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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 59m

Need 13+ hours of spoooky-themed music for the Hallowe’en season? 🎃 I’ve got you covered! 💀 Some spookier than others, 🧛🏼some just a key word in the title, 🧟 but it’s a pretty good playlist if I do say so myself. 👻 tidal.com/playlist/1df...

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All Hallows' Eve

Playlist - All Hallows' Eve - 203 items

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 22h

146. Black Marble - "A Different Arrangement" Cool color #vinyl on this one. I have this because I bought their new record Life In Small Spaces during their/his release listening party. But this is what actually arrived. 😂 Which I'm not mad about, I love this synth record. Dance!

Photo of a black and white marbled vinyl record with a black label on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for "A Different Arrangement" by Black Marble sits alongside, featuring a black and white mottled, speckled pattern filling the cover like marble or static. The band name "BLACK MARBLE" appears in white serif type at the top left, with the album title "A Different Arrangement" in white italic serif type in quotes at the top right, both set against a black banner.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 23h

145. Smashing Pumpkins - Gish I recall listening to this just after it dropped. The drummer of the band I was in would play it all the time. In the months before Nevermind, this was the new sound of rock. Just remembering that we went to see them at the Casbah & I asked if we could open for them. 😂

Photo of a black vinyl record with a deep purple label on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for Gish by Smashing Pumpkins sits alongside, featuring a round, portrait-style photo of the four band members framed by a ring of red beads against a dark maroon background. "SMASHING PUMPKINS" appears in white handwritten-style type across the top, and "gish" appears in white lowercase handwritten-style type with a small star over the i in the lower right. A back cover or insert with liner notes and a black and white photo of a dog is partially visible behind the front cover.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

143 & 144. Angine de Poitrine - Vol. 1 & Vol. II The KEXP performance is still my favorite because it's how I discovered them. ☺️ These #vinyl records are birthday gifts from my youngest. I love that they knew I'd like these. ❤️

A black vinyl record with a white label on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for Vol. 1 by Angine de Poitrine sits alongside, featuring the heads of two cartoonish figures in black and white polka-dot costumes with triangular hoods on a white background. The band name "ANGINE DE POITRINE" appears in bold black and gold outlined serif type across the top.

A black vinyl record with a white label on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for Vol. II by Angine de Poitrine sits alongside, featuring two cartoonish figures in black and white polka-dot costumes playing a double-neck custom bass & guitar and drums against a black background with a yellow triangle and scattered white dots. The band name "ANGINE DE POITRINE" appears in white hand-drawn style outlined type across the top.

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Bela Lugosi's Dad @koolwhp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. Brand New Heartbreak, the new album by Yankee Ghost. Out October 15th. Check out the first single yankeeghost.bandcamp.com/album/brand-...

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Brand New Heartbreak, by Yankee Ghost

16 track album

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robynhitchcock.bsky.social @robynhitchcock.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

LONDON! A tender reminder that I’m playing the Union Chapel on October 10th with full electric trappings & gravy: Kimberley Rew will materialise at some point, and @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social opens with both guitarists blazing. Some tickets remain HERE: www.bandsintown.com/t/1037191233...

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sunday Bloody Sunday was released 2 months before Every Breath You Take. 21March vs. 20May 1983.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m not telling *anyone* whether or not I’ve heard “Choosin’ Texas” SO THERE.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I picked up this EP/mini LP on September's Bandcamp Friday. Lucky for you, next Friday is another Bandcamp Friday where Bandcamp waives their revenue share and passes the funds directly to artists & labels. Get your copy next Friday! 🙌🏻 *Godfather's Pizza voice* Dooo iiiitttt

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm lucky enough to live in Denver where the band is based, but if you live in these places, go see @brokenrecord.bsky.social ! Thank me later. 😄

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We all know how much I love the Reds, Pinks and Purples, but this new one by @glenndonaldson.bsky.social hit me in the feels for some reason today. No vocals (I do love his vocals!), but the music speaks beautifully. tidal.com/track/540989...

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The Reds, Pinks and Purples - Shakespeare Garden Part I

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

142. Broken Record - Routine Picked up @brokenrecord.bsky.social's new #vinyl from last year on the most recent Bandcamp Friday and listened to it before I went on vacation so when I got back it was already on the turntable so I hit the start button. DAMN this is a good album. Check it out.

