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I’ve always been a geek when it comes to music, and the lonely nights of lockdown gave me the chance this year to work on a project I’d wanted to do for some time: building my own online music library. Ever since I started downloading songs from iTunes back in the day, I’ve always wanted to be able to see what songs or artists I’ve been listening to most over a given length of time. iTunes had limited abilities in that, but when I signed — Read more →
This year marks the 10th year that I’ve compiled a list of my favourite songs of the year, in what is quite possibly the longest I’ve managed to stick at anything. It’s part of the tradition for me of winding down the year and taking stock of where my life has journeyed to, and doing that through the songs that have soundtracked that journey. What makes this year rather special is that we come to the end of a decade, one that has taken me — Read more →
Unbelievably, this marks my 10th year of making an end-of-year top tunes list, and I’m not sure if that highlights a sense of diligence on my part or a sense of boredom while waiting for Christmas to come in. This year I’ve again assembled a list of 40 tunes that have taken me through the year, one that’s had many ups and downs but altogether has been a good one, marking my last full year before finally admitting I’m in my mid-twenties. It’s always amazing — Read more →
2018 has been a good year. For me, it’s been jam-packed with new things and experiences. I learned to drive this year and got my first car. I’ve had two amazing holidays, to New Orleans for Mardi Gras back in February and for a week with friends in Portugal. I managed to get one of these blog posts featured in the Sunday Mail. I’ve also been lucky enough to see just about all my favourite bands live this year (LCD Soundsystem, CHVRCHES, The Killers, Yeah — Read more →
Everyone has their own traditions around Christmas and New Year, and one of my longest-standing ones is to compile a list of my favourite music from the year just gone by. This year’s no different, and this year’s best of 2017 happens to be my 8th attempt at summing together the best tunes from my music library. The list is generally a list of my most played songs, but with some boosts for songs released later in the year and ones I rate more highly. — Read more →
