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Mick Sweeney
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Playing it loud
#5DebutAlbums9094
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Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted (1992)
Pavement: Slanted And Enchanted album cover
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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I know a girl called Elsa
She's into Alka Seltzer
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Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
Oasis: Definitely Maybe album cover
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Today's PODcast
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The Breeders - Pod (1990)
The Breeders: Pod album cover
January 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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Monday morning sounds
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The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (1992)
The Pharcyde: Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde album cover
January 5, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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Hard to beat this
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Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994)
Jeff Buckley: Grace album cover
January 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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In 1887, British forces kidnapped & exiled the King of Opobo in today’s Nigeria. British Palm oil traders had persuaded the government that the tariffs he imposed restricted their profits. It was a milestone in the Scramble for Africa and indirect rule by Britain.

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Antislavery and the Original ‘Scramble for Africa’, 1807-1879
Keynote Lecture for 140 Years Beyond the Berlin Conference, Africa Centre and SOAS Friday 12 December and Saturday 13 December 2025   Alan Lester Most British imperial historians have tended t…
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January 4, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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I'm starting #5DebutAlbums9094 with Liz
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Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1993)
Liz Phair: Exile In Guyville album cover
January 3, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Cold morning run 🏃🌨️
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Radiohead - Hail To The Thief (2003)
A frozen Ben Bulben . Ruins of Cilleaspaigbrón in the foreground Wrapped up for the run Radiohead: Hail To The Thief album cover
January 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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This delight to kick off New Year's Day
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Bob Dylan - Rough And Rowdy Ways (2020)
Bob Dylan: Rough And Rowdy Ways album cover
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Tunes 🎶
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Mitski - Be The Cowboy (2018)
Mitski: Be The Cowboy album cover
December 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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On the player this morning
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Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew (2008)
Lisa Hannigan: Sea Sew album cover
December 30, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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My picks for #5Albums25
#AOTY2025

1 Rosalía: Lux
2 Pulp: More
3 Billy Woods: Golliwog
4 Big Thief: Double Infinity
5 Bon Iver: Sable, Fable

(6 Geese; 7 Panda Bear; 8 CMAT; 9 Deafheaven; 10 Clipse)
Rosalía: Lux album cover
December 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Another superb record from Big Thief
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Big Thief - Double Infinity (2025)
Big Thief: Double Infinity album cover
December 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Hike to the top of Knocknarea
December 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Zombie horror hip-hop. Stunning
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billy woods - Golliwog (2025)
billy woods: Golliwog album cover
December 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Stephens Day Special
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Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow (2025)
Jason Isbell: Foxes In The Snow album cover
December 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Annual traditional Xmas Eve unusual hat dinner 2025
December 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Divine intervention
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Rosalía - Lux (2025)
Rosalía: Lux album cover
December 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Very more-ish
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Pulp - More (2025)
Pulp: More album cover
December 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Traditional Christmas Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera plant decorated with Xmas baubles
December 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Perfect for the shoegazing death metal goth in your life..
Beautiful and disturbing
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Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power (2025)
Deafheaven: Lonely People With Power album cover
December 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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THREAD.

My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.

I've collected his work here...
Bridget the cat infiltrates the 'Abbey Road' cover shoot and becomes THE definitive fifth Beatle.
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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This one is great
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Panda Bear - Sinister Grift (2025)
Panda Bear: Sinister Grift album cover
December 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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New album by Suzanne Vega this year.
Chambermaid and Last Train From Mariupol outstanding tracks
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Suzanne Vega - Flying With Angels (2025)
Suzanne Vega - Flying With Angels album cover
December 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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A posthumous release for this evening's listening
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Mac Miller - Balloonerism (2025)
Mac Miller: Balloonerism album cover
December 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM