Sam - Barts 2014

NB: These aren’t very well ordered, it’s more of a representative selection of music, and specifically music that it’s good to work to. So, it’s not necessarily all that challenging either…

Best Album

Future Islands - Singles

War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream

Todd Terje – It’s Album Time

Gruff Rhys – American Interior

St Vincent – St Vincent

Best Song

Moz – Kiss Me A Lot

Marr – Money Money

Alvvays – Marry Me Archie

Lykke Li – No Rest For the Wicked

Mogwai – Teenage Exorcists

Best Musical Re-discovery

Beatles – Abbey Road

The 801 - Live

Dexy’s – Searching For the Young Soul Rebels

JAMC – Darklands

Gene Clark – No Other

Best Film

Not seen many. Er, How to Train Your Dragon 2?

Best Book

Joshua Ferris - And Then We Came To The End. It’s about an ad agency where everyone is slowly made redundant…

Best Gig/Event

War on Drugs

Best TV Programme

Horrible Histories

Best Radio Programme

Radconie

Best Website

http://www.theguardian.com/music/series/10-of-the-best

Best Sporting Moment

Winning the title. Again.

Revelation

My eye-wateringly expensive office chair. Not a cure, but a real salve for back-knack.

Worst Purchase / Disappointment

I’ve tried very hard to love the new Elbow album. It’s a lot better, but something is missing still.

Best Child-Related Thing

Getting Cary on a proper bike. Family cycles (usually to/from pubs) are the future.

Best Lifestyle Change

Moving to what is hopefully home for the long term. Tonnes to do, but the luxury of time in which to do it properly.

Sort

Rachel Riley

Person, People or Thing You’d Most Like to See Set Upon By a Pack of Wolves

Lamacq

The Winning Thing You’d Most Recommend Your Fellow Judges to Own/Have/Consume/Do

Via Spotify I have listened to a greater variety of new (and new-to-me-music) music than I have for many years.