Liam Inscoe-Jones
@liaminscoejones.bsky.social
songs in the key of mp3 out now 🇵🇸
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Yeah exactly this, and it's just this that @naomialderman.bsky.social nails down here: the skills of taste, discernment and historian-like research will not be erased by AI, they will be MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Yeah exactly this, and it's just this that @naomialderman.bsky.social nails down here: the skills of taste, discernment and historian-like research will not be erased by AI, they will be MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
Wrote about Perfume Genius and Makaya McCraven for the good people over at The Line Of Best Fit. Their number one is absolutely undeniable too
From Simz to Silvana Estrada, Addison Rae to Saya Gray, and Samia to Die Spitz, here is our definitive ranking of 2025's best records (+ win a massive bumper vinyl package of the best of them in our amazing end-of-year giveaway).
The Best Albums of 2025 Ranked
From Simz to Silvan Estrada, Addison Rae to Saya Gray, and Samia to Die Spitz, here is our definitive ranking of 2025's best records.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Wrote about Perfume Genius and Makaya McCraven for the good people over at The Line Of Best Fit. Their number one is absolutely undeniable too
the age of abundance and the rising tide of machine generated slop which will be indistinguishable from generic music but unable to hold a candle to the innovations to real artists all emphasise the need for a healthy critical ecosystem, and argue for the critic as curator first and foremost
I actually feel like one of the stories of this year is that we've finally come face to face with this question of mass abundance - should've done 26 years ago (if we take Napster as the starting point of this era) but better late than never eh. @liaminscoejones.bsky.social's book, as I keep saying
December 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
the age of abundance and the rising tide of machine generated slop which will be indistinguishable from generic music but unable to hold a candle to the innovations to real artists all emphasise the need for a healthy critical ecosystem, and argue for the critic as curator first and foremost
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Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
Far-right minister defends killing of two men in Jenin, saying ‘terrorists must die’
Video of an Israeli military raid in Jenin shows soldiers summarily executing two Palestinians they had detained seconds earlier.
The shooting on Thursday evening, which was also witnessed by journalists close to the scene, is under justice ministry review, but has already been defended by Israel’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who declared: “terrorists must die”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Video shows Israeli forces shooting Palestinians dead moments after surrender
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Thank you @resident-music.com for selecting 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE by @keithcameron2.bsky.social as your #1 book of the year! And for choosing @danielrachel.bsky.social, @audreyjgolden.bsky.social, @liaminscoejones.bsky.social, @reversediorama.bsky.social + Budgie on the best of 2025 list 🙏
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Thank you @resident-music.com for selecting 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE by @keithcameron2.bsky.social as your #1 book of the year! And for choosing @danielrachel.bsky.social, @audreyjgolden.bsky.social, @liaminscoejones.bsky.social, @reversediorama.bsky.social + Budgie on the best of 2025 list 🙏
I reviewed the new twigs
'Made mostly in a rush of creativity in the months since the album she released at the start of the year, EUSEXUA Afterglow contains the most simple music of twigs’ career, continuing her newfound infatuation with European rave'
#FKAtwigs - EUSEXUA Afterglow
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#FKAtwigs - EUSEXUA Afterglow
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November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I reviewed the new twigs
I reviewed the new OPN for tQ
'The new album from Oneohtrix Point Never asks the question: what to do with the music that will be, inevitably, one day lost? Sifting through the sands of long-forgotten 90s sample packs, has Daniel Lopatin struck ghostly yet ecstatic gold?'
#OneohtrixPointNever - Tranquilizer
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#OneohtrixPointNever - Tranquilizer
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November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I reviewed the new OPN for tQ
Really loved putting this together with Chal, a true legend of the game
In our atomised, fragmented society, newness in pop music can be increasingly hard to uncover. Tribune invited Chal Ravens to discuss the rate of innovation — and the cultural position of music in the 2020s — with fellow music journalist @liaminscoejones.bsky.social
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/afte...
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/afte...
Has Pop Music Finally Eaten Itself?
In our atomised, fragmented society, newness in pop music can be increasingly hard to uncover. Tribune invited Chal Ravens to discuss the rate of innovation — and the cultural position of music in the...
tribunemag.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Really loved putting this together with Chal, a true legend of the game
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In our atomised, fragmented society, newness in pop music can be increasingly hard to uncover. Tribune invited Chal Ravens to discuss the rate of innovation — and the cultural position of music in the 2020s — with fellow music journalist @liaminscoejones.bsky.social
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/afte...
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/afte...
Has Pop Music Finally Eaten Itself?
In our atomised, fragmented society, newness in pop music can be increasingly hard to uncover. Tribune invited Chal Ravens to discuss the rate of innovation — and the cultural position of music in the...
tribunemag.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In our atomised, fragmented society, newness in pop music can be increasingly hard to uncover. Tribune invited Chal Ravens to discuss the rate of innovation — and the cultural position of music in the 2020s — with fellow music journalist @liaminscoejones.bsky.social
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/afte...
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/08/afte...
For the last month I’ve been listening to little else but the new Danny Brown and Armand Hammer albums. With the albums finally dropping tomorrow, I went long with some thoughts over on my Substack open.substack.com/pub/thesixth...
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
For the last month I’ve been listening to little else but the new Danny Brown and Armand Hammer albums. With the albums finally dropping tomorrow, I went long with some thoughts over on my Substack open.substack.com/pub/thesixth...
