Koen Sebregts
@dorsalstop.bsky.social
Into pop music from 1989 and assorted other years | Manchester via Utrecht | 🚴🏼| pronouncer of things for auntie | he/him
Happy to have added indie pop phenoms Spearmint, Lali Puna and Club 8 here, as well as UK dance music icons Oxide & Neutrino AND Sophie Ellis-Bextor. I'm sure they'll go far 👍
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy to have added indie pop phenoms Spearmint, Lali Puna and Club 8 here, as well as UK dance music icons Oxide & Neutrino AND Sophie Ellis-Bextor. I'm sure they'll go far 👍
Once again, can't go wrong, etc.
But still an easy vote for Paul's Boutique :)
But still an easy vote for Paul's Boutique :)
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Once again, can't go wrong, etc.
But still an easy vote for Paul's Boutique :)
But still an easy vote for Paul's Boutique :)
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50 (chrono) 🚨BONUS🚨
A+A (Avalon Emerson & Anunaku) - Sort of Like a Dream (2025) 🇺🇸/🇮🇹 [11pts]
'Single' (23/7), on Perpetual Emotion Machine EP (12/8). NKC✅ISC✅
Finishing with my favourite of this year, a dreamy/ecstatic track riding that Air France sample into the stratosphere.
A+A (Avalon Emerson & Anunaku) - Sort of Like a Dream (2025) 🇺🇸/🇮🇹 [11pts]
'Single' (23/7), on Perpetual Emotion Machine EP (12/8). NKC✅ISC✅
Finishing with my favourite of this year, a dreamy/ecstatic track riding that Air France sample into the stratosphere.
November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50 (chrono) 🚨BONUS🚨
A+A (Avalon Emerson & Anunaku) - Sort of Like a Dream (2025) 🇺🇸/🇮🇹 [11pts]
'Single' (23/7), on Perpetual Emotion Machine EP (12/8). NKC✅ISC✅
Finishing with my favourite of this year, a dreamy/ecstatic track riding that Air France sample into the stratosphere.
A+A (Avalon Emerson & Anunaku) - Sort of Like a Dream (2025) 🇺🇸/🇮🇹 [11pts]
'Single' (23/7), on Perpetual Emotion Machine EP (12/8). NKC✅ISC✅
Finishing with my favourite of this year, a dreamy/ecstatic track riding that Air France sample into the stratosphere.
Two perfect albums, can't go wrong, etc.
Now listening to a playlist that alternates songs from each album. Shake Your Rump > Change in Speak > Johnny Ryall > Can You Keep a Secret flows wonderfully.
Now listening to a playlist that alternates songs from each album. Shake Your Rump > Change in Speak > Johnny Ryall > Can You Keep a Secret flows wonderfully.
The Best Album of 1989 Round 6 (Semifinal) Match #126
#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
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#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
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The Best Album of 1989 Round 6 (Semi-Final) Match #126: Beastie Boys vs. De La Soul
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Monday, November 24th, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto the finals to determine the Best Album of 1989. If you haven’t hear...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Two perfect albums, can't go wrong, etc.
Now listening to a playlist that alternates songs from each album. Shake Your Rump > Change in Speak > Johnny Ryall > Can You Keep a Secret flows wonderfully.
Now listening to a playlist that alternates songs from each album. Shake Your Rump > Change in Speak > Johnny Ryall > Can You Keep a Secret flows wonderfully.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 49 (chrono)
Froukje & S10 - Hart in Brand (2025) 🇳🇱
'Single' (22/4), on Frok en Stien EP (9/10). NKC✅ISC✅
"Niet in controle, wel in balans" - couldn't not have a dutchbanger.
Froukje & S10 - Hart in Brand (2025) 🇳🇱
'Single' (22/4), on Frok en Stien EP (9/10). NKC✅ISC✅
"Niet in controle, wel in balans" - couldn't not have a dutchbanger.
