Do my quiz! Euro 2020 version
I’ve had so much fun putting together a Euro 2020 football anthems quiz for the Guardian today that it seems a shame not to share it with you. When else am I ever going to be able to write three…

A one-line review of every #TimsTwitterListeningParty I joined in June 2021
Nobody has asked for this. It is more for my benefit than yours. Itโs a monthly series. Iโve marked LPs that Iโd never heard the whole way through before with a ๐ icon. The links (mostly) go to the album…

A one-line review of every #TimsTwitterListeningParty I joined in May 2021
Nobody has asked for this. Tough luck. Itโs a monthly series now. Iโve marked LPs that Iโd never heard the whole way through before with a ๐ icon. The links (mostly) go to the album on Spotify. Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids…
Living the Eurovision dream
No Friday Reading this week afraid because I have been too busy living the Eurovision dream. Not only have I put together the Guardian’s fiendish Eurovision quiz, but I am absolutely thrilled that for the first time on Saturday I…

m-orchestra โ The Grim Circus โ track-by-track guide from my #GrimTwitterListeningParty
Today, 100% unlicensed and unofficial, I did a #GrimTwitterListeningParty for new m-orchestra album The Grim Circus. I don’t have a fancy replay facility, but here it is presented as a track-by-track guide to the stories behind the songs and what…
The Grim Circus to be released on Friday
I remember when I first started making music again after a hiatus of nearly a decade I tweeted something along the lines of “Note to self: it is fine to start making dad laptop techno for fun, but nobody needs…
A one-line review of every #TimsTwitterListeningParty I joined in April 2021
Nobody has asked for this. Tough luck. Itโs a monthly series now. Iโve marked LPs that Iโd never heard the whole way through before with a ๐ icon. The links (mostly) go to the album on Spotify. ๐The Clientele Suburban Light…

A one-line review of every #TimsTwitterListeningParty I joined in March 2021
Nobody has asked for this. Tough luck. It’s a monthly series now. I’ve marked LPs that I’d never heard the whole way through before with a ๐ icon. The links (mostly) go to the album on Spotify. Gang Of Four Solid…
A one-line review of every #TimsTwitterListeningParty I joined in February 2021
Nobody has asked for this. Tough luck. It’s a monthly series now. I’ve marked LPs that I’d never heard the whole way through before with a ๐ icon. The links go to the album on Spotify. ๐The Beach Boys The Beach…
m-orchestra ‘More Ghost Stories EP’ released today
The new m-orchestra EP is out today in all good digital stores, featuring four tracks: Swim With Me (Drowning Child) โย A woman recalls the feeling she had as a child, that something in the house was trying to lure her…