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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2h

#EUr0cktober
#MusicChallenge

Day 1️⃣5️⃣
🇸🇪 Sweden

🎵 Line Of Fire
🎤 Junip

Also day 1️⃣6️⃣ of #20SongsByYear 🗓️ 2013

From the Gothenburg indie/folk rock band’s self-titled LP. After leaving the record on the shelf for a few years, I‘ve enjoyed going back to it recently 😊

youtu.be/r8s9coxIhnU

#EUrOcktober

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you. Her music is available to stream, but not to buy in the UK, so it seems! I’d hoped to find her on Bandcamp. Oh well, Alexa is playing her 2024 album for me now 😊

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 15h

This is really good - so too the album which I’m listening to right now. Polish artists are underrepresented in my music collection, to say the least. I’d welcome any further recommendations of this genre or similar!

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 15h

I’ll complete my 20 songs of the year and continue with my Euro adventure 🇪🇺 I chose my next album whilst doing my 2013 homework… 😊

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 16h

Thanks for your support, Scot - have a wonderful Wednesday! 😀

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 16h

A few days off Drew, and then it’s back to albums! 🥳

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 1d

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

🎤 Penny & Sparrow

🥇 Just And Just As
💿 Tenboom

Also day 1️⃣5️⃣ of #20SongsByYear 🗓️ 2013

Side one, track one on the duo’s debut album. Dead slow and very spiritual.

Thanks as ever @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social & @geodrew.bsky.social !

youtu.be/YnnS4arSEDQ

Just and Just As

YouTube video by Penny and Sparrow - Topic

youtu.be

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 1d

Goodbye Girl was another highlight of the show, so too her rendition of Sara Smile 😊

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 1d

Buddy, I love my Toto Africa-shaped picture disc. It’s a work of art, even if I can never find the run-in groove! 😂

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 1d

Rumer performed her 2010 Seasons Of My Soul album start to finish in Birmingham, UK last night. One of my fav singing voices, her reimagined In Session LP released earlier this year is #NowPlaying

Blackbird was one highlight of an enchanting evening ☺️

@rumersongs.bsky.social

youtu.be/qqQGJHEJ3Wk

Blackbird

YouTube video by Rumer - Topic

youtu.be

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 1d

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 1d

#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge

🗓️ 2013

Day 1️⃣4️⃣

🎵 Everest
🎙️ Public Service Broadcasting
💿 Inform - Educate - Entertain

youtu.be/vhgfzEm3CWU

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING - Everest

YouTube video by PSBHQ

youtu.be

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 1d

Almost impossible to choose between two pop classics! 🥴

Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2d

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

🎤 Penny & Sparrow

🥈 Recuerda
💿 Finch (2019)

Another of Andy’s finest vocal performances. There’s an extraordinary sequence just after the one-minute mark, a gentle descent from falsetto, and I remember every time - here is a master at work 😊

youtu.be/05NxitG44pE

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2d

#EUr0cktober
#MusicChallenge

Day 1️⃣4️⃣
🇫🇮 Finland

🎵 West End Girls (1985)
🎤 Pet Shop Boys

🎶 From Lake Geneva to the Finland Station 🎶

youtu.be/p3j2NYZ8FKs

#EUrOcktober

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2d

I remember us celebrating this album when it came out, Ricky!

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2d

Never knew that about Weather Report, Tom - I always assumed that it was an all-North American band. Thanks for sharing!

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2d

#EUr0cktober
#MusicChallenge

Day 1️⃣3️⃣
🇦🇹 Austria

🎵 The Golden Age
🎤 MOLLY
⏱️ 7:48

Blissful post-rock. The duo’s Picturesque was the first brand new album that I bought in 2023 - funny how you remember these things! - and it made my top ten of that year 😊

youtu.be/tzoWvJNipf0

#EUrOcktober

MOLLY - The Golden Age (With Visuals)

YouTube video by MOLLY

youtu.be

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2d

LP challenge Ryan, so I’ve only got a week to get myself organised! 😊

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

🎤 Penny & Sparrow

🥉 Jeopardy
💿 Lefty (2025)

The duo have described Jeopardy as “about knowing somebody perfectly” but I read more into it. They show without telling, and I hear a delicate song about living with a partner whose memory is fading 🥹

youtu.be/6HUA_9nP_k8

Penny & Sparrow - Jeopardy (Up Late with Lefty Live)

YouTube video by PennyandSparrowVEVO

youtu.be

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge

🗓️ 2013

Day 1️⃣3️⃣

🎵 Get Lucky
🎤 Daft Punk
💿 Random Access Memories

I’ve spent Sunday evening tapping my feet to the whole record start to finish - definitely my next #ArtistFaveLP 😊 This floor filler will feature somewhere in the upper reaches 💃🕺🏻

youtu.be/5NV6Rdv1a3I

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

Aah of course, Minnesota - the land of 10,000 lakes! 😃

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