2025 SUMMARY
I had every intention of posting this earlier this month, but this year’s January is running away from me. It’s not a bad thing however, as the beginning of the year in this latitude can often feel like inhabiting Mordor - dark, hopeless, grey, where time is stretched beyond limits and where the thought of spring and light is but a memory. It turns out that flying off to Italy on January 2nd can help with that predicament massively. Who would’ve thought? My partner and I spent some time in Palermo (18 degrees Celsius, thank you very much) and then Milan and since coming back, my work has been in overdrive. I’m in the middle of the Celtic Connections festival, which I’m delighted to be covering 3rd year in a row, and which will inevitably be the subject of the next blog post (in anticipation, you’re welcome to check out previous years’ outings here and here). On top of that, I’ve got major projects with Horse, Kris Drever and Rainbow Room underway so I’m a bit stretched at the moment. Again, not a bad thing at all, I’m enjoying the work and it keeps my mind from worrying about that massive tax bill hanging over my head. But hey, life of a freelancer, right? Anyway, enough rambling. Here are some of my favourite images from 2025 as well as the music I was listening to. Enjoy and have a wonderful 2026.
ALBUMS OF 2025
Euro-Country CMAT
Owls, Omens, and Oracles Valerie June
Man’s Best Friend Sabrina Carpenter
Lux Rosalía
Through The Wall Rochelle Jordan
Lifetime Erika de Casier
Lay Low Eddie Chacon
Vie Doja Cat
Addison Addison Rae
Can’t Lose My (Soul) Annie & The Caldwells
That’s Showbiz Baby! Jade
SONGS OF 2025
Wrong Annie & The Caldwells
Headphones On Addison Rae
Euro-Country CMAT
Balenciaga Covered Eyes Agnes
Type Dangerous Mariah Carey
Dopamine Robyn
Jealous Type Doja Cat
Tears Sabrina Carpenter
Berghain Rosalía
Doing It To Rochelle Jordan