@sonemic.com rateyourmusic.com/release/albu... #RYMbestof2025

Happy Birthday Gromit

contestant on the traitors saying "obviously, I feel sorry for her. it's your sister, but, come on."

i'm sorry to hear that your grandma passed away yeah i actually am like obviously i'm i'm going to be upset about that ... and I don’t wanna be mates with you alright’ #TheTraitors

Most played albums of 2024!

Happy Christmas to you all. Hope your day is full of music and joy and merriment.

But if you do struggle with this time of year, hang on in there. It will be over soon.

Lots of love, everyone at Esquires. x

Endsong by The Cure on Apple Music Song · 2024 · Duration 10:23

Day 24 (25 🫣) - song of the year

As soon as I finished listening to this song for the first time, a part of me knew no other 2024 song would top this one. I kid you not, I clapped when it was over. Marvellous stuff.

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Pendulum @ The O2, London

Day 23 - gig of the year

Seeing Pendulum @ The O2 in London was living a childhood dream of mine, as I grew up listening to much of their material for years.

Better still, the tickets themselves didn't cost a penny! Leave a comment if you want to find out why… 😌

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Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse) [Version Revisited] by Mark Ronson on Apple Music Song · 2007 · Duration 3:39

Day 22 - fav cover version

All caught up now!

I've actually gone off the original more and more over time, especially when such a fab cover version exists. Mark & Amy truly make the song their own and it doesn't surprise me it's the version people flock to more.

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Midnight City by M83 on Apple Music Song · 2011 · Duration 4:03

Day 21 - fav song to drive to

Don't currently drive myself, but playing this song in a car at night is such a transcendent experience.

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When You Were Young by The Killers on Apple Music Song · 2006 · Duration 3:40

Day 20 - go-to karaoke song

Don't have a specific song I'd go to, but my friend and me did this at a local bar the other night. I reckon we didn't do too bad a rendition, for karaoke standards 😅

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Day 19 - artist I'd have play at my wedding

Nile Rodgers & Chic would be the all-round option, for a mixture of slow love songs and upbeat dance tunes to get everyone dancing.

I also considered current-era Clairo, as her and her live band would add some extra class.

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Head, Shoulders, Kneez & Toez (Radio Edit) by K.I.G on Apple Music Song · 2009 · Duration 3:32

Day 18 - song that makes me dance most embarrassingly

This came on at one of the family weddings this year, and it's safe to say I couldn't fully keep up with the correct body parts at the right time as the song went on 🫣

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Christmas In Hollis by Run-DMC on Apple Music Song · 1987 · Duration 2:58

Day 17 - fav Xmas song

One that isn't horrendously overplayed and on-brand to my personal taste 🎅🏻

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Apologies for being so so behind on these 🫣

Day 16 - no 1 dinner guest invitee musician

Bit of a tricky one here… I reckon Nile Rodgers would be a wonderful guest: a lovely man with many great stories to tell and a good laugh too!

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Enough Kelela · Take Me Apart · Song · 2017

this song takes me to another realm. kelela + arca is a magical pairing
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Radiohead on Apple Music Listen to music by Radiohead on Apple Music.

Day 15 - band that makes me cry the most

Music doesn't make me cry very often at the best of times. However, earlier this year when I was at a pretty low point, Radiohead was the band I went to most when I needed to let those emotions out.

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There’d Better Be A Mirrorball by Arctic Monkeys on Apple Music Song · 2022 · Duration 4:25

Day 14 (a day late - again) - fav song released this decade

This was such a difficult one to decide…

From the moment I first heard this song, I could sense it would be a classic in the Monkeys discog. Alex's vocals are possibly the best they've ever sounded here 🥹.

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Real House by Adrianne Lenker on Apple Music Song · 2024 · Duration 5:58

Day 13 - best ‘slow song’ released this year

Absolutely devastating 🥺☹️

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Daytime Gamer by Skee Mask on Apple Music Song · 2024 · Duration 6:48

Day 12 - fav song from an overseas artist in 2024

Probably the prettiest piece of electronic music from Germany I've heard this year. Not too many doing it like Skee Mask 😌

Two in the same day again, need to remember to be more consistent

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BIRDS OF A FEATHER by Billie Eilish on Apple Music Song · 2024 · Duration 3:30

Day 11 - song I had on repeat in summer

This deserved to be as big as it was. Billie had a fantastic 2024 💙

Day 10 - artist I saw most live in 2024

Saw Enjoyable Listens twice this year. Got a great pic from their set at Ceremony 4 @bedfordesquires.bsky.social 🤩

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The 20 Best Albums of 2024 YouTube video by deep cuts

NEW VIDEO: The 20 Best Albums of 2024

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Day 9 - fav festival set of 2024

Didn't go to many festivals this year, but seeing Coldplay in Luton for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend was a wonderful experience and an amazing show!

They even brought out fellow festival performer Sabrina Carpenter for ‘Magic’!

Fat Dog on Apple Music Listen to music by Fat Dog on Apple Music.

Day 8 - breakout artist of the year

If you saw day 6, this shouldn't be a surprise at all

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11 Nights by DXR & Vale-Smith on Apple Music Album · 2024 · 11 Songs

Day 7 - most underrated release of 2024

Big up two legends @vvvalesmith.bsky.social and David Rowe 👑 both great guys whose music, especially collaboratively, deserves far more attention.

Peep this if you're into glitchy hip-hop and electronic music!

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All the Same by Fat Dog on Apple Music Song · 2024 · Duration 2:55

Playing catch-up again 😅

Day 6 - biggest earworm in 2024

These guys absolutely ruled my 2024. Desperate to catch them live again in London next April!

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Boombastic by Shaggy on Apple Music Song · 1995 · Duration 4:09

Day 5 - song I always get the words wrong to

For the longest time, I thought Shaggy made up the word “telephontastic” in the chorus

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Call by Kasabian on Apple Music Song · 2024 · Duration 2:30

Whoops forgot to do it yesterday 🫣

Day 4 - 2024 guilty pleasure

I don't really believe in the term ‘guilty pleasure’ - you either like something or you don't! If I had to pick a song I enjoy that a lot of others didn't in the same way…

music.apple.com/gb/album/cal...

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WOOF. by Fat Dog on Apple Music Album · 2024 · 9 Songs

Day 3 - album of the year

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For those that know me well, it couldn't have been anything else 😅

International Space Station by Enjoyable Listens on Apple Music Song · 2024 · Duration 3:42

Day 2 - best song I saw live this year

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Heard this song live twice this year. However, the highlight was at the band's headline show at the George Tavern in Stepney Green, singing along with everyone in the room to that earworm of a chorus.

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