Chris Bickley
@bickley.bsky.social
Non-committal writer, baker & walker
Emma-Jean Thackray - Weirdo: A heavy, deadpan hour with nooks of joy amidst its troubles
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Emma-Jean Thackray - Weirdo: A heavy, deadpan hour with nooks of joy amidst its troubles
Nuovo Testamento - Trouble: Brisk, unambiguous joy that needs not complicate pleasure
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Nuovo Testamento - Trouble: Brisk, unambiguous joy that needs not complicate pleasure
Say Sue Me - Time Is Not Yours: Sleepy shoreline sounds are eschewed in favour of a vigour and urgency previously unexplored
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Say Sue Me - Time Is Not Yours: Sleepy shoreline sounds are eschewed in favour of a vigour and urgency previously unexplored
Annahstasia - Tether: Be it a barely-there wisp, or a captivating boom, no matter which hand Annahstasia plays, she wins
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Annahstasia - Tether: Be it a barely-there wisp, or a captivating boom, no matter which hand Annahstasia plays, she wins
Gelli Haha - Switcheroo: A character all parties can do with
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Gelli Haha - Switcheroo: A character all parties can do with
The Beths - Straight Line Was a Lie: As shrewd and astutely economical as always
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The Beths - Straight Line Was a Lie: As shrewd and astutely economical as always
Niechęć - Reckless Things: A haunted record unsettled by ears privy of its belonging
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Niechęć - Reckless Things: A haunted record unsettled by ears privy of its belonging
The New Eves - The New Eve Is Rising: The sound of the 60s, and I mean any century's 60s
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The New Eves - The New Eve Is Rising: The sound of the 60s, and I mean any century's 60s
UNIVERSITY - McCartney, It'll Be Ok: Frequently sets its own momentum ablaze in a feat of pure bravado
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
UNIVERSITY - McCartney, It'll Be Ok: Frequently sets its own momentum ablaze in a feat of pure bravado
Ale Hop & Titi Bakorta - Mapambazuko: Two albums in each ear, melding in haromony
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Ale Hop & Titi Bakorta - Mapambazuko: Two albums in each ear, melding in haromony
McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!: Sincere thought and musical wizardry in a digestible package
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!: Sincere thought and musical wizardry in a digestible package
Erika de Casier - Lifetime: The nascent blinks of a new planet
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Erika de Casier - Lifetime: The nascent blinks of a new planet
Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS: Sometimes commanding fear, sometimes capturing hearts; these are songs to follow someone into battle to
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS: Sometimes commanding fear, sometimes capturing hearts; these are songs to follow someone into battle to
PinkPantheress - Fancy That: A 100m pop sprint with new details every metre
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
PinkPantheress - Fancy That: A 100m pop sprint with new details every metre
CMAT - Euro-Country: A strange paradox of a self-deprecating, razor-sharp wit who you really should take seriously, even if she doesn't
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
CMAT - Euro-Country: A strange paradox of a self-deprecating, razor-sharp wit who you really should take seriously, even if she doesn't
Lucy Gooch - Desert Window: Wonderful layers of sound, drifting between the intelligible and sage to the illucid and mesmeric
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Lucy Gooch - Desert Window: Wonderful layers of sound, drifting between the intelligible and sage to the illucid and mesmeric
Geez, that's an awful virus to have
January 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Geez, that's an awful virus to have
You can always rely on Spurs and Liverpool to produce a holy hundred. The real question is what if Spurs got that much sought-after third red card - who knows where it'd be displayed #HolyHundred
December 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
You can always rely on Spurs and Liverpool to produce a holy hundred. The real question is what if Spurs got that much sought-after third red card - who knows where it'd be displayed #HolyHundred
Head says the Cure, heart says Jacket Janson
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Head says the Cure, heart says Jacket Janson
I paused my run for ten minutes to hunt down this Cetti's warbler, but finally I saw it - never again will I bother to stare at a shrub to look for one #birds
October 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I paused my run for ten minutes to hunt down this Cetti's warbler, but finally I saw it - never again will I bother to stare at a shrub to look for one #birds
Always wonder in a new season if the new Sky graphics can handle an extra temporal digit on the scoreboard clock. I thought this would be football's Y2K moment, but it held on. We held on. #HolyHundred
August 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Always wonder in a new season if the new Sky graphics can handle an extra temporal digit on the scoreboard clock. I thought this would be football's Y2K moment, but it held on. We held on. #HolyHundred
A female mandarin duck, and a mystery hefty duck that really waddled over with passion and you could feel the earth shake - what is it? #birds at Osterley Park
August 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A female mandarin duck, and a mystery hefty duck that really waddled over with passion and you could feel the earth shake - what is it? #birds at Osterley Park