Music blog covering album reviews new, newish and even old. Also available as a show on Mixcloud!https://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mjx6ptiuxk2w🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/calling-out-to-call-it-in/ Another bumper and excellent week thanks to : Photay, Tom Smith, Jenny Hval, Red Rum Club, Heavenly, Diane Birch, U2 Andrew Wasylyk @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social Hannah Peel, Beibei Wang & Mull Historical Society. Three of these are 5* albums. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/calling-out-to-call-it-in/20 Apr 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx6ptiuxk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mj2bhekd5k2z🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-uncovered-4/ That's the link to our latest show featuring the glorious sounds of albums released 10,20,30,40,50 & 60 years ago and the likes of @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social Maud Anyways The Bluebells Boo Boos Mostar Diving Club & many more, old & new. https://mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-uncovered-4/09 Apr 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2bhekd5k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mism36lirc2i🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/skalazoo-magic/ 'Skalazoo' - a made up word to use when you're feeling down and need something to cheer you up or give you empathy. These acts have it. Thanks to Arp, Captain Wilberforce, Stella Donnelly, Bibi Club, Music City and The Corner Laughers. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/skalazoo-magic/06 Apr 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mism36lirc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3micf2j4ovc24🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/music-for-the-shouters-the-doubters-and-the-whats-it-all-abouters/ Excellent tunes for a busy week. With no further ado, thanks go to The Real Tuesday Weld, Fergus McCreadie, Etella, Lande Hekt, Fischer-Z, Sour Ops, Paul McCartney, Jim Noir and The Midnight Aisle. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/music-for-the-shouters-the-doubters-and-the-whats-it-all-abouters/30 Mar 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3micf2j4ovc24https://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mhoeltxq7c24🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/window-shopping-for-pure-gold/ Just five reviews this week. All good and covering the full gamut of emotions to euphoria. Thank you Sydney Minsky Sergeant, Sophie Jamieson, Lavinia Blackwall, Go Kurosawa and Amanda Bergman https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/window-shopping-for-pure-gold/22 Mar 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhoeltxq7c24https://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mh6gajfoss2z🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/songs-for-the-dreamers-and-the-oversleepers/ Time to relax with some dream laced tunes (and resurrected Britpop punk and cutting edge rock!) Tanks to Tyler Ballgame The Molotovs, Foxwarren, The Apartments, James K, Vanbur, The Fieldmice and Warchild Music https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/songs-for-the-dreamers-and-the-oversleepers/16 Mar 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6gajfoss2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mgn5u436fs2y🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/time-for-the-dawn-chorus-and-the-dawn-verses/ Delighted to share the excellent sounds from these wonderful artists: E-Grand, @sallyshapiro.bsky.social Gulp, Idlewild @idlewildband @squeezeofficial.com and @thesuncharms.bsky.social Trashcan Sinatras and HaakonEllingsen. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/time-for-the-dawn-chorus-and-the-dawn-verses/09 Mar 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn5u436fs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mg46l3snbs2x🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/crumbs-biscuits-are-my-weakness/ Dreamy soundscapes, some finest female artists we have & two of the best albums I've heard in a long while. Thanks Nora Joy, Chloe Foy. The Mostar Diving Club @chloefoymusic @nrv-nerve.bsky.social & Droning Cats, Toada & Geese. . https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/crumbs-biscuits-are-my-weakness/02 Mar 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg46l3snbs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mfjtttn7u22w🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/playing-it-forward-singing-it-back/ Take it easy with this week's selections, thanks to Alpaca Sports, The Painting, Maud Anyways, Hania Rani The Man From Delmonte Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, Patrick Watson, China Crisis and Joe Jackson. . https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/playing-it-forward-singing-it-back/23 Feb 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjtttn7u22whttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3meytt64c7c22🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/making-teardrops-making-smiles-making-memories/ Featuring Kelly Moran, The Boo Boos, Lowenzahhonig, Sloan, Admiral Fallow @bigthiefmusic.bsky.social Mammal Hands @andrewbirdmusic.bsky.social @itspetergabriel.bsky.social and Andrew Wasylyk. Thank you all. