Adrian Brown
@adrianbrown.bsky.social
Digital archivist, erstwhile archaeologist, author, hedgehog hotelier, Director of Knowledge & Information at UK Parliament. All views my own.
I first came across Dave Evans through the dazzling fingerstyle guitar of ‘Stagefright’ - plenty more of that to enjoy on his debut, an unassuming slice of contemporary folk which deserves to be better known #5debutalbums7074
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I first came across Dave Evans through the dazzling fingerstyle guitar of ‘Stagefright’ - plenty more of that to enjoy on his debut, an unassuming slice of contemporary folk which deserves to be better known #5debutalbums7074
Splendid, mellow Chicago blues from an often-overlooked master #5debutalbums7074
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Splendid, mellow Chicago blues from an often-overlooked master #5debutalbums7074
The best album of their partnership - superb guitar even by Thompson’s standards, great vocals from both and, in ‘The End Of The Rainbow’, perhaps the most comically bleak song of his career. A dead cert for my #5debutalbums7074 list
November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The best album of their partnership - superb guitar even by Thompson’s standards, great vocals from both and, in ‘The End Of The Rainbow’, perhaps the most comically bleak song of his career. A dead cert for my #5debutalbums7074 list
Her first and finest solo album, this is chock full of great, mainly original, songs and a strong contender for
#5debutalbums7074
#5debutalbums7074
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Her first and finest solo album, this is chock full of great, mainly original, songs and a strong contender for
#5debutalbums7074
#5debutalbums7074
Thanks Richard – another week hasn’t made it any easier, but let’s go with
1: Kvelertak – S/T (5 pts)
2: Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
3: Alvvays – S/T
4: Desperate Journalist – S/T
5: Drenge – S/T
#5debutalbums1014
1: Kvelertak – S/T (5 pts)
2: Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
3: Alvvays – S/T
4: Desperate Journalist – S/T
5: Drenge – S/T
#5debutalbums1014
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Thanks Richard – another week hasn’t made it any easier, but let’s go with
1: Kvelertak – S/T (5 pts)
2: Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
3: Alvvays – S/T
4: Desperate Journalist – S/T
5: Drenge – S/T
#5debutalbums1014
1: Kvelertak – S/T (5 pts)
2: Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
3: Alvvays – S/T
4: Desperate Journalist – S/T
5: Drenge – S/T
#5debutalbums1014
No pics from later, when we got a host of classic Husker Du which induced the first actual mosh pit I’ve seen in quite a while
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
No pics from later, when we got a host of classic Husker Du which induced the first actual mosh pit I’ve seen in quite a while
Another candidate for gig of the year - can’t remember ever seeing a band so obviously having so much fun, or going so hard without pausing for breath throughout…
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Another candidate for gig of the year - can’t remember ever seeing a band so obviously having so much fun, or going so hard without pausing for breath throughout…
Standing by for @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social at the Dome…
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Standing by for @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social at the Dome…
The eyes of Chichester Cathedral’s early C17th weathercock suggest it’s seen a lot, having survived the collapse of the spire in 1861 and being strafed by the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain (as the machine gun holes in its tail attest), before finally being replaced in 1978
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The eyes of Chichester Cathedral’s early C17th weathercock suggest it’s seen a lot, having survived the collapse of the spire in 1861 and being strafed by the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain (as the machine gun holes in its tail attest), before finally being replaced in 1978
One of the more psychedelic candidates for my #5debutalbums1014 - excellent all through although I'm not sure they've ever surpassed the glorious opening track
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
One of the more psychedelic candidates for my #5debutalbums1014 - excellent all through although I'm not sure they've ever surpassed the glorious opening track
Another one up for consideration for my #5debutalbums0014 list - angry garage rock, with Bloodsports and Nothing being the real standout tracks
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Another one up for consideration for my #5debutalbums0014 list - angry garage rock, with Bloodsports and Nothing being the real standout tracks
Another contender for #5debutalbums1014 from the band that later gave rise to, amongst others, The Tubs and Ex-Void - hooky, fuzzed out punk/jangle/shoegaze noise or, as one review put it “the sound of five people going mental in a room in South Wales”
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Another contender for #5debutalbums1014 from the band that later gave rise to, amongst others, The Tubs and Ex-Void - hooky, fuzzed out punk/jangle/shoegaze noise or, as one review put it “the sound of five people going mental in a room in South Wales”
First up for my #5debutalbums1014 shortlist is from Kvelertak - I'm by no means a metalhead but this is an absolute blast from start to finish - hard not to see it making my final 5
October 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
First up for my #5debutalbums1014 shortlist is from Kvelertak - I'm by no means a metalhead but this is an absolute blast from start to finish - hard not to see it making my final 5
Evening Richard - my picks for #5debutalbums8084
1: REM – Murmur (5 pts)
2: Violent Femmes – S/T
3: Bad Brains – S/T
4: Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth
5: Husker Du – Everything Falls Apart
1: REM – Murmur (5 pts)
2: Violent Femmes – S/T
3: Bad Brains – S/T
4: Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth
5: Husker Du – Everything Falls Apart
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Evening Richard - my picks for #5debutalbums8084
1: REM – Murmur (5 pts)
2: Violent Femmes – S/T
3: Bad Brains – S/T
4: Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth
5: Husker Du – Everything Falls Apart
1: REM – Murmur (5 pts)
2: Violent Femmes – S/T
3: Bad Brains – S/T
4: Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth
5: Husker Du – Everything Falls Apart
Our first quince (singular) to fully ripen from the quince fan - I shall think of something suitable to do with it - poached maybe?
