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An unquenchable thirst for music old & new in every genre. Curated by @magdasummers.bsky.social & @clivesummers.bsky.social Compilations/playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/5wo5ksc94w4cuhxr5sh3yb8cc?si=09af99d701f74fbf 🎧 #WMIM #music 🎧

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With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 17m

Phil Collins, Holly and the Italians, Spandau Ballet, Jim Steinman, Duran Duran, Stevie Nicks, Heaven 17, Imagination, Girls At Our Best, Depeche Mode, New Order, Soft Cell

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 18m

Here are 12 debut albums from 1981 which we think are worthy for consideration when voting commences on October the 24th for #5debutalbums8084
(listed by release date)
Artists are listed in a reply

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 3h

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#Totentanz2025 👻 💀

Day 11

IAMX - Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace Me

youtu.be/IJMmkAlx0lI?...

From the 2015 album ‘Metanoia’
#WMIM #music #musicsky

IAMX - Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace Me (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by IAMX

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 3h

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#20SongsByYear

💫 2021 💫

Day 11 (unranked until Top 5)

The Stranglers - This Song

youtu.be/5fMiCcPO5tY?...

From their 18th studio album ‘Dark Matters’ and their last songs to feature the keyboards of Dave Greenfield, who die before completion.
#WMIM #music #musicsky #2020s

The Stranglers - This Song (Official Video)

YouTube video by thestranglerstvVEVO

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 3h

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#DavidsMonthOfMusic

Day 11 ~ With a non-primary colour/shade in the title

Sonic Youth - Turquoise Boy

youtu.be/rB7ZRrZeJ4E?...

From their 14th studio album ‘Rather Ripped’ in 2006
#WMIM #music #musicsky

YouTube video by Sonic Youth - Topic

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 5h

She was born in Indonesia and is based in Iceland. She first came to our attention when she made a single with Damien Rice in 2021.
Her new album is certainly one of our favourites of this year.

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 9h

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#Totentanz2025 👻 💀

Day 10

Iron Maiden – Fear of the Dark

youtu.be/6PDMtqejNfs?...

Studio version is the title track from the 9th studio album, in 1992
#WMIM #music #musicsky

Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark (En Vivo!) 4K

YouTube video by TVmainos

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 9h

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#20SongsByYear

💫 2021 💫

Day 10 (unranked until Top 5)

Wolf Alice – The Last Man on Earth

youtu.be/xzH6toY_EPw?...

Released in February as the lead single from their 3rd studio album ‘Blue Weekend’ which followed in June.
#WMIM #music #musicsky #2020s

Wolf Alice - The Last Man On Earth

YouTube video by WolfAliceVEVO

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 9h

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#DavidsMonthOfMusic

Day 10 ~ An album title track

Sandrayati - INHABIT

youtu.be/0RVtw4hVI8g?...

From her September 2025 album
#WMIM #music #musicsky

Sandrayati - Inhabit (Official Video)

YouTube video by Sandrayati

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 23h

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#NotYourFavourite October

Day 135 ~ Tracy Chapman

Crossroads

youtu.be/DGwK1jjemgE?...

every track from her 1st album is our equal favourite.
#WMIM #music #musicsky

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 23h

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#Totentanz2025 👻 💀

Day 9

The Jesus and Mary Chain – Darklands

youtu.be/_w9sCTtZ9EA?...

Title track from their 2nd album, released in 1987
#WMIM #music #musicsky

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Darklands (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by UPROXX Indie Mixtape

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 23h

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#20SongsByYear

💫 2021 💫

Day 9 (unranked until Top 5)

The Sherlocks - End Of The Earth

youtu.be/gVkjIM_GfAU?...

Released as a stand-alone single in April
#WMIM #music #musicsky #2020s

The Sherlocks - End Of The Earth (Official Video)

YouTube video by The Sherlocks

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#DavidsMonthOfMusic

Day 9 ~ By a fictional or virtual band

The Dalton Brothers - Lost Highway

youtu.be/74SHiOlFULo?...

This legendary band occasionally supported none other than U2 on their ‘Zoo TV’ tour
#WMIM #music #musicsky

Dalton Brothers - Lost Highway

YouTube video by Germanau2

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe triplets, as there were three of them.

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#Totentanz2025 👻 💀

Day 8

KT Tunstall - Dark Side of Me

youtu.be/5Vp0U3_zTRo?...

From ‘Wax’ released in 2018
#WMIM #music #musicsky

Dark Side of Me

YouTube video by KT Tunstall - Topic

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#20SongsByYear

💫 2021 💫

Day 8 (unranked until Top 5)

Imelda May – Can’t Say

youtu.be/uqO6Ixn7GFI?...

Released in April on her 6th studio album, ’11 Past the Hour’
#WMIM #music #musicsky #2020s

Imelda May - Can't Say (Audio)

YouTube video by ImeldaMayVEVO

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#DavidsMonthOfMusic

Day 8 ~ A song about love, without ‘love’ in the title

Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now

youtu.be/R4AQV-uA5pY?...

Originally released in 1984, this version is included on the ‘Into The Gap Deluxe Edition’.
#WMIM #music #musicsky

Hold Me Now (12" Version)

YouTube video by Thompson Twins - Topic

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#NotYourFavourite October

Day 134 ~ Culture Club

Victims

youtu.be/OH6KApqmrBk?...

#WMIM #music #musicsky

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 2d

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#Totentanz2025 👻 💀

Day 7

Richard Hawley - Our Darkness

youtu.be/dpjNUOkUJTI?...

From ‘Lady’s Bridge’ in 2007
#WMIM #music #musicsky

YouTube video by Richard Hawley - Topic

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 2d

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#20SongsByYear

💫 2021 💫

Day 7 (unranked until Top 5)

Kassidy - Don’t Worry

youtu.be/faDvZrXwgmM?...

After 9 very quiet years, this band returned in March with this wonderful single.
#WMIM #music #musicsky #2020s

YouTube video by Kassidy - Topic

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 2d

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#DavidsMonthOfMusic

Day 7 ~ Relating to outer space or the ocean

Mavis Staples - Far Celestial Shore

youtu.be/zvrLPIC3xwc?...

From ‘One True Vine’ in 2013
#WMIM #music #musicsky

Mavis Staples - "Far Celestial Shore"

YouTube video by ANTI- Records

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 2d

Pretenders, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Psychedelic Furs, The Beat, Dexys Midnight Runners, Echo & The Bunnymen, UB40, The Dead Kennedys, The Teardrop Explodes, U2, Killing Joke, Bauhaus

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 2d

These are 12 debut albums from 1980 which we think are worthy for consideration when voting commences on October the 24th for #5debutalbums8084
(listed by release date)
Artists are listed in a reply

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 2d

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#Totentanz2025 👻 💀

Day 6

Trevor Sensor - These Dark Days

youtu.be/SPYH6rJPcs4?...

From ‘On Account of Exile Vol. 1’ in 2021
#WMIM #music #musicsky

Trevor Sensor "These Dark Days"

YouTube video by High Black Desert Records

With Music In Mind @withmusicinmind.bsky.social · 2d

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#20SongsByYear

💫 2021 💫

Day 6 (unranked until Top 5)

Jenny Colquitt - Something Beautiful

youtu.be/a0lsEhTI0Os?...

Released as a single in October & became the title track from her stunning debut album in late November.
#WMIM #music #musicsky #2020s

JENNY COLQUITT- SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

YouTube video by Jenny Colquitt