#TheTenX5 Day 13:
Foals - Total Life Forever (2010, π¬π§, unranked, non-single)
Euphoric love song and a meditation on the Singularity
youtu.be/yyLt_9HSDXk?...
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#TheTenX5 Day 13:
Foals - Total Life Forever (2010, π¬π§, unranked, non-single)
Euphoric love song and a meditation on the Singularity
youtu.be/yyLt_9HSDXk?...
#TheTenX5 Day 12:
First Aid Kit - Emmylou (2012, πΈπͺ, unranked)
Lovely harmonies from the SΓΆderberg sisters
youtu.be/PC57z-oDPLs?...
#TheTenX5 Day 11:
Durand Jones & The Indications - Morning in America (2019, πΊπΈ, unranked)
A retro soul lament from an earlier dark time for America
youtu.be/JOkxt4Hf8bw?...
#TheTenX5 Day 10:
Death Cab for Cutie - Little Wanderer (2015, πΊπΈ, non-single, unranked)
Second appearance for Ben Gibbard
youtu.be/io9ivuo4r6Q?...
#TheTenX5 Day 9:
Christine & The Queens ft Dam-Funk - Girlfriend (2018, π«π·/πΊπΈ, unranked)
It has just occurred to me that I should have rejigged my list so that this came next to βBoyfriendβ
youtu.be/S0NMTuz9Duo?...
#TheTenX5 Day 8:
Biffy Clyro - Bubbles (2010, π¬π§, unranked)
Cracking pop-rock song with Josh Homme turning up at the end
youtu.be/UxUb9Yzr1sE?...
#TheTenX5 Day 7:
Better Oblivion Community Center - Dylan Thomas (2019, πΊπΈ, unranked)
Phoebe Bridgers (my Twenties number one) and Conor Oberst harmonise beautifully
youtu.be/UXzReYLuavg?...
Hi Richard, my #5debutalbums50s60s picks are:
1. Velvet Underground and Nico - s/t (5pts)
2. Crosby Stills & Nash - s/t
3. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
4. Nick Drake - Five Years Left
5. Led Zeppelin- s/t
Thanks!
#TheTenX5 Day 6:
Best Coast - Boyfriend (2010, πΊπΈ, unranked)
A wistful meeting of 60s girl groups and garage
youtu.be/Uqphb_WM1rM?...
#TheTenX5 Day 5:
Ben Gibbard - Bigger Than Love (2013, πΊπΈ, unranked)
A duet with Aimee Mann (who I think doesnβt get a featuring credit on the single) based on the letters of F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
youtu.be/QJFATPa0ByM?...
#TheTenX5 Day 4:
Beck - Dreams (2015, πΊπΈ, Poppy fail, unranked)
When the Peopleβs Pop Polls did 2015 there were quite a few tracks in the indie-pop-dance-funk continuum - Beck effortlessly stood out
youtu.be/oTM3YPTYNo0?...
#TheTenX5 Day 3:
Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? (2012, π¬π§, unranked)
The Monkeys at the peak of their stoner rock phase
youtu.be/bpOSxM0rNPM?...
#TheTenX5 Day 2:
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (2012, πΊπΈ, unranked)
A survivor from my Fear of Music picks
youtu.be/NuSbELCNloc?...
#TheTenX5
All entries unranked until the top 10
Day 1: Anna Calvi - Suzanne & I (2011, π¬π§, unranked)
What a voice!
youtu.be/qIDj0SVWeBU?...
Hi Richard, my #5debutalbums9094 picks are:
1. Suede - Suede (5pts)
2. Jellyfish - Bellybutton
3. Aimee Mann - Whatever
4. Portishead - Dummy
5. Tindersticks - s/t
HMs: Massive Attack, The Auteurs, Jeff Buckley, Sugar, Electronic
Flowers for Algernon was originally a short story (or a novelette, I never know where the boundaries are supposed to lie) before being expanded. Of course more people may have read the longer version
22.01.2026 18:45 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I fuckin hate that museum advert. they have the label right next to the exhibit
15.01.2026 13:15 β π 408 π 13 π¬ 13 π 2I believe ABC Warriors (original series) was supposed to be a prequel to Ro-Busters
07.01.2026 13:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Songhoy Blues - Bamako π²π± (only a promo single, as far as I can tell)
Imarhan - Imarhan π©πΏ
Hi Tom, my noms are:
Divorce - Karen (main)
Jacob Alon - Liquid Gold 25
Billy Nomates - The Test
Thanks!
In approximate chronological order:
Strontium Dog
Nemesis the Warlock
Halo Jones
Zenith
Brink
HMs: Button Man, BAD Company (the original two books/three series), Nikolai Dante, Lawless, Brass Sun, the Out
Hi Richard, my #5debutalbums7074 picks are:
1. Curtis Mayfield - Curtis (5 pts)
2. David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name
3. Steely Dan - Canβt Buy a Thrill
4. Big Star - #1 Record
5. Roxy Music - s/t
Thanks!
31 points for me today. Not many of my picks look likely to make the cut after this though
04.12.2025 17:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 025 points for me today (after none yesterday)
03.12.2025 20:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 042 points for me
01.12.2025 19:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Four out of six today! (This hit rate will not continue)
01.12.2025 18:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ok, fair enough
26.11.2025 10:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I believe Phoebe Bridgers got two as well (one of them being mine)?
26.11.2025 10:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0#TheTwen2ie5 Day 50:
#1: Phoebe Bridgers - I Know The End (2020, πΊπΈ, 12 pts)
It was my no 1 for Fear of Music and I havenβt changed my mind. What better to end this challenge than a cathartic scream?
youtu.be/WJ9-xN6dCW4?...
#TheTwen2ie5 Day 49:
#2: Jessie Ware - Remember Where You Are (2020, π¬π§, 11 pts)
One of my two songs of the pandemic, the balm to contrast with my #1
youtu.be/tfiGH2fO7Ok?...