I’m having some difficulty with my hand today and consequently, have to keep this short. I think the issue around my thumb is probably being exacerbated by manipulating the mouse and tomorrow I’m going to get some kind of support for it which will, in essence, hinder my ability to write on the computer keyboard even more. The worrying thing is holding a pick for any length of time because if I put too much pressure on my finger and thumb, it’s pain. So how about my In Deep Music Archive Christmas wish list for today’s blog? Included are the reviews and the album release announcements.

Nick Cave/Warren Ellis – Carnage (2021)

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/27/nick-cave-warren-ellis-carnage-review

Marianne Faithful/Warren Ellis – She Walks In Beauty (Poetry) (2021)

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/may/02/marianne-faithfull-warren-ellis-she-walks-in-beauty-review-romantic-poets

Morrissey – Bonfire Of Teenagers (2022?)

Morrissey announces new album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’, “the best album of my life”

Lana Del Rey – Blue Banisters (2021)

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lana-del-rey-blue-banisters

Pink Floyd – A Momentary Lapse Of Reason reissue/remix (2021)

https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/pink-floyds-reworked-a-momentary-lapse-of-reason-fails-to-fly

The Beatles – Let It Be Vinyl Box (2021)

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-beatles-let-it-be-super-deluxe

The Unheard ‘Let It Be’: An Exclusive Guide to the Beatles’ New Expanded Classic

Evan Wright – Sound From Out The Window (2021)

Evan Wright: Sound From Out the Window – Review

Colin Blunstone – One Year reissue (2021)

https://digital.abcaudio.com/news/50th-anniversary-reissue-zombies-singer-colin-blunstones-solo-debut-one-year-due-out-november

Harkness – The Occasion (2021)

Harkness: The Occasion – album review

Radiohead – Kid A Mnesia (2021)

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/radiohead-kid-a-mnesia

Bess Atwell – Already Always (2021)

https://www.yuckmagazine.co.uk/reviews/bess-atwell-already-always

Spiritualized – Everything Was Beautiful

Spiritualized announce “Everything Was Beautiful”

The War On Drugs – I Don’t Live Here Anymore (2021)

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-war-on-drugs-i-dont-live-here-anymore

Elvis Costello – The Boy Named If (2022)

https://pitchfork.com/news/elvis-costello-and-the-imposters-announce-new-album-the-boy-named-if-share-song-listen

Vanishing Twin – Ookii Gekkou

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/vanishing-twin-ookii-gekkou

The Strokes – The New Abnormal (2020)

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-strokes-the-new-abnormal

Johnny Marr – Fever Dreams

https://pitchfork.com/news/johnny-marr-announces-double-album-shares-video-for-new-song-spirit-power-and-soul-watch

Beirut – Artifacts (2022)

Beirut Announces New Album Artifacts, Shares First New Single “Fisher Island Sound”

The Hawks – Obviously 5 Believers

The Hawks: Obviously 5 Believers – album review

Beach House – Once Twice Melody (2022)

Beach House confirm new album is coming in 2022

Lindsey Buckingham – s/t (2021)

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/lindsey-buckingham-lindsey-buckingham

Let’s Eat Grandma – Two Ribbons

https://pitchfork.com/news/lets-eat-grandma-announce-new-album-two-ribbons-share-song-listen

Jack White – Fear Of The Dawn/Entering Heaven Alive (2022)

https://pitchfork.com/news/jack-white-announces-two-new-albums-shares-video-watch

Marta Del Grandi – Until We Fossilize (2021)

https://www.normanrecords.com/records/188868-marta-del-grandi-until-we-fossilize

Music today has been The Cure‘s The Top (1984) and although the record is ‘difficult’, it has The Caterpillar where Smith reinvented himself (along with The Love Cats, 1983) as a forgotten character from Alice in Wonderland – and never looked back.

Music Of The Daze