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/making-teardrops-making-smiles-making-memories/16 Feb 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3meytt64c7c22https://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mev2pes7e22t🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-uncovered-2/ In this show we have a perfect blend of memories & future favourites. Thanks @ginnels.bsky.social KEL0RA Gwenno, Nerina Pallot Rialto @skeleten.bsky.social Pelle Carlberg, B-Movie, Tracey Thorn, Math and Physics Club & more. Help yourself! https://mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-uncovered-2/15 Feb 2026 07:55 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mev2pes7e22thttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3meiemhalyc2k🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/fast-and-furious-glowing-and-glorious/ Band names this week to match the great music. Thanks Cast @theswellseason.bsky.social The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Loaded Honey, The Open Flames @eatyourownears.bsky.social Heavenly The Blue Herons, Retrograph & Arctic Monkeys https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/fast-and-furious-glowing-and-glorious/10 Feb 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3meiemhalyc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mdvrjny42k2u🎧 https://www.popintherealworld.co.uk/l/more-pop-than-an-over-inflated-balloon/ The best drizzle is lemon drizzle, not rain. The following helped break up the grey. Vega Trails & Matthew Halsall on @gondwanarecords.com Frquncy LDN, Thee Headcoatees (@damagedgoodsrecs.bsky.social ) @mariboustate.bsky.social Shine Grooves & Kim Deal.02 Feb 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvrjny42k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mdbksrmivk22🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/the-push-of-the-past-and-the-pull-of-the-new/ See out January with these gems. Thanks to Tokyo Mystery Circus, Juan Wauters, Big Long Song Joseph Shabashon & Juliana Hatfield. Some singles too - The Bluebells, @autoleisureland.bsky.social & @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/the-push-of-the-past-and-the-pull-of-the-new/25 Jan 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbksrmivk22https://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mcrmoettps22🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/turning-songs-into-snogs-and-snogs-into-songs/ I'm not claiming that the blog can deliver the title, but some of this week's artists might. Thanks Syd dePalma @ginnels.bsky.social @beautysleeptheband.bsky.social Almost An Island ( @pastinside.bsky.social) & Tankus https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/turning-songs-into-snogs-and-snogs-into-songs/19 Jan 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrmoettps22https://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mcklssora22e🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pitrw-new-songs-1/ We're back with a new show concentraing on newer and newish songs. Thank you @ronsexsmith.bsky.social , @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social @assistant.bandcamp.com @ynysmusic.bsky.social @riannedowney.bsky.social and many more. https://mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pitrw-new-songs-1/16 Jan 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcklssora22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mcegzm4iz22z🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/it-may-be-winter-outside-no-may-about-it/ Stay warm and welcome in 2026 with the sounds of SG Lewis @jamesyorkston.bsky.social Chris Lyons, Cole Pulice Maria Somerville and Austra. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/it-may-be-winter-outside-no-may-about-it/14 Jan 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcegzm4iz22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mbpd7tv2kk23🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/hibernation-music/ It may be winter outside but it can be a lot warmer inside, thanks to Gwenno, Smith & Liddle, Sons of Sevilla, Tunng David Byrne, Blue Lake, Dualist Inquiry, Soft Cotton County @squeezeofficial.com and @thepopguns.bsky.social. Truly great stuff! . https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/hibernation-music/05 Jan 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbpd7tv2kk23https://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mbivjv43yk22🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/pop-in-the-real-world-obituaries-2025/ A quiet set of one paragraph obituaries to celebrate some of those we loved and lost in 2025. There's also a playlist with the music from all featured, and from others who sadly passed too - there's a link in the blog. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/pop-in-the-real-world-obituaries-2025/03 Jan 2026 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbivjv43yk22https://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3mb5rq2a7pc2t🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/features/ Thought we'd join the rush to show how to celebrate 2025's music before it becomes last year's sounds. And they were good, not to be discarded lightly. You can hear our Top 100 choices in the Spotify and YouTube links in the blog. