Happy New Year

So that’s just about it for 2012.
We’ve rounded off the year on Bradford Beat by revealing our favourite tracks of the last 12 months.
Here’s the Christmas Countdown in full.
1 Whiter Than – Note To Self
2 Django Django – Default
3 Field Music – A New Town
4 Sentimentalists _ I’m Lonely For Every Woman I’ve Ever Known
5 The Maccabees – Pelican
6 The Ting Tings – Silence
7 The Seven inches – Peruvian Poncho
8 Little Comets – Worry
9 Mara Carlyle – Ping Ting
10 Nick Toczek – Noo Yawk
11 Paul Weller – That Dangerous Age
12 Benjamin Francis Leftwich – In The Open
13 City and Colour – The Grand Optimist
14 Downdime – In Space
15 handmadehands – Words That Mean Nothing
16 The Wind-Up Birds – Cross Country
17 Yo El Rey – And One For The Doctor
18 Rodina and the Wolf – What Are You Trying To Do?
19 Alt-J – Something Good
20 Jed’s Blues Band – Dirty Water

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Simon Ashberry has been playing the best of local music on Bradford Beat for almost a quarter of a century . He was music columnist for the Telegraph & Argus for several years, covering local acts such as Embrace, Terrorvision, Tasmin Archer and New Model Army, and has played bass in several bands himself. He was previously part of Bradford-based Loom with John Rigby from Trip and Stumble and currently plays with innovative blues trio West Yorkshire Noblemen's Society.

2 thoughts on “Happy New Year

  1. avatarMat White

    Wow! Can’t thank you enough for this! Quite a list to top it has to be said! Many thanks for your support!
    Mat, Helen and Zoe aka Whiter Than x

  2. avatarNagbea

    Have a cracking New year Simon, it was excellent listening to the top 20 this year and hearing Sound Shack bands featuring;From Me, Ato, Jed, Nick and Phil (20,10.4) many thanks.
    Just listening now to the show – Figurehead – nice to hear them over the waves,
    they are on the March Sound Shack/zine compilation.
    Lots of Love all at the Shack!

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