Just finished this book whilst on a trip away. Lovely stuff, really beautifully observed and written.
Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week.
- Portico Quartet
- Djrum
- Brigade
- James Blake
- Archive
- Rafael Anton Isarri
- Facta
- Fink
- Craven Faults
- Bridget calls me Baby
QT with yours.
Some new names to me on your list. Will give them a listen!
Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week.
- Miska Lambert
- Paperbark
- Bill Callahan
- The Dears
- Mitski
- Searows
- Sleaford Mods
- D’Voxx
- Erland Øye
- Meursault
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Your job title tells you what WAS valued. Not what will be. AI is not coming for the hardest jobs first. It is coming for the repeatable ones. New post on why prestige might be the most dangerous thing to optimise for right now.
www.mattrutherford.co.uk/prestige-is-...
Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week.
- Underworld
- D’voxx
- Drexler
- Moby
- Dalot and Sound Awakener
- Hannes Kretzer
- Miska Lambert
- Georgia Knight
- Archive
- Machinefabriek
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I think Google Calendar has invented a new day of the week...
Greetings from Bognor Regis from Bognor Regis, UK - Once Posted
onceposted.com/postcard/gre...
Patience without a plan isn't strategy. It's just waiting with better branding.
www.mattrutherford.co.uk/279-what-are...
Have recently discovered d'Voxx - who make modular, electronic/kosmische albums about books/films.
Right up my strasse!
Choose your streaming platform - inc Bandcamp album.link/s/3ciwtBfAi...
Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week.
- Lussuria
- Ordnance Survey
- Olive
- Lina Filipovich
- Wet Leg
- Black Dog
- Scritti Politti
- Warrington Runcorn New Town Development
- Clarice Jensen
- Vince Clarke
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Love this - Londons oldest Scalextric club... I used to love playing this as a kid.
www.huckmag.com/article/fas...
At last - one of my favourite pieces of architecture in the whole world is listed. It may not be everyones cup of tea, but in its time it was revolutionary and remains meaningful.
c20society.org.uk/news/southb...
Most career advice tells you what to choose.
Almost none tells you how to stop overthinking long enough to actually choose anything.
www.mattrutherford.co.uk/278-you-over...
Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week.
- Gia Margaret
- Meursault
- Otro
- Rafael Anton Irisarri
- Erland Cooper
- Placid Angles
- Asgeir
- Hania Rani
- Yamila
- Lussuria
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Most people don't plan their careers. They drift into them.
The danger isn't the wrong path — it's building a career around momentum you didn't choose.
New newsletter today: a 10-minute reset to start steering again.
www.mattrutherford.co.uk/277-most-car...
Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week.
- Shackleton
- FRANKIE + Kelman Duran
- Martin Phipps (Steal OST)
- Everything but the Girl
- Blanck Mass
- The Cure
- Daniel Lopatin
- Duran Duran
- Massive Attack
- Hifiklub
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I'm on a 16 day writing streak with startwriting.now! This is really helping me to build a daily writing habit, one prompt at a time.
Velocity is the new authority - excellent essay from Om Malik on how the information ecosystem is changing, and not necessarily for the better.
om.co/2026/01/21/...
Oi - you leave my siri voice alone!
I've heard many discussions about people wanting to move away from using US services to reclaim sovereignty over their personal data. While the market offers a lot of choices, making a decision isn't always straightforward.
restofworld.org/2026/big-te...
Clarity turns effort into progress.
Confidence gets you in the room, but clarity does the work. If you feel stuck, stop seeking more "hustle" and start defining what you’re deliberately ignoring.
Read why clarity beats confidence: www.mattrutherford.co.uk/276-clarity-...
#Focus #Growth
I'm on a 10 day writing streak with startwriting.now! Building my daily writing habit one prompt at a time. startwriting.now
Some new names to me on there. Will explore!
Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week.
- Sade
- Mike Majkowski
- Editors
- Craven Faults
- Searows
- Boards of Canada
- Mer De Revs
- Hania Rani
- James Adrian Brown
- Cindytalk
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Recommended (long) read from the CEO of Anthropic about the risks and defenses against misuse of AI. But scary in places, but some sensible ideas and conclusions.
www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-a...
Brilliant find from last week, new (to me) - Searows.
Beautiful new album - Death in the Business of Whaliing.
album.link/s/5bqWbWR0t...
