Recent and Decent
Matt BullA celebration of recent and decent music. Playlists, reviews and other musical titbits.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Best of 2026 So Far
It’s half way through the year and it’s good for me to chart what I’ve listened to, if only to make sense of it all.
This time last year
These were my songs from 2025 at the half way point and I stand by them all now. So it’s defini...
June Reviewed
My monthly round-up of musical musicness. As always let me know if there’s an album/song/live act you’d recommend!
Albums I Enjoyed in June
I can’t possibly pick a favourite from this lot. All absolutely brilliant!
Songs...
Recent and Decent #130 - Stag Staag Staaag
Chris’s turn to pick the seven songs this week. I can only apologise. Not because the songs aren’t great (they are) but because he has clearly spent all of his time thinking about Lee Scratch Perry puns. What’s more, you’ll probably spend t...
Recent and Decent #129 - Sweaty Pants
I bet there’s a song for all hobbies. Football? Tick. Window cleaning? Tick. Crosswords? Probably. Here’s a challenge for you. Why don’t you find a hobby that isn’t mentioned in a song and let me know. And whilst you’re doing that, I’ll be...
Recent and Decent #129 - Poznański Festiwal Ukulele
We don’t always explain our weird playlist titles but Chris and I watched SNAKEMILK and Bag of Cans play last Friday and a band member from each group were straight off to Poland to play a Ukelele Festival in Poland. I happened to bump into...
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Lover of music and words. Writer of music using words. Teacher of Mathematics. Also Diversity and Inclusion lead. If found, take me outside or chuck me in a gig venue.
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