As 2019 comes to a close, so does the decade, and that means everybodyâs not only looking back at the past year but the past ten. Contrarian as we are, weâre not going to do that here and just concentrate on what 2019 brought us in music. Also because ten years seems like a lot of work. So here we go, hereâs what we enjoyed most this year.
Weâre six months in and this is the best we heard so far. In random order that is.
Weâre almost there! Another year gone, another about to begin. As we start to look forward to what 2019 might bring us, we also take a traditional look back at everything 2018 had in store for us. We listened to things, we saw things and we wrote about them. Hereâs our look at what we liked best.
Halfway through 2018, we’ve already heard some great new music. Here’s our unranked mid-year list of 10 of the year’s best albums so far.
Flying Pigs! Dogs! Power stations! Creepy balls! Prisms! Yes, we went to see Roger Waters live again.
What to say about 2017? Well nothing really, so just google â2017 in a nutshellâ if you want to find out what other truly important people are saying. As always we only concentrate on the music here. So rest assured music fans who follow Sounds from the Dark Side, youâre in good hands here.
*dreamy harp flashback sound*.
Four years after playing Heineken Music Hall, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds made a triumphant return to Amsterdam last friday. This time bigger, bolder and, most importantly, better. We were there. Continue reading