Photo of a red vinyl record on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for Routine by Broken Record sits alongside, featuring a photo of a man in a blue polo shirt and khaki pants waving from the front porch of a two-story suburban house with blue siding. The band name "broken record" appears in small white lowercase italic serif type in the upper left corner, and "Routine" appears in white lowercase type in the lower right.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In the late 80s I used to say that the only R.E.M. albums I'd own were Murmur (because it's perfect), Dead Letter Office (because it's so much fun 😄), and Eponymous, because it contained all the other hits that I liked. I've softened that stance because I really like those other I.R.S. records. 😁

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I feel like I know a lot of people who hold @remhq.bsky.social 90's albums in higher esteem, but I personally don't see how any of those makes it above this one. (I'm also a staunch I.R.S. era fan, so that's not a surprising opinion from me. 😄)

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

141. Book Of Love - Book Of Love Saw them open for Depeche Mode on the Black Celebration tour in 1986 & fell in love with the music. I'm going to see them here in Denver in November! This is the 40th anniversary clear #vinyl edition of their debut & aside from skips on the title track, I love it.

Photo of a clear vinyl record on an Audio-Technica turntable. The self-titled debut album cover for Book of Love sits alongside, featuring four black and white portrait photos of the band members arranged in a grid, set against a cream background patterned with small decorative illustrations. The band name "BOOK OF LOVE" appears in black serif type at the top, doubled with a trey offset effect. A sticker on the cover notes it celebrates 40 years of the debut album, newly remastered, featuring the tracks "Boy" and "I Touch Roses," and pressed on crystal clear vinyl.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

140. Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne Part of the Rhino High Fidelity series, absolutely fantastic #vinyl pressing of a gorgeous album. Took me by surprise when they broke up after this (I'd interviewed Jeff recently, too!), but what a way to go. "Anodyne" is my standout in a crowded field. Number 3979/5000

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Really digging this cover tune by Doublespeak, the collaboration between Neil Authur from @blancmange.bsky.social, Vince Clarke (Erasure/Yazoo/Depeche Mode), and Benge. Great as a closing cut, too - "End Credits" (original by Laptop in 2000) tidal.com/track/501867...

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Doublespeak, Vince Clarke, Blancmange & Benge - End Credits

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Rest in peace, Scott Hutchison. The world misses your music and talent. ❤️ tidal.com/track/129327...

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Frightened Rabbit - Yes, I Would

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Wiz Ball @wizball50.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

An outstanding thread, that takes a forensic look at the tracks leading up to the promo mix of Gett Off. If you've ever wondered why Prince says 'Club Mix' at the top, read on...

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

After growing up on 80s beards & shades ZZ Top, I was in my 30s & commuting home one day when I heard “Just Got Paid” and thought I was hearing a Hendrix track. Blew my mind when I found out it was the Top. Still blows my mind today, great track. R.I.P. Frank Beard. tidal.com/track/482123...

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ZZ Top - Just Got Paid

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A message from me for new & existing bands - if your album/single/EP cover looks like AI, I'm gonna assume your band is AI, and I'm not going to listen. Maybe most people aren't like me? But I'm guessing there are a lot who are. You're alienating listeners. Just FYI.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

One of my summer playlists that I think of most often was this one from 2018 that has Real Friends, Joan Armatrading, Sting & Shaggy, Juice WRLD, and others. Really strong group of songs!! What was in the water in 2018? 😂 tidal.com/playlist/918...

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Summer 2018

Playlist - Summer 2018 - 14 items

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Sam @sodazen.cryptoanarchy.network · 03/08/2026

My prediction: Keith's sanity will endure through Ten Summoner's Tales. Shit gets reeeeal thin after that.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Should've posted this one month ago, but 40 years and one month ago, I was at this @depechemode.com show at Red Rocks. Probably my favorite live show of all time. Book of Love opened, the first time I'd ever heard them. I'm seeing them live in November! dmlive.wiki/wiki/1986-07...

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1986-07-01 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1 - Depeche Mode Live Wiki

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Took a crack at putting together a Big Audio Dynamite (& II) playlist. What did I miss? Or what doesn't belong? 🤔 Or is it perfect? 😂 (Probably that last one, huh? 😉😁) tidal.com/playlist/18a...

