Andrew's Top 8 Of 2015

Commentary

It’s December again, and the world is just as fucked as ever. Possibly slightly more, possibly slightly less. I guess it’s easy to lose track of these things without an ordered list to tell you what to think. Having been precariously perched on the 2015 bar stool for quite some time now, we’ll soon be staring down the menacing barrel of 2016. So how best to celebrate yet another successful orbit around the Sun?

We thought about publishing an objectively correct ranking of the year’s best records. But sadly we couldn’t get hold of any doof doof scientists to determine what the metrics should be. Instead, we’ve fallen back on our Top 8 Whatevers. You know the score – our trusted team of R$N scribes pitch in with lists of music they’ve enjoyed, petty grievances they want to air, obscure interests they want to highlight. Basically whatever’s on their mind. Let’s do this. Here's Andrew's Top 8 of 2015.

CARCASSONNE

Andrew Weatherall Festival "Convenanza" hit it on all fronts this year. The crew that go along and swamp the beautiful place are the greatest BRITS ABROAD, and VoX LoW were the best live debut act I've seen for decades.

KOHLRABI

Next year's kale. Uglier than an editor's sweater crossed with a battered Sputnik, but frittered up will be high on the veg-enda in 2016. Expect cafes in Shoreditch next.

RICH LANE

Swamping all the year end polls with grace & humility. Gave away all his Cotton Bud Edits to raise money for "charidee", and just that rare thing these days that makes organic chug speak volumes. Genuine human bean, with some rather odd friends.

PORCINE FELLATIO

Not tried it mesel, but what's good for the swine is good for the gander. Getting a lardon now.

CECIL THE LION

Lest we forget. Mighty King reduced to social media babble. For an hour. Expect news of some plastic surgeon taking on a polar bear in 2016. Good luck with that, you crazy small penised, large pistolled Patriot.