It was Christmas Eve, and I had taken the opportunity of a free night in the seasonal window to spend time with some mates — a brief respite from the obligatory yet pleasant series of family feasts.

Here’s a bunch of stuff I really liked this year, ranked. One thought: there was a metric arsetonne of great music this…

There were records in 2017. Many of them good. Here’s 20 of them I liked.

20. Jen Cloher — Jen Cloher

Her partner achieved success almost instantly, and it seemed to drive Jen Cloher to make her best…

People don’t think too much about the 200th ranked tennis player in the world. Right now, it’s a yank called Noah Rubin (the women’s rankings that I quickly googled stopped at 100). You’ve likely never heard of him; nor had I. He’s still in contention for the Australian Open, having won…

OK here we go. I haven’t really checked but if this 25 Fave Records list fails your or a generalised diversity list, I apologise in advance.

25. NAO — For All We Know

We’ve gone through the 90s RnB revival but skipped the 80s funk revival, which…