2015: The Year In Music

2015 – The Charlie Hebdo Offices are attacked in Paris, killing twelve people. Jeremy Clarkson punches a Top Gear producer and is fired. David Cameron’s Conservatives win the UK General Election, no longer needing a coalition with the Lib Dems. Sepp Blatter resigns from FIFA. Facebook passes a billion users. VW recalls 482,000 diesel carsContinue reading “2015: The Year In Music”

“Deadbeat” (Tame Impala) – Songs Ranked

After five years, Tame Impala is back with their new album – “Deadbeat”. I’ve loved every Tame Impala album so far, and so I listened to it start to finish the moment it released. I don’t want to spoil my review straight away … but I have some thoughts. Before we begin, you can checkContinue reading ““Deadbeat” (Tame Impala) – Songs Ranked”

2012: The Year In Music

2012 – Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee. Whitney Houston passes away. The UK hosts its third Olympic Games. Felix Baumgartner breaks the record for highest skydive at 128,097 feet. And the world didn’t end, as some prophesised … so let’s celebrate with some banging music! I’ll be looking at the popular and highest-ratedContinue reading “2012: The Year In Music”

Best Album Of Every Year Since 1960

I’ve done the best films of every year since 1960, so it’s only fair that I give music the same treatment. Same rules as before – this ranking is a mixture of public opinion as well as my own, and I’m only human so I’m bound to miss a few classics here and there. AndContinue reading “Best Album Of Every Year Since 1960”

Top 50 Gorillaz Songs

Gorillaz are one of my favourite active bands, with a plethora of songs that I really enjoy. With the release of Cracker Island, I can highlight my top 50 favourites! As a point of reference, I’m making the finishing touches to this list on the day that their new album came out – so mostContinue reading “Top 50 Gorillaz Songs”

My Top 20 Favourite Albums Of All Time

I’ve talked about my favourite TV shows, films and videogames, so the last hobby to cover would be music. It’s time to highlight some of the best albums in music history! Some quick rules – I’m only including one album per artist (I’ll give a runner-up to each just for fun, though) and I’m notContinue reading “My Top 20 Favourite Albums Of All Time”

Top 20 Tame Impala Songs

Tame Impala have been on the forefront of Psychedelic Rock for over a decade now, and Kevin Parker is showing no signs of stopping. There have been some really great songs in the band’s relatively fresh career – what are my top 20 tracks of theirs? I won’t be doing any of my trademark tiersContinue reading “Top 20 Tame Impala Songs”

“The Slow Rush” Songs Ranked

Is it wrong that I love this album so much, it’s probably my favourite Tame Impala album? There’s a good chance I’m being too over-excited, as this is the first Tame Impala album in ages. So many great songs, but how would I rank them all? You can check out some of my other listsContinue reading ““The Slow Rush” Songs Ranked”

“Currents” Songs Ranked

Not one of my favourite Tame Impala albums (there are quite a few average songs here), but there are just too many phenomenal tracks for this to be anywhere near a weak album. How would I rank the songs? You can check out some of my other posts below: Meh 13 – Past Life AnContinue reading ““Currents” Songs Ranked”

“Lonerism” Songs Ranked

Tame Impala (and more specifically Kevin Parker) is one of my favourite music artists around today, and although “Innerspeak” was his debut, “Lonerism” is when Kevin really hit the big time. Lots of great tracks on this, but how would I rank them? You can check out some of my other album rankings below: BadContinue reading ““Lonerism” Songs Ranked”