An excellent chat with a British music legend.

Keith Jopling Body of Work book event at @21Soho in conversation with @Flyteband

Body of Work is available from all booksellers @repeaterbooks.bsky.social @songsommelier.bsky.social

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KEITH JOPLING - BODY OF WORK LAUNCH with special guests FLYTE Keith Jopling examines how the album outplayed the algorithm and survived playlist culture. With guests Will & Nick from Flyte.

Forget about the ‘difficult’ second album - can today’s bands get beyond the “fourth album curse”?

Keith Jopling aka @songsommelier.bsky.social talks the enduring appeal of the LP 19 Feb

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A quick take on the 4th album curse here on @recordoftheday.bsky.social do share if you are minded! www.recordoftheday.com/on-the-move/...

Lovely to have my new book featured by the Quietus. I don't use this platform much, so please do share this news if you do and feel this is of interest to your followers!

Body of Work: how the album outplayed the algorithm now available to pre-order at HMV. In stores Fen 10 2026. hmv.com/store/books/...

My revived iPod is a time machine To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iPod (October 23rd 2025), a draft of an essay from my forthcoming book The Art of Listening: essays on the value of music.

Keith's blog @songsommelier.bsky.social looks at the ipod which is 20 years old this weekend and deeper listening.

In a world where so much is screaming for my attention. How I choose to slow down and listen with intent is becoming essential.

#slowmusic

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My revived iPod is a time machine To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iPod (October 23rd 2025), a draft of an essay from my forthcoming book The Art of Listening: essays on the value of music.

My revived iPod is a time machine
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Whole album tours are a glorious celebration of music and fandom Who started it all?

Whole album tours are a glorious celebration of music and fandom
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Mat recently joined @songsommelier.bsky.social on The Art of Longevity podcast.

Listen here: songsommelier.com/taol-suede-r...

- SuedeHQ

Lovely recommendation thanks!

Drake, GloRilla and other stars have been giving lucky fans gifts worth thousands of dollars. But has this generosity gone too far? Recently, in Australia, the Toronto rap superstar gave one couple $25,000 after they got engaged at his concert.

An interview I did for the @torontostar-rss.bsky.social about when fandom gets a bit too transactional…and weird. www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

Will do. I like the Sharon Van Etten Attachment Theory record btw. And there is a new My Morning Jacket next week, so I'm coming round. ;)

Musically speaking I’m still in 2024. Heard nothing so far this year that grabs me.

The Art of Longevity Season 11! kicks off with
@thelumineersmusic.bsky.social
Wesley and Jeremiah in the studio, a career perspective and insights on the new album AUTOMATIC. Listen here: songsommelier.com/art-of-longe... #podcastandchill #podcast #thelumineers

Kind words thank you @jhonnybravo27.bsky.social

Artists On Vinyl is a short audio doc featuring @ronsexsmith.bsky.social Ben Folds Interpol Suede ++ in collaboration with War Child - please have a listen, share, play records, DONATE! www.songsommelier.com/artists-on-v... #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity

This is a brilliant book which I often use to do warm up / icebreaker type thingys in some music meetings (when I used to do those).

Me And the Dog Sam Fender · Wild Long Lie · Song · 2024

Sam Fender’s gone and written me theme tune open.spotify.com/track/5kQrDt...

A sort of Wrapped for the pod. MUCH more coming in 2025, I hope!

Decanted 2024: Best albums — THE SONG SOMMELIER

The album was once under threat. Napster and iTunes unbundled it. Spotify shuffled it. But in the end, the album endured. The album reassembled. And the album is getting stronger. My Decanted pick of 12 albums for 2024. www.songsommelier.com/decanted-202...

One that came quite early in the year and so you feel like it was last year. No less brilliant whenever it was. Nadine continues a path to quiet legend. (@thequietus thanks for the reminder!).

Spot on. I think you tempered some of the more provocative ideas, rightly so. See you for that coffee will arrange.

A very considerate take! Thx

10 Podcasts in Music You Should Know About | Stack by ROSTR The ROSTR Group shares top podcast picks to keep you entertained on your travels. Recs include Switched On Pop, Song Exploder, Every Single Album, And The Writer Is..., New York Times Popcast and more...

Nice to be in the company of @SwitchedOnPop @SongExploder and @nprmusic among other here. Thanks @rostr_cc Flattered! stack.rostr.cc/stacks/10-po...

Most kind Matthew and thanks again…Matthew! Look out for Moon Mirror in my ‘Decanted’ top 12 picks of 2024 (clue: it’s high up!). @nadasurf.bsky.social @nadasurftalk.bsky.social @nadasurfed.bsky.social

My new podcast That One Guitar classified as food for your brain by The Guardian. Have you tuned up and tuned in yet? It’s here: www.songsommelier.com/that-one-gui... #guitarplayer

For my perspective on the changes coming around the corner in music, I've put down a 'manifesto' called Music's 3 Futures and you can download the (short) read in full here: www.songsommelier.com/musics-3-fut...

Oh man cool pic