Mark J Wray
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Mark J Wray
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Writes about music and sometimes other stuff at markjwray.com

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I certainly do
January 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
One of my favourite episodes, as they were absolutely not a band I knew much about or appreciated the importance of before that point.
January 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
It’s up there with Jamie Oliver as my favourite, but it certainly seems I’m in the minority
January 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Disappointed but not surprised that CMAT was eliminated (the comments made it very clear that other people didn’t rate it as much as me)

Glad it got a respectable amount of votes at least
January 10, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Starting to feel like we may have voted for exactly the same tracks in all the groups today
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Agree, it’s excellent and also got my vote
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Hoping for Illegal to be a big contender in not just the group but the tournament as a whole
January 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
As a fellow Leeds person, I want to like Emma-Jean Thackray, but alas I do not. Sherelle the winner by a distance for me.
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I made exactly the same choice as you in the end, but liked both the other tracks in the group as well.
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Didn’t expect to be voting for Nelly Furtado in 2025, but there we go
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Hard to choose between Big Thief and Pussy Palace, but will be voting for Lily Allen later in the poll I’m sure, so went with the former.

Ophelia has grown on me, but only a bit, and the Simz track is one of the rare ones I don’t particularly like.
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Silvy gets my vote here, the most pleasant surprise of the tournament so far
January 6, 2026 at 10:24 AM
My least favourite group so far. The appeal of Kae Tempest continues to elude me, unfortunately. Bonnie "Prince" Billy I sometimes enjoy, but not this time. Oklou & FKA Twigs get my vote, but with no great enthusiasm
January 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Close group with no songs I actively dislike, but Jim Legxacy just takes it for me.
January 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
CMAT for me, although seems like my opinion that this is the best song on the album is very, very much a minority opinion.

None of the others even close to their best here.
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Happy New Year! Looking forward to this.
January 1, 2026 at 10:38 AM