TFC have been my favourite British group since I discovered them, around the release of Bandwagonesque, but it’s been a decade since I last saw them, and they didn’t disappoint, with a set that heavily featured both the fine new album, ‘Here’ and my favourite, 1997’s ‘Songs From Northern Britain.’ They played this – for me, the strongest song on the new album, in the middle of the set, and it was wonderful.Ģ. So much so that, when I realised it was the same night as Van Morrison, who I had a great stalls ticket for, I didn’t hesitate to flog the latter. In a year when I’ve had to miss several gigs, this was one I was determined to see. Teenage Fanclub – The Darkest Part of the Night. When making a best of year CD, it’s crucial to start with an absolute corker, so…ġ. Old soul, though, now that’s another story, as you’ll see. Best of the new soul bunch is probably the latest Maxwell, also absent. Maybe something to do with the year I’ve had. There’s good stuff on the latest albums by Beyonce, Solange, Kanye West and (especially, but boy is it patchy) Frank Ocean, but none of their albums really took hold of me. This year’s comp is surprisingly light on what you might broadly call ‘new soul’. The new Rolling Stones (suprisingly good) and Neil Young (endearingly all over the place) LPs came out too late for inclusion. #The roundabout by ryley walker lyrics fullAs usual, it would have been easy to make two CDs packed full of great stuff. That’s her above, on her birthday back in January, in front of a driftwood installation on Rabbit Island beach, on the South Island in New Zealand, where we had a great break. Sue has a right of veto and chooses the title which, this year, is ‘Empty Spaces’. I tend to post one sleevenote a day but this year is tricky, so they may go up in batches, finishing on New Year’s Eve. For the last few years, I’ve been writing these sleevenotes and posting MP3s of the songs online (briefly, for promotional purposes, if any copyright holders object the song will be removed) which spreads the word and saves sending out ever more CDs. This is our 28th best of year compilation, copies of which are sent or given to friends. The sleevenotes start a day early this year, as there are 21 tracks (one only a minute long – but you’ll have to wait a fortnight to find out what it is).
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