Flashing OFF the Record
MUSIC makes me Lose Control! More beats than a Missy/Timbaland collaboration...
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Monday, October 26, 2026
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Album of the year update!
So this year things gonna be slightly different.....
Every feature album from 2026 is up for the Album of 2026. From The Kid Laroi's, Before I Forget, right up until Chase & Status, Generic Everything.
There will also be a Friday Flash(back) of 2026. So a second album of the year. So of season one's albums Friday Flash(back)'s arrived in 2025, so some may not make the short like. For example Lily Allen's West End Girl.
A short list for both the Album of 2026 and Friday Flash(back), will come in December. The biggest 200 songs will also be back for 2026 later this year/early next.
I've also like Matt Corby. It's a rainy morning in Melbourne. So Matt seems the perfect act to chill to on a cool October morning. Look out for the short lists soon.
Friday, October 23, 2026
Friday Flash(back) - The Avalanches — No Bad Memories
No Bad Memories is the fourth studio album from Australian electronic group the Avalanches.
Released last Friday through Modular Recordings. The album features guest appearances from artists including Rivers Cuomo, Panda Bear, Haruomi Hosono, Jessy Lanza, Karen O, Erick the Architect, Jamie xx, Ryoji Ikeda, Suzanne Ciani, Haley Joel Osment, Mike Patton and Carly Simon. What a dream line up.
In the second to last Friday Flash(back) for 2026, it's time to shine the spotlight on some Aussie legends!
The Avalanches formed in Melbourne in 1997. They have released four studio albums, Since I Left You (2000), Wildflower (2016), We Will Always Love You (2020), and No Bad Memories. They perform a hybrid live show that also incorporates elements of DJing. The group currently consists of co-founding members Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi, as well as multi-instrumentalist Andy Szekeres.
The band is an exponent of the plunderphonics genre, and their first album, Since I Left You, has been recognised by many critics as the most important example of the genre.
Whilst there is usually a wee bit of time between records, the group is much loved, multi award winning and a great way to see out 2026 and the second season of the Friday Flash(back).
With one last group or artist to score the spotlight next week, who will it be?
Come back next week to find out. Now I'm off to the home of the Avalanches, Melbourne. Come back for a new feature record on Monday. Laters!


