1-2-3-4!!

2083 A.D.

badtime vol. 2

demonic boy

Consensual Hits

Cum Quick Then Die

Cong!

Leather Whip

RAWWR

Badeinsel

Emergency Telephone

Right Behind You

Flag

REALITY!

HAYWIRE

Curing

Drip

WASTELAND: What Ails Our People Is Clear

Imposter

AMUSIA

Ya Bad News

Electric Drug Fuck Up

Green Fuckers

$0 EP

Southport Sharpest Weapons

ALBUM

Ton Cuir Noir De Merde / La flingue cover

Don't Get It Twisted

Side Part

Picking Up Ruby

Astro Tough

LaLaLa It's The Good Life

Nerva Sky

Cybergang

Rabbit Wench

Executioner

The Turning Wheel

The Future

Midnight Train

The Wolves Of The Orangery

Mortal

COMMUNION

On All Fours

A-Men

Gold

Florence and Selena

1984

Are we really at the dawn of 2022 already!? Reflecting on the past 12 months of new music and where I was when collating last year's round-up brings home the enormous leap forward I've had in my wellbeing and enthused anticipation for new ventures ahead. While the artists that scored my 2020 served more like urgent lifebuoys as I thrashed in a swamp of anguish and uncertainty (apologies to those who were at times on the receiving end), the heroes of 2021 soundtrack a personal rejuvenation and excitement for life once again. Hoisting myself out of the 'funk' also meant switching Heads on Sticks to a 'reduced service', but with a new site and graphics revamp, I think it was worth it! I'm excited to go back to the heartbeat of the 'ead, which is the weekly write-ups I've had to intermittently forgo throughout the year due to moving from Bristol to London, as well as other personal needs for respite. The spare time also afforded me space to unleash the '﻿<a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://headsonstickschats.podbean.com/">Heads on Sticks Chats</a>' podcast, which I frankly love doing and endeavour to deliver many more! As ever, my round-ups are arranged by cohesion and journey, so please listen in order. Neither are they necessarily the 'best of', but simply the result of a painful whittling away to the mere 25 tracks I've set as my yearly number. Not only do I hope that you discover fantastic new music, but let it serve as a conduit to new love, revitalisation, the discarding of toxicity, and pastures new! I hope you enjoy it, I'm sure you will! Tom (a fan)

The official Heads on Sticks 2021 round-up!

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Heads on Sticks 2021