And the second album of the year arrives: if I paid #toe £1 for every hour I have listened to this album, the flight to Japan to see them would have been cheaper. Instead, I significantly hiked their Spotify listens. Now, I'm with the album I love. Oh. And the EP, EPs don't count to the total...

Gearing up to the 2nd album of 2026... In the meantime, I've rediscovered old favourites from the days before streaming (yeah, really)
Here's a recommendation from 90s Acid Jazz - which seems to me something like if Lalo Schifrin got drunk with Genesis to write the new Bond theme #Corduroy

The first album of 2026 (and first I've bought since I was a teenager) is from #Hällas!
I've been listening to this loads recently. So imaginative, especially to a writer, it's very me. Love it 🤘
#ripSpotify

Second,
@bladesonggame.bsky.social

Fantasy narrative crafting game. Play time: 4.9hr

My new favourite game... I've been playing the story mode all day. Love the curious blend of visual novel and skill-based choice elements alongside great creative crafting. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!
#steam #nextfest #craftinggame

Love that cover for it! 😎

That is so cool!! Congrats to you guys 🎇😁

Starting another book straight away? No... Regularly revisiting the dormant project folder marked "ideas"? Highly likely 😎

I watched #SchoolofRock again recently, fearing it may have aged, or simply not been such a liberating, inspiring experience as my 9-year old self had found - but no, the opposite: I saw an entirely new adult perspective which is that rock and roll feeling all over again. What an awesome movie 🎸🥁