My CDs Of The Year 2023

Witchy Activities And The Maple Death by Monika Roscher Bigband

• everything is alive by Slowdive
• schade kaputt by Paula Paula
• Rat Saw God by Wednesday
• Le Cri du Caire by Le Cri du Caire
• I Am The River, The River Is Me by Jen Cloher
• "i/o" by Peter Gabriel
• In der fernsten der Fernen - Mascha Kaléko 2 by Dota Kehr
• Alles ist nur Übergang by All diese Gewalt
• The Orchestra In The Sky (Kobe Recordings & Tokyo Recordings) by Hochzeitskapelle
• Will Butler + Sister Squares by Will Butler + Sister Squares
• Those Are Not Songs by Kiki Bohemia
• Chaos For The Fly by Grian Chatten
• My Soft Machine by Arlo Parks
• Heaven Is A Junkyard by Youth Lagoon
• This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo
• False Lankum by Lankum
• Euphoric Recall by Braids
• Submersive Behaviour by Tropical Fuck Storm
• Multitudes by Feist
• Selva by Marta Del Grandi
• Manzanita by Shana Cleveland
• My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross by Anohni and the Johnsons
• the record by boygenius
• Silver by Say She She
• Hit Parade by Róisín Murphy
• Live At Bush Hall by Black Country, New Road
• Es schmeckt nicht by kapa tult

Live concerts 2023 - my personal top 8 (+18)

I attended 8 excellent gigs:

• Le Cri du Caire @Aarhus(Alter Festival) on August 24

• Yo La Tengo @ Bruxelles(Ancienne Belgique) on April 16
• Martin Kohlstedt @ Luxemburg (Abtei Neumünster) on April 27
• Julia Jacklin @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 11
• Bruce Springsteen @ Werchter (TW Classic) on June 18
• CocoRosie @ Esch (Kulturfabrik) on June 26
• Nichtseattle @ Berlin (Pop-Kultur Festival) on August 31
• Black Sea Dahu @ Esch (Kulturfabrik) on November 18

Other very good gigs were:

• The Black Angels @ Köln (Die Kantine) on February 13
• Meskerem Mees @ Dudelange (opderschmelz) on February 25
• Pomme @ Esch (Rockhal) on March 09
• Beak> @ Esch (Kulturfabrik) on April 29
• Paula Paula @ Köln (E.D.P. -Em drügge Pitter) on Mai 20
• The Aquatic Museum @ Beaufort (The Flying Dutchman) on Mai 26
• Sudan Archives @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 09
• Black Country, New Road @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 10
• Sarah Neutkens x Kamerata Zuid @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 11
• Heavy Petrol @ Dudelange (Fête de la Musique) on June 17
• Madrugada @ Trondheim (PStereo-Festival from the river bench) on August 18
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Berlin (Columbiahalle) on August 29
• Indigo Sparke @ Berlin (Pop-Kultur Festival) on August 30
• Voodoo Beach & Die wilde Jagd @ Berlin (Pop-Kultur Festival) on August 31
• The Düsseldorf Düsterboys @ Berlin (Pop-Kultur Festival) on September 01
• Codeine @ Berlin (Pop-Kultur Festival) on September 01
• Wednesday @ Luxemburg (Rotondes) on November 03
• D'Halunken @ Beaufort (The Flying Dutchman) on November 24

My CDs of the year 2022

Kommunistenlibido by Nichtseattle

• Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky by Porridge Radio
• Painless by Nilüfer Yanya
• As The Moon Rests by A.A. Williams
• Bei aller Liebe by Muff Potter
• I Am My Mother by Black Sea Dahu
• "musik" by Acht Eimer Hühnerherzen
• Nie wieder Krieg by Tocotronic
• Duo Duo by The Düsseldorf Düsterboys
• Heart Under by Just Mustard
• XI: Bleed Here Now by ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead
• Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You by Big Thief
• A Light for Attracting Attention by The Smile
• I Love You Jennifer B by Jockstrap
• Quitters by Christian Lee Hutson
• Værmin by Tara Nome Doyle
• Cruel Country by Wilco
• Live On The Internet by All Them Witches
• Inside Problems by Andrew Bird
• Wilderness of Mirrors by The Black Angels
• Cool It Down by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Marble Sounds by Marble Sounds
• The Dream by alt-J
• The Funhouse (EP) by Francis of Delirium
• Harlequin by Sofie Royer
• El Bueno Y El Malo by Hermanos Gutiérrez
• Weathering by Lucas Laufen
• Looking Glass by Alela Diane

