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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

New Book Choice @daveamitri.bsky.social reviews “Tonight The Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael” by @sathnam.bsky.social "A wonderful dive into the life of one of the biggest pop stars of all time- a remarkable book that I highly recommended." Full review at: www.toppermost.co.uk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NEW post: Franz Ferdinand … “2nd album ‘You Could Have It So Much Better’ had some brilliant stomping singles and still contains a couple of my favourite songs of theirs” We pick our 10 best #FranzFerdinand tracks … www.toppermost.co.uk/franz-ferdin...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NEW post: Franz Ferdinand … "their self-titled album can be considered a classic and the closing track 40ˈ is the perfect subtle end to a rollicking record" We pick our 10 best #FranzFerdinand tracks … www.toppermost.co.uk/franz-ferdin...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NEW post: Franz Ferdinand – “Their rise was stratospheric and the song that provided the rocket fuel was Take Me Out” We pick our 10 best #FranzFerdinand tracks … photo Joe Dilworth www.toppermost.co.uk/franz-ferdin...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEW post: "Cowboys opens the 2nd album. The record is tougher and darker. It's gritty enough that you could fill a truck with it and keep the roads safe - a signal they could move away from their smoother side demonstrated on 'Dummy'.” 10 top #Portishead tracks www.toppermost.co.uk/portishead/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Book Choice @dlew919.bsky.social reviews "Bill Wyman's Rock & Roll Lists" - every song by every artist in Hall of Fame from worst to best. "Toppermost readers are the natural audience for this informed criticism - you'll grind your teeth and love every word." Full review at: www.toppermost.co.uk

Bill Wyman's Rock n Roll Lists book cover

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEW post: "If you want to hear the sound of beauty and cinematic laments, Sour Times is where I first encountered the band on the radio. I had to obtain a copy of 'Dummy' as quickly as humanly possible (we have 3 now - don't ask)." 10 top #Portishead tracks www.toppermost.co.uk/portishead/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEW post: Portishead ... “have a huge range of influences and through their technical skill, like mad scientists they chemically combine these elements into rich, dense songs.” We pick our 10 best #Portishead www.toppermost.co.uk/portishead/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

NEW post ... "I'm picking 4 tracks from 'Silence Yourself'. City's Full has the rhythm section at its best; a winding, relentless bassline anchoring the sensory overload, crunching guitars & dramatic vocals punctuating the song throughout" 10 of the best #Savages www.toppermost.co.uk/savages/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

NEW - "I've gone for Evil from 'Adore Life': this isn't a bit disco-y. It is disco. Evil disco. Disco evil perfection. Disco provided by Fay and Ayse with Gemma coming in with evil guitar stabs." We pick our 10 best of #Savages www.toppermost.co.uk/savages/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

NEW post: Savages ... "one of the best bands ever to be committed to wax, seared onto disc or encoded into zeroes and ones" We pick our 10 best of #Savages ... photo Richard Dumas www.toppermost.co.uk/savages/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This week's Book Choice: "Everything We Do Is Music: How 20th Century Classical Music Shaped Pop" by @elizabethalker.bsky.social (Faber 2025). @andymack.bsky.social writes "It's a book that could definitely alter the way you listen to and appreciate music." Full review at: www.toppermost.co.uk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

NEW post... My pick from 'Crooked Timber' is Somnambulist, primarily because of its filthy, hypnotic bass line. If it doesn’t get the anniversary treatment in 2029, we riot." @llannerch.bsky.social with his 10 from Therapy? www.toppermost.co.uk/therapy/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

NEW post: "Trigger Inside (on Troublegum) encapsulates what one of my favourite bass players Michael McKeegan brings to the Therapy? party: a rumbling bottom end with a danciness that betrays their acid & house influences." @llannerch.bsky.social with his Therapy? 10 www.toppermost.co.uk/therapy/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

NEW post: "Teethgrinder (from major label debut 'Nurse') is probably its best-known track and remains a live staple." @llannerch.bsky.social with his 10 tracks from Therapy? www.toppermost.co.uk/therapy/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

NEW post: “Here’s my Toppermost Therapy? guide. It’s not the band’s 10 best songs nor even my favourite 10, rather it’s ten that I think best sums up their long career.” @llannerch.bsky.social with 10 top tracks from Therapy? www.toppermost.co.uk/therapy/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

NEW post: The Mastersons. A top 10. #AltCountry #Americana #SteveEarle Beautiful music. www.toppermost.co.uk/mastersons-t...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

NEW post: “Eleanor sings, plays violin and tenor guitar while Chris sings and plays guitar. Together they are the Mastersons, an excellent live act.” We pick 10 of the best by #TheMastersons from their 4 studio albums to date #altcountry www.toppermost.co.uk/mastersons-t...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Toppermost Recommends: The incredible 5th album by British singer & songwriter Liz Lawrence. 'Vespers' is a powerful tribute to her late sister Jessie's short life - at: www.toppermost.co.uk An extraordinary record that will reach into your soul. Try 'Thank God For You' via the above link.