October 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our first quince (singular) to fully ripen from the quince fan - I shall think of something suitable to do with it - poached maybe?
I haven't listened to this all the way through for too long - so good... #5debutalbums8084
October 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I haven't listened to this all the way through for too long - so good... #5debutalbums8084
Plenty of hardcore to ponder for #5debutalbums8084, but this has to be high on the list - Bad Brains had the songs to go with the ridiculous speed
October 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Plenty of hardcore to ponder for #5debutalbums8084, but this has to be high on the list - Bad Brains had the songs to go with the ridiculous speed
Purple toadflax still flowering strongly #WildFlowerHour
October 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Purple toadflax still flowering strongly #WildFlowerHour
My very early starting point for #5debutalbums8084 - looking forward to expanding this with some new-to-me recommendations
October 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My very early starting point for #5debutalbums8084 - looking forward to expanding this with some new-to-me recommendations
New sparrow terrace installed
October 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New sparrow terrace installed
Hi Richard – what a great new challenge! I’m going for
1: The Shins – Oh, Inverted World (5 pts)
2: New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
3: Metric – Old World Underground...
4: Mclusky – My Pain And Sadness Is More Sad And Painful Than Yours
5: Coachwhips – Hands On The Controls
#5debutalbums0004
1: The Shins – Oh, Inverted World (5 pts)
2: New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
3: Metric – Old World Underground...
4: Mclusky – My Pain And Sadness Is More Sad And Painful Than Yours
5: Coachwhips – Hands On The Controls
#5debutalbums0004
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hi Richard – what a great new challenge! I’m going for
1: The Shins – Oh, Inverted World (5 pts)
2: New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
3: Metric – Old World Underground...
4: Mclusky – My Pain And Sadness Is More Sad And Painful Than Yours
5: Coachwhips – Hands On The Controls
#5debutalbums0004
1: The Shins – Oh, Inverted World (5 pts)
2: New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
3: Metric – Old World Underground...
4: Mclusky – My Pain And Sadness Is More Sad And Painful Than Yours
5: Coachwhips – Hands On The Controls
#5debutalbums0004
It might not hit the consistent peaks of ‘Mclusky Do Dallas’, but there are hooks aplenty buried within the ferocious post-punk noise #5debutalbums0004
September 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It might not hit the consistent peaks of ‘Mclusky Do Dallas’, but there are hooks aplenty buried within the ferocious post-punk noise #5debutalbums0004
This is new to me - great proto-punk garage noise which reminds me of Rancid Hell Spawn, but with actual guitars and drums rather just a massively distorted Casio keyboard #5debutalbums0004
September 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is new to me - great proto-punk garage noise which reminds me of Rancid Hell Spawn, but with actual guitars and drums rather just a massively distorted Casio keyboard #5debutalbums0004
Narrowing down a shortlist for #5debutalbums0004 - this is proving a fascinating new challenge...
September 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Narrowing down a shortlist for #5debutalbums0004 - this is proving a fascinating new challenge...
For my #favouriteplant I’m going for this diminutive fairy flax on Noar Hill in May - neither rare nor showy, it is nonetheless perfectly beautiful #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
For my #favouriteplant I’m going for this diminutive fairy flax on Noar Hill in May - neither rare nor showy, it is nonetheless perfectly beautiful #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social