Live concerts 2022 - my personal top 7 (+9)

I attended 7 excellent gigs:

• Black Sea Dahu Semi-acoustic after show @Ratelach(Kulturfabrik Esch) on April 23
• dEUS @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 11
• Amenra @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 12
• Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 12
• Big Thief @ Bruxelles (Cirque royal-Nuits du Botanique) on June 28
• The Aquatic Museum @ Dudelange (opderschmelz) on September 25
• Sigur Rós @ Esch (Rockhal) on October 26

Other very good gigs were:

• Acht Eimer Hühnerherzen @ Saarbrücken (Studio30) on April 13
• Andy Shauf @ Esch (Kulturfabrik) on April 23
• Mogwai @ Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on Mai 19
• Walt Disco @ Tilburg (Heaven Session@Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 11
• Big Thief @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 11
• Beach Bunny @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 11
• Porridge Radio @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 11
• Heavy Petrol @ Lasauvage&Fond-de-Gras (Blues Express) on July 09
• Tocotronic @ Saarbrücken (Garage) on November 23

My CDs of the year 2021

• As Days Get Dark by Arab Strap
• Vertigo Days by The Notwist
• Julius by Meskerem Mees
• Wir rufen dich, Galaktika by Dota Kehr
• Astro Tough by audiobooks
• Woanders by Masha Qrella
• Chemtrails Over The Country Club by Lana Del Rey
• Hey What by Low
• The Watchful Eye Of The Stars by Adrian Crowley
• Promises by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra
• The Abominable EP by El Michels Affair
• Yeti Season by El Michels Affair
• Peace Or Love by Kings Of Convenience
• As The Love Continues by Mogwai
• Collapsed In Sunbeams by Arlo Parks
• For The First Time by Black Country, New Road
• B-Sides & Rarities (Part II) by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• Home Video by Lucy Dacus
• Distractions by Tindersticks
• I Know I’m Funny Haha by Faye Webster

My CDs of the year 2020

• Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin by Eartheater
• The Neon Skyline by Andy Shauf
• Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was by Bright Eyes
• Album by Acht Eimer Hühnerherzen
• Ich liebe dich by Dino Brandão, Faber, Sophie Hunger
• 2 by Karina
• Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple
• Alles in Allem by Einstürzende Neubauten
• Beginners by Christian Lee Hutson
• A Hero‘s Death by Fontaines D.C.
• House Of Hummingbird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Matija Strniša
• Hannah by Lomelda
• Off Off On by This Is The Kit
• 925 by Sorry
• Covers by Marika Hackman
• Trip by Lambchop
• Put The Shine On by CocoRosie
• K.G. by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
• Ultimate Success Today by Protomartyr
• Odin‘s Raven Magic by Sigur Ros (with composer Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and chanters Steindór Andersen and María Huld Markan Sidfúsdóttir)
• Every Bad by Porridge Radio
• Roísín Machine by Roísín Murphy
• some kind of peace by Ólafur Arnalds
• Positive Mental Health Music by Tiña
• Blush by Maya Hawke
• Welcome to Bobby's Motel by Pottery
• U kin B the Sun by Frazey Ford
• On&On by Daniel Blumberg
• Ground Aswim by Sinai Vessel
• Highlights zum Einschlafen by Pauls Jets

Special mention: The Microphones In 2020 (video clip) by The Microphones

Live concerts 2020

2 excellent gigs:

• Big Thief @ Bruxelles (Ancienne Belgique) on March 03
• Karina (Livestream) @ G Livelab Tampere on June 06

That's it, it was Corona's year. ;-(

Live concerts 2019 - my personal top 7 (+20)

The most impressive gig I attended was:

• Big Thief @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 02
• Kate Tempest @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 02

Plus 5 excellent gigs:

• Fontaines DC @ Luxemburg (De Gudde Wëllen) on January 16
• Nick Cave (An Evening of Talk & Music) @ Luxemburg (Philharmonie) on May 24
• Aldous Harding @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 01
• Julia Jacklin @ Luxemburg (Rotondes) on August 20
• William Fitzsimmons @ Esch (Rockhal, The Floor) on October 10

