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I've allocated a full week for nominations followed by another week for voting. It's a busy time of the year and I am particularly under the pump at the moment. Anyway, I hope we've all been saving up some 2024 delights and are looking forward to some new music. Go for it folks!

The next FIVE themes are:

* Cream Of 2024 - Winter - Round 2 Up on Jan 6
* Cream Of 2024 - Winter - Round 3 Up on Jan 13
* Cream Of 2024 - Winter - Round 4 Up on Jan 20
* Cream Of 2024 - Winter - Round 5 Up on Jan 27
Theme 446 - Aye Aye Captain - Song titles containing one (or more) of the homophones Aye, Eye, I, and Ai - Helen

and new ideas can be added at:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Kicking off with 2 that I heard on Radio 6 this year

Goatbrain - Goat
The Greatest Love - London Grammar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIO6T...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8zT5...

If I don't do this today I'll probably forget!

Goatbrain - Goat
The Greatest Love - London Grammar
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS
The Invisible Man -Maruja

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tdN-ygJ...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VRtkoNB...

N.B. The NORMANS album was released Jan 2024 even though this track appeared on YouTube in 2023.

after Helen

Goatbrain - Goat
The Greatest Love - London Grammar
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS
The Invisible Man -Maruja
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPy2m...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mraMN...

After Tim:

Goatbrain - Goat
The Greatest Love - London Grammar
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS
The Invisible Man -Maruja
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths
Jagged Routine - Berries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyDEL...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQNdU...

After Jim

Goatbrain - Goat
The Greatest Love - London Grammar
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS
The Invisible Man -Maruja
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths
Jagged Routine - Berries
The Ogre - Gnome
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmqPS...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbkNm...

Merry Christmas everyone, may you all have a pleasant day of it.

And as we say it here in Wales....

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! :)

theDuke wrote: "Merry Christmas everyone, may you all have a pleasant day of it.

And as we say it here in Wales....

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! :)"

Llanfair pwllg wyngyll gogery, chwyrn drob wllllanty silio gogogoch to you Duke

Merry Christmas everyone! :-)

Sj wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Merry Christmas everyone, may you all have a pleasant day of it.

And as we say it here in Wales....

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! :)"

Llanfair pwllg wyngyll gogery, chwy..."

LOL! A good effort SJ....but it's spelt like this:
Llanfair-pwll-gwyn-gyll-gogerych-wyrn-drobwll-llantysilio-gogo-goch! I wonder if you can pronounce all of that?!

It took me years and years, but i finally nailed it this year! :)

After Sera

Goatbrain - Goat
The Greatest Love - London Grammar
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS
The Invisible Man -Maruja
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths
Jagged Routine - Berries
The Ogre - Gnome
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple
Two Friends - Amy Shark
Death To Art - TISM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc4wC...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0RSs...

theDuke wrote: "Sj wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Merry Christmas everyone, may you all have a pleasant day of it.

And as we say it here in Wales....

Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! :)"

Llanfair pwllg wyngyll g..."

Sprained my tongue trying that Duke! 🤪

I don't think I'll have much to offer this year, my mind has been on home improvements for much of the year just gone...but here's first 2. I did have Goatbrain in my very short list, but that's been nom'd, thus, I'll see if i can find anything else over the next week or so:

After Val:

Goatbrain - Goat
The Greatest Love - London Grammar
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS
The Invisible Man -Maruja
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths
Jagged Routine - Berries
The Ogre - Gnome
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple
Two Friends - Amy Shark
Death To Art - TISM
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith
Anthropia - Karkara

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdvNw...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyVCb...

PS: The Gum single was released in 2023, but features on the album Ill Times, released in June this year.

after theDuke

Goatbrain - Goat
The Greatest Love - London Grammar
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS
The Invisible Man -Maruja
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths
Jagged Routine - Berries
The Ogre - Gnome
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple
Two Friends - Amy Shark
Death To Art - TISM
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith
Anthropia - Karkara
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett
The Trooper - The HU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E68lB...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WrvF...

16 nominations gives us FIVE votes each. And please remember, even if you didn't nominate, you can still vote.

Here's the playlist and you have a whole seven days to ruminate over it.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Belated best wishes to you all.
I surprised myself by liking quite a few of these!

Moths - 5
Gnome - 4
Berries - 3
TISM - 2
GUM - 1

Goatbrain - Goat
The Greatest Love - London Grammar
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS
The Invisible Man -Maruja
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths - 5
Jagged Routine - Berries - 3
The Ogre - Gnome - 4
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple
Two Friends - Amy Shark
Death To Art - TISM - 2
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 1
Anthropia - Karkara
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett
The Trooper - The HU

After Helen

Karkara - 5
Berries - 4
Peter Perrett - 3
Army Of Moths - 2
Normans - 1

Goatbrain - Goat
The Greatest Love - London Grammar
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS - 1
The Invisible Man -Maruja
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths - 7
Jagged Routine - Berries - 7
The Ogre - Gnome - 4
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple
Two Friends - Amy Shark
Death To Art - TISM - 2
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 1
Anthropia - Karkara - 5
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett - 3
The Trooper - The HU

A very good start to the latest cream of rounds..but i really enjoyed the Welsh band (In English = The Sadness of Women), & I seen on their Bandcamp site, that they've sold out of everything, including 2nd & 3rd pressings thus far of their debut album. I hope they do a 4th!

