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Nice, you've accomplished your ">5.4k artists played" personal record :-) ... I saw us both in the "Discovery Leaderboard" section (Oct. 2-8), you are at #2 place there: last DOT fm/user/TheAlexH/listening-report/week ... How is life on your position of the Earth currently? I assume you also avoid public crowds lately in these pandemic times, same as us here in good old Germany ... Stay safe, and enjoy the songs - and more activities - on this magnificent Friday, Esther

Hello. Thanks for retweeting my BSP Durham photos! What a wonderful thing these listening parties are. I'll be so sad when they're over. I should be honest and say that I probably would've quietly shuffled away if our last.fm music compatibility was low! :-D

Hey! Guessing you joined in with the listening party last night :)

Hello Ezears, I'm so glad to see that even though it's been years since we last chatted here we still have a very high musical compatibility. I hope you're doing well during this strange time.

Hey ezears, I'm friends with Ben (ihave19legs) but haven't heard from him since early December. Have you by any chance heard from him?

The Armstrong I'm listennng to is the elusive Welsh singer. Nothing against rap music, well...

Merry Christmas Esther!

Greetings!!!!! :)

Free downloads! No need for soundcloud!

So I discover Housework through your twitter and then find you've only listened to four tracks!? They're rather good though aren't they? Remind me of BSP (especially the vocals)

Hi! many thanks for accept and your comment! Los Bonsáis is my band! Enjoy it!

Some fabulous photos of Spain! Seems you have a scooter as well as a music obsession ;)

Yeah, been a bit quiet on twitter. No special reason really; just laziness I suppose... I thought the radio was a subscriber only thing. Haven't used it myself for yonks - mostly thanks to all the other myriad sources of music I have at my disposal! Hear anything you liked? How was your holiday?

Thanks can't wait til tomorrow!

Thunderstorms in parts of Europe I hear; but blazing hot sun here. Scorchio! (you do know the Fast Show right?) Hope the weather is fine over next weekend as, against my better judgement, I'm camping... Anyway, enjoy Spain (Bilbao is supposed to be great!) and don't forget to slap on the factor 50 - it wont always rain ;)

Thanks! And the best thing? They all make great music! (well, most of them). No I haven't managed to bag a DJ slot at Indietracks. Frankly, Esther, they can't afford me ;) Ah, Paul Messis! Yes, I'd probably bought the LP or single by then. He's excellent. You did write Peru though!

Wonderful! I'm so glad you too were able to place an order for your C86 tee! Hope you love it when it arrives. Thank you for accepting my friend request here on last.fm. I do have a Tumblr page! It's my other addiction :)

Cool, didn't know this live video. What a treat. A retrospective would be nice indeed. I wonder who would be interested in putting that out. I don't use twitter much, just the odd post to promote a blog post, but I'm barely there checking what people are posting. Sorry! I just posted another interview on my blog if you are interested about The Lemon Sleepers. Are you in a band or just an indiepop fan?

Hi there, if I remember correctly yes he was in the band and he was the guy that they used to call him Camel. I can go through my last.fm messages if you want. I didn't end up interviewing him, I should have, but I did interview David who used to be the keyboard player. But how come you are into the Train Set? I'm a bit surprised. Thanks for enjoying the interviews.

That was The Secret History who split. My Favorite were MG Jr's earlier band. Now he seems to be trading under My Favorite again. All so confusing; but the music is divine so it's all good :) That's the Donna Tartt book right? Haven't read it either; but heard very good things. Just bought Viv Albertine's book, which I'm really looking forward to reading.

She's awesome needless to say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDEEKGUq-9Y

Hey :) just caught your shout now. Yea, it sucked how everything went to hell. As soon as I heard abt the avalanche, I was like yeah this isn't happening. And thx for the b-day wishes, always appreciated xx.

That's very nice of you to say; but look at the other shots. Much closer to lucky than pro! I like my nighttime shots of the little mermaid though. Barcelona is amazing for the architecture. Haven't been anywhere else though. Alistair has lots of pics of San Sebastian on his flickr. Think he was in Barcelona last year too. Everyone raves about Bilbao - the food is supposed to be wonderful! I've never heard of Alistair Appleton I don't think - musician? Yeah, I can't remember who was drumming - bet Wally knows!