Other very good gigs were:

• Manu Delago @ Luxemburg (Philharmonie) on January 10
• Pascal Schumacher (Rosace 8) @ Luxemburg (Philharmonie) on January 30
• Die Nerven @ Freiburg (Waldsee) on February 17
• Walls & Birds (supporting Die Nerven) @ Freiburg (Waldsee) on February 17
• Cherry Glazerr @ Luxemburg (Rotondes) on April 08
• Crippled Black Phoenix @ Köln (Luxor) on April 10
• Soap & Skin @ Köln (Gloria) on April 11
• Element Of Crime @ Frankfurt-am-Main (Jahrhunderthalle) on May 11
• Isolation Berlin (supporting Element Of Crime) @ Frankfurt-am-Main (Jahrhunderthalle) on May 11
• Bon Iver @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on May 31
• Stereolab @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on May 31
• Julia Holter @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 02
• Bon Iver @ Esch (Rockhal) on June 04
• Amanda Palmer @ Luxemburg (Conservatoire) on September 27
• Martin Kohlstedt @ Luxemburg (Conservatoire) on September 29
• Nils Frahm @ Luxemburg (Philharmonie) on October 08
• Ibrahim Maalouf @ Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on October 20
• Francesco Tristano @ Luxemburg (Philharmonie) on November 09
• Niels Frevert @ Mannheim (Alte Feuerwache) on December 06
• Aishinka (Carte Blanche Claire Parsons) @ Luxemburg (Brasserie Wenzel@Abtei Neumünster) on December 15

My discoveries of the year 2019

• Big Thief
• Andrew Bird
• Stella Donnelly
• Fontaines DC
• Cherry Glazerr
• Kate Tempest
• Niels Frevert
• Julia Jacklin
• Lana Del Rey
• Nils Frahm
• Bodi Bill
• Pomme
• Die Heiterkeit

and also Manu Delago,   Pascal Schumacher,   Walls & Birds,   Chilly Gonzales,   Stereolab,   Lucy Dacus,   Mac DeMarco,   Wooden Shijps,   Whispering Sons,   Claire Parsons / Aishinka,   SHHT,   C'est Karma,   Spiritualized,   Weyes Blood,   The Düsseldorf Düsterboys,   Karina,   Better Oblivion Community Center,   The Claypool Lennon Delirium,   Silver Jews,   The Metal Hearts,   Óbó,   Doctorella,   Adrianne Lenker,   Melanie De Biasio,  

My CDs of the year 2019

Putzlicht by Niels Frevert
Two Hands by Big Thief

• Braindrops by Tropical Fuck Storm
• The book of traps and lessons by Kate Tempest
• Designer by Aldous Harding
• Kinship by She Keeps Bees
• Birth of violence by Chelsea Wolfe
• Stuffed & ready by Cherry Glazerr
• Norman fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey
• les failles by Pomme
• Was passiert ist by Die Heiterkeit
• Lux Prima by Karen O, Danger Mouse
• Free by Iggy Pop
• My finest work yet by Andrew Bird
• U.F.O.F. by Big Thief
• Better Oblivion Community Center by Better Oblivion Community Center
• Remind me tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten
• Crushing by Julia Jacklin
• Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.
• Wave by Patrick Watson
• South Of Reality by The Claypool Lennon Delirium

My CDs of the year 2018

Fake by DIE NERVEN

• Die besten Jahre by International Music
• God's Favorite Customer by Father John Misty
• Wanderer by Cat Power
• Landfall by Laurie Anderson
• Schafe, Monster und Mäuse by Element Of Crime
• From Gas to Solid/You Are My Friend by Soap & Skin
• High as hope by Florence & The Machine
• Among Horses III (EP) by Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover
• Negative Capability by Marianne Faithfull
• Hunter by Anna Calvi
• Aviary by Julia Holter
• Molecules by Sophie Hunger
• En amont by Alain Bashung

Live concerts 2018 - my personal top 8 (+10)

The most impressive gig I attended was:

• Yo La Tengo @ Bruxelles (Ancienne Belgique) on May 20

Plus 3 excellent gigs:

