Top10Nathan
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For The Record: Hats
The Blue Nile's second album is a cult classic, and my closest friend during the times I need one most.
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A very personal piece this morning on how The Blue Nile's 'Hats', as well as being a cult classic, is the most important album in my life.
RTs, shares and subscribers appreciated 🎶🙏
#MusicSky
RTs, shares and subscribers appreciated 🎶🙏
#MusicSky
#NowPlaying
Khotin | Finds You Well
The cover of this one gave Boards Of Canada vibes, and the downtempo ambience does feel like BOC at their most subtle.
Like floating on a cloud, it's not a record for every event, but it's perfect for chilling out to.
#MusicSky #NP
Khotin | Finds You Well
The cover of this one gave Boards Of Canada vibes, and the downtempo ambience does feel like BOC at their most subtle.
Like floating on a cloud, it's not a record for every event, but it's perfect for chilling out to.
#MusicSky #NP
January 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
#NowPlaying
Khotin | Finds You Well
The cover of this one gave Boards Of Canada vibes, and the downtempo ambience does feel like BOC at their most subtle.
Like floating on a cloud, it's not a record for every event, but it's perfect for chilling out to.
#MusicSky #NP
Khotin | Finds You Well
The cover of this one gave Boards Of Canada vibes, and the downtempo ambience does feel like BOC at their most subtle.
Like floating on a cloud, it's not a record for every event, but it's perfect for chilling out to.
#MusicSky #NP
William Basinski completed The Disintegration Loops as The Twin Towers fell in the background of his New York apartment.
That changes everything, but context matters. You can't hear the tragedy, but you sure can feel it 👇
#MusicSky
That changes everything, but context matters. You can't hear the tragedy, but you sure can feel it 👇
#MusicSky
For The Record: The Disintegration Loops
William Basinski's meditative masterpiece was born alongside tragedy. Its legacy belies just how subtly incredible the music is.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:49 PM
William Basinski completed The Disintegration Loops as The Twin Towers fell in the background of his New York apartment.
That changes everything, but context matters. You can't hear the tragedy, but you sure can feel it 👇
#MusicSky
That changes everything, but context matters. You can't hear the tragedy, but you sure can feel it 👇
#MusicSky
Unbelievable work all round James! This might be my favourite graphic yet, and the results aren't too shabby either...😁
#70sTop30
Here is the final seventy track playlist of the most popular artists voted for in the 1970s music challenge. Thanks again you to everyone who participated and commented on the challenge.
Nineteen Seventies
open.spotify.com/playlist/56G...
Here is the final seventy track playlist of the most popular artists voted for in the 1970s music challenge. Thanks again you to everyone who participated and commented on the challenge.
Nineteen Seventies
open.spotify.com/playlist/56G...
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Unbelievable work all round James! This might be my favourite graphic yet, and the results aren't too shabby either...😁
Absolutely epic playlist - both in results and style.
So happy to see Talk Show Host as high up as 28th, and of course it's A-Side Street Spirit topping the lot.
So happy to see Talk Show Host as high up as 28th, and of course it's A-Side Street Spirit topping the lot.
#RadioheadTop30
Here’s the final sixty track playlist from all of the votes cast. Thanks again to everyone who contributed to the challenge.
Radiohead
open.spotify.com/playlist/7jc...
Here’s the final sixty track playlist from all of the votes cast. Thanks again to everyone who contributed to the challenge.
Radiohead
open.spotify.com/playlist/7jc...
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Absolutely epic playlist - both in results and style.
So happy to see Talk Show Host as high up as 28th, and of course it's A-Side Street Spirit topping the lot.
So happy to see Talk Show Host as high up as 28th, and of course it's A-Side Street Spirit topping the lot.
On Substack today, the first of many of my favourite album covers.
Here's a few geeky words on Mogwai's horrifically brilliant Come On Die Young.
#MusicSky
Here's a few geeky words on Mogwai's horrifically brilliant Come On Die Young.
#MusicSky
Under The Covers: Come On Die Young
A little read every Saturday morning on some of my favourite album covers, starting with Mogwai's scary, stary dark thing.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
On Substack today, the first of many of my favourite album covers.
Here's a few geeky words on Mogwai's horrifically brilliant Come On Die Young.
#MusicSky
Here's a few geeky words on Mogwai's horrifically brilliant Come On Die Young.
#MusicSky
#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack
Congratulations to R.E.M., who were voted the best artist to come flying out of the blocks with Radio Free Europe.
Below are the 120 most picked choices, and a Spotify playlist containing them all.
Thank you everyone 🙏
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Cn...
