ALBUMBLE

After our elongated Eurovision hiatus we are back - with a Eurovision related episode! France Gall famously won the Eurovision Song Contest in the mid 60s, bringing a touch of the contemporary "yé-yé" sound to a sleepy, easy listening audience. She never really went away after her win but this particular album was deemed one of her 'comeback' releases. The songs on "Babacar" have a range of styles and genres; has an open heart and a global eye. This release spawned a number of her most treasured hits of the 1980s; now seen as French language pop standards and are still sampled/covered by contemporary acts. Not much of a news review as there are too many acts to keep on top of!! To fully immerse yourself in the Albumble podcast, listen to the album yourselves (Babacar is on Spotify and possibly other places too) then listen to our appraisal. Remember to get in touch by tweeting us via @albumble and tell us what you think of France Gall's work and whether you agree with our views !!

AUSTRALIA, GEORGIA, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, POLAND, PORTUGAL & UNITED KINGDOM Accidental wrestling chat   A block of flats Well, it worked for Lena Czechia of the Balkans...? Man at C&A Twang on your harp The revolving door of artists

AZERBAIJAN, AUSTRIA, BULGARIA, CZECHIA, ESTONIA, SAN MARINO & SWITZERLAND Apex predator it's an impressive rolodex Beenie Man He lives with the strapless lads on Sadboi Street The dance break comes early Mumsnet Band Covering up the punch

Shite Or Alright is back for another year! They said we couldn't/wouldn't/shouldn't do it again but we are stubborn, opinionated and LOVE a routine... so here we are...   Welcome (back) to Shite Or Alright where we - Andy (normal person) and Ann (ESC fan) review the tracks up for judgement at Eurovision which will, 11 years since the last time, be occurring in Austria. However this year seen the end of the ling run on non-capital cities holding the contest as we see ourselves back in Vienna! In the intro, we look back at the fallout from 2025 - and boy is there plenty of that - as well as giving some spoilers as to the tropes and memes we have to look forward to. Once again, we review *most* of this year's songs and give them a score from Parasite to Meteorite! Finally, the top entry of each of the 5 podcasts will go through to the 'Champions of Champions' round to see which one is our favourite of the year GUARANTEEING its fate as 'right side of the leader board' if not 'did not qualify'. So here we go!   SHOW 3 - FARLEY'S RUSKS & RED BULL CROATIA, CYPRUS, DENMARK, ITALY, LATVIA, LUXEMBOURG & NORWAY Not everything has to be niche Age approriateness Doesn't need the gimmicks Sponsored by Bic The signs are there that he is an emotional guy Teeth as white as the wig No need for a key change

Shite Or Alright is back for another year! They said we couldn't/wouldn't/shouldn't do it again but we are stubborn, opinionated and LOVE a routine... so here we are...   Welcome (back) to Shite Or Alright where we - Andy (normal person) and Ann (ESC fan) review the tracks up for judgement at Eurovision which will, 11 years since the last time, be occurring in Austria. However this year seen the end of the ling run on non-capital cities holding the contest as we see ourselves back in Vienna! In the intro, we look back at the fallout from 2025 - and boy is there plenty of that - as well as giving some spoilers as to the tropes and memes we have to look forward to. Once again, we review *most* of this year's songs and give them a score from Parasite to Meteorite! Finally, the top entry of each of the 5 podcasts will go through to the 'Champions of Champions' round to see which one is our favourite of the year GUARANTEEING its fate as 'right side of the leader board' if not 'did not qualify'. So here we go!   SHOW 2 - OSTERDAHL'S BIN OF GOOD IDEAS ALBANIA, ARMENIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, LITHUANIA, ROMANIA & UKRAINE MC Tunes lacking rhyme or bites Dance Break? Very clever The Boy From Space Status Quo moves Why is the classroom on fire? Wine lake and butter mountain On the brink