Tom Dunne: A grinchy kind of year, but we did get Abba and The Beatles

It was a tough year for many people, but at least we again get to say thank-you for the music

Fri, 31 Dec, 2021 - 08:30

2021, a year that will need to hire a publicist. The sting in its tail undid all the good work it had done over summer. If it doesn’t want to be remembered as the Grinch that stole Christmas it will need more spin than a Tory Party press release. And for a while it had looked so good.

It had delivered albums I will treasure long after the antigen tests have gone. Beautiful works from Aimee Mann, For Those I Love, Public Service Broadcasting, Mick Flannery, The Coral and so many more. Somehow, amongst the chaos creativity thrived. And as for the comebacks… well.

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