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

New book choice Tony Thompson (author of The Doors On Track) reviews “Cosmic Music” by @andybeta.bsky.social -the life of Alice Coltrane "Curiosity will be rewarded. Longtime fans will swoon over the detail. Highly recommended." @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social Full review at: www.toppermost.co.uk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

NEW post: "Feel So Good from 'The Perfect Prescription' is still one of my all-time favourite records - both a lullaby and a song about blissed-out ecstasy." 10 of the best from #Spacemen3 www.toppermost.co.uk/spacemen-3/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

NEW post: “Pick of the tracks on 'Sound of Confusion' is Losing Touch With My Mind which to an impressionable 15-year-old felt suitably wrecked and degenerate.” 10 of the best from #Spacemen3 www.toppermost.co.uk/spacemen-3/

Spacemen 3 'Sound of Confusion' album cover

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

NEW post: Spacemen 3 - "the frisson of anticipation as the song builds, lots of drones, lots of effects, lots of repeated riffs..." Johanna Breen picks 10 of the best from #Spacemen3 www.toppermost.co.uk/spacemen-3/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

NEW POST "You Don’t Know The Shape I’m In (from 2024’s 'Manning Fireworks') - the strain of a long-distance romance coming to an end, it has a musical maturity with slide guitar & clarinet" @justineharvey.bsky.social picks a top 10 #MJLenderman www.toppermost.co.uk/lenderman-mj/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

NEW POST "Inappropriate (on the 2nd album 'Ghost Of Your Guitar Solo') - a short sharp shock, narrative ill-ease that would give Hemingway a run for his money" @justineharvey.bsky.social picks a top 10 #MJLenderman www.toppermost.co.uk/lenderman-mj/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

NEW post: MJ Lenderman “The opening lines to She's Leaving You, my first introduction, those lyrics, a big sing-along chorus, alt-country twang, I listened to it on repeat.” @justineharvey.bsky.social picks 10 of the best from #MJLenderman (Photo Charlie Boss) www.toppermost.co.uk/lenderman-mj/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This week's Book Choice: Steve Mason's memoir "Failure is always an Option". Glorious adventures on the Beta Band front line and other tales. Full review at: www.toppermost.co.uk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

NEW post. The most recent release - 2025’s ‘Straight Line Was A Lie’ - is arguably the Beths best yet, new spins on traditional hook-filled power pop. @marcfagel.bsky.social picks his top 10 #thebeths tracks … @thebeths.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/beths-the/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The 'Expert In A Dying Field' title track is downright remarkable - the Beths slow things down a bit - gentler mid-tempo pop that gives Stokes’ thoughtful lyrics more room to shine… @marcfagel.bsky.social picks his top 10 #thebeths tracks … www.toppermost.co.uk/beths-the/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The ‘Future Me Hates Me’ title track immediately illustrates the Beths strengths, an unexpectedly infectious guitar hook coupled with wonderfully clever lyrics … @marcfagel.bsky.social picks his top 10 #thebeths tracks … www.toppermost.co.uk/beths-the/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

NEW post: The Beths - one of the more exciting indie bands of the past decade … @marcfagel.bsky.social picks his top 10 @thebeths.bsky.social tracks … #thebeths photo: Frances Carter www.toppermost.co.uk/beths-the/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

NEW post/ chosen track: Cosmic Surfer (on 1972's 'Self') - the first album recorded away from Island Records, this remains the one Quintessence track a casual listener is most likely to already half-know. (Love this song ... Ed.) www.toppermost.co.uk/quintessence/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

NEW post ... all these incredible 70s gigs - and no they didn't all happen in the same week! Quintessence also played the first 2 Glastonbury fests. Don't think that's in this composite pic. Oh and the Royal Albert Hall supporting Creedence. What! www.toppermost.co.uk/quintessence/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

NEW post/chosen track: Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Gauranga (from the eponymous 'Quintessence' LP - this is Quintessence at their most directly liturgical - chant as rock song, rock song as chant. www.toppermost.co.uk/quintessence/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

