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Matty🌈🦄

@spectrophonics74.bsky.social

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Music loving freak across the spectrum, from disco to punk to pop to obscure experimental pieces, based in Australia

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 1d

#ArtistFaveLP
#MusicChallenge
#ComingSoon
LoveBuzz - The Hummingbirds debut album - a 90s Indie sound that hit big in 1989 in Aus - early tracks had Joy Division elements w/ REM style melody + B-52s like harmonies. Later 80s tracks were forerunners to Lemonheads, Smashing Pumpkins & jangly 90s pop.

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 10h

#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
30>1 - Ranked (Oct25 version)

11. Streets of Your Town - Go-Betweens
(1988)

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Personal rules for my fun challenge only:
*Australian/NZ Artists Only
*1 song per artist only
*2 songs from each year minimum (80-89)

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 11h

#MusicChallenge
#Totentanz2025
19/10
From 1981…

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 16h

#NotYourFavourite (143)
#MusicChallenge

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 19h

#MusicChallenge
#KillerTunes
10/20
Chucky – Child’s Play

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 20h

#Howl-A-Ween 👻
#MusicChallenge 🎶

20/10: Witchy

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villah ★ @musicloves.bsky.social · 15d

𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 1 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳. 🎸

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 22h

#ArtistFaveLP
#MusicChallenge

Album: LoveBUZZ by The Hummingbirds (1989)
10>1
10 - Hollow Inside

The band’s Smiths-style track on the album; grows into a rockier track with the brilliant vocals of Alannah Russack & Robyn St. Clare interplaying w/ singer Simon Holmes.

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 22h

Brilliant choice, excited to revisit your picks.

Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 22h

Please do it even if unranked, love to revisit Billy from other perspectives.

Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 22h

Love this album, wasn’t a big hit sadly in Aus. Looking forward to your picks.

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 23h

A favourite Eurythmics album, so good. Looking forward to the picks.

Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 1d

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge
#Totentanz2025
18/10
From 2018…

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 1d

#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
30>1 - Ranked (Oct25 version)

12. Girl on the Wall Jane Clifton (1984)

youtu.be/2yUf72hp5ZE?...

Personal rules for my fun challenge only:
*Australian/NZ Artists Only
*1 song per artist only
*2 songs from each year minimum (80-89)

Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 1d

#CatchThePhrase #NoKings #MusicChallenge | 80

"NO KING!" — Human banner on Ocean Beach in San Francisco
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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge
#Howl-A-Ween
October 19: Strange

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge
#KillerTunes
10/19
Screaming Lady - Cuckoo

youtu.be/IF4ynCYQzlY?...

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 2d

Great pick, almost seems neglected now so wonderful to see the picks.

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 2d

#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
30>1 - Ranked (Oct25 version)

13. Don’t Tell Me Now - Mental as Anything (1987)

youtu.be/zQDAKl4fjbQ?...

Personal rules for my fun challenge only:
*Australian/NZ Artists Only
*1 song per artist only
*2 songs from each year minimum (80-89)

Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 2d

#MusicChallenge
#Totentanz2025
17/10
From 1985…

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 2d

#MusicChallenge
#Howl-A-Ween

October 18 - Goth

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 2d

#MusicChallenge
#KillerTunes
10/18
The Wooden Man - Oddity

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 2d

#CatchThePhrase #MusicChallenge | 79
"In the future, hip-hop is going to be called American folklore." — KRS-One

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GeoDrew @geodrew.bsky.social · 2d

Get ready for another round of #ArtistFaveLP 🥳

Starting in c. 48 hrs 😱

Deets below 👇 Pick a fave album, rank ur fave 10 songs, countdown one/day 🤩

Cut songs if there are >10 on the album or sub B-sides/demos if <10 🙌

Early posts from 5pm EDT 19 October

💙 from @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social & moi 💫

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Matty🌈🦄 @spectrophonics74.bsky.social · 3d

#MusicChallenge
#Totentanz2025
16/10
From 1984…

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