This week in music: new albums from North Coast megafauna And So I Watch You From Afar, the Buoys (who are girls) and Troy Kingi's just deserts. Also: Sports Takes As A Service, outsider trading, it’s still 1996 somewhere, Schroedinger’s podcast, making stuff on the computer, shed tinkerers, how do you do fellow kids, one hour specials, it’s also still 1998 somewhere, soundtracks again, big round number specials, unaffordable drama, narrower targets, weak spots and weird stains, it’s also still 1994 somewhere and that place is Bristol, too frothy, sweary Manc elephants in rooms, unnecessary reunion tours, Faith No More no more, fine print disclaimers, what people really miss about Oasis, you had me at keytar, markers of interesting people, it’s been a while, views backed by no evidence,  hating all streaming platforms equally, deceptively rapid horses and Gary Oldman’s most notorious role.

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