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The Quiet Revolution: Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock - Aquarium Drunkard
Some records feel impossible to write about. Not because they lack substance, but because they possess too much of it: too much quiet, too much space, too much mystery. They resist language the way wa...
aquariumdrunkard.com
“These tracks behave less like songs and more like weather systems – shifting, gathering, dissolving.”
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
Not quite sure how I feel having a cheese “named” after me. 🤔
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Not quite sure how I feel having a cheese “named” after me. 🤔
This one's for @iammilliam.bsky.social.
Tchotchkes, by Tchotchke & The Lemon Twigs
track by Tchotchke & The Lemon Twigs
thelemontwigs.bandcamp.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This one's for @iammilliam.bsky.social.
The latest installment of one of my favorite AD regulars, courtesy of Eric Hehr (currently on a mean tear!).
Gene Ammons :: Nice an’ Cool (1961)
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/16/g...
Midnite jazz. Nice ‘an Cool is nothing if not a “mood album,” the overall unity of the quartet eclipsing any one section of the arrangement.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/16/g...
Midnite jazz. Nice ‘an Cool is nothing if not a “mood album,” the overall unity of the quartet eclipsing any one section of the arrangement.
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The latest installment of one of my favorite AD regulars, courtesy of Eric Hehr (currently on a mean tear!).
One of the best delivers his most wide-ranging overview yet. ✨ ✨
I wrote about my 30 favorite albums of the year (plus 45 more) futurismrestated.substack.com/p/the-best-a...
The Best Albums of 2025
Did someone say something about abundance?
futurismrestated.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
One of the best delivers his most wide-ranging overview yet. ✨ ✨
Head down today to start working on a long-form piece about two of my all-time favourite LPs for @aquariumdrunkard.com. I may be a while. 🤿
Above the noise, behind the glare
I know you're listening out there somewhere
Above the noise, behind the glare
I know you're listening out there somewhere
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Head down today to start working on a long-form piece about two of my all-time favourite LPs for @aquariumdrunkard.com. I may be a while. 🤿
Above the noise, behind the glare
I know you're listening out there somewhere
Above the noise, behind the glare
I know you're listening out there somewhere
US Army basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. The drill sergeants told us we could go to see a movie or pick up garbage and do push-ups all afternoon. Cue a theater full of buzz-cut and homesick young men all crying their eyes out at the not-so-great… The Bodyguard!
December 13, 2025 at 6:39 AM
US Army basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. The drill sergeants told us we could go to see a movie or pick up garbage and do push-ups all afternoon. Cue a theater full of buzz-cut and homesick young men all crying their eyes out at the not-so-great… The Bodyguard!
Had I not been asked to write my recent Talk Talk feature, ‘Hats’ would surely have hovered at the top of my list. Luckily, Eric Hehr is again at his best here (for @aquariumdrunkard.com).
The Blue Nile :: Hats - Aquarium Drunkard
The Blue Nile’s Hats is filled with lovesick people and nocturnal places, existing in a perpetual state of starless nights and slanted rainfall. The album evokes a liminal metropolis bathed in the amb...
aquariumdrunkard.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Had I not been asked to write my recent Talk Talk feature, ‘Hats’ would surely have hovered at the top of my list. Luckily, Eric Hehr is again at his best here (for @aquariumdrunkard.com).
Dive in and discover…
Aquarium Drunkard :: Year In Review 2025
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/08/a...
Looking back to look ahead. Our list arrives in the spirit of sharing, and we’re back with our annual Year In Review. As always the following is unranked and unruly. Let it blurb.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/08/a...
Looking back to look ahead. Our list arrives in the spirit of sharing, and we’re back with our annual Year In Review. As always the following is unranked and unruly. Let it blurb.
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Dive in and discover…
The grabbing hands grab all they can.
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The grabbing hands grab all they can.