Tis odd when we get to the cream of rounds, especially the first round, that i find myself voting very early. I'm usually one of the last to put my votes in, in the regular rounds. This round we have a whole week to listen to the playlist and vote. I've already heard the playlist 6 times...& I'm ready to vote, of which i could've used a few more, but here's mine:

After Nick:

Tristwch Y Fenywod - 5
Army Of Moths - 4
Peter Perrett - 3
Gnome - 2
Goat - 1

Goatbrain - Goat - 1
The Greatest Love - London Grammar
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS - 1
The Invisible Man -Maruja
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod - 5
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths - 11
Jagged Routine - Berries - 7
The Ogre - Gnome - 5
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple
Two Friends - Amy Shark
Death To Art - TISM - 2
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 1
Anthropia - Karkara - 5
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett - 5
The Trooper - The HU

Oh....and a very merry new year to one and all, hope the London pyrotechnic display goes ahead tonight, cos i missed it last year. Good tidings to you all. :)

After Duke

NORMANS - 5
Deep Purple - 4
London Grammar - 3
GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 2
Berries - 1

Goatbrain - Goat - 1
The Greatest Love - London Grammar - 3
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS - 6
The Invisible Man -Maruja
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod - 5
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths - 11
Jagged Routine - Berries - 8
The Ogre - Gnome - 6
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple - 4
Two Friends - Amy Shark
Death To Art - TISM - 2
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 3
Anthropia - Karkara - 5
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett - 6
The Trooper - The HU

After Val

Could have done with more votes!!

5 - Maruja
4 - Berries
3 - London Grammar
2 - TISM
1 - Amy Shark

Goatbrain - Goat - 1
The Greatest Love - London Grammar - 6
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS - 6
The Invisible Man - Maruja - 5
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod - 5
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths - 11
Jagged Routine - Berries - 12
The Ogre - Gnome - 6
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple - 4
Two Friends - Amy Shark - 1
Death To Art - TISM - 3
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 3
Anthropia - Karkara - 5
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett - 6
The Trooper - The HU

Tidy:

Goatbrain - Goat - 1
The Greatest Love - London Grammar - 6
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS - 6
The Invisible Man - Maruja - 5
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod - 5
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths - 11
Jagged Routine - Berries - 12
The Ogre - Gnome - 6
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple - 4
Two Friends - Amy Shark - 1
Death To Art - TISM - 4
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 3
Anthropia - Karkara - 5
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett - 6
The Trooper - The HU

After Sera:

Gnome - 5
GUM - 4
Goat - 3
Deep Purple - 2
London Grammar - 1


Goatbrain - Goat - 4
The Greatest Love - London Grammar - 7
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS - 6
The Invisible Man - Maruja - 5
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod - 5
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths - 11
Jagged Routine - Berries - 12
The Ogre - Gnome - 11
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple - 6
Two Friends - Amy Shark - 1
Death To Art - TISM - 4
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 7
Anthropia - Karkara - 5
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett - 6
The Trooper - The HU

after Jim

Karkara - 5
Gnome - 4
Berries - 3
GUM - 2
Maruja - 1

Goatbrain - Goat - 4
The Greatest Love - London Grammar - 7
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS - 6
The Invisible Man - Maruja - 6
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod - 5
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths - 11
Jagged Routine - Berries - 15
The Ogre - Gnome - 15
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple - 6
Two Friends - Amy Shark - 1
Death To Art - TISM - 4
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 9
Anthropia - Karkara - 10
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett - 6
The Trooper - The HU

After Tim

Karkara - 4
Goat - 3
PP - 2
Amy - 1

Goatbrain - Goat - 7
The Greatest Love - London Grammar - 7
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS - 6
The Invisible Man - Maruja - 6
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod - 5
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths - 11
Jagged Routine - Berries - 15
The Ogre - Gnome - 15
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple - 6
Two Friends - Amy Shark - 2
Death To Art - TISM - 4
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 9
Anthropia - Karkara - 14
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett - 8
The Trooper - The HU

after Derek

Berries - 5
Gnome - 4
London Grammar - 3
GUM - 2
Goat - 1

Goatbrain - Goat - 8
The Greatest Love - London Grammar - 10
Anti-Crusoe - NORMANS - 6
The Invisible Man - Maruja - 6
‘Nes I Ddawnsio Efo’r Lleuad - Tristwch Y Fenywod - 5
Polytunnel - Richard Dawson
TV Times - Army Of Moths - 11
Jagged Routine - Berries - 20
The Ogre - Gnome - 19
Lazy Sod - Deep Purple - 6
Two Friends - Amy Shark - 2
Death To Art - TISM - 4
Minor Setback - GUM feat. Ambrose Kenny-Smith - 11
Anthropia - Karkara - 14
Disinfectant - Peter Perrett - 8
The Trooper - The HU

Best of 2024 (Winter) so far is Jim with 24 votes for Berries. A close second is Sera with 19 votes for Gnome. In third place is Duke with 14 votes for Karkara. Well done you three.

Wooden spoons go to Tim (Richard Dawson) and KJS (The HU).