One of mine too Tim, it’s the band at their jazziest, and all the better for being over nine minutes long. The live version is great too 😊

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Released in 1977, the self-titled Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly is joyous and timeless blues & soul. At 40+ minutes and just seven songs, the band plays with time on its side 😊

Top five certainty!

🎵 Happy Feelin’s, Look At California

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I missed Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac in 2012. Released for the first time on #vinyl for #RSD26 with two new covers.

🎵 Oh Well (Billy Gibbons & Co.)
🎵 Straight Back (Washed Out)
🎵 The Green Manalishi (The Entrance Band)

From Slow Century Records 🙏🏻

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L.Y.R. at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire last night.

Spoken word & music feat. Patrick Pearson and Richard Walters, whose blissful singing voice is, in the words of Poet Laureate and band member Simon Armitage, “like space dust in a vacuum” ☺️

🎵 Sirius Alpha, Sirius Beta | Great Coat

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Looks like a successful day! I picked up Nadia and two others, with a couple more to search for from 8pm tomorrow 😊

Listening again this morning, Colin. It’s a gentle and very beautiful album which had been pinned to my #RSD wish list since she announced it to her audience in Coventry a few months ago. The cover of Mazzy Star’s Fade Into You is a delightful closing track ☺️

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💿 Indigo Park
🗓️ 03.04.2026

I rediscovered Bruce Hornsby’s music with 2020’s Non-Secure Connection, and he’s still pushing boundaries.

I enjoy his big 80s hit even more now too, and that’s just The Way It Is 😊

🎵 Indigo Park | Take A Light Strain

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Very sad to read this, Patrick. A beautiful voice and so many wonderful songs.

The RTÉ article notes that Moya suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, an unforgiving condition which took my dad’s life. May she rest in peace.

I enjoyed listening to it again this morning, Vincent - all the way through 😊

Thanks Graham, I will listen to the album over my morning coffee ☕️😊

I looked at Oxygène but then to my disappointment I discovered an album Deserted Palace from 1973!

The Uffculme Centre is a two-minute walk from Kings Heath’s brand new railway station, so if you live in & around Birmingham then hop on the train and head for the venue’s “Book Extravaganza” where you can meet Karen and grab a signed copy of her wonderfully entertaining debut novel!

#BookSky 📚💙

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💿 Welcome To The Cruise (1979)
🎤 Judie Tzuke

Stay With Me Till Dawn was the hit while Bring The Rain and Ladies Night too introduced an enchanting voice and accomplished songwriter.

Top 5 certainty 😊

🎶 Is this a game you're playing 🎶

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Morning Nick
Great to see Wishes in your list too 👍🏻

Laurie’s next album was even better. I hope that there’s more to come; I’ve heard no new music from her since 2020 😔

I need to listen to that first MOLLY album, Ricky - I only know Picturesque and that was superb 😊

Thank you! I appreciate the repost too 🙏🏻

Really soulful Tim, reminds me a little of Jeff Buckley! I’m glad you like it.

Hi Richard

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🥇 Wishes, RHODES (2015)
2. Carry Your Kin, The Breath (2016)
3. Safety, Luca Fogale (2016)
4. The Girl Who Cried For The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Laurie Cameron (2015)
5. Weather Beaten, Katie Spencer (2019)

Thanks! 😊

I think you’ll enjoy it, Steve. A similar vibe to the Rapt album which you introduced me to last year 👍🏻

I Love You, Brae, by Bjéar 9 track album

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💿 I Love You, Brae
🎤 Bjéar
🗓️ 08.04.2026

Singer-songwriter from Adelaide, South Australia 🇦🇺 Fans of Sufjan Stevens and last year’s Constant Follower album will find plenty to enjoy here too, I’m sure 😊

🎵 What About Me Isn't Right? | Foxglove

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Oh I just went alphabetical, Ricky! 😂 Our Icelandic genius would’ve been near the top anyway.

I think you’d enjoy the third album in my list - Bjéar - which reminds me a little of Constant Follower. I only stumbled upon it yesterday - release day! - and it won me over after just two or three songs.

Ramsey/Broemel slipped through my net, Tom - I will give that a listen. Thanks!

Top 10 Albums of the Year (a few days after Easter Version 😊)

Unranked:

1. Ásgeir
2. Beverly Glenn-Copeland
3. Bjéar
4. Eliza Marshall
5. Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore
6. Lucy Kitchen
7. L.Y.R.
8. Man At Sea
9. OUTER
10. The Cross Sea

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💿 Weather Beaten
🎤 Katie Spencer

If there’s a May edition of #ArtistFave15 then Yorkshire folk singer-songwriter Katie will be my choice.

For now, her 2019 LP is a probable for my #5DebutAlbums1519 😊

🎵 Too High Alone, The Best Thing About Leaving

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I’ve been listening to the DL for now too, Steve. The “second side” of the album in particular - very good indeed. Was on repeat here for most of the afternoon! Are you seeing them in Liverpool?

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💿 Glowing Mountains In The Sky
🇧🇪 OUTER

#Ghent is one of my fav cities - the waterways, buildings, the food and now the music 😊

Modern classical, released in Feb, added to my Bandcamp just this week.

AOTY so far? 🤔

Thanks again @music4myears.bsky.social !

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Dark Sky Reservation, by LYR 12 track album

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💿 Dark Sky Reservation
🎤 L.Y.R.
🗓️ 03.04.2026

Spoken word & music featuring Poet Laureate Simon Armitage.

I look forward to hearing these songs performed live in a week or two 😊

🎵 French Cursive | Guernica Jigsaw | Sirius Alpha, Sirius Beta

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THE GIRL WHO CRIED FOR THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF, by Laurie Cameron 10 track album

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💿 THE GIRL WHO CRIED FOR THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Laurie Cameron, 2015

A Frightened Rabbit connection is secured in the singer-songwriter’s gentle synth folk sound and amongst the players. Probable top 5.

🎵 Leave Us, Leave Us | Thomson

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Bess Atwell would go on to make Light Sleeper, my favourite album of 2024. There’s a new record in the pipeline too, eagerly anticipated 😊

Bess’ songwriting prowess and elegant vocal style was already in evidence on Hold Your Mind, her 2016 debut LP.

Top five contender.