SteveM
Music lover (indie rock, shoegaze, post punk + sharing and discovering new stuff) 🎶
- Local record fair this morning, found this in amongst a bunch of random 80’s pop albums. The SDC self titled debut and pre-cursor to Death Cult / The Cult (although only Ian Astbury was in all three). Great stuff 🩶🎶
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 31 - song that’s feels like a journey Son of a Mustang Ford Swervedriver ‘yeah, Mustang take me Mustang Ford take me far away’ Many thanks @ismua.bsky.social been a fun month 🎶👊 youtu.be/-_u9XvDCEEE?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 30 - memorable bridge Adoration Cranes A sombre but beautiful song of two halves and the bridge between them (around the 2:45 mark) floors me every time 🩶 youtu.be/bZ36bcApMFY?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 29 - a song best played loud Love Removal Machine The Cult …Yeeaahhh 🤟 youtu.be/Y85-g2Z8t_c?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 28 - a song driven by rhythm Walking At A Downtown Pace Parquet Courts youtu.be/0R7wpcw1Z4A?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 27 - understood later in life Rutti Slowdive This song represents the album as a whole. Think I played Pygmalion twice at the time and then gave up, I just didn’t get it. Took me about 20 years to appreciate its timeless beauty. youtu.be/kKJYmKl5TuI?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day26- A song that led you to an artist's entire catalogue. Revolution Spacemen 3 youtu.be/xHYHdLk1DaY?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 25. A song that changed your opinion of an artist New York Transit Queen Corinne Bailey Rae Great song and a fantastic album..from an artist I’d not paid any attention to until this point. youtu.be/vh0nK2Z75mw?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 24. A song that feels like a warning Wake Up Rage Against The Machine youtu.be/4lzqUe1Qfec?...
- Show me the band or artist you credit for setting you on your way I’d liked songs by similar bands who had already touched the mainstream around that time (The Cure, Cult, Siouxsie) but The Mission had the biggest impact and defined my path for the next few years.
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 23. A song that feels hypnotic Burning World Loop The repetition in Loop’s music always gave it a hypnotic feel to me. youtu.be/voOA1oKFARo?...
- 5 gigs you’ve been to with female lead singers Throwing Muses Sleater-Kinney Cranes Hotwax Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory.
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 22. A song that builds slowly It’s What I Want To Do, Mum Mogwai The closing track from 2021’s As The Love Continues. A quietly picked guitar which gradually grows to a mighty crescendo. youtu.be/XOTon_SBNzU?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 21. A song with a powerful live version Helter Skelter Siouxsie and the Banshees From the magnificent live album Nocturne. Would’ve loved to have been at either of those Albert Hall nights back in 1983. youtu.be/TOn_uAuuIBQ?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 20. A song that introduced you to a new genre Horsepower CJ Bolland 1991 youtu.be/EKc9n5Ct1l0?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 19. Feels happy / sad lyrics Why? Bronski Beat ‘Contempt in your eyes As I turn to kiss his lips Broken I lie All my feelings denied’ youtu.be/h7Jovvl7GJQ?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 18. A song for when you feel lonely Reaching Out Beth Gibbons youtu.be/JJeCBRhoXek?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 17. A song that captures pure anger Bruise Violet Babes in Toyland youtu.be/XON5kVxHBYA?...
- Today’s medicine for the soul.. Is This The Life The Cardiacs 🖤🩶🖤
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 16. A song that you discovered recently that feels timeless An Ice Age Neko Case Heard this today for the first time, beautiful… youtu.be/u9J7yNKT2G8?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 15. A song that feels like the ocean Embrace the Endless Ocean Amon Amarth A stormy, tumultuous ocean from the mighty Norse metal gods youtu.be/RKHBX4abO20?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 14. A song about self discovery Swimming Lessons Lanterns on the Lake “because you’ll never learn to swim keeping one foot on the ground… I think the times come to let go of the side” youtu.be/6-RNsHaygVs?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 13. A song that sounds surreal Only Loved at Night The Raincoats youtu.be/WsWsdaIplwY?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 12. A song with a strong bass line The National Anthem Radiohead youtu.be/NfQD1QiQ9o4?...
- Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist. Still got the program..
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 11. Politics/society God’s Country Lambrini Girls youtu.be/muoddHKZthg?...
- Definitely in the running for my #5DebutAlbums9094. Epic album in every sense of the word… Scenes from the Second Storey The God Machine
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 10. Perfect song for headphones Memorial Explosions In The Sky youtu.be/hu1yxTbujA0?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 9. A song everyone should hear at least once Carnival of Light Dead Can Dance 🩶🖤 youtu.be/coYQUHqYvWY?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 8. Perfect song for late night listening Lullaby Low youtu.be/zEmtfA8FETc?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 7. A song with minimal instrumentation If You Wait London Grammar youtu.be/SW9W1VMysgg?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 5. A song that tells a clear story Green and Grey New Model Army ‘Not for one second did you look behind you, as you were walking away’ youtu.be/3fzm3Da5HUY?...
- #IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 5. A song that feels like ‘you’ Ageing Superhero Newton Faulkner …well, the ageing bit anyway. youtu.be/KN4alBs09JU?...
- Starting 2026 with the lurgy, so whilst sitting on the sofa feeling sorry for myself i had a think about my 25 favourite albums so far this century. Here they are:
