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✦ Year in MusicA year of listening, in numbers.▤ The ShelfThe physical collection — vinyl, CD, and tape.

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The Place Where He Inserted the Blade

Let It Be

Ocean Man

The Heart Part 5

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★★★★★☰Bread Song

★★★★Up Song (Reprise) [Live at Bush Hall]

★★★★½Dancers (Live at Bush Hall)

★★★½☰Turbines/Pigs (Live at Bush Hall)

★★½The Wrong Trousers (Live at Bush Hall)

★★★★½☰Laughing Song (Live at Bush Hall)

★★★★½☰Across The Pond Friend (Live at Bush Hall)

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3D Country 2023

SamAdmin★★★★Jul 15, 2026

I like Getting Killed, but for some reason I vibed with this one a bit more. I don’t have much else to say other than “2122” is Geese’s best song. High 8/10

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A nice bridge between Ants From Up There and Forever Howlong; essential listening for anyone who wants to understand how BC,NR's sound changed so much. There are some bangers ("Laughing Song", "Dancers"), some well-made songs that I don't often revisit ("The Boy", "I Won't Always Love You"),…

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Forever Howlong 2025

SamAdmin★★★★½↺Jul 13, 2026

I assume there's a decent number of For The First Time or Ants From Up There fans that don't vibe with the more whimsical sounds of Forever Howlong. Luckily for me, I love post-punk just as much as I love musical theater, so all three are fine with me! But really, this album is wildly…

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Bread Song 2022

SamAdmin★★★★★Jul 15, 2026

I love songs like this that start slow, then build, and keep building, and you think it's done but then it just keeps ratcheting up the tension. There's a long build-up, but the climax is sublime.

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Turbines/Pigs (Live at Bush Hall) 2023

SamAdmin★★★½Jul 14, 2026

I'm not as convinced as the rest of the fandom that this is a masterpiece. Still quite good, but I don't think the climax in the second half comes together as well as it could have. This is a prime example of what I reference in my review, where I think a full studio recording might have worked better.

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