The Listening Log

A quiet space for music, speech, memory, and reflection.

Listening without algorithms. Writing without noise.

Created by writer Derek Franklin

Recent Entries

  • Victory Or Die

    Saturday’s result looms, so the songs take over. Lemmy, Peel sessions, drifting folk and a bit of Bennett calm things down… slightly.

  • One To Go

    A must-win becomes a calm, professional victory, leaving Cambridge United one result away from automatic promotion.

  • Inside My Mind

    A drifting Manchester drive soundtracked by Orbital, house, dub and rock, where traffic, memory and music all blur into one.

  • Ugly Bastard

    From Bernard Manning to Dolly Parton, a chaotic run of comedy, pop, and country turns into an unexpectedly sharp and entertaining stretch of listening.

  • Marvellous

    Motown, 80s rock, classical calm and modern rap collide on a Friday, with music and routine quietly bringing everything back into balance.

  • Relentless

    A renewed love for Pet Shop Boys leads back to Relentless, a hidden mini-album that trades pop for mood and quietly pulls you in.