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/features/29 Dec 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb5rq2a7pc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3makmbzldvc2y🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/little-stars-of-unsilent-nights/ Thanks to all who read or clicked the blog in 2025. And thanks this week to : Slow Country, @emmaspollock.bsky.social, Pendulum, Nightbus, Chris Stamey, Wallace, Maud Anyways, Sonia Khadia, Castlebeat, Fatboy Slim & the Rolling Stones. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/little-stars-of-unsilent-nights/22 Dec 2025 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3makmbzldvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3m7nypzytbk2z🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/eat-drink-party-sleepzzzz/ Lots to catch up on and possibly our widest range of music yet. Thanks to @rivalconsoles.bsky.social Catt, Sven Wunder, Blood Orange Rialto, The Futureheads Jims Twenty-one and Ezra Feinstein. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/eat-drink-party-sleepzzzz/10 Dec 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nypzytbk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3m7kycqbda22r🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-uncovered-1/… We're back with a show full of great songs including, but not limited to @alpacasports.bsky.social @marktranmer.bsky.social @theclientele.bsky.social @mtmiseryband.bsky.social @sglewis94.bsky.social @thestoneroses.bsky.social & more. https://mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-uncovered-1/…09 Dec 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kycqbda22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3m7f3tgtcl22g🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/tinsel-tunes/ Our Christmas playlist is still here capturing the season in all its traditions, celebrations, wild behaviour & healthy cynicism. New songs for this year come from The Futureheads @theunthanks.bsky.social Mimicking Birds. Wolf Alice, Cats In Space and more. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/tinsel-tunes/07 Dec 2025 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7f3tgtcl22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3m747xar22k2n🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/putting-the-ho-ho-ho-into-ho-ho-holidays/ Time's at a premium in the build up to Christmas. Perhaps spend some time with these sparkling lights? Thanks to : The Cords, Lance Ferguson @elisabethelektra.bsky.social , Leit Motif, MaePowell and Melanie Pain https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/putting-the-ho-ho-ho-into-ho-ho-holidays/03 Dec 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m747xar22k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3m6poyslhxc2p🎧 mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-new-york-groove/ We have a new Mixcloud show and we're back with a special. We're surveying the New York music scenes from the 60s to the present day. Featuring everything from Blondie to Sonic Youth and every Peter, Paul and Mary inbetween! https://mixcloud.com/Chris2023/pop-in-the-real-world-new-york-groove/28 Nov 2025 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6poyslhxc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3m6fnc3vjik2f🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/l/the-magic-of-new-beginnings/ It's a new website, a few imperfections but imbued with the magic of new beginnings, thanks to: Building Instrument, Night Tapes, Marina Zispin, Dijf Sanders, Cate Le Bon and Stuart Moxham https://popintherealworld.co.uk/l/the-magic-of-new-beginnings/24 Nov 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fnc3vjik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3m5bwhnt4nc2g🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/new-words-new-worlds Get excited and be amazed. This week's special thanks to Kelora, Polygonia, Brian Eno, Beatie Wolfe @gruffrhys.bsky.social Le Volume Courbe, The Clause, Asgeir, Soft Cotton County, Sour Ops, Common Saints @joegoddard.bsky.social & Florious. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/post/new-words-new-worlds10 Nov 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bwhnt4nc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3m4qoxpxg4s2p🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/no-sun-no-light-november And here are the singles @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social @assistant.bandcamp.com @keelinmusic.bsky.social Prolapse, Soft Hearted Scientists and @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social All wonderful stuff https://popintherealworld.co.uk/post/no-sun-no-light-november03 Nov 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qoxpxg4s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/popintherealworld.bsky.social/post/3m4qosvqj522p🎧 popintherealworld.co.uk/post/no-sun-no-light-november Not just the week's best albums but now with added EPs and singles too. A thousand thanks to Lovers, The Lemonheads @lastdinnerparty.bsky.social Rianne Downey, B-Movie, Lorelle and the Obsoletes. Singles to follow. https://popintherealworld.co.uk/post/no-sun-no-light-november03 Nov 2025 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:fqqaidf4ap4cqd3aiyggunkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qosvqj522p