Tracey Thorn
@traceythorn.bsky.social
Singer, songwriter, writer
Yesterday I saw One Battle After Another, and today Marty Supreme, and that is a LOT of hours of films. Both have a kind of zany caper-film quality, but I enjoyed Marty Supreme a lot more.
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Yesterday I saw One Battle After Another, and today Marty Supreme, and that is a LOT of hours of films. Both have a kind of zany caper-film quality, but I enjoyed Marty Supreme a lot more.
I can't be bothered to do an End of Year playlist, and it would be mostly Cameron Winter anyway, but just to say that two records I think deserved more love in everyone's lists are the Mac Demarco album Guitar, and Sam Amidon's Salt River ❤️
December 31, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I can't be bothered to do an End of Year playlist, and it would be mostly Cameron Winter anyway, but just to say that two records I think deserved more love in everyone's lists are the Mac Demarco album Guitar, and Sam Amidon's Salt River ❤️
Then this evening Ben and I rewatched the old Chet Baker Let's Get Lost doc. And phew, what a period piece that seemed. Would anyone nowadays film someone so constantly sedated in such a romanticised way? I'm sure they wouldn't. I'm sure there'd be more curiosity about the person behind the myth.
December 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Then this evening Ben and I rewatched the old Chet Baker Let's Get Lost doc. And phew, what a period piece that seemed. Would anyone nowadays film someone so constantly sedated in such a romanticised way? I'm sure they wouldn't. I'm sure there'd be more curiosity about the person behind the myth.
Also it's an interesting take on a biopic - most of them chart the exciting rise to glory. This one comes in at the point of glory having been achieved and found wanting. WHAT NEXT is its premise. Which is nice and unconventional but doesn't really make for such a fun film.
Watched the Springsteen biopic this afternoon, and it's a bit slow and long. I could have skipped the romance and a lot of the Dad stuff. My fave bit was when he put the whole of Nebraska through the Echoplex to make it sound like Elvis Sun sessions or, as he said, "like the past". I liked that bit!
December 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Also it's an interesting take on a biopic - most of them chart the exciting rise to glory. This one comes in at the point of glory having been achieved and found wanting. WHAT NEXT is its premise. Which is nice and unconventional but doesn't really make for such a fun film.
Watched the Springsteen biopic this afternoon, and it's a bit slow and long. I could have skipped the romance and a lot of the Dad stuff. My fave bit was when he put the whole of Nebraska through the Echoplex to make it sound like Elvis Sun sessions or, as he said, "like the past". I liked that bit!
December 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Watched the Springsteen biopic this afternoon, and it's a bit slow and long. I could have skipped the romance and a lot of the Dad stuff. My fave bit was when he put the whole of Nebraska through the Echoplex to make it sound like Elvis Sun sessions or, as he said, "like the past". I liked that bit!
Don’t wanna brag but I’ve made a really phenomenal gravy
December 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Don’t wanna brag but I’ve made a really phenomenal gravy
Merry Christmas all. Fabulous presents from my family, who know me so well! Love ❤️
December 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Merry Christmas all. Fabulous presents from my family, who know me so well! Love ❤️
One of the greatest Christmas traditions, thanks to lovely @rhodri.biz - here's the link to contribute if you can ❤️
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
www.gofundme.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
One of the greatest Christmas traditions, thanks to lovely @rhodri.biz - here's the link to contribute if you can ❤️
Can confirm there is still nothing better than sitting in a darkened room gazing up at gorgeous faces in extreme close up
Just booked the last remaining ticket to see Casablanca tomorrow at a tiny cinema because honestly what else is Christmas for
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Can confirm there is still nothing better than sitting in a darkened room gazing up at gorgeous faces in extreme close up
I know we all spend our entire lives signing petitions, but if by any chance you know and care about the cafe at Parliament Hill you might like to add your name to this one
Just been up there - apparently they've been told to be out by the end of January, after 44 years. They're fighting hard, and really want people to sign this petition. Please spread it wide!
c.org/gsxVMrWW8T
c.org/gsxVMrWW8T
December 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I know we all spend our entire lives signing petitions, but if by any chance you know and care about the cafe at Parliament Hill you might like to add your name to this one
Also I'm at that point of filling in next year's things in my new Filofax pages. The Filofax I've had since the 80s cos that's who I am. Gigs for 2026 so far are: Caroline, Geese (twice!), Paul Simon, Cass McCombs, Jens Lekman. PLUS the ones we'll be doing ourselves ❤️
December 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Also I'm at that point of filling in next year's things in my new Filofax pages. The Filofax I've had since the 80s cos that's who I am. Gigs for 2026 so far are: Caroline, Geese (twice!), Paul Simon, Cass McCombs, Jens Lekman. PLUS the ones we'll be doing ourselves ❤️
Just booked the last remaining ticket to see Casablanca tomorrow at a tiny cinema because honestly what else is Christmas for
December 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Just booked the last remaining ticket to see Casablanca tomorrow at a tiny cinema because honestly what else is Christmas for
Oh this is incredibly depressing. Parliament Hill Cafe is a proper cafe with character. You can get a good coffee or a nice little plate of pasta for lunch. Why must another beloved and family run business be taken over by a chain?
