Ben Patrick
@benpatrick
Music and Gig obsessive with a love of all things Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Brian Eno, Kate Bush, Wilco, Super Furry Animals, Sparks, Nick Cave, Billy Bragg...Cat owner x2, Eastleigh FC season ticket holder.
#NowPlaying Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and their Barafundle LP. A Welsh masterpiece and a band I adore. 🎶🎶
I've been looking forward to today for a long time. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds & The Flaming Lips part of a brilliant lineup in Brighton today. Giving Wild God a spin before travelling over from Southampton. #nowplaying #gig #prestonpark
Is there a more seismic debut album then The Beatles- Please Please Me? The very start of the most remarkable musical journey. #5debutalbumssf3 #NowPlaying
Reading about The Beatles brings me pure joy, so this BFI Film Classics book about A Hard Day's Night by Samira Ahmed really hit the spot. I love all the geeky details and would highly recommend it! #booksky
Bob Dylan ticket for his Bournemouth gig secured! 🎶🎶 Now to wait to try for the London dates later this week. 🙏🤞
1. Paul McCartney - McCartney 2. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band 3. Kate Bush - The Kick Inside 4. Portishead - Dummy 5. The Velvet Underground & Nico - S/T (I am sure they won't need my help to go through- iconic) #5debutalbumssf1 If McCartney is in the draw, he will always come out #1 for me!
We have had the most glorious week in North Wales camping in our little Citroen Berlingo. We've stayed at Shell Island, Llandudno, Llangollen and attempted to visit most places in between! Culminated in seeing Super Furry Animals in Llangollen!
The mighty Super Furry Animals were just incredible performing Mwng in it's entirety last night in Llangollen! SFA OK!
This album is special. The excitement is building for their Llangollen gig in a couple of weeks playing the LP in full. We will be spending the week leading up to the gig driving/camping around North West Wales/Snowdonia in our little van. #NowPlaying Super Furry Animals- mwng #SFAOK
Happy Birthday, Paul McCartney! His music has soundtracked my life and not a day goes by without listening to him. I queued for 26 hours in Oxford Street to meet him to have a cd signed, my wife walked down the aisle to Here, There & Everywhere and so much more. Here's to you Paul! 🎶🎶
Seeing the mighty Sparks in Bournemouth this evening. I'm a little bit excited!
This evening's listening is exclusively Sparks ahead of their Bournemouth gig on Wednesday. Genius. #sparks #mad #nowplaying
Hi, A tough one this round. So many amazing debut LPs. #5debutalbums2026 1. Divorce - Drive to Goldenhammer 2. Harp - Albion 3. The Tubs - Dead Meat 4. The New Eves - The New Eve Is Rising 5. Mandrake Handshake - Earth-Sized Worlds So close: Wet Leg, Melin Melyn, Panic Shack and so many more!
#NowPlaying Paul McCartney - The Boys Of Dungeon Lane. It's a blessing to still be able to immerse yourself in new music by a Beatle. 🙏🎶
#NowPlaying Eels - Beautiful Freak You forget this is a debut album with how accomplished it is. #5DebutAlbums9599
#NowPlaying Wilco A.M. - One of my favourite bands. What an album. #5DebutAlbums9599
I remain completely obsessed with the Jeff Tweedy song Feel Free from the Twilight Override LP. My earworm since its release. This is a snippet from his London show at Islington Assembly Hall earlier in the year. #jefftweedy #wilco #gig
Found the lads in Shrewsbury. ❤️ #thebeatles #john #paul #george #ringo
Super Furry Animals were magic in Cardiff on Saturday. SFA OK! Roll on Llangollen!
Made the journey up from Southampton for Bob Dylan tonight in Coventry. I cannot wait! Roll on 8pm! #dylan #roughandrowdyways
The big, beautiful The Beatles In Mono box set has arrived. I am ecstatic to finally have a copy! 🎶🎶 #thebeatles #paulmccartney #johnlennon #georgeharrison #ringostarr #vinyl