another strong contender for a top five place in the #5debutalbums1014 voting. King Creosote and Jon Hopkins beautiful, poignant Diamond Mine.
Daniel Avery’s Drone Logic. Very much in contention for a #5debutalbums1014 top five place.
October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Daniel Avery’s Drone Logic. Very much in contention for a #5debutalbums1014 top five place.
Also, I’m guessing this isn’t going to count as Lana Del Rey’s debut? @richards7370.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Also, I’m guessing this isn’t going to count as Lana Del Rey’s debut? @richards7370.bsky.social
Important #5debutalbums1014 question. Are we treating this as the Parquet Courts’ debut album? There was definitely an album prior to this but it was tape only I think and only pressed to vinyl after this one.
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Important #5debutalbums1014 question. Are we treating this as the Parquet Courts’ debut album? There was definitely an album prior to this but it was tape only I think and only pressed to vinyl after this one.
I seem to own plenty of 2010 debuts; not sure how many are likely to make the #5debutalbums1014 top five though. Definitely some
I need to revisit.
I need to revisit.
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I seem to own plenty of 2010 debuts; not sure how many are likely to make the #5debutalbums1014 top five though. Definitely some
I need to revisit.
I need to revisit.
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Best cartoon of the week for movie nerds.
October 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Best cartoon of the week for movie nerds.
Some albums are hugely evocative of a particular time and place; this will always be Bradford in the 1980s.
#5debutalbums8084
#5debutalbums8084
October 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Some albums are hugely evocative of a particular time and place; this will always be Bradford in the 1980s.
#5debutalbums8084
#5debutalbums8084
Another possible top five finisher. The Cramps’ debut album, Songs The Lord Taught Us. So many of their finest moments: TV Set, Garbageman, Sunglasses After Dark.
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#5debutalbums8084
October 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Another possible top five finisher. The Cramps’ debut album, Songs The Lord Taught Us. So many of their finest moments: TV Set, Garbageman, Sunglasses After Dark.
#5debutalbums8084
#5debutalbums8084
Currently reading Cathi Unsworth’s fabulous Season Of The Witch; a handy reminder of what a fantastic album Killing Joke’s eponymous debut was.
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#5debutalbums8084
October 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Currently reading Cathi Unsworth’s fabulous Season Of The Witch; a handy reminder of what a fantastic album Killing Joke’s eponymous debut was.
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#5debutalbums8084
1981 was also pretty decent for debut albums; I’m assuming that the Birthday Party and Byrne/Eno albums both count?
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October 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
1981 was also pretty decent for debut albums; I’m assuming that the Birthday Party and Byrne/Eno albums both count?
#5debutalbums8084
#5debutalbums8084
October 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Still one slot up for grabs in the #5debutalbums0004 vote. Will one of this final batch of albums fill it?
October 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Still one slot up for grabs in the #5debutalbums0004 vote. Will one of this final batch of albums fill it?
One or two more late possibilities for #5debutalbums0004. First up, this beauty from 65daysofstatic.
October 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
One or two more late possibilities for #5debutalbums0004. First up, this beauty from 65daysofstatic.
Good advice from Sheffield’s Dog & Partridge.
September 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Good advice from Sheffield’s Dog & Partridge.
2004 is not without it’s charms, though I’m pretty certain that Sluts of Trust won’t make the cut, despite thier two Festive 50 appearances. Arcade Fire, Newsome and TVotR on the other hand…
#5debutalbums0004
#5debutalbums0004
September 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
2004 is not without it’s charms, though I’m pretty certain that Sluts of Trust won’t make the cut, despite thier two Festive 50 appearances. Arcade Fire, Newsome and TVotR on the other hand…
#5debutalbums0004
#5debutalbums0004
Another one that won’t make the #5debutalbums0004 final five but is well worthy of revisiting. Colder’s Again is a lovely mix of dub, krautrock, synth-pop and post-punk. Very French, very cool.
September 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Another one that won’t make the #5debutalbums0004 final five but is well worthy of revisiting. Colder’s Again is a lovely mix of dub, krautrock, synth-pop and post-punk. Very French, very cool.
Haven’t listened to this in an age; forgot how good it was. Meanwhile, Back In Communist Russia’s Indian Ink; sonically somewhere between Arab Strap and Mogwai, with Emily Gray’s bleak, darkly sexual sprechgesang. Like nothing else.
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#5debutalbums0004
September 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Haven’t listened to this in an age; forgot how good it was. Meanwhile, Back In Communist Russia’s Indian Ink; sonically somewhere between Arab Strap and Mogwai, with Emily Gray’s bleak, darkly sexual sprechgesang. Like nothing else.
#5debutalbums0004
#5debutalbums0004
2003 was another relatively thin year for debut albums, for me at least. A few on there that I’ve not listened too in a long while. Looking forward to revisiting them.
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#5debutalbums0004
September 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
2003 was another relatively thin year for debut albums, for me at least. A few on there that I’ve not listened too in a long while. Looking forward to revisiting them.
#5debutalbums0004
#5debutalbums0004
Probably not a top 5 finisher, but I thoroughly enjoyed singing along to this during the work commute. The Hold Steady’s Almost Killed Me.
#5debutalbums0004
#5debutalbums0004
September 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Probably not a top 5 finisher, but I thoroughly enjoyed singing along to this during the work commute. The Hold Steady’s Almost Killed Me.
#5debutalbums0004
#5debutalbums0004
Always pleasing to see the return of Lidl’s Oktoberfest box - an absolute bargain at £24.99.
September 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Always pleasing to see the return of Lidl’s Oktoberfest box - an absolute bargain at £24.99.
A joy to see Cassels’ final gig in Oxford last night. Also loved that they rejected convention and played their final LP, Tracked In Mud from start to finish.
September 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A joy to see Cassels’ final gig in Oxford last night. Also loved that they rejected convention and played their final LP, Tracked In Mud from start to finish.
Thoroughly enjoyed the This Is What You Get exhibition at Oxford’s @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social yesterday.
September 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed the This Is What You Get exhibition at Oxford’s @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social yesterday.