A small encore…
Talk Talk - I Believe in You (Official Video) [HD Upgrade]
YouTube video by Talk Talk band
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A small encore…
… in which @tylerwilcox.bsky.social again reliably guides us through some wonderful (and occasionally weird) treasures to be found on @bandcamp.com. So much to discover here.
Bandcamping :: Winter 2025
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/01/b...
Hark, the snow is falling! At least in some places of the world it is. As winter descends, we’ve got some recent/recommended records to soundtrack the chillier months. Fill up your cart for the latest Bandcamp Friday on Dec 5
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/12/01/b...
Hark, the snow is falling! At least in some places of the world it is. As winter descends, we’ve got some recent/recommended records to soundtrack the chillier months. Fill up your cart for the latest Bandcamp Friday on Dec 5
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
… in which @tylerwilcox.bsky.social again reliably guides us through some wonderful (and occasionally weird) treasures to be found on @bandcamp.com. So much to discover here.
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The Quiet Revolution: Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/28/t...
Some records feel impossible to write about... they resist language the way water resists a net.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/28/t...
Some records feel impossible to write about... they resist language the way water resists a net.
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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“These tracks behave less like songs and more like weather systems – shifting, gathering, dissolving.”
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
The Quiet Revolution: Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock - Aquarium Drunkard
Some records feel impossible to write about. Not because they lack substance, but because they possess too much of it: too much quiet, too much space, too much mystery. They resist language the way wa...
aquariumdrunkard.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“These tracks behave less like songs and more like weather systems – shifting, gathering, dissolving.”
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
The lovely people at @aquariumdrunkard.com asked the almost impossible: some thoughts on Talk Talk’s seminal albums ‘Spirit of Eden’ and ‘Laughing Stock,’ two records that mean very much to me.
This is rather lovely.
How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is rather lovely.
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Self-Portrait with Cod's Head 1940
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25877
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25877
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Self-Portrait with Cod's Head 1940
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25877
https://botfrens.com/collections/90/contents/25877
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
There is no escaping some people, especially @iammilliam.bsky.social.
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There is no escaping some people, especially @iammilliam.bsky.social.
Don Cherry, born 89 years ago today. 🎺
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Don Cherry, born 89 years ago today. 🎺
One of the better albums of 2025 came courtesy of @modernnature.bsky.social. And now they perform two Beatles cuts for @aquariumdrunkard.com’s Lagniappe Sessions. ✨ ✨
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Modern Nature
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/17/t...
On the heels of the band’s latest LP, The Heat Warps, Modern Nature return with their third entry in the Lagniappe Sessions, this time paying tribute to a pair of Beatles’ chestnuts.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/17/t...
On the heels of the band’s latest LP, The Heat Warps, Modern Nature return with their third entry in the Lagniappe Sessions, this time paying tribute to a pair of Beatles’ chestnuts.
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One of the better albums of 2025 came courtesy of @modernnature.bsky.social. And now they perform two Beatles cuts for @aquariumdrunkard.com’s Lagniappe Sessions. ✨ ✨
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A biography of Alice Coltrane, by Andy Beta? Yes please. (Coming from Hachette in March.)
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A biography of Alice Coltrane, by Andy Beta? Yes please. (Coming from Hachette in March.)
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...
New Jana Horn incoming.
Jana Horn, by Jana Horn
10 track album
janahorn.bandcamp.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New Jana Horn incoming.
Excellent vibes contained herein.
Natural Information Society :: Perseverance Flow
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/12/n...
Perseverance Flow does everything its title promises. It perseveres, certainly, moving with a stubborn intent in a way that feels both mechanical and wholly organic . . .
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/12/n...
Perseverance Flow does everything its title promises. It perseveres, certainly, moving with a stubborn intent in a way that feels both mechanical and wholly organic . . .
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Excellent vibes contained herein.
Happy Veterans Day to all who celebrate. 🫡
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Happy Veterans Day to all who celebrate. 🫡