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Franchise Palmer
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Franchise Palmer @lexleeson.bsky.social · Dec 31
OK, before we get to number one (which I'm sure a lot of you smarty pants have figured out) here's the full Necessary Evil 2024 top 40 albums:

#NE2024
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#Wednesday are #23 with #Bleeds, an incredible career best collection of lumpenproletariat anthems that could only be improved with a Scarecrow Festival

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
23 Wednesday: Bleeds
#Wednesday are #23 with #Bleeds, an incredible career best collection of lumpenproletariat anthems that could only be improved with a Scarecrow Festival #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
My favourite genre - practiced by #NoJoy with #Bugland at #24 - is "Absolute Bangers"

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
24 No Joy: Bugland
My favourite genre - practiced by #NoJoy with #Bugland at #24 - is "Absolute Bangers" #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
At #25 #Ninajirachi says that #ILoveMyComputer, but I wonder if it's more of a physical thing

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
25 Ninajirachi: I Love My Computer
At #25 #Ninajirachi says that #ILoveMyComputer, but I wonder if it's more of a physical thing #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
#26 is #WetLeg with the disgustingly American spelling of #moisturizer

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
26 Wet Leg: moisturizer (sic)
#26 is #WetLeg with the disgustingly American spelling of #moisturizer #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
Listen #PushaT, I'm big enough to name #LetGodSortEmOut by #Clipse as the #27 best album, maybe our feud is over? And I won?

#NE2025
#NecessaryEvil2025
27 Clipse: Let God Sort Em Out
Listen #PushaT, I'm big enough to name #LetGodSortEmOut by #Clipse as the #27 best album, maybe our feud is over? And I won? #NE2025 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
OK, this is complicated, but #AndSoIWatchYouFromAfar's #Jettison was released in 2022, but it's actually the 28th best album on 2025

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
28 And So I Watch You From Afar: Jettison
OK, this is complicated, but #AndSoIWatchYouFromAfar's #Jettison was released in 2022, but it's actually the 28th best album on 2025 #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
Rather than talk about #IrisSilverMist, another extraordinary album by #JennyHval at #29, I decide to get Kirked

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
29 Jenny Hval: Iris Silver Mist
Rather than talk about #IrisSilverMist, another extraordinary album by #JennyHval at #29, I decide to get Kirked #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
At #30 #Oklou is marvelously tapping into Peak Millennialcore Vanilla Midgets with #ChokeEnough

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
30 Oklou: choke enough
At #30 #Oklou is marvelously tapping into Peak Millennialcore Vanilla Midgets with #ChokeEnough #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
I end up having to do a fair bit of of dancing about architecture for the #LosThuthanaka album at #31

#NE2025
#NecessaryEvil2025
31 Los Thuthanaka: Los Thuthanaka
I end up having to do a fair bit of of dancing about architecture for the #LosThuthanaka album at #31 #NE2025 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
#Yeule's #EvangelicGirlIsAGun is the #32 best album of the year, OK? Please make sure you appreciate context before you read this review

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
32 yeule: Evangelic Girl is a Gun
#Yeule's #EvangelicGirlIsAGun is the #32 best album of the year, OK? Please make sure you appreciate context before you read this review #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
At #33 I collaborate with Shaun Ryder to explain why #DannyBrown's #Stardust is so incredible

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
33 Danny Brown: Stardust
At #33 I collaborate with Shaun Ryder to explain why #DannyBrown's #Stardust is so incredible #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
At #34. #Samia gets me fantasising about bovine excision and being left dead, empty and #Bloodless

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
34 Samia: Bloodless
At #34. #Samia gets me fantasising about bovine excision and being left dead, empty and #Bloodless #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
At #35. #LonnieHolley remains in his imperial phase with #Tonky, though I argue whether protesting with love is really the answer

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
35 Lonnie Holley: Tonky
At #35. #LonnieHolley remains in his imperial phase with #Tonky, though I argue whether protesting with love is really the answer #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
At #36 in #TameImpala's #Deadbeat, forcing me to bravely take on the Woke Fraudtano Mind Virus
36 Tame Impala: Deadbeat
At #36 in #TameImpala's #Deadbeat, forcing me to bravely take on the Woke Fraudtano Mind Virus #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
#Mogwai are #37 with #TheBadFire. National treasures. The greatest Scottish band of all time. A discography of absurdly high quality.

Boooooriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
37 Mogwai: The Bad Fire
#Mogwai are #37 with #TheBadFire. National treasures. The greatest Scottish band of all time. A discography of absurdly high quality. Boooooriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing! #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
At #38, the incredible #Clipping with the incredibl(y bloated) #DeadChannelSky, and an excuse for me to complain about both Cyber Punk and that cunt David Lammy
#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
38 Clipping: Dead Channel Sky
At #38, the incredible #Clipping with the incredibl(y bloated) #DeadChannelSky, and an excuse for me to complain about both Cyber Punk and that cunt David Lammy #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
At #39... yeah, it's #ManicStreetPreachers with #CriticalThinking, another perfectly decent album

#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
39 Manic Street Preachers: Critical Thinking
At #39... yeah, it's #ManicStreetPreachers with #CriticalThinking, another perfectly decent album #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
At #40, #MarinaAndTheDiamonds explains how you saying "Hello Kitty" makes her go "Rah-Rah" on #PrincessOfPower
#NE25
#NecessaryEvil2025
40 MARINA: Princess of Power
At #40, #MarinaAndTheDiamonds explains how you saying "Hello Kitty" makes her go "Rah-Rah" on #PrincessOfPower #NE25 #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
#NE23 is here!!
Here's a quick intro, and some honourable mentions... plus one extremely DIShonourable one...

#NecessaryEvil2025
Necessary Evil 2025: The Ragin’ Climax
#NE23 is here!! Here's a quick intro, and some honourable mentions... plus one extremely DIShonourable one... #NecessaryEvil2025
necessaryevil.blog
November 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
Necessary Evil 2025/#NE25 is almost upon us! First though, some house cleaning and some statistical reminders of what was on the 2024 list
Staturday Night Fever: The Best Music of 2024 In Numbers
Necessary Evil 2025/#NE25 is almost upon us! First though, some house cleaning and some statistical reminders of what was on the 2024 list
necessaryevil.blog
November 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
I finally list my top 40 Prince songs!*

(*that He recorded in an 11 month period between 1985 and 1986)
Top 40 Prince Songs Recorded Between 23rd April 1985 and 31st March 1986
I finally list my top 40 Prince songs... that He recorded in an 11 month period between 1985 and 1986
necessaryevil.blog
October 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
The greatest film of 2025 is - obviously - #UnderTheCherryMoon. Not even close to being amongst the worse films ever, but also not the classic some have claimed, this insane curio is still an astonishing artifact
The Best Film of 2025: Under the Cherry Moon
The greatest film of 2025 is - obviously - Under the Cherry Moon. Not amongst the worse films ever, but also not the classic some have claimed, this insane curio is still an astonishing artifact
necessaryevil.blog
October 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
The incredible #KittyAurora (@wottyler.bsky.social, @krang0r on IG) guests on the blog to give their reaction to the new Cam Cole single
Proper Journalist Kitty Aurora’s Emergency Review of the New Cam Cole Single
The incredible #KittyAurora (not allowed on X by Musk but @krang0r on IG) guests on the blog to give their reaction to the new Cam Cole single
necessaryevil.blog
October 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
On the eve of its 31st anniversary, here's my *deeeeeeep* dive into the Manic Street Preacher's masterpiece, and the scientific reasons it's the greatest album of all time
The Holy Bible: The End of History, the End of the Manic Street Preachers, and the Greatest Album of All Time
On its 31st anniversary, why the Manics Street Preachers' 'The Holy Bible' narrates the helpless crush of neoliberalism and is the greatest album ever made
necessaryevil.blog
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
lexleeson.bsky.social
Am I the only one a bit grossed out by that #Hangman promo?

"I have an affinity with Mexico because my Daddy employed Mexicans on his Tobacco farm"??

Thanks for being so easily exploited as cheap labour? Thank you for helping Daddy cut costs on picking tobacco??
June 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM