Welcome back, my friends...

If you're reading this then you've probably noticed that this blog has been neglected for a shocking amount of time. In fact many people, myself included, had assumed it had been written off for good. The lack of activity is partly due to lack of time. In the past, I would go to a gig or buy a record and then spend Sunday afternoon writing about it. But lately I've been seeing two or more bands a week and buying several records at once, which makes it difficult to focus on just one of them and come up with something interesting to say.

But the main cause is simply that Facebook and Twitter lead you into laziness. Why spend several hours writing a review that you can't be certain anyone will read when you can just come home from a gig, upload a photo of a setlist and write two sentences telling your friends very little apart from the name of the band you saw?

I've decided that I need to start writing more just to stop my brain from stagnating. I can't promise that I'll be posting articles as frequently as before but if you're kind enough to check back from time to time then you should be rewarded with something to read. I'm going to start by listing my favourite releases from the past year, which will hopefully be here for your enjoyment within the next day or two...