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Our round-up of the best music we listened to in October is here, featuring: Kelly Lee Owens Aphex Twin Laura Marling Touché Amoré Swamp Coffin ayam panggang bumbu seblak Bon Iver T MJ Lenderman and Kelsea Ballerini pickybs.com/2024/11/06/the…

Before your life is ruined by Slade and Wham, we've got a few more gems for you to hear: it's the PBs' best of November pickybs.com/2024/12/02/the…

The ONLY album of the year list you need in 2024 is here. Featuring Rosie Lowe BIG SPECIAL English Teacher billie eilish Ashley Thomas and more pickybs.com/2024/12/23/the…

'Feel free to argue with me that this is not the way an album of the year should be measured, but the tour I was most gutted about missing this year was @fabipalladino' James Spearing got confused picking his album of the year pickybs.com/2024/12/23/the…

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‘If there is one word that can sum up a Folly Group live performance, it is ENERGY’ James Spearing was swept up by Folly Group’s energy at YES in March. It was one of the PBs top 10 gigs of the year: pickybs.com/2025/01/03/top…

Today we're looking back and forward at the same time - new artists we discovered in 2024 that we hope will do great things in 2025 pickybs.com/2025/01/06/the…

A week into the new year, and that is quite enough positivity thank you very much. Back to what we do best – furiously disagree with each other. It's the albums we disagreed on most in 2024 pickybs.com/2025/01/08/alb…

That’s enough looking back - it’s already the second Friday of the year for god’s sake! It’s time for us all to look at the year ahead with excitement: let’s talk about some shows that we’ve bought tickets for… pickybs.com/2025/01/10/the…

'songs from her earlier albums will shine alongside my new favourites' James Spearing will be down the front at Rosie Lowe in April pickybs.com/2025/01/10/the…

Our final list looking at the year ahead is here - Albums we're looking forward to in 2025 pickybs.com/2025/01/13/the…

'I’m excited to see what they’re all about' Another debut on the horizon for James Spearing - it's the new album from @divorce_hq pickybs.com/2025/01/13/the…

'if you appreciate what she says and does, then Moonchild Sanelly could be an artist for you too.' James Spearing thinks fans of another PBs favourite might well like Moonchild Sanelly too. Find out who in today's album review pickybs.com/2025/01/17/rev…

'Listening to them for the first time was one on of those rare moments, less frequent with age, where I was reminded I still had the capacity to be surprised' 𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗬™ started a year of new discoveries of perfectly for James Spearing pickybs.com/2025/01/31/the…

Today James Spearing and FranJSlater take each other on in our Blind Taste Test. The album in question? 'Name Your Sorrow' from Pillow Queens pickybs.com/2025/02/04/bli…

Feel like you wasted your time on new releases in February? Here's what you should have been listening to. It's the PBs best of the month, featuring: Marie Davidson FKA twigs Sam Fender STREAM “RARELY DO I DREAM” BlackCountry,NewRoad Real Lies and Sacred Paws pickybs.com/2025/03/05/the…

LIVE REVIEW: Laura Marling at Albert Hall. Sam Atkins reviews show one of Laura Marling’s three show residency at one of Manchester’s most stunning venues. pickybs.com/2025/03/06/liv…

As well as our latest podcast, we've also got our best of the month for March on the site today. Check out our latest picks including: Lady Gaga DJ Koze (Pampa Records) Great Grandpa Julien Baker & TORRES and kae tempest pickybs.com/2025/04/03/the…

The Picky Bs got Divorced last night at Gorilla. Read what James Spearing made of the gig on the site today Chuff Media NOW WAVE pickybs.com/2025/04/04/liv…