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 49 (chrono)
Froukje & S10 - Hart in Brand (2025) 🇳🇱
'Single' (22/4), on Frok en Stien EP (9/10). NKC✅ISC✅
"Niet in controle, wel in balans" - couldn't not have a dutchbanger.
Froukje & S10 - Hart in Brand (2025) 🇳🇱
'Single' (22/4), on Frok en Stien EP (9/10). NKC✅ISC✅
"Niet in controle, wel in balans" - couldn't not have a dutchbanger.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 48 (chrono)
Neggy Gemmy - Mysterious Girl (2025) 🇺🇸
'Single' (18/4), on She Comes From Nowhere LP (20/6). NKC✅ISC✅
This and several other tracks on the album are such a pastiche of 1991-era Saint Etienne it made me lol. But of course I fell for it anyway.
Neggy Gemmy - Mysterious Girl (2025) 🇺🇸
'Single' (18/4), on She Comes From Nowhere LP (20/6). NKC✅ISC✅
This and several other tracks on the album are such a pastiche of 1991-era Saint Etienne it made me lol. But of course I fell for it anyway.
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 48 (chrono)
Neggy Gemmy - Mysterious Girl (2025) 🇺🇸
'Single' (18/4), on She Comes From Nowhere LP (20/6). NKC✅ISC✅
This and several other tracks on the album are such a pastiche of 1991-era Saint Etienne it made me lol. But of course I fell for it anyway.
Neggy Gemmy - Mysterious Girl (2025) 🇺🇸
'Single' (18/4), on She Comes From Nowhere LP (20/6). NKC✅ISC✅
This and several other tracks on the album are such a pastiche of 1991-era Saint Etienne it made me lol. But of course I fell for it anyway.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 47 (chrono)
Wings of Desire - A Few More Years (Ghost Culture Remix) (2025) 🇬🇧
A Few More Years 7" (remix on b-side) (18/3/2025). NKC✅ISC✅
The remix layering on some bass and synth to make it sound like a mashup with a lost 1983-era New Order track:
Wings of Desire - A Few More Years (Ghost Culture Remix) (2025) 🇬🇧
A Few More Years 7" (remix on b-side) (18/3/2025). NKC✅ISC✅
The remix layering on some bass and synth to make it sound like a mashup with a lost 1983-era New Order track:
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 47 (chrono)
Wings of Desire - A Few More Years (Ghost Culture Remix) (2025) 🇬🇧
A Few More Years 7" (remix on b-side) (18/3/2025). NKC✅ISC✅
The remix layering on some bass and synth to make it sound like a mashup with a lost 1983-era New Order track:
Wings of Desire - A Few More Years (Ghost Culture Remix) (2025) 🇬🇧
A Few More Years 7" (remix on b-side) (18/3/2025). NKC✅ISC✅
The remix layering on some bass and synth to make it sound like a mashup with a lost 1983-era New Order track:
Love both but ultimately this was an easy vote for Doolittle - the highs are just so much higher and it's not even less of an "immersive experience", just a different one.
The Best Album of 1989 Round 6 (Semifinal) Match #125
#1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE
vs.
#4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION
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#1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE
vs.
#4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION
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The Best Album of 1989 Round 6 (Semi-Final) Match #125: Pixies vs. The Cure
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Friday, November 21st, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto the finals to determine the Best Album of 1989. If you haven’t hear...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Love both but ultimately this was an easy vote for Doolittle - the highs are just so much higher and it's not even less of an "immersive experience", just a different one.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 46 (chrono)
Eev Frances - Burstintotears (2025) 🇺🇸
On Sometimes I Forget to Breathe album (31/1/2025). NKC✅ISC✅
First 2025 release that really grabbed me. A long build-up with those slinky springy synths and then the beat does, eventually, actually drop and it's so worth it.
Eev Frances - Burstintotears (2025) 🇺🇸
On Sometimes I Forget to Breathe album (31/1/2025). NKC✅ISC✅
First 2025 release that really grabbed me. A long build-up with those slinky springy synths and then the beat does, eventually, actually drop and it's so worth it.