#MusicSky
Congratulations to R.E.M., who were voted the best artist to come flying out of the blocks with Radio Free Europe.
Below are the 120 most picked choices, and a Spotify playlist containing them all.
Thank you everyone 🙏
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Cn...
#MusicSky
January 31, 2026 at 9:31 AM
#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack
Congratulations to R.E.M., who were voted the best artist to come flying out of the blocks with Radio Free Europe.
Below are the 120 most picked choices, and a Spotify playlist containing them all.
Thank you everyone 🙏
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Cn...
#MusicSky
Congratulations to R.E.M., who were voted the best artist to come flying out of the blocks with Radio Free Europe.
Below are the 120 most picked choices, and a Spotify playlist containing them all.
Thank you everyone 🙏
open.spotify.com/playlist/5Cn...
#MusicSky
#2026AlbumDiscoveries
13. Moodymann | Black Mahogani (2004)
A name I've heard in passing, unaware of the magic within.
Fusing house and jazz into a concept celebration of Detroit, this truly is an album unlike anything else I've had the pleasure of hearing...
🙏 @funkentechno.bsky.social
13. Moodymann | Black Mahogani (2004)
A name I've heard in passing, unaware of the magic within.
Fusing house and jazz into a concept celebration of Detroit, this truly is an album unlike anything else I've had the pleasure of hearing...
🙏 @funkentechno.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 4:36 PM
#2026AlbumDiscoveries
13. Moodymann | Black Mahogani (2004)
A name I've heard in passing, unaware of the magic within.
Fusing house and jazz into a concept celebration of Detroit, this truly is an album unlike anything else I've had the pleasure of hearing...
🙏 @funkentechno.bsky.social
13. Moodymann | Black Mahogani (2004)
A name I've heard in passing, unaware of the magic within.
Fusing house and jazz into a concept celebration of Detroit, this truly is an album unlike anything else I've had the pleasure of hearing...
🙏 @funkentechno.bsky.social
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The Disintegration Loops are defined by a modern tragedy.
On today's Substack, why that context makes this mediative music a masterpiece.
RTs and shares appreciated 🙏🎶
#MusicSky
On today's Substack, why that context makes this mediative music a masterpiece.
RTs and shares appreciated 🙏🎶
#MusicSky
For The Record: The Disintegration Loops
William Basinski's meditative masterpiece was born alongside tragedy. Its legacy belies just how subtly incredible the music is.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The Disintegration Loops are defined by a modern tragedy.
On today's Substack, why that context makes this mediative music a masterpiece.
RTs and shares appreciated 🙏🎶
#MusicSky
On today's Substack, why that context makes this mediative music a masterpiece.
RTs and shares appreciated 🙏🎶
#MusicSky
#AllThatJazz
Sun Ra | Disco 3000
It wouldn't be a Friday without some new-to-me Sun Ra.
The enigma is; how can a man with such a varied discography have outliers even within that?
If it is possible, this counts. An absolute wall of noise, joyous, but a bleeding earful!
#MusicSky #JazzSky
Sun Ra | Disco 3000
It wouldn't be a Friday without some new-to-me Sun Ra.
The enigma is; how can a man with such a varied discography have outliers even within that?
If it is possible, this counts. An absolute wall of noise, joyous, but a bleeding earful!
#MusicSky #JazzSky
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
#AllThatJazz
Sun Ra | Disco 3000
It wouldn't be a Friday without some new-to-me Sun Ra.
The enigma is; how can a man with such a varied discography have outliers even within that?
If it is possible, this counts. An absolute wall of noise, joyous, but a bleeding earful!
#MusicSky #JazzSky
Sun Ra | Disco 3000
It wouldn't be a Friday without some new-to-me Sun Ra.
The enigma is; how can a man with such a varied discography have outliers even within that?
If it is possible, this counts. An absolute wall of noise, joyous, but a bleeding earful!
#MusicSky #JazzSky
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who's taken part in #Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack this month, and any other challenges too.
It's my last Music Challenge; what better place to finish than at the start...
I'll drop the mega 120 track playlist tomorrow morning! 🎶👀
#MusicSky
It's my last Music Challenge; what better place to finish than at the start...
I'll drop the mega 120 track playlist tomorrow morning! 🎶👀
#MusicSky
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who's taken part in #Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack this month, and any other challenges too.
It's my last Music Challenge; what better place to finish than at the start...
I'll drop the mega 120 track playlist tomorrow morning! 🎶👀
#MusicSky
It's my last Music Challenge; what better place to finish than at the start...
