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Album Of The Year 2025!
Andy Bracken chooses his favourite new album of 2025... My favourite new album of 2025, you ask? Just one, like always, to make it hard? I usually give it to the one that, on receipt, I play the most. I genuinely thought it would be The Cords. It was always likely to be something indie-pop, and a bit jangly, because that’s where my ears have been pointing for much of the year. Ultimately, I have a soft spot for a girl-boy dynamic, with strong melodies and a slight quirkiness.
Andy Bracken
Jan 32 min read


'TIP THE CLEANER' - A NOVEL
Press quotes relating to Tip The Cleaner
Andy Bracken
Dec 16, 20251 min read




A Review - VENICE TREACLE 'The Glass'...
A REVIEW! Not done one for ages... Venice Treacle - ‘The Glass ’ one-sided 8" lathe cut 45rpm piccy disc. On Gardener’s Delight label. LINK - https://www.345rpm.com/store/p9/VENICE_TREACLE_%22The_Glass%22_-_One_Sided_8%22_Pic_Disc.html 'A cure for the winter ills!' What a gem of a track. Pulsing, motorik, indie… If you exercised to this, you’d be knackered after half a minute. It’s like a sped-up Neu! ‘Hallogallo’, with a vocal that’s cool and understated, as if it can only j
Andy Bracken
Dec 2, 20251 min read


LAST ORDERS...
The limited hardback version of 'Tip The Cleaner' (with bonus exclusive short story), will be deleted at the end of November 2025. The paperback and Kindle versions shall remain available via Lulu and Amazon globally. So, if you were thinking about it, best act soon. Thanks. Grab the Hardback here in the UK - https://amzn.eu/d/1HBCpW2 And here for US - https://a.co/d/fcObetZ FIVE-STAR REVIEW. "If you know and read Andy's books, then just buy this and you won't be disappointed
Andy Bracken
Nov 16, 20251 min read


'Worldly Goods' paperback now available on Lulu!
'Worldly Goods' by Andy Bracken 🎶 "Every record tells a story. Every story spins a truth." 🎶 His siblings got the worldly goods—business, house, heirlooms. Danny Goods got 7,500 vinyl records and a lingering sense of injustice. For six years, the collection gathers dust. Then, with plans to sell, Danny begins flipping through the sleeves… and finds something unexpected. Hidden inside select albums are letters from his late father, Bill—each one a portal to a memory, a mome
Andy Bracken
Nov 9, 20251 min read


'Tip The Cleaner' available from Lulu!
'Tip The Cleaner' by Andy Bracken - GET IT FROM LULU, an independent publisher. Lulu is the world's largest independent bookstore! I'll look to add the back catalogue there soon.
Andy Bracken
Oct 31, 20251 min read


NEW BOOK AVAILABLE NOW!
Andy Bracken's new novel, 'Tip The Cleaner', is available now! New novel - Tip The Cleaner by Andy Bracken front cover. New novel - Tip The Cleaner by Andy Bracken back cover. AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL AMAZON WORLDWIDE! UK LINKS:- Limited Signature Hardback with bonus short story - https://amzn.eu/d/1hwiCCx Paperback - https://amzn.eu/d/2iFLE7l Ebook - https://amzn.eu/d/cQBk9Tg "The problem is, it's too good, and too well written. Your regulars will read it in no time, and be
Andy Bracken
Oct 25, 20251 min read


NEW NOVEL, COMING IN OCTOBER!
Andy Bracken's latest book, 'Tip The Cleaner', coming mid-October on limited hardback, paperback, and Kindle ebook! MORE INFORMATION SOON!
Andy Bracken
Sep 30, 20251 min read


Bracken Interview With...
I caught up with Mike Kennedy - stalwart of the south Wales music scene, and someone who has become a very supportive and trusted friend....
Andy Bracken
Sep 30, 20254 min read


You can't go wrong buying books as gifts!
Go get them for the book lover in your life... https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0BK52H22Y/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=41a049c3-6904...
Andy Bracken
Jun 28, 20251 min read


A NEW ANDY BRACKEN NOVEL!
A new Andy Bracken novel coming in late-Summer 2025
Andy Bracken
Jun 26, 20251 min read


MONO!
Mono, a record shop in Växjö Sweden, take stock.
Andy Bracken
Jun 26, 20251 min read


Where can I get your records and books?
It's something I'm asked quite frequently - where can I get your books and records? See below for shops that stock our records. All vinyl...
Andy Bracken
Jun 26, 20252 min read


BUY NOW - Hausfrauen Experiment 'The End of The World'
Marigold-Yellow vinyl album. Limited edition of 200 copies. 10 tracks, 45rpm, 140g vinyl. UK, Germany, Sweden - £24 shipped via...
Andy Bracken
Jun 26, 20252 min read


Things that drop in the in-box...
Dim in France, "a fan photo for the release of Hausfrauen experiment. I love the album. The production is perfect. And it remembered me...
Andy Bracken
Jun 5, 20251 min read


In stock at Norman Records, Leeds, UK.
www.normanrecords.com What Norman says... "Hausfrauen serve up a gloriously offbeat collection of alt-pop covers on The End of the World...
Andy Bracken
May 28, 20251 min read


THE HAUSFRAUEN GOSSIP...
What people are saying about Hausfrauen Experiment's 'The End Of The World' LP. Press Quotes for 'The End Of The World' LP by Hausfrauen...
Andy Bracken
May 17, 20259 min read


CONVOY RECORDS IN CHESHIRE UK TAKES STOCK...
We are delighted to announce Convoy Records will be stocking our records! Convoy is operated by Rupert, and can be found at: Lady Heyes,...
Andy Bracken
May 12, 20251 min read


HAUSFRAUEN EXPERIMENT TEST PRESSING WINNER!
Congratulations Jonathan White on winning one of just four Test Pressings of the Hausfrauen Experiment LP, after the dog picked his name...
Andy Bracken
May 10, 20251 min read
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