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 46 (chrono)
Eev Frances - Burstintotears (2025) 🇺🇸
On Sometimes I Forget to Breathe album (31/1/2025). NKC✅ISC✅
First 2025 release that really grabbed me. A long build-up with those slinky springy synths and then the beat does, eventually, actually drop and it's so worth it.
Eev Frances - Burstintotears (2025) 🇺🇸
On Sometimes I Forget to Breathe album (31/1/2025). NKC✅ISC✅
First 2025 release that really grabbed me. A long build-up with those slinky springy synths and then the beat does, eventually, actually drop and it's so worth it.
Reposted by Koen Sebregts
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Here’s the best piece of writing on The Stones Roses thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
And the easiest one this week. Threeee is the magic number!
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The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #124
#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
vs.
#11 Fugazi, 13 SONGS
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#3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING
vs.
#11 Fugazi, 13 SONGS
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The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #124: De La Soul vs. Fugazi
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Thursday, November 20th, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto Round 6 (Semifinals) of the bracket. If you haven’t heard either ...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
And the easiest one this week. Threeee is the magic number!
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 45 (chrono)
The Horrors - Lotus Eater (2024) 🇬🇧
'Single' (4/12), later on Night Life LP (21/3/2025). NKC✅ISC✅(and now satisfied, at 35✅)
Can't say I follow their career closely, but every few years they release a gothic dance epic, and I'm always taken in.
The Horrors - Lotus Eater (2024) 🇬🇧
'Single' (4/12), later on Night Life LP (21/3/2025). NKC✅ISC✅(and now satisfied, at 35✅)
Can't say I follow their career closely, but every few years they release a gothic dance epic, and I'm always taken in.
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 45 (chrono)
The Horrors - Lotus Eater (2024) 🇬🇧
'Single' (4/12), later on Night Life LP (21/3/2025). NKC✅ISC✅(and now satisfied, at 35✅)
Can't say I follow their career closely, but every few years they release a gothic dance epic, and I'm always taken in.
The Horrors - Lotus Eater (2024) 🇬🇧
'Single' (4/12), later on Night Life LP (21/3/2025). NKC✅ISC✅(and now satisfied, at 35✅)
Can't say I follow their career closely, but every few years they release a gothic dance epic, and I'm always taken in.
Only the third match this tournament between two 10/10 perfect albums (after JAMC vs Kitchens and Stone Roses vs B-52's). There are few albums in history I'd choose over Paul's Boutique, but Cosmic Thing may be one.
But maybe I'll just leave it to everyone else again 🤷
But maybe I'll just leave it to everyone else again 🤷
The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #123
#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING
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#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING
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The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #123: Beastie Boys vs. The B-52’s
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Wednesday, November 19th, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto Round 6 (Semifinals) of the bracket. If you haven’t heard either...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Only the third match this tournament between two 10/10 perfect albums (after JAMC vs Kitchens and Stone Roses vs B-52's). There are few albums in history I'd choose over Paul's Boutique, but Cosmic Thing may be one.
But maybe I'll just leave it to everyone else again 🤷
But maybe I'll just leave it to everyone else again 🤷
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 44 (chrono)
Kelly Lee Owens - Dreamstate (2024) 🏴
On Dreamstate LP (18/10). NKC✅ISC✅
From my favourite album of 2024:
Kelly Lee Owens - Dreamstate (2024) 🏴
On Dreamstate LP (18/10). NKC✅ISC✅
From my favourite album of 2024:
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 44 (chrono)
Kelly Lee Owens - Dreamstate (2024) 🏴
On Dreamstate LP (18/10). NKC✅ISC✅
From my favourite album of 2024:
Kelly Lee Owens - Dreamstate (2024) 🏴
On Dreamstate LP (18/10). NKC✅ISC✅
From my favourite album of 2024:
One of the two easier votes this week.