• Belle And Sebastian @ Esch (Rockhal) on February 11
• Wye Oak @ Luxemburg (De Gudde Wëllen) on April 22
• The National @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 09
• Father John Misty @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 10
• Queens Of The Stone Age @ Esch (Rockhal) on June 15
• Flaming Lips @ Esch (Rockhal) on November 12
• Einstürzende Neubauten @ Luxemburg (Philharmonie) on November 13

Other very good gigs were:

• Faber @ Luxemburg (Rotondes) on February 23
• All Them Witches @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 08
• Slowdive @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 09
• Rodriguez @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 10
• Pearl Jam @ Werchter (Rock Werchter) on July 07
• Me + Marie @ Luxemburg (De Gudde Wëllen) on October 17
• Olafur Arnalds @ Luxemburg (Philharmonie) on October 20
• Dillon @ Mannheim (Nationaltheater) on October 27
• John Parish @ Arlon (Entrepôt) on November 28
• Jeanne Added @ Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on December 16

My discoveries of the year 2018

• All Them Witches
• Einstürzende Neubauten
• International Music
• Faber
• Jeanne Added
• Belle And Sebastian
• The Choppy Bumpy Peaches
• Isolation Berlin
• Der Nino aus Wien

and also José González,   Ólafur Arnalds,   Unknown Mortal Orchestra,   Superorganism,   The Breeders,   John Parish,   Gina Été,   Lovain,   Nilüfer Yanya,   Angela Aux,   Alva Lün,   Lady Sir,   Safia Nolin,   P.A.Hülsenbeck,   Goat Girl,   Totengeläut,   Distance,Light&Sky,  

My discoveries of the year 2017

• Lambchop
• And Also The Trees
• Rodriguez
• Vic Chesnutt
• Heisskalt
• Andy Shauf
• Mitski

and also Laura Gibson,   Ry X,   Cigarettes After Sex,   Me + Marie,   Matthew Matilda,   Gurr,   Nadia Reid,   Jane Weaver,   The Mystery Lights,   Brand New,   Belgrad,   Anna Tivel,   Warhaus  

My CDs of the year 2017

Kind by DILLON

• I See You by The XX
• Luciferian Towers by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
• Live by Heisskalt
• Every Country's Sun by Mogwai
• Modern Kosmology by Jane Weaver
• Jen Cloher by Jen Cloher
• Flotus by Lambchop
• Semper Femina by Laura Marling
• Preservation by Nadia Reid
• Amor Fati by Bertrand Cantat
• Cigarettes After Sex by Cigarettes After Sex
• Party by Aldous Harding
• I'm Not Your Man by Marika Hackman
• Every Valley by Public Service Broadcasting
• Science Fiction by Brand New
• Pleasure by Feist
• Dark Matter by Randy Newman
• Cluster by An Pierlé

Live concerts 2017 - my personal top 4 (+18)

The most impressive gig I attended was:

• Radiohead @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 18

Plus 3 excellent gigs:

• Camille @ Luxemburg (Abtei Neumünster) on July 06
• Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds @ Esch (Rockhal) on October 10
• Mogwai @ Leipzig (Täubchenthal) on November 02

Other very good gigs were:

• Andy Shauf @ Luxemburg (Rotondes) on February 17
• Renaud @ Amnéville (Galaxie) on March 14
• Russian Circles @ Bruxelles (Botanique) on March 17
• Heisskalt @ Trier (Mergener Hof) on April 13
• Me + Marie @ Luxemburg (De Gudde Wëllen) on May 25
• The Mystery Lights @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 16
• Metronomy @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 16
• Mitski @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 17
• Andy Shauf @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 17
• Arcade Fire @ Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 17
• Seasick Steve @ Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on June 28
• Warhaus @ Luxemburg (Food for your senses-Festival) on August 07
• diab Quintet @ Rossignol-Tintigny (Gaume Jazz-Festival) on August 13
• Aldous Harding @ Luxemburg (Rotondes) on August 15
• Haley Heynderickx @ Luxemburg (Konrad Cafe & Bar) on September 26
• Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Strasbourg (La Laiterie) on October 21
• Lambchop @ Dudelange (opderschmelz) on October 27
• Fink @ Esch (Rockhal) on November 14