I'll drop the mega 120 track playlist tomorrow morning! 🎶👀
#MusicSky
#365PerfectSongs 30/365
Every day in 2026, I'm playing and sharing a song that I think is perfect. No extra commentary. No notes. Just the song.
Today's song is Blur's 'Sing'.
#MusicSky
Every day in 2026, I'm playing and sharing a song that I think is perfect. No extra commentary. No notes. Just the song.
Today's song is Blur's 'Sing'.
#MusicSky
Blur - Sing (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Blur
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 PM
#365PerfectSongs 30/365
Every day in 2026, I'm playing and sharing a song that I think is perfect. No extra commentary. No notes. Just the song.
Today's song is Blur's 'Sing'.
#MusicSky
Every day in 2026, I'm playing and sharing a song that I think is perfect. No extra commentary. No notes. Just the song.
Today's song is Blur's 'Sing'.
#MusicSky
#AllThatJazz
Chris Corsano, Bill Orcutt | Made Out Of Sound
Made out of sound with bells on. It's guitar, it's drums Billy Cobham would be proud of.
This is an intense and LOUD record, distilled into half an hour of pure head-banging glory...
#NowPlaying
#MusicSky #JazzSky
Chris Corsano, Bill Orcutt | Made Out Of Sound
Made out of sound with bells on. It's guitar, it's drums Billy Cobham would be proud of.
This is an intense and LOUD record, distilled into half an hour of pure head-banging glory...
#NowPlaying
#MusicSky #JazzSky
January 30, 2026 at 12:12 PM
#AllThatJazz
Chris Corsano, Bill Orcutt | Made Out Of Sound
Made out of sound with bells on. It's guitar, it's drums Billy Cobham would be proud of.
This is an intense and LOUD record, distilled into half an hour of pure head-banging glory...
#NowPlaying
#MusicSky #JazzSky
Chris Corsano, Bill Orcutt | Made Out Of Sound
Made out of sound with bells on. It's guitar, it's drums Billy Cobham would be proud of.
This is an intense and LOUD record, distilled into half an hour of pure head-banging glory...
#NowPlaying
#MusicSky #JazzSky
The Disintegration Loops are defined by a modern tragedy.
On today's Substack, why that context makes this mediative music a masterpiece.
RTs and shares appreciated 🙏🎶
#MusicSky
On today's Substack, why that context makes this mediative music a masterpiece.
RTs and shares appreciated 🙏🎶
#MusicSky
For The Record: The Disintegration Loops
William Basinski's meditative masterpiece was born alongside tragedy. Its legacy belies just how subtly incredible the music is.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The Disintegration Loops are defined by a modern tragedy.
On today's Substack, why that context makes this mediative music a masterpiece.
RTs and shares appreciated 🙏🎶
#MusicSky
On today's Substack, why that context makes this mediative music a masterpiece.
RTs and shares appreciated 🙏🎶
#MusicSky
#RadioheadTop30
1
💿 Street Spirit B-Side
🎶 Talk Show Host
Undisputedly my favourite Radiohead song. The last of 10 B-Sides in my list, and easily the best despite great competition.
It truly sounds like nothing else - even the trip hop that clearly influenced it.
Thanks so much James.
1
💿 Street Spirit B-Side
🎶 Talk Show Host
Undisputedly my favourite Radiohead song. The last of 10 B-Sides in my list, and easily the best despite great competition.
It truly sounds like nothing else - even the trip hop that clearly influenced it.
Thanks so much James.
January 29, 2026 at 9:30 PM
#RadioheadTop30
1
💿 Street Spirit B-Side
🎶 Talk Show Host
Undisputedly my favourite Radiohead song. The last of 10 B-Sides in my list, and easily the best despite great competition.
It truly sounds like nothing else - even the trip hop that clearly influenced it.
Thanks so much James.
1
💿 Street Spirit B-Side
🎶 Talk Show Host
Undisputedly my favourite Radiohead song. The last of 10 B-Sides in my list, and easily the best despite great competition.
It truly sounds like nothing else - even the trip hop that clearly influenced it.
Thanks so much James.
#70sTop30
1
🗣️ Tom Waits
🎶 Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)
🗓️ September 1976
One of the most devastating, most affecting, and most brilliant songs I have ever heard.
Timeless and ultimately perfect in every single way.
Thanks so much James 🙏
1
🗣️ Tom Waits
🎶 Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)
🗓️ September 1976
One of the most devastating, most affecting, and most brilliant songs I have ever heard.
Timeless and ultimately perfect in every single way.
Thanks so much James 🙏
January 29, 2026 at 9:30 PM
#70sTop30
1
🗣️ Tom Waits
🎶 Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)
🗓️ September 1976
One of the most devastating, most affecting, and most brilliant songs I have ever heard.
