Top 20 Songs of the Year 2025
Let’s face it choosing just 20 songs to sum up our year of music listening is pretty ridiculous, not only in the context of EVERYTHING that was released but also…
Top 20 Albums of the Year 2025
This year’s album list (unranked) isn’t about one dominant style or one “scene.” It’s an array of contrasts, often between despair and hope, or the sacred and the profane. As…
Disquieting Sounds of David Lynch
My new book is available now in Hardback, Paperback and Kindle editions. “Pull back the red curtain on the sonic architecture and hypnotic soundscapes of David Lynch’s surreal universe. Explore…
Playlist: File Under Essential Music
Every week we curate our favourite new music into one essential playlist. New releases and recent drops, everything from grassroots artists to established acts. Give it as listen and follow…
Something Old, Something New – Grouper “Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill” & Ethel Cain “Perverts”
I’ve often found, with the music that I love, it’s the quieter artists who say the most whenever the world feels unkind. Not with their slogans but by tuning into…
Nano Season (Flash Fiction)
It was a way to combat the sneezing. Violent, erratic, and oddly melodic sneezing that echoed everywhere like the entire city had caught a cold. Spring came late this year,…