My CDs of the year 2016

Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds

• Blackstar by David BOWIE
• The Party by Andy SHAUF
• Not to Disappear by DAUGHTER
• Masterpiece by BIG THIEF
• The Wilderness by EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
• 22, A Million by BON IVER
• The Hope Six Demolition Project by PJ HARVEY
• Superheroes, Ghost-Villains & Stuff by The NOTWIST
• Puberty 2 by MITSKI
• A Moon Shaped Pool by RADIOHEAD
• Going, Going... by The WEDDING PRESENT
• Empire Builder by Laura GIBSON
• Schmilco by WILCO
• Renaud by RENAUD
• Dream Darling by The SLOW SHOW
• Guidance by RUSSIAN CIRCLES
• Heads Up by WARPAINT
• Bronze by CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX

My discoveries of the year 2016

• BEAK>
• Aldous HARDING
• SPAIN
• Ibrahim MAALOUF
• Kristín ANNA
• MÚM
• BJÖRK
• THE WEDDING PRESENT
• Haley HEYNDERICKX

and also ÁSGEIR,   Steven WILSON,   Julien BAKER,   SLEAFORD MODS,   MOON DUO,   PSYCHIC ILLS,   Fernand ZESTE,   Cate LE BON,   Ben CAPLAN and the Casual Smokers,   Jóhann JÓHANNSSON,   DIE NERVEN,   Cass MC COMBS,   FENSTER

Live concerts 2016 - my personal top 10 (+13)

The most impressive gig I attended was:

• Beak> at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 19

Plus 9 excellent gigs:

• Daughter at Paris (La Gaîté lyrique) on January 30
• Lanterns On The Lake at Bruxelles (Botanique) on February 24
• Anna Ternheim at Berlin (Heimathafen Neukölln) on April 05
• Low at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 18
• Explosions In The Sky at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 19
• Wilco at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 19
• Damien Rice at Brugge (Cactus Music Festival) on July 09
• PJ Harvey at Esch (Rockhal) on October 18
• The Musical Box at Esch (Rockhal) on November 28

Other very good gigs were:

• Scout Niblett at Leipzig (Conne Island) on March 31
• Element Of Crime at Mannheim (Capitol) on April 09
• Get Well Soon at Luxemburg (Rotondes) on Mai 29
• Spain at Luxemburg (Bar National) on June 07
• Band Of Horses at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 19
• Ásgeir at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 19
• Kristín Anna at Reykjavik (Mengi) on July 28
• Ben Caplan and the Casual Smokers at Luxemburg (De Gudde Wëllen) on September 28
• Daughter at Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on October 16
• The Wedding Present at Luxemburg (Bar National) on October 24
• Haley Heynderickx at Luxemburg (Konrad Cafe & Bar) on December 06
• The Notwist at Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on December 13
• Crippled Black Phoenix at Köln (Underground) on December 21

My CDs of the year 2015

Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan STEVENS

• Ones and Sixes by LOW
• Love Songs for Robots by Patrick WATSON
• Beings by LANTERNS ON THE LAKE
• Live at the Music Hall by PHOSPHORESCENT
• The Race for Space by PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
• Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney BARNETT
• Marks To Prove by THE MACCABEES
• Edge of the Sun by CALEXICO
• Red & Black Light by Ibrahim MAALOUF
• White Water by THE SLOW SHOW
• I Love You,Honeybear by Father John MISTY
• Have You in My Wilderness by Julia HOLTER
• Grey Tickles Black Pressure by John GRANT

My discoveries of the year 2015

• SLOWDIVE
• TRUST FUND
• THE BE GOOD TANYAS
• Frazey FORD
• PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
• THUS OWLS
• FINK
• O

and also SOUTH SAN GABRIEL,   Julia HOLTER,   FLYING HORSEMAN,   BLACK YAYA,   SONGHOY BLUES,   SYD ARTHUR,   Marika HACKMAN,   Seren The Heron,   John GRANT,   ZEFUR WOLVES,   TORRES,   Bill CALLAHAN,   HEARTBEAT PARADE,   MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY

Live concerts 2015 - my personal top 6 (+22)

The most impressive gig I attended was:

• Patrick Watson at Esch (Rockhal) on May 14

Plus 5 excellent gigs:

