Matt's Top Tens 2017
Albums:
1. Richard Dawson- Peasant
2. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit- The Nashville Sound
3. Barr Brothers- Queens of the Breakers
4. Ed Dowie-The Uncle Sold
5. Mogwai- Every Country’s Sun
6. Offa Rex- The Queen of Hearts
7. Hannah Peel – Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia
8. Godspeed You! Black Emperor-Luciferian Towers
9. The War on Drugs- A Deeper Understanding
10. Grandaddy- Last Place
(Joint) Tracks of the Year- Barr Brothers-Song That I Heard/Richard Dawson - Ogre
Gigs:
I did fewer gigs this year, so only a top 5, but that’s meant Ive left good gigs by Mt Eerie and the Rails on the cutting room floor:
1. Darlingside- Union Chapel 3.7.17
2. Drive by Truckers-Roundhouse 3.3.17
3. Songhoy Blues-Somerset House 16.7.17
4. Grandaddy –Roundhouse 3.4.17
5. Mogwai- Brixton Academy 15.12.17
Best musical experience: BBC6 on the iplayer radio app. Ive been spending my commute listening to all the shows I missed because Im too busy at the time.
Most disappointing musical experience: Having the misfortune to witness the exercise in monumental self indulgence that is a Ryley Walker gig.
TV Show: Detectorists
Film: Free Fire
Matt
