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Best of 2011, 40-31

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And now for the next bit.  This is a good one to expose the utter unfairness in doing these things, as there’s one in this section that I have had for a few days that would probably have placed much higher if I had more time to listen to it, and another that has had [...]

I had never been to a Billy Bragg gig before, and to date (this will change) I do not own any Billy Bragg albums. Despite this, Billy Bragg has always been in the periphery of my musical and political upbringing long before I became an adult.  And not just on the political side of things [...]

Well, it’s been too nice a day to be sat inside a cafe with free wireless internet, so I didn’t.  I didn’t the day after either, hence this really stupid timeline that will make no sense to anyone but me. Instead, I spent the day wandering about the grounds of an ancient church trying to [...]

Following on from last night’s rant, here is something from this year that similarly wears its heart on its sleeve in terms of being angry about specific issues, but puts its point across in a more gently reasoned way. It’s also one of my favourite albums released so far this year, and stands out for [...]