• Slowdive at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 22
• Sufjan Stevens at Luxemburg (Grand Théâtre) on September 26
• Sophie Hunger at Esch (Rockhal) on Mai 12
• Trust Fund at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 22
• Public Service Broadcasting at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 23

Other very good gigs were:

• Archive at Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on February 24
• Alice Sara Ott / Francesco Tristano at Luxemburg (Philharmonie) on February 25
• Fink at Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on February 27
• Lay Low Luxemburg (De Gudde Wëllen) on April 15
• Villagers at Esch (Rockhal) on Mai 9
• Alin Coen Band at Saarbrücken (Kleiner Klub) on Mai 17
• O at Mannheim (Maifeld Derby Festival) on Mai 23
• Mogwai at Mannheim (Maifeld Derby Festival) on Mai 23
• The Slow Show at Esch (Rockhal) on June 1
• First Aid Kit at Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on June 24
• Alt-J at Rock-A-Field Festival (Roeser) on July 5
• Tom Robinson at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 21
• Calexico at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 21
• Syd Arthur at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 22
• Marika Hackman at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 22
• Songhoy Blues at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 22
• Birth Of Joy at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 22
• Black Yaya at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 23
• Sylvan Esso at Green Man Festival(Wales) on August 23
• Tocotronic at Saarbrücken (Garage) on October 14
• Low at Bruxelles (Ancienne Belgique) on October 30
• Balthazar at Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on November 9

My discoveries of the year 2014

• Scout NIBLETT
• MAD ABOUT MOUNTAINS
• BROKEN TWIN
• Angel OLSEN
• PHOSPHORESCENT
• DARK DARK DARK
• DANIELLE ATE THE SANDWICH
• FOALS

and also LOW,   CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS,   Sharon VAN ETTEN,   GIANT SAND,   Howe GELB,   SEA+AIR,   SYLVAN ESSO,   Alain BASHUNG,   THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN BLUEGRASS BAND,   BRNS,   TIMBER TIMBRE,   KING DALTON,   THE STROKES,   GIRLS IN HAWAII,   THE SOFT MOON,   THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE,   James Vincent MCMORROW,   Thomas DYBDAHL,   MARBLE SOUNDS,   tUnE-yArDs,   HOZIER,   DILLON,   Connan MOCKASIN,   GRAND BLANC,   LANTERNS ON THE LAKE,   Edward SHARPE & The Magnetic Zeros,   LILY & MADELEINE,   Shelby LYNNE,   GAMBLES,   THE NIGHTWATCHMAN,   SHE KEEPS BEES,   TINY RUINS,   Andrew BIRD,   Robert SCOTT,   Herman DUNE,   HOW SAD,   WAKE ISLAND,   ALVVAYS,   IBEYI,   THE BEAR THAT WASN'T,   Torgeir WALDEMAR

My Songs/Playlist Of The Year

Live concerts 2014 - my personal top 7 (+16)

The most impressive gig I attended was:

• Warpaint at Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on August 26

Plus 6 excellent gigs:

• An Pierlé at Arlon (Entrepôt) on January 24
• Madensuyu at Arlon (Entrepôt) on February 2
• The Flaming Lips at Bruxelles (Cirque royal-Nuits du Botanique) on Mai 24
• Balthazar at Beuningen (Down The Rabbit Hole) on June 28
• Warpaint at Beuningen (Down The Rabbit Hole) on June 29
• Courtney Barnett at Beuningen (Down The Rabbit Hole) on June 29

Other very good gigs were:

• Alin Coen Band at Trier (Tufa) on January 22
• Heather Nova at Luxemburg (Abtei Neumünster) on February 3
• Wye Oak at Bruxelles (Botanique) on March 21
• Détroit at Esch (Rockhal) on Mai 6
• The Brian Jonestown Massacre at Beuningen (Down The Rabbit Hole) on June 27
• tUnE-yArDs at Beuningen (Down The Rabbit Hole) on June 28
• Hozier at Beuningen (Down The Rabbit Hole) on June 29
• Foals at Beuningen (Down The Rabbit Hole) on June 29
• Eels at Luxemburg (Théâtre Municipal) on July 8
• Van Morrison at Stuttgart on July 17
• Angel Olsen at Luxemburg (Exit 07) on August 12
• Mad About Mountains at Houffalize (La Truite Magique-Festival) on August 22
• King Dalton at Houffalize (La Truite Magique-Festival) on August 22
• The Notwist at Esch (Rockhal) on October 27
• Lamb at Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on November 11
• Courtney Barnett at Esch (Rockhal, Sonic Visions Festival) on November 21

