Pop In The Real World

Time For The Dawn Chorus (And The Dawn Verses) :: Pop In The Real World Spring is here. And so are these beauties.

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Delighted to share the excellent sounds from these wonderful artists: E-Grand, @sallyshapiro.bsky.social Gulp, Idlewild
@idlewildband @squeezeofficial.com and @thesuncharms.bsky.social Trashcan Sinatras and HaakonEllingsen.

Crumbs! Biscuits Are My Weakness! :: Pop In The Real World Here you find quiet and loud, young and old, future and renewed friendships. Enjoy.

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Dreamy soundscapes, some finest female artists we have & two of the best albums I've heard in a long while. Thanks Nora Joy, Chloe Foy. The Mostar Diving Club
@chloefoymusic @nrv-nerve.bsky.social & Droning Cats, Toada & Geese.
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Playing It Forward, Singing It Back :: Pop In The Real World Give a warm welcome and make some noise for these girls and boys.

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Take it easy with this week's selections, thanks to Alpaca Sports, The Painting, Maud Anyways, Hania Rani The Man From Delmonte Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, Patrick Watson, China Crisis and Joe Jackson.
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Making Teardrops, Making Smiles, Making Memories :: Pop In The Real World Ready to tickle and massage your eardrums, here's this weeks acts.

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Featuring Kelly Moran, The Boo Boos, Lowenzahhonig, Sloan, Admiral Fallow @bigthiefmusic.bsky.social Mammal Hands
@andrewbirdmusic.bsky.social @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
and Andrew Wasylyk.

Thank you all.

Pop In The Real World Uncovered 2 In our latest Uncovered show, we could have allowed Nick Lowe to name it/ He'd have chosen the American title of his debut album, - 'Pure Pop For Now People'. Probably. This is a show that bids farew...

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In this show we have a perfect blend of memories & future favourites. Thanks @ginnels.bsky.social KEL0RA Gwenno, Nerina Pallot Rialto @skeleten.bsky.social Pelle Carlberg, B-Movie, Tracey Thorn, Math and Physics Club & more. Help yourself!

Fast and Furious, Glowing and Glorious :: Pop In The Real World Arctic Monkeys, The Blue Herons, Cast, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Heavenly, Kieran Hebden and William Tyler. Loaded Honey, The Open Flames, Retrograph, The Swell Seas

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Band names this week to match the great music. Thanks Cast @theswellseason.bsky.social The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Loaded Honey, The Open Flames
@eatyourownears.bsky.social Heavenly The Blue Herons, Retrograph & Arctic Monkeys

More Pop Than An Over Inflated Balloon :: Pop In The Real World The Cast (Albums) : FRQNCY LDN, Kim Deal, Maribou State, Shine Grooves, Thee Housecoatees, Vega Trails

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The best drizzle is lemon drizzle, not rain. The following helped break up the grey. Vega Trails & Matthew Halsall on @gondwanarecords.com Frquncy LDN, Thee Headcoatees (@damagedgoodsrecs.bsky.social )
@mariboustate.bsky.social Shine Grooves & Kim Deal.

Thank you for the consistently excellent music!

The Push of the Past and the Pull of the New :: Pop In The Real World The Cast (Albums) : Big Long Sun, Found Object, Joseph Shabashon + Nicholas Krgovich + Tennis Coats, Juan Wauters, Juliana Hatfield

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See out January with these gems. Thanks to Tokyo Mystery Circus, Juan Wauters, Big Long Song Joseph Shabashon & Juliana Hatfield. Some singles too - The Bluebells, @autoleisureland.bsky.social & @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social

Turning Songs Into Snogs and Snogs Into Songs :: Pop In The Real World The Cast (Albums) : Almost An Island, Beauty Sleep, Ginnels, Syd dePalma. Tankus

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I'm not claiming that the blog can deliver the title, but some of this week's artists might. Thanks Syd dePalma @ginnels.bsky.social
@beautysleeptheband.bsky.social Almost An Island (
@pastinside.bsky.social) & Tankus

PITRW New Songs 1 Introducing our second new format for the show, with a programme of newer and newish songs. that you may not have heard. On this show we cover everything from the smooth and classic songwriting of E...

