No Medium by Rosali

“I think feelings and emotions aren’t just one thing”

UNCUT: The Best of 2021

Lists.

Americana by Neil Young

If you listen to your inner voice, your soul will tell you what to do.

Joni Mitchell In Concert BBC Radio Broadcast, October 29, 1970

The path of discoveries from The Playmates to Joni Mitchell

Don’t Stand Me Down by Dexy’s Midnight Runners

“I’m just doing what’s in my heart”

Think I’m Going Weird. Original Artefacts From The British Psychedelic Scene 1966-1968

Journeys of the imagination

I Don’t Live Here Any More by The War On Drugs

Frustration, hope and loss incorporated into beautiful music

My Morning Jacket by My Morning Jacket

“There’s more to life than just black and white.”

Rock’n’Roll With The Modern Lovers by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

“Ice cream man. Ring your bell”

Blue Banisters by Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey and I are 99.9% the same

Be Here Now by Oasis

“Imagine how much better ‘Hey Jude’ would have been with three key changes towards the end.”

Springtime In New York by Bob Dylan

“Bob Dylan’s delivery displays an energetic, resourceful deployment of bouncing, resounding, tearaway rhetoric. It is unstoppable in his firework display of ideas and images.”

Given To The Wild by The Maccabees

The fortnight at Venice passed quickly and sweetly– perhaps too sweetly; I was drowning in honey, stingless.

“Burn” by The Cure at Glastonbury 2019

Every night Robert Smith screams the animal scream

Sad And Beautiful World by Jesse Malin

An extraordinary gig in Hassocks.

Archives – Volume 1 The Early Years (1963 – 1967) Disc Four by Joni Mitchell

What do Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Brian Wilson, Van Morrison, Keith Richards, Paul Simon, Robbie Robertson, Lou Reed and Joni Mitchell have in common?

Still As Your Sleeping by Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan

“One voice and one piano can hold a lot of space, a lot of feeling”

Carnegie Hall 1970 by Neil Young

‘It’s an interesting key but if that’s your key, who cares’

Beyond The Pale Horizon. The British Progressive Pop Songs of 1972

“Action is the foundational key to all success” – Pablo Picasso

The Golden Hits Of The Shangri-Las

Past. Present. Future.

Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake

Forget this cruel world

Anthems In Eden by Shirley and Dolly Collins

Nothing resonates like an old song

On The Shore by Trees

The gap between progressive rock music and prog rock is similar to the gap between a raconteur and a pub bore

Sessions from “The Beatles” by The Beatles

Unfamiliarity breeds respect

How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last by Big Red Machine

Achieving a common goal in the most effective and efficient way.

Milk Of The Tree. An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters by Various Artists

“Hey, baby. I’m gonna make you a star”

Solar Power by Lorde

Everything is connected

William Bloke by Billy Bragg

“We are the little folk! We!”

As Days Get Dark by Arab Strap

Musicians who make sad music are often happy and sensible.

One Fair Summer Evening by Nanci Griffith

“The wing and the wheel are gonna carry us along and we’ll have memories for company, long after the songs are gone”

Let’s Go To San Francisco by The Flower Pot Men

The incredible musical achievements of John Shakespeare.

The Road To Ruin by John And Beverley Martin

“Sooner than much later, we’ll be there, flying high above the clouds.”

Stoneground Words by Melanie

Can you believe someone by looking at their eyes?

Woman Blue by Judy Roderick

“Judy Roderick’s phrasing, tone and above all her originality are unmatched. A very important singer. Don’t miss this record.”

i,i by Bon Iver

Hey, Ma. I do like tomatoes and this checked shirt feels great.

Separate Paths Together – An Anthology Of British Male Singer/Songwriters 1965 – 1975

There are many separate paths for a singer songwriter but they all lead to The Beatles.

Mick’s Tape

Carrying a torch

Big Red Machine by Big Red Machine

Collaboration

For Free by David Crosby

“I think the world needs music.”

Downhill From Everywhere by Jackson Browne

Desire is eternal, like hope. It’s just your capacity to act on it that changes

White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground

When we don’t feel well let’s, Put on some Velvets

Sour by Olivia Rodrigo

An accomplished package which is a stunning portrait of adolescence

Other Voices | Other Rooms by Nanci Griffith

An abundance of great songs

Let the Cards Fall by The Breath

Examining my prejudices

Children Of The Sun by The Misunderstood

John Peel called “I Can Take You To The Sun” the best popular record that’s ever been recorded.

The Eternal Rocks Beneath by Katherine Priddy

“I think songs should just a brief little insight into something. It doesn’t all have to be explained”

Southeastern by Jason Isbell

From the sky, we look so organised and brave.

The Angry Young Them by Them

“There are no words to describe Them” (Terror, Horror, Excitement, Mystery)

Good As Gold. Artefacts Of The Apple Era 1967-1975

“Imagine the clouds dripping. Dig a hole in your garden to put them in”

Empire And Love by Imagined Village

Feel the noise