Posted on December 30, 2018 by Simon Kendrick
Previous lists for 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
Top 5 Films
(Released in UK cinemas or on streaming services in 2018, which I have seen. Links point to IMDb)
- Roma
- BlacKkKlansman
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Spider-Man: Into The Spider-verse
- Lady Bird
Top 5 Albums
(Released in the UK in 2018, which I have heard. Links point to Spotify)
- Chvrches – Love Is Dead
- Idles – Joy As An Act Of Resistance
- Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m All Ears
- Janelle Monae – Dirty Computer
- Robyn – Honey
Top 5 TV series (non BBC)
(Released in the UK in 2018, that I watched. Links point to IMDb or Wikipedia)
- The Americans S6
- Succession
- Save Me
- Wild, Wild Country
- Homecoming
Top 5 Books
(That I read in 2018. Links point to Amazon)
- Zadie Smith – White Teeth
- Hanya Yanagihara – A Little Life
- Emma Cline – The Girls
- Nikesh Shukla – The Good Immigrant
- Sally Rooney – Conversations With Friends
Top 5 Live performances
(That I attended in 2018. Links point to the act’s website)
- At The Drive-In @ Brixton Academy
- LCD Soundsystem @ All Points East
- Chvrches @ Best Kept Secret
- The National @ Best Kept Secret
- Superorganism @ All Points East
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Posted on December 30, 2017 by Simon Kendrick
Posted on December 30, 2016 by Simon Kendrick
Previous lists for 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
Top 5 Films
(Released in UK cinemas in 2016, which I have seen. Links point to IMDb)
- American Honey
- The Revenant
- Arrival
- Hell or High Water
- I, Daniel Blake
Top 5 Albums
(Released in the UK in 2016, which I have heard. Links point to Spotify)
- Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
- Skepta – Konnichiwa
- Savages – Adore Life
- Bon Iver – 22, A Million
Top 5 TV series (non BBC)
(Released in the UK in 2016, that I watched. Links point to IMDb)
- Atlanta
- Better Call Saul S2
- The Americans S4
- Veep S5
- The Night Of
Top 5 Books
(That I read in 2016. Links point to Amazon)
- The Humans
- Before The Fall
- The City & The City
- The Glorious Heresies
- You Could Do Something Amazing With Your Life (You Are Raoul Moat)
Top 5 Live performances
(That I attended in 2016. Links point to the act’s website)
- LCD Soundsystem @ Primavera
- Radiohead @ Primavera
- Suede @ Primavera
- M83 @ Brixton Academy
- PJ Harvey @ Primavera
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Posted on December 28, 2015 by Simon Kendrick
Previous lists for 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
Top 5 Films
(Released in UK cinemas in 2015, which I have seen. Links point to IMDb)
- The Lobster
- Amy
- Spy
- Carol
- Whiplash
Top 5 Albums
(Released in the UK in 2015, which I have heard. Links point to Spotify)
- The Most Lamentable Tragedy by Titus Andronicus
- To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
- No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney
- Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens
- I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty
Top 5 TV series (non BBC)
(That I watched in 2015. Links point to IMDb)
- Fargo series 2
- The Americans series 3
- The Leftovers series 2
- Broad City series 2
- Hannibal series 3
Top 5 Books
(That I read in 2015. Links point to Amazon)
- Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
- Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
- The Martian by Andy Weir
- Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
- Dark Eden by Chris Beckett
Top 5 Live performances
(That I attended in 2015. Links point to the act’s website)
- Sleater-Kinney @ Roundhouse
- Deafheaven @ The Scala
- Titus Andronicus @ Village Underground
- Russian Circles @ Assembly Hall
- Fucked Up @ Shacklewell Arms
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Posted on December 28, 2014 by Simon Kendrick
Previous lists for 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
Top 5 Films
(Released in UK cinemas in 2014, which I have seen. Links point to IMDb)
- Boyhood
- 12 Years A Slave
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- The Guest
Top 5 Albums
(Released in the UK in 2014, which I have heard. Links point to Spotify)
- Transgender Dysphoria Blues by Against Me!
- St Vincent by St Vincent
- Here and Nowhere Else by Cloud Nothings
- LP1 by FKA Twigs
- Dangerous Days by Perturbator
Top 5 TV series (non BBC)
(That I watched in 2014. Links point to IMDb)
- Hannibal series 2
- Game of Thrones series 4
- True Detective series 1
- Orange Is The New Black series 2
- The Americans series 2
Top 5 Books
(That I read in 2014. Links point to Amazon)
- The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
- The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
- Maus by Art Spiegelman
- The Circle by Dave Eggers
- We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Top 5 Live performances
(That I attended in 2013. Links point to the act’s website)
- 65daysofstatic @ Koko
- St Vincent @ Primavera Sound
- The National @ Primavera Sound
- Chvrches @ Somerset House
- Arcade Fire @ Primavera Sound
And as a bonus, here is a Spotify playlist of my top 14 tracks of 2014.
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Posted on December 29, 2013 by Simon Kendrick
Previous lists for 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
Top 5 Films
(Released in UK cinemas in 2013, which I have seen. Links point to IMDb)
- Gravity
- Blue Is The Warmest Colour (La Vie d’Adèle)
- Before Midnight
- Lincoln
- You’re Next
Top 5 Albums
(Released in the UK in 2013, which I have heard. Links point to Spotify)
- Sunbather by Deafheaven
- The Bones Of What You Believe by Chvrches
- Reflektor by Arcade Fire
- Yeezus by Kanye West
- Days Are Gone by Haim
Top 5 TV series
(That I watched in 2013. Links point to IMDb)
- Breaking Bad Series 5 Part 2
- Game of Thrones Series 3
- Broadchurch Series 1
- The Returned (Les Revenants) Series 1
- Orphan Black Series 1
Top 5 Books
(That I read in 2013. Links point to Amazon)
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
- The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
- 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
- Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Top 5 Live performances
(That I attended in 2013. Links point to the act’s website)
- The Postal Service @ Primavera Sound
- The Book of Mormon @ Prince of Wales Theatre
- My Bloody Valentine @ Hammersmith Apollo
- Chvrches @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
- Blur @ Primavera Sound
And as a bonus, here is a Spotify playlist of my top 13 tracks of 2013.
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Posted on December 29, 2012 by Simon Kendrick
Previous lists for 2011, 2010 and 2009.
Top 5 Films
(Released in UK cinemas in 2012, which I have seen)
- The Artist
- Amour
- The Imposter
- The Cabin In The Woods
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
Top 5 Albums
(Released in the UK in 2012, which I have heard. Links point to Spotify)
- channel ORANGE by Frank Ocean
- Celebration Rock by Japandroids
- The Idler Wheel… by Fiona Apple
- Bloom by Beach House
- Put Your Back N 2 It by Perfume Genius
Top 5 Gigs
(That I attended in 2012)
- M83 @ Somerset House
- At The Drive-In @ Brixton Academy
- Robyn @ Pitchfork Festival, Parc de Villette
- Explosions In The Sky @ Brixton Academy
- 65daysofstatic @ Highbury Garage
Top 5 TV series
(That I watched in 2012. Links point to IMDB)
- Breaking Bad Series 3
- Sherlock Series 2
- Game of Thrones Series 2
- The Hour Series 2
- Community Series 1
Top 5 books
(That I read in 2012. Links point to Amazon)
- A Song of Fire and Ice by George R.R. Martin
- From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
- Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Netherland by Joseph O’Neill
Bring on 2013.
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