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We're back with a new show concentraing on newer and newish songs. Thank you @ronsexsmith.bsky.social , @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social
@assistant.bandcamp.com @ynysmusic.bsky.social
@riannedowney.bsky.social and many more.

It May Be Winter Outside. (No May About It!) :: Pop In The Real World The Cast (Albums) : Austra, Chris Lyons, Cole Pulice, James Yorkston, Maria Somerville, SG Lewis

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Stay warm and welcome in 2026 with the sounds of
SG Lewis @jamesyorkston.bsky.social Chris Lyons,
Cole Pulice Maria Somerville and Austra.

Hibernation Music :: Pop In The Real World The Cast (Albums) : Blue Lake, David Byrne, Gwenno, Smith and Liddle, Sons of Sevilla, Tunng

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It may be winter outside but it can be a lot warmer inside, thanks to Gwenno, Smith & Liddle, Sons of Sevilla, Tunng
David Byrne, Blue Lake, Dualist Inquiry, Soft Cotton County
@squeezeofficial.com and @thepopguns.bsky.social. Truly great stuff!
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Pop In The Real World Obituaries 2025 :: Pop In The Real World For all the joy and excitement that comes from a New Year, it's also a time to remember those we lost. What follows is a personal selection to commemorate some of those who died in 2025. Some may be t...

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A quiet set of one paragraph obituaries to celebrate some of those we loved and lost in 2025.

There's also a playlist with the music from all featured, and from others who sadly passed too - there's a link in the blog.

Features :: Pop In The Real World THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS : 2025

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Thought we'd join the rush to show how to celebrate 2025's music before it becomes last year's sounds. And they were good, not to be discarded lightly. You can hear our Top 100 choices in the Spotify and YouTube links in the blog.

Little Stars of Unsilent Nights :: Pop In The Real World The Cast (Albums) : Chris Stamey, Emma Pollock, Nightbus, Pendulum, Slow Country, Wallace

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Thanks to all who read or clicked the blog in 2025. And thanks this week to : Slow Country, @emmaspollock.bsky.social, Pendulum, Nightbus, Chris Stamey, Wallace, Maud Anyways, Sonia Khadia, Castlebeat, Fatboy Slim & the Rolling Stones.

Eat. Drink. Party. Sleepzzzz :: Pop In The Real World The Cast (Albums) : Blood Orange, Catt, Ezra Feinberg, The Futureheads, Jim's Twenty-one Rialto, Rival Consoles, Sven Wunder

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Lots to catch up on and possibly our widest range of music yet. Thanks to
@rivalconsoles.bsky.social Catt, Sven Wunder, Blood Orange
Rialto, The Futureheads Jims Twenty-one
and Ezra Feinstein.

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We're back with a show full of great songs including, but not limited to @alpacasports.bsky.social
@marktranmer.bsky.social @theclientele.bsky.social
@mtmiseryband.bsky.social @sglewis94.bsky.social
@thestoneroses.bsky.social & more.

Tinsel Tunes :: Pop In The Real World It's Christmas time. The herald angels are singing. Last Christmas is, hopefully, paid for. Outside, any Winter Wonderland is raking in the profits or decidedly damp. But one thing remains constant an...

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Our Christmas playlist is still here capturing the season in all its traditions, celebrations, wild behaviour & healthy cynicism. New songs for this year come from The Futureheads
@theunthanks.bsky.social Mimicking Birds. Wolf Alice, Cats In Space and more.

Fox on Eldon Street YouTube video by LYR - Topic

I liked this from LYR, and what I've heard from the rest of the album is in a similar vein.
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Putting the Ho Ho Ho into Ho-Ho-Holidays :: Pop In The Real World The Cast (Albums) : The Cords, Elisabeth Elektra, Lance Ferguson with the Bamboos, Leit Motif, Mae Powell

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Time's at a premium in the build up to Christmas. Perhaps spend some time with these sparkling lights? Thanks to : The Cords, Lance Ferguson @elisabethelektra.bsky.social , Leit Motif, MaePowell and Melanie Pain

Pop In The Real World New York Groove From Greenwich Village folk to CBGB punk, from disco lofts to downtown art rock and hip hop — this episode traces the ever-changing heartbeat of New York’s music scenes. Featuring songs by The Ramones...

