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Music site, all genres: blues, rock, indie, country, jazz, folk ... Top 10s galore, passionate writing, new contributors welcome. Rock 'n' roll. It will stand. https://www.toppermost.co.uk/

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Photo of the Bothy Band

Photo of the Bothy Band

NEW post: The Bothy Band -

"The most important Celtic band of the rock era.”

@pangurdubh3.bsky.social picks his top 10 #BothyBand tracks

www.toppermost.co.uk/bothy-band-the/

03.02.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mew - Toppermost There’s a dichotomy at the heart of Mew, a series of questions that seem impossible to understand, but that are core to appreciating them.

Listening to Mew ahead of the big London gig later this week - reminded of the piece I wrote about them for @toppermost.bsky.social

www.toppermost.co.uk/mew/

03.02.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Bothy Band album cover Old Hag You Have Killed Me

The Bothy Band album cover Old Hag You Have Killed Me

NEW post: β€œBy the second album β€˜Old Hag You Have Killed Me’ (1976) the Bothy Band’s β€˜big’ sound and electrifying live performances were winning them a large international audience.”

@pangurdubh3.bsky.social picks 10 tracks from the albums of the #BothyBand

www.toppermost.co.uk/bothy-band-t...

03.02.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So do we. Coming up in our next Bothy Band post on here!

03.02.2026 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Bothy Band album cover Out Of The Wind Into The Sun

The Bothy Band album cover Out Of The Wind Into The Sun

NEW post: The Bothy Band - β€œa vital role in the folk music revival and one of the greatest groups of any kind to have emerged from Ireland”

@pangurdubh3.bsky.social picks 10 tracks from the albums of the #BothyBand

www.toppermost.co.uk/bothy-band-t...

03.02.2026 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week’s Book Choice:

β€œLive Aid: The Definitive 40-Year Story spans the four decades since, exploring global politics, corruption & the ongoing humanitarian work. This is a mind-blowing story of goodness, persistence and humanity overcoming adversity."

Full review at:
www.toppermost.co.uk

30.01.2026 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Midnight Oil - Toppermost Few rocked as hard or as passionately as the great Midnight Oil. Fronted by the tall, bald, non-practicing lawyer, untrained vocalist, Peter Garrett, the Oils pricked Australia's conscience...

Here’s a Toppermost - not by me, for a change!

www.toppermost.co.uk/midnight-oil/

27.01.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Vulfpeck 'The Joy Of Music' album cover

Vulfpeck 'The Joy Of Music' album cover

NEW post - Vulfpeck: 3 on E, a track from 2020's 'The Joy Of Music...' "By the end of this you’ll be dancing. A masterclass in groove. Great Antwaun Stanley vocals. Joe Dart in his happy place."

@dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 top #Vulfpeck tracks.

www.toppermost.co.uk/vulfpeck/

27.01.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Vulfpeck 'Mr Finish Line' album cover

Vulfpeck 'Mr Finish Line' album cover

NEW post - Vulfpeck: Birds Of A Feather, We Rock Together - on 'Mr Finish Line' (2017) - think Earth, Wind & Fire meets modern indie funk – joyful, communal, hard to sit still.

@dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 top #Vulfpeck tracks.

www.toppermost.co.uk/vulfpeck/

27.01.2026 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One night some years ago I went down a Vulfpeck wormhole after discovering them track after track. This reminds me how amazing Joe Dart is on bass. Wow.

This was where I started….
1612

youtu.be/jRHQPG1xd9o?...

27.01.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Vulfpeck 'The Beautiful Game' album cover

Vulfpeck 'The Beautiful Game' album cover

NEW post:Β  Vulfpeck isn’t just a band, it’s a movement, proving that funk can be smart, silly, sublime all at once - dive into their world …

@dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 top #Vulfpeck tracks.

www.toppermost.co.uk/vulfpeck/

27.01.2026 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Reggae drumming legend Sly Dunbar dead at 73 The drummer half of the influential duo Sly & Robbie, Dunbar, a two-time Grammy winner, helped shape modern reggae for decades.

