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    Album Of The Week Album Of The Week -  07/07/2026 - Track 3 My third selection from Around The Sun is another politcal song, this time aimed at the American invasion of Iraq in 2003. R.E.M. have never been afraid to make their feelings clear on political matters in their homeland and this is the case with The Final Straw, the title very much speaks for itself. A very strong song from the album which are reminiscent of their 1990's albums Out Of Time and Automatic For The People. Album Of The Week -  07/07/2026 - Track 2 My second selection from Around The Sun is The Outsiders, a quietly comtemplative song about political change and division. There is a typical insightful lyric running through the song delivered with Michael Stipe's immotive vocal. There is a verse at the end of the song delivered by influential hip-hop artist Q-Tip but as I have little liking for rap and hip-hop I am not sure if it really adds to the actual song. Album Of The Week -  07/07/2...
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   Album Of The Week 2026 - Archive Album Of The Week - 03/01/2026 Dark Fields - Show of Hands We kick off 2026 with a band that have made a massive impact on my music listening, the Devon based folk duo, Show of Hands, who comprise of singer/songwriter/musician Steve Knightley and the multi-instrumentalist and folk legend Phil Beer, formerly of the Albion Band. This week’s album, Dark Fields, is the fourth of my 32 Show of Hands albums to be selected as my album of week and its an album that has a special memory, as I bought it at a gig we attended at the Exeter Phoenix soon after Julie & I started following them. Dark Fields, released in 1997, is actually the bands 6 th  album although the first 3 were cassette only and are now long out of print. Therefore, Dark Fields is the third main release album and continued the success and acclaim Show of Hands had garnered from their previous 2 albums. In 1996, Show of Hands surprisingly booked the Royal Albert Hall and even...
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