It's the time of year...

...when a middle-aged man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts about end of year music polls and reckonings.

Here's the 6music run-down and it's fair to say whilst several of these artists have been in the suburbs of my conscious, this has been a year when new stuff has mostly passed me by. I think I'll be strong on 45s and almost non-existent on 33s this year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5b2YkzSbF7wfvDxL0SR9fdS/6-music-recommends-albums-of-the-year-2018

Beirut - Gallipoli

This is terrific.

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - GNT

I'm enjoying this. Where does "hard rock" live on the radio these days anyway?