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En route to Union Chapel where the the first Linx gig in 44 years is about to happen. Has David Grant persuaded Sketch to take leave from his falconry work and pick up his bass again? My intuition says it’s unlikely. Either way, super excited.

It’s not even touching the sides to say that Young And Cold by The Raveonettes is their greatest song. Sometimes I think it might be the greatest ever song written and performed by any artist with an R In their name. And maybe a V too. And quite possibly an N. youtu.be/K4rJYI_pg5Y?...

Young and ColdYouTube video by The Raveonettes - Topicyoutu.be

I had to check and make sure this wasn't a secret account I'd started when I was drunk.

Let's see how many of these beauties we can squeeze in today. Harder-to-photograph audio files of new music by Teenage Fanclub, Warren James and Luft also very much in the running. Join me on Soho Radio from midday.

Looking at the German manager's first press conference, it's quite clear that from hereon in it's going to be very much a case of Good Klopp Bad Cop.

I think it began with Isn't It A Pity and it climaxed with Father John Misty's Mahashmashana. Along the way, former teen pop stars have gravitated to it, perhaps in order to tell you that boy have they seen a thing or two. There's a great Crowded House song that does it too. But what is it exactly?

“The apotheosis of what started to bubble when Phil Spector’s vision and ego collided with George Harrison’s talent.” | Pete PaphidesHow many songs of a certain sort does it take to make a genre? Can it be a handful? Do there have to be enough to make an album? I’m askingwww.patreon.com

That thing that George Michael's Praying For Time, Crowded House's Pour Le Monde, Harry Styles' Sign Of The Times and Father John Misty's Mahashmashana do. What was the first song to do it? Does it start with John Lennon's Mind Games? Are there others? What exactly is that thing?