Matthew Gregory
@matthewgregory.bsky.social
Staff football writer for 3 Added Minutes.
Sports, hiking, music and the pent-up frustration of a man who chose all the wrong teams to support.
Sports, hiking, music and the pent-up frustration of a man who chose all the wrong teams to support.
And yes, the typo/cock-up in the original post is irritating me.
December 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
And yes, the typo/cock-up in the original post is irritating me.
All of the above and more on this playlist, curated by a man who refuses to let go of the age of the mixtape.
open.spotify.com/playlist/4ra...
open.spotify.com/playlist/4ra...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
All of the above and more on this playlist, curated by a man who refuses to let go of the age of the mixtape.
open.spotify.com/playlist/4ra...
open.spotify.com/playlist/4ra...
1. The Tubs - Cotton Crown
Like a scrappy pub band doing Fleetwood Mac, but a million times better than that sounds. The songwriting talent is astonishing, and the humour and heart with which it confronts the death of the singer's mother is breathtaking. The defintion of a five-star album.
Like a scrappy pub band doing Fleetwood Mac, but a million times better than that sounds. The songwriting talent is astonishing, and the humour and heart with which it confronts the death of the singer's mother is breathtaking. The defintion of a five-star album.
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
1. The Tubs - Cotton Crown
Like a scrappy pub band doing Fleetwood Mac, but a million times better than that sounds. The songwriting talent is astonishing, and the humour and heart with which it confronts the death of the singer's mother is breathtaking. The defintion of a five-star album.
Like a scrappy pub band doing Fleetwood Mac, but a million times better than that sounds. The songwriting talent is astonishing, and the humour and heart with which it confronts the death of the singer's mother is breathtaking. The defintion of a five-star album.
2. CMAT - Euro-Country
I'm not generally a pop fan. But then pop isn't generally this good. The tunes are beyond impeccable and the lyrics first rate. Also a rare pop record by someone I imagine would be great to have a pint with.
I'm not generally a pop fan. But then pop isn't generally this good. The tunes are beyond impeccable and the lyrics first rate. Also a rare pop record by someone I imagine would be great to have a pint with.
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
2. CMAT - Euro-Country
I'm not generally a pop fan. But then pop isn't generally this good. The tunes are beyond impeccable and the lyrics first rate. Also a rare pop record by someone I imagine would be great to have a pint with.
I'm not generally a pop fan. But then pop isn't generally this good. The tunes are beyond impeccable and the lyrics first rate. Also a rare pop record by someone I imagine would be great to have a pint with.
3. Big Special - National Average
Angry, funny, imaginative and like very little else I've heard. Springs from sarcastic rage to soulful with grace and spittle, and some of the sharpest lyrics in the game.
Angry, funny, imaginative and like very little else I've heard. Springs from sarcastic rage to soulful with grace and spittle, and some of the sharpest lyrics in the game.
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
3. Big Special - National Average
Angry, funny, imaginative and like very little else I've heard. Springs from sarcastic rage to soulful with grace and spittle, and some of the sharpest lyrics in the game.
Angry, funny, imaginative and like very little else I've heard. Springs from sarcastic rage to soulful with grace and spittle, and some of the sharpest lyrics in the game.
4. Sprints - All That Is Over
The second Sprints album, and the second year in a row they're in my top five. Righteous, sometimes riotous punk which mixes the political, the deeply personal and big riffs. And they finally played a Newcastle show, and it was fabulous.
The second Sprints album, and the second year in a row they're in my top five. Righteous, sometimes riotous punk which mixes the political, the deeply personal and big riffs. And they finally played a Newcastle show, and it was fabulous.
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
4. Sprints - All That Is Over
The second Sprints album, and the second year in a row they're in my top five. Righteous, sometimes riotous punk which mixes the political, the deeply personal and big riffs. And they finally played a Newcastle show, and it was fabulous.
The second Sprints album, and the second year in a row they're in my top five. Righteous, sometimes riotous punk which mixes the political, the deeply personal and big riffs. And they finally played a Newcastle show, and it was fabulous.
5. Baths - Gut
Sonically, a step back towards Obsidian in some ways, but there's a fresh layer of warmth and depth between the glitchy electronic indie and - most importantly - some gorgeous tunes at Gut's heart. And it has a ton of heart.
Sonically, a step back towards Obsidian in some ways, but there's a fresh layer of warmth and depth between the glitchy electronic indie and - most importantly - some gorgeous tunes at Gut's heart. And it has a ton of heart.
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
5. Baths - Gut
Sonically, a step back towards Obsidian in some ways, but there's a fresh layer of warmth and depth between the glitchy electronic indie and - most importantly - some gorgeous tunes at Gut's heart. And it has a ton of heart.
Sonically, a step back towards Obsidian in some ways, but there's a fresh layer of warmth and depth between the glitchy electronic indie and - most importantly - some gorgeous tunes at Gut's heart. And it has a ton of heart.
Never mind Diakité, I could pull his shirt back from Gateshead
September 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Never mind Diakité, I could pull his shirt back from Gateshead
At least the weather's good for this time of year.
August 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
At least the weather's good for this time of year.
It's February, right?
August 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's February, right?