Daniel James Leith
@danthecritic.bsky.social
Music Writer. Check out my blog: danthecritic.weebly.com
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This is the thread I'll use to post my #TheTwen2ie5 picks, aka my 50 favorite singles of the 2020's in ranked order. Feel free to follow along!
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Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. O, O, O!
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. O, O, O!
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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"Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, no-one ever used the term 'Sound System Culture', it was 'Roots and Culture' – the music was the sound of freedom. Reggae music was the sound of culture and heritage dipped in the roots of our ancestral blood."
Voices from the sound systems of Chapeltown:
Voices from the sound systems of Chapeltown:
Roots and Culture: voices from the sound systems of Chapeltown
Home for three-quarters of a century to a thriving African-Caribbean musical, cultural and arts scene, Leeds celebrates its reggae pioneers
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, no-one ever used the term 'Sound System Culture', it was 'Roots and Culture' – the music was the sound of freedom. Reggae music was the sound of culture and heritage dipped in the roots of our ancestral blood."
Voices from the sound systems of Chapeltown:
Voices from the sound systems of Chapeltown:
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what the hell why not. here’s 1500 words on a song i like www.pastemagazine.com/music/starsh...
“We Built This City” is a good song, actually
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November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
what the hell why not. here’s 1500 words on a song i like www.pastemagazine.com/music/starsh...
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41
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BabyMINT-"Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty" (2023, HIM International) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsb1...
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BabyMINT-"Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty" (2023, HIM International) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsb1...
November 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41
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BabyMINT-"Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty" (2023, HIM International) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsb1...
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BabyMINT-"Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty" (2023, HIM International) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsb1...
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I'm very sorry to report that the great alt-country singer-songwriter Todd Snider has died at 59 of undiagnosed walking pneumonia. I stick by what I wrote about him in 2012. www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bn/2012-0... Here's Rolling Stone's coverage. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Robert Christgau: Preaching Agnosticism (with Laugh Lines)
www.robertchristgau.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I'm very sorry to report that the great alt-country singer-songwriter Todd Snider has died at 59 of undiagnosed walking pneumonia. I stick by what I wrote about him in 2012. www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bn/2012-0... Here's Rolling Stone's coverage. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40
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Selecta J-Man and MC Spyda-"Foundation Style" (2024, Born On Road) www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_N0...
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Selecta J-Man and MC Spyda-"Foundation Style" (2024, Born On Road) www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_N0...
November 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40
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Selecta J-Man and MC Spyda-"Foundation Style" (2024, Born On Road) www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_N0...
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Selecta J-Man and MC Spyda-"Foundation Style" (2024, Born On Road) www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_N0...
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This was just posted on Todd Snider's Twitter account. Asking everyone who loves his music to send him good vibes right now. Really hoping he pulls through.
November 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This was just posted on Todd Snider's Twitter account. Asking everyone who loves his music to send him good vibes right now. Really hoping he pulls through.
November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Foolish curs, that run winking into the mouth of a Russian bear and have their heads crush’d like rotten apples!
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Foolish curs, that run winking into the mouth of a Russian bear and have their heads crush’d like rotten apples!
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37
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The Spellbound ft. Jesse-"2Colors" (2024, NBCUniversal) www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXKk...
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The Spellbound ft. Jesse-"2Colors" (2024, NBCUniversal) www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXKk...
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37
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The Spellbound ft. Jesse-"2Colors" (2024, NBCUniversal) www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXKk...
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The Spellbound ft. Jesse-"2Colors" (2024, NBCUniversal) www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXKk...
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The most important thing to remember about the Cthulhu Mythos is it's terrible and almost nothing benefits from being set within it
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The most important thing to remember about the Cthulhu Mythos is it's terrible and almost nothing benefits from being set within it
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The funny thing about Oates taking Musk out to the cornfield and beating him with an aluminum bat is he was JUST pretending to have read Tolkien for his endorsement of Tommy Robinson. When she called him out, it seems like he forgot all about that and started inventing other books he's read instead.
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The funny thing about Oates taking Musk out to the cornfield and beating him with an aluminum bat is he was JUST pretending to have read Tolkien for his endorsement of Tommy Robinson. When she called him out, it seems like he forgot all about that and started inventing other books he's read instead.
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35
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RXKNephew-"American Tterroristtt" (2020, New Breed Trapper) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nign...
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RXKNephew-"American Tterroristtt" (2020, New Breed Trapper) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nign...
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 35
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RXKNephew-"American Tterroristtt" (2020, New Breed Trapper) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nign...
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RXKNephew-"American Tterroristtt" (2020, New Breed Trapper) www.youtube.com/watch?v=nign...
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I also wrote an anniversary piece about GZA's "Liquid Swords", a masterpiece that is arguably Rap's all-time greatest Winter album: dartadams.medium.com/gza-liquid-s...
GZA — Liquid Swords: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective
Decomposing an undisputed classic Rap LP that also happens to be the perfect Winter album…
dartadams.medium.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I also wrote an anniversary piece about GZA's "Liquid Swords", a masterpiece that is arguably Rap's all-time greatest Winter album: dartadams.medium.com/gza-liquid-s...
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33
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Sarafina The Great-"Showtime (Decale Dokafele)" (2025, Queen Of Heaven) m.youtube.com/watch?v=bjE5...
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Sarafina The Great-"Showtime (Decale Dokafele)" (2025, Queen Of Heaven) m.youtube.com/watch?v=bjE5...
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 33
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Sarafina The Great-"Showtime (Decale Dokafele)" (2025, Queen Of Heaven) m.youtube.com/watch?v=bjE5...
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Sarafina The Great-"Showtime (Decale Dokafele)" (2025, Queen Of Heaven) m.youtube.com/watch?v=bjE5...
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Writing is life. Lethargy is death.
October 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Writing is life. Lethargy is death.
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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My latest newsletter: a review of Hüsker Dü's 1985: The Miracle Year, one of my favorite reissues of the year.
Hüsker Dü—1985: The Miracle Year
Numero Group's second archival Hüsker Dü set offers live recordings from the year the trio released New Day Rising and Flip Your Wig
sterlewine.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My latest newsletter: a review of Hüsker Dü's 1985: The Miracle Year, one of my favorite reissues of the year.
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