Lime Garden - Maybe Not Tonight

One of my favourites so far this year, last week’s #AlbumoftheWeek #NewMusic

David Coverdale: White Snake Peter Gabriel: Peter Gabriel (car) The Stranglers: IV (Rattus Norvegicus) Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell Kate Bush: The Kick Inside Dire Straits: Dire Straits Tubeway Army: Tubeway Army Stiff Little Fingers: Inflammable Material The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys The Undertones: The Undertones Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures The Specials: The Specials

And then there were twelve… #5DebutAlbums7579 shortlist…

Kate Bush - The Kick Inside Dire Straits Tubeway Army

Three from ’78 for the #5DebutAlbums7579 shortlist…

Journey, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, White Snake, Peter Gabriel, Foreigner, The Stranglers, Motörhead, Bat Out Of Hell

Now with added 1976 & 1977…
And yes, there are several ‘cooler’ options for #5DebutAlbums7579, but these are what I like… on to 1978…

Journey

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow

Two from 1975 onto the #5DebutAlbums7579 shortlist…

Nothing But Thieves Guy Garvey - Courting the Squall Dave - Psychodrama Idles - Brutalism The Big Moon - Love in the 4th Dimension

My #5DebutAlbums1519…

5pts: Nothing But Thieves
4pts: Guy Garvey - Courting the Squall
3pts: Dave - Psychodrama
2pts: Idles - Brutalism
+1pt: The Big Moon
- Love in the 4th Dimension
HM: The Beths, Courtney Barnett…

Alter Bridge - Alter Bridge Don’t Be Dumb - A$AP Rocky Can’t Take My Story Away - Elles Bailey Fearless Nature - Kid Kapichi Wasted On Youth - The Molotovs Yeah Yeah Yeah - Cast The Fall-Off - J. Cole Dagger - Ist Ist Woodcut - Big Big Train Masquerade - Cardinals To Whom This May Concern - Jill Scott The Mountain - Gorillaz The Romantic - Bruno Mars Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally. - Harry Styles These Frightening Machines - Katherine Priddy Until You’re Satisfied - Yonaka Only You Left - The Orielles The Way I Am - Luke Combs THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. - RAYE Hades: Melanie Martinez

My top 20 albums for Jan to Mar ’26 #NewMusic

RAYE - THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.

Epic. #AlbumoftheWeek

Luke Combs - The Way I Am

And this week’s #NewMusic pick as #AlbumoftheWeek was this…

Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool Nothing But Thieves Guy Garvey - Courting The Squall Idles - Brutalism The Big Moon - Love In The 4th Dimension Harry Styles The Beths - Future Me Hates Me Dave - Psychodrama The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears

Down to this shortlist for #5DebutAlbums1519 (assuming I haven’t missed anything important)

The Orielles: Only You Left

Forgot my #AlbumoftheWeek for last week… it’s this…

Nothing But Thieves

Lots of contenders, but can’t see this one not being in my #5DebutAlbums1519

It seems Tom Petty’s NINTH album counts so my #5DebutAlbums8589…

5pts: Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever
4pts: G N’ R - Appetite for Destruction
3pts: George Michael - Faith
2pts: Crowded House
1pt: Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4

Not to mention desire, effort, fight, concentration, ball control, decision making, accuracy, threat, ideas…

a little girl is sitting at a table with a plate of food and a bottle of water Alt: FFS

Wait, what…?!
We’re counting this as a debut @richards7370.bsky.social?
Now I’ve got to start again…

Red Rum Club - Hole In My Home (Live From Liverpool Arena) YouTube video by Red Rum Club

Last time I saw them was a Sunday afternoon festival slot so not the best for atmosphere but they’re a bit bigger now
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Red Rum Club • Vanilla YouTube video by Red Rum Club

Just the one trumpet also works…

youtu.be/4sJLtA5cbr4?...

Working Week - Venceremos (We Will Win) Jazz Dance Special - 12 Version (1984) YouTube video by JazzMan Dean

The album has an edited version of this classic… youtu.be/HsjSTxEiQw4?...

Ready Brek Central Heating For Everyone YouTube video by WeetabixFoodCo

In case the ad was before your time…

youtu.be/QoiYfsKgVG8?...

No, just had some Ready Brek, honest! 😅

Katherine Priddy - These Frightening Machines

I mean Harry Styles is good an all that, but @katherinepriddy.bsky.social‘s These Frightening Machines is definitely my #AlbumoftheWeek. Thoroughly lovely. Listen to it…

Rosie Vela - Zazu

Anyone remember this?
#5DebutAlbums8589

Yes! Jimmy Page’s finest moment 😂

The Mountain - Gorillaz The Romantic - Bruno Mars Nothing’s About To Happen To Me - Mitski My Days Of 58 - Bill Callahan

#NewMusic for this week, with Bruno Mars my #AlbumoftheWeek

The Firm - The Firm

Anybody remember this?
#5DebutAlbums8589

Working Week - Working Nights

Anyone remember this?
#5DebutAlbums8589

My #5DebutAlbums0509:
5pts: Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People S…
4pts: LCD Soundsystem
3pts: Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
2pts: Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
+1pt: Florence + the Machine - Lungs

To Whom This May Concern - Jill Scott

#NewMusic To Whom This May Concern - Jill Scott is my #AlbumoftheWeek (albeit I might be a week late on this one), definitely one of my favourites of 2026 so far…

View from train

Ditto
(…apart from exec producer and old friend…)

Masquerade - Cardinals

Nearly forgot #NewMusic… Cardinals’ excellent debut was my #AlbumoftheWeek