I wrote about the new Armand Hammer for The Quietus, clocking up dangerous numbers without a miss now
On their seventh stellar album in a row, the unbeatable duo of Elucid and Billy Woods find space for small, everyday joys amongst the horror of contemporary geopolitics.
Mercy by #ArmandHammer and The Alchemist is tQ's Album of the Week
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Mercy by #ArmandHammer and The Alchemist is tQ's Album of the Week
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November 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I wrote about the new Armand Hammer for The Quietus, clocking up dangerous numbers without a miss now
Almost every acclaimed music book, year after year, is about the music of the 20th century, often about the *same* music from it. A quarter of the way into the 21st century, it’s getting a little concerning…
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Almost every acclaimed music book, year after year, is about the music of the 20th century, often about the *same* music from it. A quarter of the way into the 21st century, it’s getting a little concerning…
Jon is doing god’s work, beautifully written and this album is insane
To help work through the grief of losing her father, @annahogberg.bsky.social got her old ensemble back together for a sonic trip across mountain and sea.
My review for @thequietus.com:
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
My review for @thequietus.com:
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
October 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Jon is doing god’s work, beautifully written and this album is insane
This time next weeks Jacqueline Crooks - women’s prize shortlisted author of the phenomenal Fire Rush - and I will be in conversation at the legendary radical bookshop Housmans, talking music and literary writing… if you’re near kings cross, come through! www.eventbrite.com/e/liam-insco...
Liam Inscoe-Jones & Jacqueline Crooks in Conversation at Housmans
Join Liam Inscoe-Jones and Jacqueline Crooks in Conversation at the legendary Housmans Bookshop on October 28th, 7.30pm
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October 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This time next weeks Jacqueline Crooks - women’s prize shortlisted author of the phenomenal Fire Rush - and I will be in conversation at the legendary radical bookshop Housmans, talking music and literary writing… if you’re near kings cross, come through! www.eventbrite.com/e/liam-insco...
I reviewed the new Rochelle Jordan
'This is unabashedly retro-stuff, cut from the same silken cloth as Timbaland and Noah Shebib. But that’s no bad thing. Rochelle makes the sound her own, effortlessly. Some music is just cool, plain and simple.'
#RochelleJordan - Through The Wall
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#RochelleJordan - Through The Wall
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October 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I reviewed the new Rochelle Jordan
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The path forward begins in the workplace. We must advocate for a society built around collective strength, industrial cooperation, and democratic control. Read Eddie Dempsey on unions.
Reversing the Decline of Union Power
Neoliberalism and postmodernism have torn apart the social fabric that once held us together. But in rebuilding the strength of labour and the organised society, we can be unified, empowered, and…
tribunemag.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The path forward begins in the workplace. We must advocate for a society built around collective strength, industrial cooperation, and democratic control. Read Eddie Dempsey on unions.
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Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
I wrote some words about the new Blood Orange album for The Quietus
'Devonté Hynes returns to England with a jolt on the first new Blood Orange LP for 6 years. Essex Honey isn’t about England, it’s about the mourning Hynes experienced there. If there’s anything more complicated than country, it’s that.'
Blood Orange - Essex Honey
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Blood Orange - Essex Honey
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August 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I wrote some words about the new Blood Orange album for The Quietus
my book gets a lil mention in this new review of the new blood orange album theartsdesk.com/new-music/al...
Album: Blood Orange - Essex Honey
The more time goes by, the more it seems like Dev Hynes might be the antidote to what Guy Debord called “the society of the spectacle”. As is documented in the fantastic recent book Songs in the Key o...
theartsdesk.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
my book gets a lil mention in this new review of the new blood orange album theartsdesk.com/new-music/al...
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3) I keep hammering on about Liam's book, but with good reason. It embodies new ways of tracing the nature of artists' influence and position in the ecosystem, suited to the more fluid 21st century. To this conversation, it points out how real subcultures - skate, dancing, sex work - feed in.
Flattered to have some very kind words appear about my book in issue 497 of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social
@joemuggs.bsky.social thank you 🙏
@joemuggs.bsky.social thank you 🙏
August 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
3) I keep hammering on about Liam's book, but with good reason. It embodies new ways of tracing the nature of artists' influence and position in the ecosystem, suited to the more fluid 21st century. To this conversation, it points out how real subcultures - skate, dancing, sex work - feed in.
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Sorry not sorry to link to my own review, but Liam's book really crystallised a lot of this for me recently.
Flattered to have some very kind words appear about my book in issue 497 of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social
@joemuggs.bsky.social thank you 🙏
@joemuggs.bsky.social thank you 🙏
August 26, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Sorry not sorry to link to my own review, but Liam's book really crystallised a lot of this for me recently.
I remember in 2013 when I started making lists I struggled to fill a list of 50, now i’m past a list of 100 albums I liked this year and it’s august, perpetually astounded by the quality and quality of new music in the atmosphere
August 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I remember in 2013 when I started making lists I struggled to fill a list of 50, now i’m past a list of 100 albums I liked this year and it’s august, perpetually astounded by the quality and quality of new music in the atmosphere
I’m in this! Spoke to Chal Ravens about newness in music 15 years on from Retromania, AirPods, the new Niontay album and other things, I’m really proud of how it came out
Our new issue, Beyond Decline, will arrive on subscribers’ doorsteps this week.
Sneak preview: tribunemag.co.uk/issue/beyond...
Sneak preview: tribunemag.co.uk/issue/beyond...
August 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I’m in this! Spoke to Chal Ravens about newness in music 15 years on from Retromania, AirPods, the new Niontay album and other things, I’m really proud of how it came out