Reggae drumming legend Sly Dunbar dead at 73

26.01.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

I forget how much music writing I used to do. I’m always very grateful to Toppermost for giving me the platform to write about some of my favourite bands.

25.01.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

We are the grateful John.

25.01.2026 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A) Toppermost is amazing
B) Tindersticks are amazing.
And c) I’m quite proud of this piece, surely the only Tindersticks article to mention Des Walker and Bryan Adams.

25.01.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Tindersticks - Toppermost Tindersticks music is cinematic yet intimate, the sound of exquisite dreams being interrupted by terrible reality. It’s losing your trousers at Monte Carlo, cheating on Miss World with a Roly Poly, or...

The Tindersticks Toppermost from @fourfoot.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/tindersticks/

25.01.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The House of Love - Toppermost Much is often made of the importance to The House of Love’s sound of Chadwick and Bickers, and inevitably this is right. However, the importance of their rhythm section – Pete Evans on drums and Chris...

The House of Love Toppermost from @johnynocash.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/house-of-lov...

25.01.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Double treble like like πŸ™‚

23.01.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Wild Beasts 'Two Dancers' album cover

Wild Beasts 'Two Dancers' album cover

NEW post: "I came to Wild Beasts on the back of second album 'Two Dancers' (2009) and in particular All The King’s Men, a song that truly deserves its status alongside other indie disco staples - uncontrollably catchy."

www.toppermost.co.uk/wild-beasts/

20.01.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great little band for a while there. Good live, and some solid songs - most picked here (I’d swap out Devil’s Crayon for The Old Dog, but hey hoπŸ˜‰).
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20.01.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Wild Beasts 'Present Tense' album cover

Wild Beasts 'Present Tense' album cover

NEW post: Wild Beasts … β€œa band to cherish amid the hubbub and shoutiness of the past two decades of independent music”

Rob Langham picks his top 10 by #WildBeasts … #haydenthorpe #tomfleming

www.toppermost.co.uk/wild-beasts/

20.01.2026 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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2000 Great Songs #1212: Happy The Man Music-obsessed retired lawyer, sharing a few thoughts on some choice cuts from my obscenely oversized music collection each day.

And in a weird bit of fortuity, today's pick as my song of the day is a rare single from Gabriel-era Genesis. Must be something in the air...

17.01.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Busman's holiday for you perhaps, but did you read this wonderful Toppermost post by @rusky.bsky.social?

bsky.app/profile/topp...

17.01.2026 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"When the sun beats down and I lie on the bench,
I can always hear them talk.
Me, I'm just a lawnmower - you can tell me by the way I walk"

16.01.2026 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Orange crate art was a place to start
Orange crate art was a world apart
Home for two with view of Sonoma
Where there's aroma and heart
Memories of her orange crate art
(Brian & VDP)

16.01.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'Twice Around The Houses'Β contained what is Jonathan Kelly’s best known song, The Ballad of Cursed Anna - he wrote his own songs and was often described as an 'Irish Bob Dylan'.

16.01.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Which one is Dave doing πŸ€”πŸ˜…

16.01.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Van Dyke Parks - Toppermost The multitalented Van Dyke Parks was Brian Wilson’s collaborator on the aborted mid-sixties Beach Boys project, Smile.

The Van Dyke Parks Toppermost from @covers.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/parks-van-dy...

16.01.2026 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Genesis - Toppermost It was on 1970’s Trespass that the Peter Gabriel era truly began. Gone are the pithy pop songs and the strings. The record contains a mere six tracks, the band stretching out musically and lyrically.....

The Genesis Toppermost from @marcfagel.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/genesis/

16.01.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Jonathan Kelly - Toppermost Jonathan Kelly was one of those early 70s singer-songwriter who seems to have fallen through the cracks of history. He began to make his name playing the folk clubs in the late 60s.

The Jonathan Kelly Toppermost from @eltel.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/kelly-jonath...

16.01.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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