Here are the answers to the quiz in this week's newsletter. We hope you enjoyed it!
1. Our artist of the year, Jessica Pratt, collaborated with A$AP Rocky on a track this year. The song's called 'HIGHJACK' and we love it and highly recommend giving it a listen.
2. The D.C. in Fontaines D.C.'s name stands for Dublin City.
3. Adrianne Lenker recorded her first album at age 13 with her father as her manager.
4. 'Empty and Silent' from Mount Kimbie's 2024 album features King Krule on vocal duties.
5. Alessandro "Asso" Stefana in a Fifteen Questions interview which you can read here
6. The first live band Liam Bailey saw Supergrass at Rock City in Nottingham.
7. Jumbo Adam's favourite album of the year is 'Love In Constant Spectacle' by Jane Weaver.
8. Eiko Ishibashi composed the soundtrack for Evil Does Not Exist directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. The other Hamaguchi film she worked on the soundtrack for was Drive My Car (2021).
9. Beak> made their first album in just 12 days but spent two years working on their new album '>>>>'.
10. The missing word in the lyric from Kim Gordon's song 'I'm A Man'... 'Don't call me _______ / Just because I like your butt/ It's not my fault I was born a man' is 'toxic'.
11. The White Stripes - Elephant.
12. As is tradition, Libby made her annual appearance in our end of year magazine - twice in fact! Once on the red mug on the front cover and a second time wearing one of our Jumbo caps next to the intro text on the front page.
You might have noticed that most of these questions relate to our albums of the year. If you're interested, you can pick up a copy of the magazine from the shop, Hyde Park Picture House or order one from the magazine section of our website for free.
1. Our artist of the year, Jessica Pratt, collaborated with A$AP Rocky on a track this year. The song's called 'HIGHJACK' and we love it and highly recommend giving it a listen.
2. The D.C. in Fontaines D.C.'s name stands for Dublin City.
3. Adrianne Lenker recorded her first album at age 13 with her father as her manager.
4. 'Empty and Silent' from Mount Kimbie's 2024 album features King Krule on vocal duties.
5. Alessandro "Asso" Stefana in a Fifteen Questions interview which you can read here
6. The first live band Liam Bailey saw Supergrass at Rock City in Nottingham.
7. Jumbo Adam's favourite album of the year is 'Love In Constant Spectacle' by Jane Weaver.
8. Eiko Ishibashi composed the soundtrack for Evil Does Not Exist directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. The other Hamaguchi film she worked on the soundtrack for was Drive My Car (2021).
9. Beak> made their first album in just 12 days but spent two years working on their new album '>>>>'.
10. The missing word in the lyric from Kim Gordon's song 'I'm A Man'... 'Don't call me _______ / Just because I like your butt/ It's not my fault I was born a man' is 'toxic'.
11. The White Stripes - Elephant.
12. As is tradition, Libby made her annual appearance in our end of year magazine - twice in fact! Once on the red mug on the front cover and a second time wearing one of our Jumbo caps next to the intro text on the front page.
You might have noticed that most of these questions relate to our albums of the year. If you're interested, you can pick up a copy of the magazine from the shop, Hyde Park Picture House or order one from the magazine section of our website for free.
