Turned 21 at the start of the week Gary. An incredible album from start to finish. 🔥

Bugger, forgot to vote as I was in Vegas, but here's my top 5 mate.
1 Blankenberge
- Decisions
2 Seashine-S/T
3 Shapes Like People-Ticking Haze
4 Steve Queralt-Swallow
5 Slow Crush-Thirst

Happy anniversary folks. 🥂

Sea Lemon is a gorgeous Dreamop album so you'll really enjoy it, and LLD is a fantastic bit of Swedish post rock that I discovered just this year.

Definitely maybe Richie. 😁

I already have my #5albums25 in order, but here's the rest of the top 10.

6️⃣ The Slow Readers Club - Out of a Dream
7️⃣ Highspire - Crushed
8️⃣ Just Mustard - We Were Just Here
9️⃣ Sea Lemon - Diving For a Prize
🔟 Last Leaf Down - Weight of Silence

Guess I'll be voting once I land in Vegas on 29th then! 😁

#5albums25
Decisions
Blankenberge

Possibly my most eagerly anticipated release of the year and it was another sublime album from the masters of modern shoegaze.

Fave track: Our Home Our Planet

youtu.be/F_l711kgpPs?...

Absolutely incredible, and looks damn fine on the turntable as well! 🥇

Thanks for the tag Danny. 🙏👍

Said nobody ever. 😂

A Wild Christmas, We Broke Santa, by Shapes Like People track by Shapes Like People

shapeslikepeople.bandcamp.com/track/a-wild...

Brilliant #xmas single from @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social go get a copy via bandcamp
And it's for charidy mate...

👍👍👍👍

Already in the collection! 👌🎄🎶

And it's goodbye Ruby Tuesday, Come home you silly cow, We've baked a cake and your friends are waiting

Cheers Peter, and I'm now thinking that I convinced myself those are new Chapterhouse songs. 😁

Shapes Like People - A Wild Christmas, We Broke Santa - Charity single for Stars Appeal (Salisbury) YouTube video by Jangleshop Records

‘A Wild Christmas, We Broke Santa' is raising funds for our local hospital via Stars Appeal. Donations via Bandcamp download, all profit from Bandcamp purchases will be donated to the charity on the 1st January. 
shapeslikepeople.bandcamp.com/track/a-wild...

#bandcampfriday
youtu.be/u6u7Pefires?...

No worries mate, and I've plenty more if needed!

Glad I fell upon this post, now here goes.

Blankenberge - New Rules
Virgins - Blooms
She's Green - Graze
Steve Queralt - Messengers
The Shallows - Red Shift
Slow Crush - Thirst
Highspire - Crushed
Fragile Animals - Worldview
Chapterhouse - See That Girl
Seashine - Waves

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The vote for the 2025 Festive 50 is officially OPEN!

Please send me your top 10 tracks from 2025 before the vote closes on 14th December.

Votes can be public by replying or @ ing me on a post (no hashtags) or in private by sending me a DM.

Please also spread the word cos we need more voters!!!

Don't I just know it Ricky! 😁👍

😂😂

Yes I do indeed Ricky, and tomorrow is brown and black bin day if you're interested. 😂

Most unlike me Ricky. 😂

😁🙌

🔥🔥🔥

What a song, what an album, and what a bloody band! 😁🙌

Delighted to finally have this brilliant debut album from Victories at Sea in the collection, and huge thanks to the gentleman that is @gshawisme.bsky.social for being a top seller. 🙏
#NowPlaying #vinyl

Now that was a full on 8 minute sonic assault and I was surrounded by people pushing their earplugs further in! 😁💥

And yet we would do it all over again Bobster! 😂💥

Have a great time Jonny, but do please make use of the earplugs provided! 😁💥