The Singles Jukebox

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Month: December 2022

  • Amnesty 2022, Part Four

    Phil Collins raises an eyebrow in front of a sky blue background to promote his autobiography Not Dead Yet

    Flames to dust, lovers to friends, and so indeed Amnesty 2022 must come to an end. But our unexpected fourth day of reviews ends things on a high note. Read on for Bahia bass, an anime girl band and a diversion from Broadway. We’ll see you again when we see you. Thanks for stopping by!

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  • Amnesty 2022, Part Three

    Pam Ayres smiles on the cover of her 1976 album Some More Of Me Poems & Songs

    Our end-of-year celebration continues with a Bollywood hit, some dancefloor operatics and a dash of technopunk. But what else lies in store? And will proceedings extend into a fourth day tomorrow? Stick around to find out.

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  • Amnesty 2022, Part Two

    A mother, father and their young son admire their favourite Christmas present: a record player. Several wrapped and photoshopped presents rest beside them
     

    Today on the Jukebox’s year-end tidy-up: some UK bass, prog-gone-pop, and an international chart-topper with Albanian heritage. But which one? You’ll have to read beyond even more of our picks to find out.

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  • Amnesty 2022, Part One

    A jukebox comes home, being hoisted through the sky as a man on the roof of a house films it

    You didn’t think we’d end a year without observing tradition, did you?

    Over the next three days The Singles Jukebox does its duty. For Amnesty 2022 our writers will bring you the songs we missed, and perhaps some you missed too. Expect worldwide hits, local legends and internet curiosities. It wouldn’t be December without it.

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