Timeless and ultimately perfect in every single way.
Thanks so much James 🙏
1
🗣️ Tom Waits
🎶 Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)
🗓️ September 1976
One of the most devastating, most affecting, and most brilliant songs I have ever heard.
Timeless and ultimately perfect in every single way.
Thanks so much James 🙏
#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack
1
🗣️ The Blue Nile
💿 A Walk Across The Rooftops
🎶 A Walk Across The Rooftops
The song that sparked the initial idea for this challenge a couple of years ago.
It is the ultimate calling card for everything that The Blue Nile represent.
Perfection.
1
🗣️ The Blue Nile
💿 A Walk Across The Rooftops
🎶 A Walk Across The Rooftops
The song that sparked the initial idea for this challenge a couple of years ago.
It is the ultimate calling card for everything that The Blue Nile represent.
Perfection.
January 29, 2026 at 9:29 PM
#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack
1
🗣️ The Blue Nile
💿 A Walk Across The Rooftops
🎶 A Walk Across The Rooftops
The song that sparked the initial idea for this challenge a couple of years ago.
It is the ultimate calling card for everything that The Blue Nile represent.
Perfection.
1
🗣️ The Blue Nile
💿 A Walk Across The Rooftops
🎶 A Walk Across The Rooftops
The song that sparked the initial idea for this challenge a couple of years ago.
It is the ultimate calling card for everything that The Blue Nile represent.
Perfection.
#2026AlbumDiscoveries
12. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | Trout Mask Replica
From now, I'm only documenting album discoveries as something big, something I should have listened to by now.
And yeah, this is that. What a bloody ride...
12. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | Trout Mask Replica
From now, I'm only documenting album discoveries as something big, something I should have listened to by now.
And yeah, this is that. What a bloody ride...
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
#2026AlbumDiscoveries
12. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | Trout Mask Replica
From now, I'm only documenting album discoveries as something big, something I should have listened to by now.
And yeah, this is that. What a bloody ride...
12. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | Trout Mask Replica
From now, I'm only documenting album discoveries as something big, something I should have listened to by now.
And yeah, this is that. What a bloody ride...
#365PerfectSongs 29/365
Every day in 2026, I'm playing and sharing a song that I think is perfect. No extra commentary. No notes. Just the song.
Today's song is Burial & Four Tet's 'Nova'.
#MusicSky
Every day in 2026, I'm playing and sharing a song that I think is perfect. No extra commentary. No notes. Just the song.
Today's song is Burial & Four Tet's 'Nova'.
#MusicSky
Burial & Four Tet - Nova
YouTube video by strangenessEPR
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM
#365PerfectSongs 29/365
Every day in 2026, I'm playing and sharing a song that I think is perfect. No extra commentary. No notes. Just the song.
Today's song is Burial & Four Tet's 'Nova'.
#MusicSky
Every day in 2026, I'm playing and sharing a song that I think is perfect. No extra commentary. No notes. Just the song.
Today's song is Burial & Four Tet's 'Nova'.
#MusicSky
Four dark records for this Thursday morning.
What are you all listening to?
#NowPlaying #last4albums
#MusicSky #VinylSky
What are you all listening to?
#NowPlaying #last4albums
#MusicSky #VinylSky
January 29, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Four dark records for this Thursday morning.
What are you all listening to?
#NowPlaying #last4albums
#MusicSky #VinylSky
What are you all listening to?
#NowPlaying #last4albums
#MusicSky #VinylSky
The most beautiful girl in the world ❤️
January 29, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The most beautiful girl in the world ❤️
#RadioheadTop30
2
💿 In Rainbows
🎶 Reckoner
The centrepiece of perhaps Radiohead's true masterpiece.
Everything before is building to the midpoint of this song, and everything after stems from within it.
It was born from Thom Yorke's trippiest dreams, and it puts the listener in one of their own.
2
💿 In Rainbows
🎶 Reckoner
The centrepiece of perhaps Radiohead's true masterpiece.
Everything before is building to the midpoint of this song, and everything after stems from within it.
It was born from Thom Yorke's trippiest dreams, and it puts the listener in one of their own.
January 28, 2026 at 9:09 PM
#RadioheadTop30
2
💿 In Rainbows
🎶 Reckoner
The centrepiece of perhaps Radiohead's true masterpiece.
Everything before is building to the midpoint of this song, and everything after stems from within it.
It was born from Thom Yorke's trippiest dreams, and it puts the listener in one of their own.
2
💿 In Rainbows
🎶 Reckoner
The centrepiece of perhaps Radiohead's true masterpiece.