NEW post/chosen track: Notting Hill Gate (on 'In Blissful Company' 1969) - a useful Quintessence entry point for anyone whose idea of Indian-influenced British rock begins and ends with a sitar solo bolted onto an otherwise conventional pop song. www.toppermost.co.uk/quintessence/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

NEW post - on Quintessence - from Philip F. Marks, author of a new book on Phil ‘Shiva’ Jones, lead singer and songwriter of this legendary psychedelic band and “one of the great voices of the 1960s counterculture". www.toppermost.co.uk/quintessence/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Coming up on Toppermost in an hour or so, one of these bands from 1970...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

NEW post: Beirut … “The song I always catch myself singing by the printer at work is Nantes from ‘The Flying Club Cup’ album.” Johanna Breen picks 10 of the best from #beirutband www.toppermost.co.uk/beirut/

Beirut - The Flying Club Cup album cover

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

NEW post: Beirut - “a refreshing new take on folk music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans, featuring pianos, strings, accordions and brass - lots of brass” Johanna Breen picks 10 of the best from #beirutband www.toppermost.co.uk/beirut/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Toppermost Recommends: @andymack.bsky.social: "the aural equivalent of sinking into a sun dappled deckchair and drifting away" @daveamitri.bsky.social: "an incredible lovers rock/ reggae vibe. Damn, these boys are good" #TheCoral @jamesskelly.bsky.social Full review at: www.toppermost.co.uk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

NEW post: "Finishing this Marvin, Welch & Farrar top 10 on a high. Marmaduke is an anti-war, anti-conscription song with John Farrar on lead vocals and Bruce and Hank providing the harmonies" @daveamitri.bsky.social selects 10 songs from #MarvinWelchFarrar www.toppermost.co.uk/marvin-welch...

Marvin Welch Farrar single record Marmaduke

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

NEW post: "Hank and Bruce take John’s song, Simplify Your Head, and turn into the prototype for a dozen different 90s bands sound from the Happy Mondays to Kula Shaker, such a brilliant song" @daveamitri.bsky.social selects 10 songs from #MarvinWelchFarrar www.toppermost.co.uk/marvin-welch...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

NEW post: "Genuinely transportive, Faithful (on debut LP) takes you out of yourself through exquisite harmonies & the lightest of guitar. A full band effort on songwriting & vocals, so beautiful" @daveamitri.bsky.social selects 10 songs by #MarvinWelchFarrar www.toppermost.co.uk/marvin-welch...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

NEW post: Marvin, Welch & Farrar "recorded 2 albums of such quality in the 70s, a testament to their extraordinary talent" @daveamitri.bsky.social picks 10 songs from these transcendental records … #MarvinWelchFarrar #HankMarvin #BruceWelch #JohnFarrar www.toppermost.co.uk/marvin-welch...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Toppermost Recommends @damienjoyce.bsky.social writes: “Blown away by Madra Salach live at this year’s Momentum Festival - unbelievable rendition of the fabulous The Man Who Seeks Pleasure - from their debut EP It's A Hell Of An Age. What a band!" www.toppermost.co.uk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

NEW post: "Leave It Alone - from 'Stain' (1993) - opens with a gritty riff that evolves into a full-throttle assault on conformity ... a deep funk groove, a standout for its balance of melody and menace." @dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 top #LivingColour tracks www.toppermost.co.uk/living-colour/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

NEW post: “Type - from 'Time's Up' (1990) - ramps up the aggression with its driving rhythm and Vernon Reid’s scorching leads ... experimental rock at its finest.” @dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 top #LivingColour tracks www.toppermost.co.uk/living-colour/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

NEW post: Living Colour “pushed boundaries - fusing hard rock, funk, jazz and punk with a social conscience that hit like a thunderbolt." @dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 top @livingcolour.com tracks ... #LivingColour www.toppermost.co.uk/living-colour/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

"End of the set & I’m wandering out of the festival tent, jaw slack. I am in love. From now, every second not spent listening to, reading about or talking about These New Puritans seems pointless and futile" Johanna Breen picks 10 of the best #TheseNewPuritans www.toppermost.co.uk/these-new-pu...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

NEW post: "If you've never heard TNP try Wild Fields (on 2025's ‘Crooked Wing’) as a good opening - a fragile haunting ballad that's immediately loveable and catchy” Johanna Breen picks 10 of the best #TheseNewPuritans www.toppermost.co.uk/these-new-pu...

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