Amazingly confusing; but very enjoyable! And new music discovered too! And who do Autumn Stones remind me of? I know Stefan really well; but the others not so much - I only really see them when they're out with Stefan. Stefan & Michael do an acoustic set at a bar in town - lots of old Danish Schlager type songs with a few indie classics thrown in for good measure and an occasional NP song if asked. I've seen the TVPs quite a few times back in the day - always enjoyably shambolic. This is from the comeback gig filmed from just about where I was standing: http://youtu.be/b2RtyOlOOk8 (Ed Ball on bass & Mark Flunder just took it upon himself to play the piano at the other side of the stage. Think it was John Bennett on drums) Turned out that Alistair (@unpopular) was there as well; but I didn't know him then. He has some great high quality photos of the gig on his flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unpopular/sets/52796/. Which one is you with David Gedge?

hi there fellow ThisIsMyJammer

The Mirror Lounge! Your wonderful taste in music is showing again :)

I know! It's you and me against the world Esther!

Thanks for accepting my friend request! Lot's of interesting music on your avatar that I want to explore.

Hey Esther. It's been a while and I was browsing last.fm and saw your name. How are you going? I hope everything is well with you over there in the US. Things here are.. interesting this last year. But that's a long story I won't get into here. I need some new music to listen to. Name me 3 artists I should check out. I've always liked your taste and you've never gone wrong in the past :)

Esther- thanks for the nice comments about my 8 tracks mix. Hope your new year is swell.

Thanks a lot Esther. It's great to know we have a listener in California !

A good corner to be in. :) I've just ordered a copy of Do It For Your Mum. I am well excited!

Hello! We seem to have last.fm friends in common too. Do all the Sea Power fans congregate in the same corner of the internet? It's looking that way :)

Make sure you get the 10" - the swimming pool blue vinyl is gorgeous! :) Stefan & Michael also did an album as The Mirror Lounge - a different, less jangly, more, um, sweeping sound than NP. Tails off a bit in the second half; but some wonderful tracks nonetheless. Only available on iTunes so far as I'm aware: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/les-elegantiers/id205064390

Eight years! Where did that time go? Mostly listening to music I guess... Great charts; but see you're a big fan of BSP. Are they well known in the States?

sure thing. i look forward to listening to your favorite, british sea power. i've never heard a note. very much enjoying the new caveman. happy saturday from newfoundland

Hello you! Thanks for the link Esther. Will have a peek later on this evening. Yes, the blog is alive again though finding time to write is something of a challenge just now. How are you doing? Keep well. x

Happy New Year Esther - hope you saw the list!

the weather here is nice, especially for the end of December :) I have a few days off, so I've delved into listening and discovering new music

Merry Christmas!!! :)))

Whoop Whoop how's my Cali Buddy thanks for the add Esther :)

Twerps radio set: http://www.mediafire.com/?6vstarrorhkegau

Hello. I am home now. It was such a short trip but well worth they money. I pretty much bought a ticket to see At The Drive-In at coachella and boy did they deliver. The Hives were also fantastic at their own show and at coachella. Man that festival was hot! I knew it would be warm but I was not expecting it to be as bad as it was. The Belly Up Tavern is a fantastic venue by the way. I wish we had more like that in Melbourne. It's funny you should mention the Twerps as well because I just uploaded another recording I made of them. I'm hoping you might know a few of the unknown songs on it. Also, if you're interested in recordings of them I have an unreleased recording of them playing at a radio station near me.

Thanks Esther. I'm looking forward to the Close Lobsters and Lightships gigs. Both are in small, intimate venues in Glasgow. Close Lobsters have such a great "jingle jangle" guitar sound which I'm a real sucker for, and as a huge TFC fan I've been waiting on Gerrys' solo album for years and it doesn't disappoint. Very laid back melodies and perfect for listening to on lazy Sunday afternoons. You have great music taste, nice to see another Coral fan. Very underrated in my opinion with Roots & Echoes my favourite album of theirs and full of great tunes.

Alas, I didn't make the Shearwater show. A long story! The new record is really good. Jonathan's singing still melts my heart. How are things with you? x

great music for you as well, yeah its another great weller album. and hi from southampton,england

I'm still floating around the interwebz. ; ) I love Benjamin Orr's voice. It is definitely missed.

FYI I'm back on twitter. "LucksmithGirl" is my new name. Dude, do you know how DIFFICULT it is to get a username on Twitter? Everything music related that I could think of is taken. Including "Girl Vertiginous", the BSP-related name I made up a few months back. I better register my unique username(s) I could think of ASAP on ALL social media....that is if I ever think of any good ones. Lucksmithgirl I like because I do love the Lucksmiths a lot. You know this. =)