Everything before is building to the midpoint of this song, and everything after stems from within it.
It was born from Thom Yorke's trippiest dreams, and it puts the listener in one of their own.
#70sTop30
2
🗣️ John Cale
🎶 The Endless Plain Of Fortune
🗓️ February 1973
There are more obvious picks from this masterpiece of a record, but The Endless Plain Of Fortune is awash with great imagery, a superb vocal performance, and the most gorgeous instrumentation.
To my ears, it is perfect.
2
🗣️ John Cale
🎶 The Endless Plain Of Fortune
🗓️ February 1973
There are more obvious picks from this masterpiece of a record, but The Endless Plain Of Fortune is awash with great imagery, a superb vocal performance, and the most gorgeous instrumentation.
To my ears, it is perfect.
January 28, 2026 at 9:07 PM
#70sTop30
2
🗣️ John Cale
🎶 The Endless Plain Of Fortune
🗓️ February 1973
There are more obvious picks from this masterpiece of a record, but The Endless Plain Of Fortune is awash with great imagery, a superb vocal performance, and the most gorgeous instrumentation.
To my ears, it is perfect.
2
🗣️ John Cale
🎶 The Endless Plain Of Fortune
🗓️ February 1973
There are more obvious picks from this masterpiece of a record, but The Endless Plain Of Fortune is awash with great imagery, a superb vocal performance, and the most gorgeous instrumentation.
To my ears, it is perfect.
#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack
2
🗣️ Roxy Music
💿 Roxy Music
🎶 Re-Make/Re-Model
The absolute epitome of what an opening track should be. A carnivalistic and bombastic introduction to the band, and each member gets their own solo at the end.
Absolute perfection.
2
🗣️ Roxy Music
💿 Roxy Music
🎶 Re-Make/Re-Model
The absolute epitome of what an opening track should be. A carnivalistic and bombastic introduction to the band, and each member gets their own solo at the end.
Absolute perfection.
January 28, 2026 at 9:05 PM
#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack
2
🗣️ Roxy Music
💿 Roxy Music
🎶 Re-Make/Re-Model
The absolute epitome of what an opening track should be. A carnivalistic and bombastic introduction to the band, and each member gets their own solo at the end.
Absolute perfection.
2
🗣️ Roxy Music
💿 Roxy Music
🎶 Re-Make/Re-Model
The absolute epitome of what an opening track should be. A carnivalistic and bombastic introduction to the band, and each member gets their own solo at the end.
Absolute perfection.
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The @3313books.bsky.social series are extended love letters to classic albums, a treasure trove of brilliant writers waxing lyrical about their favourite records.
Each one is a joy to read, but some are on another level. Here are six of the best 33 1/3 books 👇
#MusicSky #BookSky
Each one is a joy to read, but some are on another level. Here are six of the best 33 1/3 books 👇
#MusicSky #BookSky
Six of the Best: 33 1/3 Books
The 33 1/3 series is a treasure trove of extensive love letters and fountains of knowledge on classic albums. Here are six of the best.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The @3313books.bsky.social series are extended love letters to classic albums, a treasure trove of brilliant writers waxing lyrical about their favourite records.
Each one is a joy to read, but some are on another level. Here are six of the best 33 1/3 books 👇
#MusicSky #BookSky
Each one is a joy to read, but some are on another level. Here are six of the best 33 1/3 books 👇
#MusicSky #BookSky
#AllThatJazz
Pharoah Sanders | Black Unity
Karma was my gateway to jazz, and remains the benchmark.
But Black Unity is right up there with it - one 37 minute long track that blasts and zips through your mind, never resting on its laurels. One of the Pharoah's very best.
#MusicSky #JazzSky
Pharoah Sanders | Black Unity
Karma was my gateway to jazz, and remains the benchmark.
But Black Unity is right up there with it - one 37 minute long track that blasts and zips through your mind, never resting on its laurels. One of the Pharoah's very best.
#MusicSky #JazzSky
January 28, 2026 at 4:47 PM
#AllThatJazz
Pharoah Sanders | Black Unity
Karma was my gateway to jazz, and remains the benchmark.
But Black Unity is right up there with it - one 37 minute long track that blasts and zips through your mind, never resting on its laurels. One of the Pharoah's very best.
#MusicSky #JazzSky
Pharoah Sanders | Black Unity
Karma was my gateway to jazz, and remains the benchmark.
But Black Unity is right up there with it - one 37 minute long track that blasts and zips through your mind, never resting on its laurels. One of the Pharoah's very best.
#MusicSky #JazzSky