30 Years, 30 Albums - The How and When of What We Like

30 Years, 30 Albums - The How and When of What We Like

When approaching a milestone birthday or key life stage, some of us are overcome by an almost-cliched cataloguing process. Writer Kurt Duvel looks back on 30 years of life through the albums that defined each decade, and tries to find the universal truths hidden in his personal playlisting. Plus there’s stats.

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"A Brisk Belgian Bloc Party" (Brussels, Belgium)

"A Brisk Belgian Bloc Party" (Brussels, Belgium)

When writer Kurt Duvel booked tickets for the Brussels stop of Bloc Party’s Silent Alarm album tour, he was already juggling the twin terrors of moving countries and planning his own wedding. Here’s his story of a race against time, as “I hope” eventually became “I do” in the Belgian capital.

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