"It’s been a cracking year" says Ken as he share his Top tens 

 Albums

1.    Fontaines D C – Dogrel
2.    The National – I Am Easy To Find
3.    Foals – Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1
4.    Kate Tempest – The Book Of Traps and Lessons
5.    Stella Donnelly – Beware Of The Dogs
6 .   Lankum – The Livelong Day
7 .   Liam Gallagher – Why Me? Why Not?
8.    Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka
9.    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Infest The Rat’s Nest
10.  Self Esteem – Compliments Please

Top Track - Kate Tempest – People’s Faces

Album of the Decade - The War On Drugs – 'Lost In The Dream'

Gigs

1.    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Rock City Nottingham
2 .   Black Country New Road – The Portland Arms Cambridge
3.    Dido – Hammersmith Apollo London
4 .   The National – Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
5.    Black Mountain – The Garage London
6.   Get Cape Wear Cape Fly – The Borderline London
7.    Jim Jones and The Righteous Mind – The Portland Arms Cambridge
8.    British Sea Power – The Lexington London
9.    Steve Mason – Colchester Arts Centre
10.  Pictish Trail – The Lexington London

Festival Performances

1.    The Cure – Glastonbury, Pyramid Stage
2.    Foals – Glastonbury, Park Stage
3.    Kate Tempest – End Of The Road, Woods Stage
4.    Stella Donnelly – End Of The Road, Garden Stage
5.    Lankum – Glastonbury, Park Stage
6.    Michael Kiwanuka – Glastonbury, Park Stage
7.    Pictish Trail – Howlin’ Fling Eigg
8.    Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – End Of The Road, Big Top Stage
9.    Self Esteem – Glastonbury, Crow’s Nest Stage
10.  The Comet Is Coming – Green Man, Far Out Stage