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We have a new Mixcloud show and we're back with a special. We're surveying the New York music scenes from the 60s to the present day. Featuring everything from Blondie to Sonic Youth and every Peter, Paul and Mary inbetween!

Pop In The Real World Taster Tracks 2025

Not forgetting singles, songs and taster tracks from
@thesuncharms.bsky.social Gorillaz @idlesband.bsky.social @jimstwentyone.bsky.social and Haakon Ellingsen.

You can hear all Pop In The Real Worlds favourites from 2025 so far at

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The Magic of New Beginnings :: Pop In The Real World The Cast (Albums) : Building Instrument, Cate le Bon, Dijf Sanders, Marina Zispin, Night Tapes, Stuart Moxham

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It's a new website, a few imperfections but imbued with the magic of new beginnings, thanks to: Building Instrument, Night Tapes, Marina Zispin, Dijf Sanders, Cate Le Bon and Stuart Moxham

New Words, New worlds The Cast : AlbumsThe Bel Air Lip Bomb, Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, The Clause, Gruff Rhys, Kelora, Polygonia, Le Volume CourbeThe Cast : EPs and SinglesAsgeir, Common Saints, Joe Goddard and Florious,...

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Get excited and be amazed. This week's special thanks to Kelora, Polygonia, Brian Eno, Beatie Wolfe @gruffrhys.bsky.social Le Volume Courbe, The Clause, Asgeir, Soft Cotton County, Sour Ops, Common Saints @joegoddard.bsky.social & Florious.

No Sun, No Light, November The Cast : AlbumsB-Movie, The Last Dinner Party, The Lemonheads, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, Lovers, Rianne DowneyThe Cast : EPs and SinglesAssistant, Caoilfhion Rose and Svaneborg Kardyb, Goodbye Wud...

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And here are the singles @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social
@assistant.bandcamp.com @keelinmusic.bsky.social
Prolapse, Soft Hearted Scientists and @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social

All wonderful stuff

No Sun, No Light, November The Cast : AlbumsB-Movie, The Last Dinner Party, The Lemonheads, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, Lovers, Rianne DowneyThe Cast : EPs and SinglesAssistant, Caoilfhion Rose and Svaneborg Kardyb, Goodbye Wud...

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Not just the week's best albums but now with added EPs and singles too. A thousand thanks to Lovers, The Lemonheads
@lastdinnerparty.bsky.social Rianne Downey, B-Movie, Lorelle and the Obsoletes. Singles to follow.

The Best Thing Since Chocolate Marmite StarringAdam Camm, Barker, Chrissie Hynde and Pals, Kuma, Madi Diaz, Magnetic Skies, Mt Misery, My Raining Stars, The SuncharmsStochastic Drift : BarkerBest for : People who like their music to stem f...

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5 albums. 1 EP. 3 singles. Much to like thanks to : Madi Diaz, Barker, Kuma (on @facadelectronic.bsky.social ) @chrissiehynde.com @mtmiseryband.bsky.social Adam Camm Magnetic Skies @thesuncharms.bsky.social & My Raining Stars

See Below JUST LIKE THE FORMER DUKE OF YORK, POP IN THE REAL WORLD IS GIVING UP ITS TITLE THIS WEEK.StarringBarry Walker Unit. Haim, Mark Bacino, Not Me But Us, Tom GrennanBest for : People with short attention...

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Joining me in celebrating our shortest ever blog title are these superstars : @haimtheband.bsky.social Tom Grennon @markbacino.bsky.social Not Me But Us and The Barry Walker Unit. Thanks all.

Keeping It Real - Hopefully StarringAbstract Crimewave, Alison Goldfrapp, The Clientele,The Divine Comedy, Fused, The Moonlandingz, Peel Dream MachineTaurus : Peel Dream MagazineBest for : Lovers of instant, classic indie popHer...

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Great music this week, but one may be AI fiction. Comments welcome. Thanks Abstract Crimewave,
@alisongoldfrapp.music-social.com @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social Peel Dream Magazine @theclientele.bsky.social Fused & @themoonlandingz.bsky.social