Every month, we’ll be telling you lucky bastards about the best music we’ve been listening to. It might be old, it might be new, it might be somewhere in the middle – but it will definitely be bril…

This month, the Picky Bastards team got together for a little experiment. Taking minor inspiration from it being Easter in April, we picked The Stone Roses’ classic track ‘I Am The Resu…

Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple Music. Listen on Acast. In Episode 97 of the miserable music podcast, Fran, Matt, and Sam review four more recently released albums and a classic album none of us…

Listen on Spotify. Listen on Apple Music. Listen on Acast. In Episode 97 of the miserable music podcast, Fran, Matt, and Sam review four more recently released albums and a classic album none of us…

Every month, we’ll be telling you lucky bastards about the best music we’ve been listening to. It might be old, it might be new, it might be somewhere in the middle – but it will definitely be bril…

Considering I hadn’t heard of Ora Cogan until about 3 weeks ago, when her PR team emailed us at Picky Bs to see if we wanted to review this show, it is almost alarming how much of a fan I had becom…

On Episode 95 of Picky Bastards we are back with hosts Fran, Matt and Sam. This month;s playlist containes albums by Cavetown, A$ap Rocky, Sleaford Mods and Mon Rovia.

Entering the expansive Co-op Live arena this Friday night, I can hear pounding Middle Eastern rhythms every time someone opens the double doors that lead to the seats. Omar Souleyman may have a min…

On Episode 95 of Picky Bastards we are back with hosts Fran, Matt and Sam. This month;s playlist containes albums by Cavetown, A$ap Rocky, Sleaford Mods and Mon Rovia.

Unbeliveably, it has been 10 years since 2016. Viewed by many (James Acaster even wrote a book about at it) as one of the best ever years for music, it was also the year that the world started to f…

Unbeliveably, it has been 10 years since 2016. Viewed by many (James Acaster even wrote a book about at it) as one of the best ever years for music, it was also the year that the world started to f…

Mitski continues to build one of the most compelling bodies of work by a pop singer this century. We are lucky to be witness to an artist that is elevating a genre that is continually being debased…

Episode 96 of Picky Bastards is nearly here, but the first 95 episodes are all still available to listen to here. For Episode 96 we have new releases from Geologist, Ratboys, Mandy, Indiana and Dre…

Every month, we’ll be telling you lucky bastards about the best music we’ve been listening to. It might be old, it might be new, it might be somewhere in the middle – but it will …

On Episode 95 of Picky Bastards we are back with hosts Fran, Matt and Sam. This month;s playlist containes albums by Cavetown, A$ap Rocky, Sleaford Mods and Mon Rovia.

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone – we love you. We also love music, as you know. And whatever genre or style of music you love, you can almost guarantee it will be littered with love son…

We’ve not done one of these for a while, so we’re starting 2026 as we mean to go on. Here are the month’s highlights from the Picky Bs team… James Spearing With few new rele…

Best Album—Geese “Getting Killed” This was the Year of Geese. Why resist it and why would I want to? Since I first heard the title song from 3D Country this band has staked out its own territory in…

Today it’s the fourth in our series of 2025 recaps, looking back at some of the highlights and lowlights of the previous 12 months. Matt Paul takes us on a quick tour of the music that got hi…

Today it’s the third in our series of 2025 recaps, looking back at some of the highlights and lowlights of the previous 12 months. James Spearing takes us through everything musical that move…