If you’re reading this, then there’s a good chance you’ll probably have been wondering where For The Rabbits has been. After going into hospital straight off a plane back from a holiday in India at the end of November, my Mum was eventually diagnosed with Glioblastoma. For those that don’t know, it’s a particularly aggressive form of brain tumour, with little or no treatment options available. Sadly, she passed away at the end of March, following the path led by my Dad, who passed away at the end of 2022. I’ll probably talk about that more at some point down the line, when I’ve made a bit more sense of it all, as I feel there’s probably something interesting there to be shared.
For now I wanted to take some baby steps into cranking the gears of this old music blog (to quote Huw Stephen’s on a recent 6Music trailer, remember those?) Starting with a rather overdue round up of some of my favourite records of 2024. There’s obviously a question of relevance sharing this in May, but for posterity it seemed unfair on some truly fantastic records that they not carve their notch in the annals of For The Rabbits history.
As is traditional, I’ve started with my favourite EPs, twenty easily digested nuggets of musical excellence that, as ever, shone a light on some newer acts with huge futures, and a few old favourites testing the waters of what might come next.
20. Stephen’s Shore – Under The Pine [Meritorio Records]
19. Jessica BonBon – The Lights Are Out Another Week [Self-Released]
18. Sasha Adrian – Shell [Celebration Records]
17. Margaret Glaspy – The Sun Doesn’t Think [ATO Records]
16. Laura Fell – At Least I Tried [Self-Released]
15. Trinket – New Hobby [Sad Club Records]
14. Ciao Malz – Safe Then Sorry [Audio Antihero]
13. Mary In The Junkyard – This Old House [AMF Records]
12. Kitty Fitz – The Man In Me [Sad Club Records]
11. Umarells – One More Day [Fear Of Missing Out]
10. Spielmann – Fifteen Minutes With Spielmann [Launchpad+ / EMI North]
9. Wonderbug – Scrap [Self-Released]
8. Flo Lines – The Only Thing Left Is Everything [Lost Map]
7. Hope Of The States – Long Waits in A&E [Self-Released]
6. Joni – Avalanches [Hand In Hive / Keeled Scales]
5. Maripool – A Day That Feels Like Nothing At All [Smoking Room]
4. Big Warm Bed – Shores I’m Swimming In [Dance To The Radio]
3. Carpet – Fruit [Self-Released]
2. Milkweed – Folklore 1979 [Broadside Hacks]
1. Lerryn – As A Mother [Redundant Span Records]
Come back later this week to get the hot scoop on my favourite album’s of 2024…
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So glad you’re back! Wish you much strength for this difficult time & hope the music was and is a comforting companion for you.
Thank you – it definitely feels good to be taking some tentative steps back towards normality