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The Music Observer 10: The top singles of 2024

on December 20, 2024

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The Music Observer 10: The top EPs of 2024

on December 20, 2024

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All I want for Christmas ...

on December 17, 2024

alexandra leaving Amy Papiransky Blue Violet Bottlemoth Christmas Cloves Dictator Grace Calver interview Katherine Priddy Maya Lakhani Plasticine Rosie Gault Silvi the eves Tizane

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The Music Observer 10: The top albums of 2024

on December 16, 2024

Album Another Sky Beau best of Bottlemoth Dolores Forever English Teacher Francis of Delirium IDLES Sick Love

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Announcement: Transitioning to Substack...

on December 12, 2024

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Carla Aakre: Through

on December 05, 2024

alt-folk Carla Aakre Finland singer-songwriter

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Blue Violet: Out of the rabbit hole [Interview]

on November 20, 2024

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The Felice Brothers + Anthony D'Amato: Electric Ballroom, London [Live]

on November 12, 2024

American Americana Anthony D'Amato folk live music roots The Felice Brothers

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Girl Scout: Headache [EP]

on November 08, 2024

Album alt-rock alternative EP Girl Scout Swedish

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Bottlemoth: Even Us Ghosts [Album]

on October 28, 2024

Album alt-country alt-folk alt-rock alternative Americana Bottlemoth

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New release horizon scanner:

11/1/25 - Rosie Gault: Dim lights
29/1/25 - Dictator: Middle of the road (EP)
7/2/25 - Arliston: Disappointment machine (Album)
28/2/25 - Hachiku: The joys of being pure at heart (Album(

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Amber Saqladi: Becoming a modern-day Siren [Interview]

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The Music Observer 10: The top singles of 2024

It’s the final instalment of the Music Observer 10 for 2024: here are the songs that meant the most to me this year… THE MUSIC OBSERVER 10: Singles Andrea von Kampen - A Fox, A Bird Ben Mark Smith - Afire Ber - Room for You Beren Olivia - Almost Carla Aakre - Through Hannah Grae - Need Me Now philine - your house, my house Tinlicker feat. CLOVES - Who I'm Not renforshort / PJ Harding - buried alive Youth Lagoon - Lucy Takes a Picture To read all the details including my honourable mentions, please visit my Substack site: musicobserved.substack.com Please subscribe - it's free, takes a moment and you won't miss any posts in future :-)

The Music Observer 10: The top EPs of 2024

Here's the Music Observer top-10 EPs of the past year... THE MUSIC OBSERVER 10: EPs Amistat - a moment in the sun Ber - Room for You Bored Marsh - Idiot Girl Scout - Headache Hannah Grae - Nothing lasts forever Holly Humberstone - Work In Progress Loupe - Flaws of a Circle Nieve Ella - Watch it Ache and Bleed renforshort - clean hands dirty water She's In Parties - Puppet Show To read all the details, and see who received an honourable mention, please visit my Substack site: musicobserved.substack.com Please subscribe - it's free, takes a moment and you won't miss any posts in future :-)

The Music Observer 10: The top albums of 2024

2024 marks the third annual Music Observer 10 . Thank you so much to everyone that's supported me and to all the incredible musicians for sharing your art with us. I now present my standout albums of the past 12 months. What a year it's been! This time I’m listing a top 10, a second and third 10, and some "honourable mentions". THE MUSIC OBSERVER 10: ALBUMS Another Sky - Beach Day Beau - Girl Cried Wolf Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Bottlemoth - Even Us Ghosts Dolores Forever - It's Nothing English Teacher - This Could Be Texas Francis of Delirium - Lighthouse IDLES - TANGK Sick Love - Champagne SPRINTS - Letter to Self To read all the details, and see who's in my second and third ten, please visit my Substack site: musicobserved.substack.com Please subscribe - it's free, takes a moment and you won't miss any posts in future :-)

All I want for Christmas ...

No, not a review of the Mariah Carey classic (love it or hate it, you can't escape it...) Instead, I put some Christmas-tinted questions to a big group of my favourite musical artists: the answers are in and they're bangers. There's a taster below, and you can read the full post on my new Substack site: musicobserved.substack.com Please consider subscribing - it's free, don't worry! - so you don't miss any posts in future :-) What do you most hope for this Christmas? Alexandra Leaving: "You could get deep with this one. 2024 has been a defining year. Whilst so much is uncertain, I hope we all find ways, big or small, to channel our energy into kindness - for each other and toward the planet." Amy Papiransky : "I live hours away from where I was brought up and don’t get to go home as much as I would like. I am REALLY looking forward to quality time with my close family and friends – it’s what Christmas is all about. We are staying with my uncle ...

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