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Always a pleasure to revisit this classic.
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Last night it was one Grizzly Bear album after another, tonight it seems to be Arcade Fire.
For me this is the last of their great albums (to date).
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A recent discovery, and a very fine one it is⊠I wasnât aware of the French ensemble AkadĂȘmia and its wonderful recordings to exploreâŠ
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A real obscure blast from the past - havenât listened in ages, but always liked this album when it came out. Bet not too many other folks on here have this 
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I shall take refuge in this thread away from the âweeping and gnashing of teethâ that seems to follow every Roon update!
I donât listen to enough Iron & Wine. This album sees Sam Beam take it back to basics. I need neither weep nor gnash my teeth as I listen to this.
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We in Germany remember this great artist with pleasure. I think he did not aspire to a world career, but should be heard everywhere.
Iâll do likewise and get listening to a large backlog of recommendations here. FWIW my anecdotal experience is pretty good with the new version. Not leaned on search too heavily yet but for me, the network reliability seems much improved. Uninterrupted 192 kHz streaming over HomePlug while working has never (rarely?) been possible before 
Might all go wrong yet. Giving this a tentative listen.
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Some good old fashion soulful blues playing here!
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By way of this recently released album I became aware of the French-Belgian harpsichordist Frédérick Haas. After receiving diplomas at both the Amsterdam and Brussels conservatories and a musicology title at the Sorbonne, he went on to start a concert and recording career as soloist and with the ensemble Ausonia, founded in 1998 together with the Rumanian violinist Mira Glodeanu. Haas teaches harpsichord at the Royal Conservatorium of Brussels.
On many of his solo recordings Haas plays on a magnificent 1751 harpsichord built by Henri Hemsch. Hemsch was born in 1700 near Cologne, Germany, as Johann Heinrich Hemsch. In 1728 he crossed into France, where he apprenticed for six years with another emigrated German instrument maker. After this he set up his own workshop and became known as one of the preeminent Parisian instrument makers. Only five of his instruments survive today.
This double-CD album is the third release by Haas with Couperinâs harpsichord music. I am fond of well-played and well-recorded harpsichord music, and I really love how on this recording the sound seems to linger on, even after the dampers have come down upon the chords. This is a wonderful resonant instrument.
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Really good listen here, great voice!
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Double bill, double Neil and double goodâŠ
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Itâs supposed to be snowing here and itâs 60 degreess 
All of this changing weather gets my sinuses all riled up!
Also, I canât tell if itâs the picture or not but nice tiny cup 
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