Chop’s Journal - 10 May 2020

It’s been a really tough week one way or another. Not much to add here. Hope you’re all hanging in there.

New SOTW

Adding Up - Parsnip

Music I’m enjoying

Never Work, Ariel Sharratt & Mathias Kom’s second album of duets is a joy. Songs about robots, the gig economy and the nature of work in the 21st century with the usual wit & melody of The Burning Hell. 

I’ve also enjoyed debut albums from Lavinia Blackwall, previously with Trembling Bells, and Green / Blue, the new band for Jim Blaha of The Blind Shake (among others) that I recently discovered via a Contraflow playlist. 

Lockdown Top Fives - Week 7

▪️Monday 4th: TV Sci-Fi series

1. Blake’s 7
2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
3. Babylon 5
4. Battlestar Galactica: Original 
5. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

▪️ Tuesday 5th: Bands/Artists from Canada

1. The Burning Hell 
2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor 
3. Leonard Cohen
4. Rush 
5. A Silver Mount Zion

▪️Wednesday 6th: Songs about Radio

1. Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio - Ramones

2. Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo

3. Radio Free Europe - R.E.M. 

4. Radio - Ty Segall 

5. Radio Radio - Elvis Costello 

▪️ Thursday 7th: Albums of 2020 so far

1. “The Private Memoirs & Confessions of …” The Just Joans
2. “Far Enough” Cable Ties
3. “Every Bad” Porridge Radio
4. “Juillet” En Attendant Ana
5. “The Neon Skyline” Andy Shauf 

▪️ Friday 8th: Favourite Pubs

1. Masons Arms, Teddington
2. Bricklayers Arms, Putney 
3. Royal Oak, Southwark 
4. The Antelope, Surbiton
5. Red Lion, Shepperton 

▪️ Saturday 9th: FA Cup Finals

1. 1979 - Arsenal 3 Man Utd 2
2. 1978 - Ipswich 1 Arsenal 0
3. 1990 - Palace 3 Man Utd 3
4. 1981 - Spurs 3 Man City 2
5. 1975 - West Ham 2 Fulham 0