What are you listening to in 2026 and why might anyone be interested?

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Keb’ Mo’ - the breakdown

Keb’ Mo’ (Guitar, Vocals), Take 6, The Soweto Gospel Choir (Vocals).

Streaming on Qobuz (48/24)… easing into this Tuesday morning with this August 2026 release and the music is sounding sublime!

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Enjoying on CD
Steely Dan - The Very Best Of

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Enjoy your new Naia Phil and the fun revisting your favourite albums.
Your record collection has been upgraded that’s for sure.

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Julia Holter - Materia

Julia Holter (Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers), Elizabeth Goodfellow (Drums), Devra Hoff (Fretless Bass), Maia (Flute), Chris Speed (Saxophone, Clarinet), Tashi Wada (Synthesizers) and Jessika Kenney (Vocals).

Streaming on Qobuz (96/24)… random selection from the new release listing and enjoying the opening track from Julia and the band… looking forward to the rest of the album.

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Yes- Fragile - 1971

Some belated appreciation of Roger Dean’s artwork, oh, along with some fine prog rock of course.


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Boards of Canada, Inferno (May, 2026) I don’t care for the apocalyptic singing and god-bothering samples on the first half of this, but the electronica is pleasant.

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Mountain | Climbing | Uniti Core. Brings back happy memories. Still sounds great, of course. And what an opener.

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I remember you getting a first edition copy from a charity shop for a £1 what a result :clap:
Is that the one ?
Its a great album and the foundation for taking it up a level on Close To The Edge and Tales From Topographic Oceans.
Hope all is well Steve.

Gray is getting very chilled to some fine Dub Reggae from the master King Tubby

King Tubby - I am The King

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Evening Ian, yes that’s the one, a surprise find in Warminster of all places!
Hope all is well
Steve

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Boards of Canada - Geogaddi - 2002

Joining @Stokie as you can’t beat a bit of 'Boards :slightly_smiling_face:

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First of the evening, as I keep an eye on the football transfer deadline action


Free - Tons Of Sobs.

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Neil Young. On the beach.

“See the sky about to rain “ one of his most beautiful songs imo. Elsewhere some of his angriest and despairing.

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The Who By Numbers.

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Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase - 2005

An inevitable mini-'Boards-o-thon seems to have transpired …

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Mountain | Nantucket Sleighride | Uniti Core. Love everything about this album including the wonderful cover art.

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I’ve never found bands with the same or similar names to be suspicious personally and feel as with big commercial brands generally it would be pretty sad if a successful band could block or challenge smaller groups especially if they were in other countries and were using standard words/phrases.

I started watching Barbarella on Prime the other night having not viewed it for many years and it did make me wonder if Duran Duran were ever challenged for their band name in any way.

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Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud - 24/96 FLAC

Classy indy rock/alt country, lovely singing and guitar playing.

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Sweet Thursday - Sweet Thursday

Second division supergroup. A list of all whom these guys played with would fill the Albert Hall.

Jon Mark from the brilliant Mark-Almond. Alun Davies and Harvey Burns notably from Cat Stevens’ band. Legendary Nicky Hopkins and bass player Brian Odgers who played on some great albums for Elton John, Al Stewart and Serge Gainsbourg.

From 1969 an album that on paper should have been a classic. But all in all is not too bad.

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some different energies - first disc 3 of:

Cream - Wheels of Fire deluxe box set live tracks…

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