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Matt Singleton
@mattsingleton.bsky.social
Founder and writer of @cognitivebooks.bsky.social - books for people with #dementia. Gerontologist. Loves #Suede and The #Beatles. Proud father to 2 neurodivergent boys, husband and tabby cat’s servant
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Have been looking for something profound to post as my first. I’ve given up and will just post a pic of my #cat (Smidge) peaking out of a box. My interests are #dementia, #ageing, football (#soccer, not American, bluesky … esp #Arsenal) and music (esp #Beatles and #Suede)
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Hey everyone!
The @suedehq.bsky.social quiz on bluesky is Coming Up this Saturday Night, the 27th. Just follow along here, it starts at 9pm. I wonder if there's been much happening in Suedeworld this month? 🤔😆 Repost to spread the word 🖤 @theinsatiableones.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
September 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This Time. Just puts his hands behind his back. No reverb. No amplification. Just a massive ceiling. Row JJ and hear it clear as a bell. Goodness. @suedehq.bsky.social @southbankcentre.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
#nowplaying (finally!) #Antidepressants by @suedehq.bsky.social … never has a postman been greeted with such excitement…
September 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“Great 10th albums by any artist are rare jewels indeed, but this is a late career triumph.” @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
Suede: Antidepressants review – edgy post-punk proves reunited Britpoppers remain on the up
Great 10th albums are rare – but that is exactly what the band’s killer riffs, eerie atmosphere and midlife reflections achieve
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The ending of Life Is Endless, Life Is A Moment (and hence the LP) … ooff!

Great work Brett, @matosman.bsky.social, Richard, Neil, Simon and, not forgetting, Ed

#Antidepressants
@litteronthebreeze.bsky.social
@theinsatiableones.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Dispatched (and breathe) #Suede #Antidepressants
September 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
See you in February, #York! And you (again), Dear @suedehq.bsky.social Good value in my opinion too. Less than £50 a standing ticket. New material and not in a stadium too. In your face, Oasis!!
August 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
On a train that goes through Wembley. Want to shout “oy! Can you lot keep your noise down! I’m trying to listen to a podcast about a band that releases new, quality music. Not an overhyped, overpriced tribute act!” The teenage rivalry never leaves you…
New episode out now! @theinsatiableones.bsky.social and I discuss this 'ere little publication and CD.

(And tea-making. Especially tea-making)
July 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Great article as always by @johnharris1969.bsky.social … send parents who’ve experienced the system are aware it urgently needs fixing. Talk of removing the legal rights enabled by EHCPs doesn’t sound like a fix - more like cost savings. #SaveOurChildrensRights

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After disability benefits, is Labour really about to target the educational rights of special needs children? | John Harris
Noise has been building about restricting help for kids who badly need it. As a special needs parent, I can tell you: it’s terrifying, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The best children’s #books are those that the reader enjoys reading for the 8,564th time as much as the child enjoys listening. I miss these so much! One day, they disappear from your life and you don’t know it’s happening. Zog deserves a place in the charts…

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo!’ Julia Donaldson’s 15 best books – ranked!
Her rhyming tales have enchanted children and parents the world over – but which is the best? From a busker’s cat to a greedy rat, it’s time to rate the hits
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Lots of deserved accolades going on for @matosman.bsky.social’s bass and Simon’s drums on Trance State by @suedehq.bsky.social 👏
June 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Paul McCartney once said that “God Only Knows” is the best song ever written and that it brought him to tears. Brian Wilson was indeed a true genius.
June 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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It was a year ago since “looking back at … The 1966 World Cup” was published in collaboration with @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social, with foreword by Sir Geoff Hurst and audio read by legendary #football commentator Clive Tyldesley. See the article in The Guardian:

www.theguardian.com/football/art...
‘Sport holds a special place’: how one man helps his father with Alzheimer’s
Matt Singleton is a gerontologist who has written a book around the 1966 World Cup which aims to stimulate memories
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I was only listening to There’s A Riot Goin’ On the other day. A supreme talent
June 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The quality of Suede’s output since reforming, Blur’s* Ballad of Darren and now the glorious More by Pulp further demonstrates the extents to which Oasis fans are being fleeced this summer…

*originally autocorrected to “Blue’s”, which doesn’t bear thinking about…
A statement valid since 1996
June 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This occasionally borders on torture: By the sea vs Europe is our Playground, She vs Starts and ends…, For the Strangers vs Picnic by the Motorway, Chemistry Between Us vs Outsiders. I’m off for a lie down…
With the Placebo polls completed we move on to the next. Starting today, Best Album and Best Song polls for Suede💙
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June 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I agree with John. If I didn’t already have a copy, I’d be delighted to receive a copy of this for Father’s Day! If, like me, your dad’s living with #dementia, then a Cognitive #Book is the perfect alternative. Take a look: www.cognitivebooks.co.uk/buybooks
June 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Give the man a comp @suedehq.bsky.social!!
Congratulations to everyone who managed to get tickets for The Residency!

(Sadly far beyond my means of finance and travel these days, but anyone who did make it is welcome to come on the podcast in September to rub my nose in i...er share their experiences!)
May 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Finally got round to watching the video for #Disintegrate by @suedehq.bsky.social … Helpful they put the lyrics up because my original hearing of “like the torn puppies” seemed rather dark - even for Brett
May 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
All very exciting in this world suddenly. New free music download and priority gig tickets after spending quite a bit on a new record when it’s released and some other paraphernalia 👌
SUEDE
NEW ALBUM: 'Antidepressants'
OUT: FRI 05 SEP 2025
PRE-ORDER: suede.lnk.to/Antidepressa...
May 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A statement valid since 1996
May 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ooooh! I got a mention on @litteronthebreeze.bsky.social and only just realised! Thanks Rory. Fame at last … come rescue me from this Hollywood Life 🏆
May 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Finally got round to listening to this. A really good episode. Always great to hear stories of other @suedehq.bsky.social fans…
April 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
My dad is quite extraordinary! He can still recite passages from the books 12 months on
It was one year ago today… since Cognitive Books launched our first title: “looking back at … The #Beatles” in collaboration with @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social

Rewatch @mattsingleton.bsky.social’s dad recite from memory. Brian has lived with #dementia since 2017

youtube.com/watch?v=Ur7A...
Brian recites from Cognitive Book
YouTube video by Matt Singleton
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April 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM