Given the seasons we’ve both had, more should be made of how shocking and bizarre it is that we are contesting a European cup final against Tottenham. ⚽️

Buile Hill Park. 📍

A walk in the park. ☀️🌳

🎵Now Playing: Tune-Yards - Better Dreaming (2025)

It’s always a good day when a new Tune-Yards record is released. Today is that day! (There’s quite a few good records out today)

Favourite Tracks:

  • Swarm
  • Limelight
  • Get Through
  • Better Dreaming
  • How Big Is The Rainbow
  • Sanctuary

🎵Now Playing: Toots & The Maytals - Funky Kingston (1973)

Continuing with the reggae theme we move from one legend to another in Toots and his Maytals. I was lucky enough to see them play at midnight on the Truth Stage in Shangri-La at Glastonbury 2017 and they were still going strong. This is a classic.

Favourite Tracks:

  • In the Dark
  • Funky Kingston
  • Louie Louie
  • Pomps & Pride
  • Pressure Drop

🎵Now Playing: Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977)

It is hot and ☀️ in the UK this week and so what else, but reggae. I thought I’d start with Bob and move onwards from there. I don’t think I’ve heard this album in it’s entirety before. Great.

Favourite Tracks:

  • Exodus
  • Jamming
  • Waiting in Vain
  • Three Little Birds
  • One Love/People Get Ready

🎵Now Playing: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s Blitz! (2009)

I thought I didn’t know what I wanted to listen this afternoon, but yes yes yes it’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Favourite Tracks:

  • Zero
  • Heads Will Roll
  • Soft Shock
  • Runaway
  • Dragon Queen

Peel Park. 📍

First festival of the year and it’s down the road.

It is a sad, angry, unpleasant island - but at least we have a new series of Taskmaster.

First ice cream of the year🍦☀️

Trying the Glastonbury resale. The two green bars taunt me again.