Also because it's late November, cold and wet outside, starting to get dark at 4pm - can't imagine a better time to be playing Disintegration 🌧️
Also because it's late November, cold and wet outside, starting to get dark at 4pm - can't imagine a better time to be playing Disintegration 🌧️
The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #122
#4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION
vs.
#5 Nine Inch Nails, PRETTY HATE MACHINE
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#4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION
vs.
#5 Nine Inch Nails, PRETTY HATE MACHINE
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The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #122: The Cure vs. Nine Inch Nails
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Tuesday, November 18th, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto Round 6 (Semifinals) of the bracket. If you haven’t heard either a...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
One of the two easier votes this week.
Also because it's late November, cold and wet outside, starting to get dark at 4pm - can't imagine a better time to be playing Disintegration 🌧️
Also because it's late November, cold and wet outside, starting to get dark at 4pm - can't imagine a better time to be playing Disintegration 🌧️
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 43 (chrono)
Confidence Man - Far Out (2024) 🇦🇺
On 3AM (La La La) LP (18/10). NKC✅ISC✅
Banger.
Confidence Man - Far Out (2024) 🇦🇺
On 3AM (La La La) LP (18/10). NKC✅ISC✅
Banger.
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 43 (chrono)
Confidence Man - Far Out (2024) 🇦🇺
On 3AM (La La La) LP (18/10). NKC✅ISC✅
Banger.
Confidence Man - Far Out (2024) 🇦🇺
On 3AM (La La La) LP (18/10). NKC✅ISC✅
Banger.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42 (chrono)
Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing (2024) 🇬🇧/🇳🇿
'Single' (21/6), on Brat And It's Completely Different But Also Still Brat LP (11/10). NKC✅ISC✅
Another underrated gem for you:
Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing (2024) 🇬🇧/🇳🇿
'Single' (21/6), on Brat And It's Completely Different But Also Still Brat LP (11/10). NKC✅ISC✅
Another underrated gem for you:
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 42 (chrono)
Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing (2024) 🇬🇧/🇳🇿
'Single' (21/6), on Brat And It's Completely Different But Also Still Brat LP (11/10). NKC✅ISC✅
Another underrated gem for you:
Charli XCX feat. Lorde - Girl, So Confusing (2024) 🇬🇧/🇳🇿
'Single' (21/6), on Brat And It's Completely Different But Also Still Brat LP (11/10). NKC✅ISC✅
Another underrated gem for you:
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#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41 (chron)
Jamie xx feat. Robyn - Life (2024) 🇬🇧/🇸🇪
'Single' (17/6), on In Waves LP (20/9). NKC✅ISC❌
Let's make it last.
Jamie xx feat. Robyn - Life (2024) 🇬🇧/🇸🇪
'Single' (17/6), on In Waves LP (20/9). NKC✅ISC❌
Let's make it last.
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 41 (chron)
Jamie xx feat. Robyn - Life (2024) 🇬🇧/🇸🇪
'Single' (17/6), on In Waves LP (20/9). NKC✅ISC❌
Let's make it last.
Jamie xx feat. Robyn - Life (2024) 🇬🇧/🇸🇪
'Single' (17/6), on In Waves LP (20/9). NKC✅ISC❌
Let's make it last.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40 (chron)
Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not (2024) 🇺🇸
Single (3/5), on Bird's Eye LP (9/8). NKC✅ISC✅
Only got to know this May 2025 when it was played relentlessly on Capital FM Manchester, the builders' go-to station. Weird to hear it without the sounds of plumbing or tiling underneath!
Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not (2024) 🇺🇸
Single (3/5), on Bird's Eye LP (9/8). NKC✅ISC✅
Only got to know this May 2025 when it was played relentlessly on Capital FM Manchester, the builders' go-to station. Weird to hear it without the sounds of plumbing or tiling underneath!
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 40 (chron)
Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not (2024) 🇺🇸
Single (3/5), on Bird's Eye LP (9/8). NKC✅ISC✅
Only got to know this May 2025 when it was played relentlessly on Capital FM Manchester, the builders' go-to station. Weird to hear it without the sounds of plumbing or tiling underneath!
Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not (2024) 🇺🇸
Single (3/5), on Bird's Eye LP (9/8). NKC✅ISC✅
Only got to know this May 2025 when it was played relentlessly on Capital FM Manchester, the builders' go-to station. Weird to hear it without the sounds of plumbing or tiling underneath!
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 39 (chrono)
L.B. Dub Corp - Only the Good Times (2024) 🇬🇧
‘Single’ (3/5), 12” (24/5). NKC❌ISC❌(Luke Slater)✅(as L.B. Dub Corp)
And not the only track to feature Dutch lyrics this time!
L.B. Dub Corp - Only the Good Times (2024) 🇬🇧
‘Single’ (3/5), 12” (24/5). NKC❌ISC❌(Luke Slater)✅(as L.B. Dub Corp)
And not the only track to feature Dutch lyrics this time!
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 39 (chrono)
L.B. Dub Corp - Only the Good Times (2024) 🇬🇧
‘Single’ (3/5), 12” (24/5). NKC❌ISC❌(Luke Slater)✅(as L.B. Dub Corp)
And not the only track to feature Dutch lyrics this time!
L.B. Dub Corp - Only the Good Times (2024) 🇬🇧
‘Single’ (3/5), 12” (24/5). NKC❌ISC❌(Luke Slater)✅(as L.B. Dub Corp)
And not the only track to feature Dutch lyrics this time!
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 38 (chrono)
Anish Kumar - Everything Blooms Around Her (2024) 🇬🇧
'Single' (3/5), on Hymns of a Flowergirl EP (16/9). NKC✅ISC✅
धेरै सुन्दर 😍
Anish Kumar - Everything Blooms Around Her (2024) 🇬🇧
'Single' (3/5), on Hymns of a Flowergirl EP (16/9). NKC✅ISC✅
धेरै सुन्दर 😍
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 38 (chrono)
Anish Kumar - Everything Blooms Around Her (2024) 🇬🇧
'Single' (3/5), on Hymns of a Flowergirl EP (16/9). NKC✅ISC✅
धेरै सुन्दर 😍
Anish Kumar - Everything Blooms Around Her (2024) 🇬🇧
'Single' (3/5), on Hymns of a Flowergirl EP (16/9). NKC✅ISC✅
धेरै सुन्दर 😍
Boo, my second- and third-favourite albums of the year face off. They are both perfect in their own way and I'll be happy/sad whichever way you lot choose.
The Best Album of 1989 Round 4 Match #117
#7 The Stone Roses, THE STONE ROSES
vs.
#10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING
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#7 The Stone Roses, THE STONE ROSES
vs.
#10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING
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The Best Album of 1989 Round 4 Match #118: The Stone Roses vs. The B-52’s
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Wednesday, November 12th, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto Round 5 (Top 8) of the bracket. If you haven’t heard either albu...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Boo, my second- and third-favourite albums of the year face off. They are both perfect in their own way and I'll be happy/sad whichever way you lot choose.
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37 (chrono)
Metronomy x Pan Amsterdam - Nice Town (2024) 🇬🇧x🇺🇸
12" (12/3). NKC✅ISC✅
"Speak me into existence / Then rob me of my innocence" - now there's an opening.
Metronomy x Pan Amsterdam - Nice Town (2024) 🇬🇧x🇺🇸
12" (12/3). NKC✅ISC✅
"Speak me into existence / Then rob me of my innocence" - now there's an opening.
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 37 (chrono)
Metronomy x Pan Amsterdam - Nice Town (2024) 🇬🇧x🇺🇸
12" (12/3). NKC✅ISC✅
"Speak me into existence / Then rob me of my innocence" - now there's an opening.
Metronomy x Pan Amsterdam - Nice Town (2024) 🇬🇧x🇺🇸
12" (12/3). NKC✅ISC✅
"Speak me into existence / Then rob me of my innocence" - now there's an opening.
Here's one I have in various formats.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Here's one I have in various formats.