Chops Top Fives

a group of men wearing green jackets with the number 001 on it Alt: a group of men wearing green jackets with the number 001 on it

I’ve finally got Qobuz to scrobble to Last fm. Be prepared for the return of #chopsfm

I missed her at Rockaway Beach and am very regretful 😊

Enjoy, the clips I saw from last night looked brilliant.

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kisses - You are in My Dreams
cootie catcher - Something We All Got
Bibi Club - Amaro
Michael Ian Cummings - Godzilla
Fort Not - You On Repeat

(Also, deathcrash, Cardinals, The Fruit Trees, Alice Costelloe, The Paranoid Style)

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1. The Screamin' Kick - Looking From My World.
2. India Tigers In Texas - Dose.
3. Abronia - Shapes Unravel.
4. Heather The Jerk - Scroll If You Love Devil.
5. Flower Children Of The Apocalypse- Volume 2.

#topfive #aotm
congratulations - Join Hands
Altin Gun - Garip
Bibi Club - Amaro
Yamila - Noor
Aquakultre - 1783

I think @kedwondo.bsky.social might be there too

I really like that Voka Gentle album too 👍

Hen Ogledd - Discombobulated
Hey Colossus - Heaven Was Wild
KMRU - Kin
Voka Gentle - Domestic Bliss
Mandy, Indiana - Urgh

(bubbling under: deathcrash - Somersaults)

I only got it because I had to google it the other day to understand a video my son shared with me.

Honourable Mentions

▪️Congratulations - Join Hands
▪️Bill Callahan - My Days of 58
▪️Buck Meek - The Mirror
▪️Would-Be-Goods - Tears Before Bedtime
▪️Hen Ogledd - Discombobulated
▪️Cardinals - Masquerade

Album cover montage

‪Chops Top 5: Albums of February 2026

▪️Hey Colossus - Heaven Was Wild
▪️Charli xcx - Wuthering Heights
▪️Mitski - Nothing’s About To Happen
▪️Ratboys - Singin’ To An Empty Chair
▪️Ellur - At Home In My Mind

‪#chopsfives #topfive reply or QT‬ to share yours #aotm

Meilyr Jones on the piano with Stephen Black playing bass behind the piano. Some people are watching from the stairs.

Meilyr Jones on the piano with Stephen Black playing bass behind the piano. On the left side Dan is playing drums. Some people are watching from the stairs.

A special night at Servant Jazz Quarters last night to see Meilyr Jones first London show in 9 years. An 11 song set of brand new songs #chopsgigs #meilyrjones

Tiny gig just to dip his feet in I think. Sounds like there’s an album coming so hopefully more dates too.

Tiny gig just to dip his feet in I think. Sounds like there’s an album coming so hopefully more dates too.

Heading to Servants Jazz Quarters for Meilyr Jones’ first London show in ages. Pretty flipping excited #chopsgigs

Awesome! I’m also conscious I am a whole trilogy behind so hoping to get onto that before you finish another one!

Looking forward to reading the next one 😊

Montage of the book covers for Out of Service (a picture of a service station with a car parked up, red & yellow colours) & The Eye of the Beholder (a black & white picture of a distant man in a hat looking at a nearer lady with long hair)

February 2026 #chopsbooks #bookstack

Out of Service is the 2nd of The Rooks trilogy. I enjoyed book 1 but absolutely loved this one. It’s funny & well paced but quite dark.

I discovered The Eye of the Beholder via Backlisted. A tale of obsession, murder & love.

#markbehm @scriblit.bsky.social

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Ace, thanks.

Ah, cool. I’m trying to squeeze it in between finishing work and getting to the gig before doors so mainly want to make sure I have enough time to properly look round.

Has anyone been to the Wes Anderson exhibition at the Design Museum? How long do you need to look round? I’m thinking of going on Friday before a gig and need to get my timings right #wesanderson

Swans as the opening track for the interval music 👌

I’m in Guildford to see Bridget Christie #notagig

Love that album. Love the back cover too.

Yep, that was in my next batch. My all time favourite live album. Probably should have made the cut but I’ve seen Quo enough to feel I ought to see bands I didn’t see at all (really hoping Nick gets a shift on building this Time Machine!) 😊

Ah, rats. I was trying to pick a gig on that tour that went ahead & included The Damned. I figured Glasgow Apollo would be a fun night too.