The Clientele have been my discovery of the last couple of years thanks to you (and, to be fair, other people too including Andy Miller of @backlisted.bsky.social). How did I not know them before? I made this of your 15, hope that's ok open.spotify.com/playlist/2zX...

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Publication Day! #ClienteleTop15 1. Monday’s Rain. For me, the Clientele’s very essence distilled into one song. Mysterious, opaque, and according to Alasdair MacLean, “microtonally out of tune”, it is a song to fall in love with, to disappear into. youtu.be/LdWxMPoH7bc?...

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September was an excellent reading month. The Palm house requires a reread. The Capote* was amazingly crazy and atmospheric. I adored the greengage summer. Amsterdam* enjoyable and funny. Disgrace* provoked discussion on Patreon. *Grateful to @backlisted.bsky.social for these

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This week's (re) reading and listening. I didn't get beyond chapter 1 of Amsterdam (I will try again) so getting ahead for next @backlisted.bsky.social posh bingo with an audiobook. Thoughts on the physical books in the Alt text.

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Typically brilliant witty self-deprecation from Mr Miller. The writing in these pieces is so good. Better than it needs to be, which is what writing needs to be. “The chorus is so catchy that had more milkmen heard it, there might still be milkmen.” www.patreon.com/backlisted/p...

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