Tag Archives: New Year

Essential Listening: The Best Releases Of 2025

Posted on 21/12/2025 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’m not sure what’s more concerning, that, without checking, I can’t remember all the albums which made my Best Releases Of 2024 list, or that it seems only yesterday that I was writing that column. From now on, instead of … Continue reading →

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Essential Listening: The Best Releases Of 2024

Posted on 20/12/2024 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

So, another year in the books, and a decent one music wise. Other than that it’s kind of been meh, that includes most of the stuff I’ve written on this blog, even though I’ve enjoyed the process of writing as … Continue reading →

Posted in Essential Listening | Tagged AraabMuzik, Bandcamp, Boomkat, Brian Eno, Bryn Jones, Bullwackies, Christmas, Cindy Lee, Dennis Bovell, Diamond Jubilee, Disintegration, Fat White Family, Forgiveness Is Yours, Gen-Z cunts, Here to knock Pitchfork's Fiona Apple and Kanye West sycophancy, In Full Effect, Jah Shaka, Jason Boardman, Jesus died so we could get a holiday, Jon Hassel, Kate Bush, Lee Perry, ML Buch, Muslimgauze vs Species of Fishes, New Order, New Year, No-Ones Listening Anyway - UK DIY Post Punk & Dubs 1980-1984 (Volume 1), Patrick Flegel, Pitchfork, Pontius Pilate, Pornography, Regal86, Roman Empire, Sade, Songs Of A Lost World, Soundcloud, Sufferer Sounds, Suntub, Taylor Swift, The Cure, The Head On The Door, Tim Reaper & Kloke, Total Blue, Unearthed Vol.II - *100 Trax* | Leave a comment

Essential Listening: The Best Albums Of 2018

Posted on 30/12/2018 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

We survived. Well, most of us. As with my best songs of the year list, this list is restricted to ten and is in alphabetical order. However, the title of this post is somewhat disingenuous as I haven’t restricted this … Continue reading →

Posted in Essential Listening | Tagged 1/3, 2/3, 2018, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Blood Orange, Boards Of Canada, Bon Dylan, Bootlegs, Brexit, Brian Eno, Compilation, Compro, Dance Hall Style, Deadline Paranoia, Essential Listening, Gabe Gurnsey, Horace Andy, Jeremy Corbyn is a cowardly twat, Kate Bush, Keith Richards, King Of Cowards, Leaving via a Gatwick drone, Machinedrum, Negro Swan, New Year, NTS Sessions 1-4, Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-insides, Oregon, Pet Shop Boys, Physical, Piano & A Microphone, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Prince, Reeperbahn, Reissue, Scott Walker, Skee Mask, SOPHIE, Soya milk drinking welly wearing yoghurt producing vegan types, Switched on Eugene, The Purple One, Too lazy and tired to do a bigger list, Various, Voices Of Freedom | Leave a comment

So we’ve reached 2014. Is it the year Scotland votes Yes?

Posted on 05/01/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

First off Happy New Year to everyone. Personally speaking I’ve never been one for New Year. With all its nauseatingly earnest celebratory stuff, and what it’s supposed to entail and or mean. Just why do we celebrate what is but … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged 18th September 2014, Better Together, Holyrood, Michael Gove, New Year, Project Fear, Scotland, Scottish Independence, Unionists, Westminster, Yes for Scotland, Yes Scotland | Leave a comment