Pleasures Of April

Andrew:
Private Eye – For a little extra effort it beats being sucked into the world of Metro and The London Paper
Bill Callaghan ‘Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle’- James Oldham has already sung the praises of this eloquently, so check out his review. It’s the first new record that’s been on repeat in our house for months;
Adnams ‘Spindrift’;
The first barbecue of the year;
Iron and Wine ‘Our Endless Numbered Days’ (I always prefered the EPs and was initially disappointed by this, but as the days get longer this record gets more beautiful);

Robin:
Manic Street Preachers “Journal For Plague Lovers” (did I say that last month? If so, I mean it doubly this month);
Purposely making my cat go mad on catnip;
Dark Star brewery American Pale Ale – worth the trip to Brighton to the Evening Star pub/brewery tap for…;
Fever Ray “If I Had A Heart” Fuck Buttons remix (anything/everything by Fuck Buttons working for me at the moment);
Michael Smith “The Giro Playboy” (think his genius Drivetime series is still on iPlayer);
The final few hours of the best series of 24 since the first one:

Actually relishing train journeys that are extended due to track works (Gloucester – Severn Tunnel Junction, the closest the train to Cardiff will ever get to the Exeter to Plymouth stretch)

Jeff:

“The Magical World of The Strands” revisited;
Antony with Bryce Dressner ‘I Was Young When I Left Home’. From ‘Dark was the Night’;
the aforementioned Bill Callahan record;

Alice Oswald ‘Dart’ read by the author. On CD;
‘Sleepwalk on the Severn’;
Guardian & Observer guides to Secret Britain;
Remembering Roger Eagle;
Long days.