The first part of the singles round up for the last month of 2024 before I consider the best of the year…
Midland Railway – Bedroom Analysis
A wonderfully uplifting song which feels like the writer has crawled into my head, with lyrics about anxiety and overanalysis of your thoughts…musically post punk maelstrom, driving squally guitars, and to my ears times when it almost hints at Pogues/Dropkick Murphys Celtic punk territory, a great start to this months round up.
Berries – Jagged Routine
From their excellent 2024 self titled album, the more observant among you will note this song has previously appeared in a Singles Round Up, but it didn’t have a video until now…
Sloan Brothers – Breathing Distress Blues (DOA PDA)
Purveyors of one of 2022’s albums of the year, Sloan Simpson recently released one of the must inspiring songs of this months round up in the form of Breathing Distress Blues, the uplifting nature of the song even more surprising as the song was written on the back of a serious medical emergency, as Sloan says in his own words “tells of a songwriter with minutes to live deciding to spend that time writing a love song.”… Read the rest