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Best o' BAD

Playlist - Best o' BAD - 27 items

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

What a great record. Last of their greats, IMO, I'm very much a mid-period INXS guy. Maybe W2WUA comes close, but Shabooh Shoobah thru Kick is a gigantic four-album run.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

139. Loverboy - Keep It Up Didn't buy the butt cover album (I thought it was a guy until the other day) but for some reason bought this one. Maybe for "Queen of the Broken Hearts," clearly the best song on the album. 😂 But I have it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Photo of a black vinyl record with a red Columbia label on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for Keep It Up by Loverboy sits alongside, featuring a close-up group photo of the five band members against a dark background. The band name "LOVERBOY" appears in red serif type in the upper left corner, and "Keep It Up" appears in red serif type in the lower right corner.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

138. Loverboy Debut album by the Canadian band. The lead single was "Turn Me Loose" but my favorite song off this is the kickin' album opener "The Kid Is Hot Tonite." For some reason I have a memory of listening to it in someone's living room in Memphis, I think. I must've bought it there.

Photo of a black vinyl record with a red Columbia label on an Audio-Technica turntable. The self-titled album cover for Loverboy's debut album sits alongside, featuring the photographer Barbara Astman in a self-portrait photo in a black t-shirt smoking a cigarette against a red background, with a black border on the right side. The lyrics to the 5th song on the album "Little Girl" are overlaid across the entire image in white outlined text. The band name "LOVERBOY" appears in white serif type in the upper left corner.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I feel like I've been craving some Davey lately (von Bohlen, natch), so I put on this perfect Maritime album. Perfect. All killer, no filler. No skips. tidal.com/album/483477...

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Maritime - Human Hearts

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

137. Love and Rockets - Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven The boys in Love and Rockets (and Tones on Tail, of course) made some of the best psychedelic music of the 80s. "Kundalini Express" on acid is (…I'm told…) quite epic, and many of the songs on this debut would also fit that bill. #vinyl

Photo of a black vinyl record with a blue label on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven, the debut album by Love and Rockets sits alongside, featuring a solid blue background with a black circle containing a black rocket on a blue band background with a red heart in the center. "LOVE AND ROCKETS" appears in black sans serif type with a red outline at the top, and "SEVENTH DREAM OF TEENAGE HEAVEN" in black serif type with a red outline at the bottom, both in all caps.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

135 & 136. Jets To Brazil - Perfecting Loneliness Oddly, while I felt that the ORD reissue (the album, not the airport) sounded excellent, I wasn't so fond of the audio here. Didn't sound nearly as dynamic, and I'm not quite sure why. I'll need to listen to this double #vinyl again to be sure. 😄

Photo of a black vinyl record on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for Perfecting Loneliness by Jets to Brazil sits alongside, featuring an illustrated warm orange and gold scene with a dotted texture, showing a silhouetted figure leaping toward or holding a star aloft, a flag-topped castle, a winding ribbon-like river, and a sailboat below. The band name "jets to brazil" and "perfecting loneliness" appear in white lowercase type on the left side of the cover.

Photo of a black vinyl record on an Audio-Technica turntable. The open gatefold interior for Perfecting Loneliness by Jets to Brazil sits alongside, continuing the illustrated orange and gold scene from the front cover, with a flag-topped castle on the left panel and sailboats on a river on the right panel. Lyrics are printed in small black and red serif text overlaid across both panels, and the credit "Schumacher & Ettlinger New York" appears in the lower right corner.

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⳽ⳑⲇⳕⲛⲉ @sloanelysbeth.northsky.social · 25/07/2026

seen when ppl say he became a scumbag as he got older it just isn't true. you also have to wonder what the other members of the smiths were doing knocking about with this dickhead

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

133 & 134. Jets To Brazil - Orange Rhyming Dictionary A few weeks ago, I joked that I was listening to J2B so I was clearly doing great, mentally. 🥴😄 But that led to the songs getting stuck in my head for the ensuing weeks, and I saw that these re-releases were on sale, so I scooped them up. #vinyl

Photo of a black vinyl record with an orange and white label on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for Orange Rhyming Dictionary by Jets to Brazil sits alongside, featuring a white background with an orange rectangular panel on the left printed with song lyrics in small black text. The band name "jets to brazil" appears in lowercase black sans serif type, with "orange rhyming dictionary" in lowercase orange sans serif type beside it. A thin yellow bar runs along the top right edge of the cover.