Live concerts 2013 - my personal top 9 (+18)

The most impressive gigs I attended were:

• Damien Rice at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 22
• Sigur Rós at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 23
• Sophie Hunger at Luxembourg (Den Atelier) on December 11

Plus 6 excellent gigs:

• Neil Young at Esch (Rockhal) on July 11
• Sophie Hunger at Winterthur (Musikfestwochen), on August 23
• Element Of Crime at Winterthur (Musikfestwochen), on August 23
• Travis at Winterthur (Musikfestwochen), on August 24
• 65daysofstatic at Arlon (Entrepôt) on October 19
• Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds at Esch (Rockhal) on November 15

Other very good gigs were:

• Amatorski at Esch (Rockhalcafé) on February 8
• Portishead at Esch (Rockhal) on March 11
• Alt-J at Esch (Rockhal) on June 19
• Kashmir at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 22
• Swans at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 22
• Savages at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 22
• Local Natives at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 23
• The Black Angels at Tilburg (Best Kept Secret Festival) on June 23
• Dead Can Dance at Luxemburg (Abtei Neumünster) on July 3
• Amanda Palmer (and the Grand Theft Orchestra) at Esch (Rockhal) on July 8
• House Of Wolves at Luxemburg (Exit 07) on August 25
• Ane Brun at Esch (Rockhal) on October 16
• Agnes Obel at Esch (Rockhal) on November 2
• The National at Esch (Rockhal) on November 6
• Daughter at Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on November 17
• Sigur Rós at Esch (Rockhal, Sonic Visions Festival) on November 23
• Dear Reader at Esch (Rockhalcafé, Sonic Visions Festival) on November 23
• Al Di Meola at Luxemburg (Den Atelier) on November 29

My discoveries of the year 2013

• AMATORSKI
• THE BLACK ANGELS
• Ane BRUN
• Amanda PALMER
• VILLAGERS
• BALTHAZAR

and also Anna TERNHEIM,   Marie FISKER,   Jen CLOHER,   Courtney BARNETT,   THIS IS THE KIT,   RUE ROYALE,   MODDI,   HOUSE OF WOLVES,   Kat FRANKIE,   BOARDS OF CANADA,   MAZZY STAR,   LUCIUS,   BRIGITTE,   Jeanne CHERHAL,   BOY,   FOR NOAH,   Keren ANN,   MARBLE SOUNDS,   MY BLOODY VALENTINE,   ATOMS FOR PEACE,   SAVAGES,   Mikhael PASKALEV,   BLACK LIPS,   SUUNS,   WAXAHATCHEE,   SON LUX

Christmas music compilation 2013

2 CD (mp3)

My CDs of the year 2013

If You Leave by DAUGHTER

• Push The Sky Away by Nick CAVE And The Bad Seeds
• Trouble Will Find Me by The NATIONAL
• Wild Light by 65DAYSOFSTATIC
• We're Not The Ones We Thought We Were by ALIN COEN BAND
• The Rules of Fire by Sophie HUNGER
• Memorial by RUSSIAN CIRCLES
• Silence Yourself by SAVAGES
• Aventine by Agnes OBEL
• Rivonia by DEAR READER
• Kveikur by SIGUR RÓS
• All Your Life - A Tribute To The Beatles by Al DI MEOLA
• Stabat Mater by MADENSUYU

My CDs of the year 2012

Narrow by SOAP&SKIN

• The Lion's Roar by FIRST AID KIT
• Algiers (& Bonus Live-CD Spiritoso) by CALEXICO
• The Light The Dead See by SOULSAVERS
• (Mankind) the Crafty Ape by CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX
• An Awesome Wave by ALT-J
• The Danger Of Light by Sophie HUNGER
• Sweet Sour by BAND OF SKULLS
• Sun by CAT POWER
• With Us Until You're Dead by ARCHIVE
• Banga by Patti SMITH
• The Scarlet Beast O' Seven Heads by GET WELL SOON