This is a terrible decision. The D'Auria bros cafe at Parliament Hill is ace and massively popular. So it's being replaced by - guess what! - another sodding chain
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Much-loved Hampstead Heath cafés face closure - despite celebrity-backed campaign
The City of London Corporation has chosen Daisy Green as the new operator for cafés at Parliament Hill Fields, the Lido, Golders Hill Park and…
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December 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Oh this is incredibly depressing. Parliament Hill Cafe is a proper cafe with character. You can get a good coffee or a nice little plate of pasta for lunch. Why must another beloved and family run business be taken over by a chain?
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I'm not sure I've ever been to a gig quite like Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn at The Moth Club last night. Here's why.
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt at The Moth Club, Hackney: “Two cosmic serendipities threw down a line that started in 1982 and continued unbroken into last night.” | Pete Paphides
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December 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'm not sure I've ever been to a gig quite like Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn at The Moth Club last night. Here's why.
Doing more gigs at the MOTH Club at the moment and last night Elizabeth Fraser came to see us NO OF COURSE I WASN'T NERVOUS SINGING IN FRONT OF HER 😬 😍😍
December 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Doing more gigs at the MOTH Club at the moment and last night Elizabeth Fraser came to see us NO OF COURSE I WASN'T NERVOUS SINGING IN FRONT OF HER 😬 😍😍
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Overheard in the supermarket. Two teenagers.
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
December 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Overheard in the supermarket. Two teenagers.
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
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[Supplementary and topic-adjacent: It is a matter of some surprise to me that the greatest Christmas album of all time (fact, not interested in spurious counter arguments) is 13 years old. Good Lord. @traceythorn.bsky.social’s Tinsel & Lights. Perfection.]
open.spotify.com/album/4Z3dFc...
open.spotify.com/album/4Z3dFc...
Tinsel and Lights
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December 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
[Supplementary and topic-adjacent: It is a matter of some surprise to me that the greatest Christmas album of all time (fact, not interested in spurious counter arguments) is 13 years old. Good Lord. @traceythorn.bsky.social’s Tinsel & Lights. Perfection.]
open.spotify.com/album/4Z3dFc...
open.spotify.com/album/4Z3dFc...
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp/ Or what’s a heaven for. (O level 1979)
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp/ Or what’s a heaven for. (O level 1979)
My top song is a 10 minute meditation that I listened to repeatedly while desperately trying to relax in the weeks running up to my first gig in 25 years. I have baffled the algorithm.
December 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My top song is a 10 minute meditation that I listened to repeatedly while desperately trying to relax in the weeks running up to my first gig in 25 years. I have baffled the algorithm.
So I did that Bluesky word search and it turns out my most used word of the year is haha. Ha fucking ha. Do I worry that people take me too seriously? Yes clearly I do. New Years Resolution: stop it with the haha. Just assume I’m often joking ok.
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
So I did that Bluesky word search and it turns out my most used word of the year is haha. Ha fucking ha. Do I worry that people take me too seriously? Yes clearly I do. New Years Resolution: stop it with the haha. Just assume I’m often joking ok.
Could you take a minute and listen to this song I've written? You might like to cover it.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Could you take a minute and listen to this song I've written? You might like to cover it.
Earlier in the day, I'd seen someone post an article, The Twenty Most Overrated Albums of 2025, and I glanced at it with an eye roll, KNOWING that the Geese album would be no 1, as indeed it was, and I just thought OH FUCK OFF. Sometimes people are rated because they're fucking fantastic.
Just saw Cameron Winter at the Roundhouse. My god what a phenomenon he is ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Earlier in the day, I'd seen someone post an article, The Twenty Most Overrated Albums of 2025, and I glanced at it with an eye roll, KNOWING that the Geese album would be no 1, as indeed it was, and I just thought OH FUCK OFF. Sometimes people are rated because they're fucking fantastic.
Just saw Cameron Winter at the Roundhouse. My god what a phenomenon he is ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Just saw Cameron Winter at the Roundhouse. My god what a phenomenon he is ❤️
Just went to see the film Gaslight, which I haven't watched for decades. When I last saw it, "gaslighting" wasn't a widely used term, and I found myself wondering how on earth younger people started using a term that came from a 1930s play and then film.
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Just went to see the film Gaslight, which I haven't watched for decades. When I last saw it, "gaslighting" wasn't a widely used term, and I found myself wondering how on earth younger people started using a term that came from a 1930s play and then film.
We watched this last night and SCREAMED with delight at the glass of fags. Also the fruit cup, the woman dancing with an entire pack of Piccadilly in her right hand, and the agency boss with the flamboyant hairdo, and wife at home, who was *going on somewhere unspecified* after the party.
A nice, refreshing glass of fags in the excellent 1969 Man Alive doc The Office Party on BBC iPlayer.
November 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We watched this last night and SCREAMED with delight at the glass of fags. Also the fruit cup, the woman dancing with an entire pack of Piccadilly in her right hand, and the agency boss with the flamboyant hairdo, and wife at home, who was *going on somewhere unspecified* after the party.