Photo of a black vinyl record with an orange and white label on an Audio-Technica turntable. The back cover for Orange Rhyming Dictionary by Jets to Brazil sits alongside, featuring a color-blocked design with a white section at top, a yellow rectangle, and a large orange panel below. The album title "orange rhyming dictionary" appears in lowercase orange sans serif type, with the track listing printed in small black text beneath it:

01 Crown of the Valley
02 Morning New Disease
03 Resistance is Futile
04 Starry Configurations
05 China Town
06 Sea Anemone
07 Lemon Yellow Black
08 Conrad
09 King Medicine
10 I Typed For Miles
11 Sweet Avenue

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Wiz Ball @wizball50.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

#ShareAnAlbumCover ...with a building or architecture Architecture & Morality—OMD It'd be rude not to choose it. #musicsky #vinyl #MusicChallenge

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Dr. Owen Brazas @owenbrazas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The L7 documentary Pretend We're Dead is up for free on YouTube and other spots (Tubi, Roku channel, etc). A great watch and a good way to celebrate an excellent band. youtu.be/vAC9wJ8s2UY?...

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L7 Pretend We're Dead 2016 Documentary

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

132. Broken Record - Nothing Moves Me Saw @brokenrecord.bsky.social open for Swervedriver and really loved their set. They have a newer album titled Routine but I wanted the special vinyl of this one. Both are really good, check 'em out. "Denver Stadium Emo • Power Goth Recordings"

Photo of a green and black splatter vinyl record on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for Nothing Moves Me by Broken Record sits alongside, featuring a photograph of a weathered yellow wood-paneled wall with two chairs on what appears to be a porch — one empty plastic chair and one with a skeleton sitting in it. A decorative wind chime or mobile hangs in the upper right corner. The band name "broken record" appears in small lowercase serif italic type, with "NOTHING MOVES ME" below it in all caps sans serif type.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

131. Little River Band - Greatest Hits "Cool Change" is probably my favorite track on here. Or maybe it's "Reminiscing." But there's like 5 more songs that I remember from late 70s-early 80s MOR radio. Nothing offensive, just cool tunes.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

130. Huey Lewis and the News - Sports It's a darn good 80s album. This plus "The Power of Love" in 1985 had Huey & the boys about unstoppable for a few years there. The video for "If This Is It" is still an 80s fave.

Photo of a black vinyl record with a blue Chrysalis label on an Audio-Technica turntable. The cover for the 1983 album Sports by Huey Lewis and the News sits alongside, featuring the band members hanging out in a bar/pool hall setting, with a close-up of Huey Lewis's face prominently in the foreground on the right. The band name appears in orange, right-aligned across the top two-thirds in all-caps type.

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OMD Messages @omd-messages.co.uk · 04/07/2026

If you're unsure about the differences between 'All Wrapped Up' and 'Wrappup', then this handy Messages feature should help you out. www.omd-messages.co.uk/club-66-wrap...

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

SERIOUSLY. There's 5 absolute bangers (I just mean great songs, they're not all barn burner hyped up dance tracks 😂) and THEN they get to "Wish List"? IYKYK but damn. What a record.

Track listing of the first six tracks of the album Perfecting Loneliness by Jets To Brazil. The songs are, in order:

1. The Frequency
2. You're The One I Want
3. Cat Heaven
4. Perfecting Loneliness
5. Lucky Charm
6. Wish List

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Ok, I was joking around a little (I was struggling, and listening to J2B), but fuck me, what great music they put out. Check out Jets to Brazil's Perfecting Loneliness album sometime. tidal.com/album/121122...

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Jets To Brazil - Perfecting Loneliness

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Here’s some of my #HomeMadeMusic from my band Tucker from 1994. I sing a few tracks & play guitar (Rickenbacker 360) on all of them. We had a deal offer from Alias records! And then…”creative differences” 😭😄🤷‍♂️ m.soundcloud.com/olderbrother...

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Tucker Tracks

Listen to Tucker Tracks, a playlist curated by OlderBrotherSam on desktop and mobile.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

If you had told me that in the year of our Spaghetti Monster twenty twenty six we'd have a new Haircut 100 record and that the second track would have me nodding & grooving along like it was a lost track from Pelican West, I'd have told you to put down the grain alcohol & have some water. 😂

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Haircut 100 - Vanishing Point

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

And sometimes I just ain't in the mood To take my place in back with the loudmouths You're like a picture on the fridge that's never stocked with food I used to live at home, now I stay at the house

Julie Andrews in a meadow playing guitar in a still from The Sound of Music and not actually playing The Replacements.

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Ron's voice is just the right timbre for this tune. The guitar also gets a little funky, such a sweet cover. ☺️

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Older Brother Sam @olderbrothersam.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Now playing: Shriekback - Oil & Gold. on YouTube because it's not on TIDAL (I don't think it's on other streaming platforms either. 😞 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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oil and gold - YouTube

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