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Spectral Nights Top 5 Albums of 2020


It’s been a tough year, but so many of us were kept going by the phenomenal amount of music released over the past 12 months. We won’t claim any of these to be the ‘best’ – music is not a competition, especially in 2020 – but the following were all on constant rotation at Spectral…

December 28, 2020 in Album review, New music, Top 5s.

Spectral Nights Top 5 EPs/mini albums of 2020


You don’t need us to tell you how much brilliant music has been released over the past 12 months to make things a little more bearable. Here are five of our favourites… Martha Hill – ‘Summer Up North’ (EP) Recorded entirely in lockdown, Summer Up North found Martha examining her mental health struggles, past actions…

December 27, 2020 in EP review, New music, Preview.

Spectral Nights Christmas Countdown 2020: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’


It’s been such a strange year and in the spirit of togetherness and community, we’re going to be counting down to Christmas by sharing a selection of our – and our friends’ – favourite festive songs. Today, we’ve chosen Bruce Springsteen’s versio of ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’. Seriously, it’s Christmas Eve. What other…

December 24, 2020 in Preview.

Spectral Nights Christmas Countdown 2020: Manic Street Preachers – ‘Last Christmas’


It’s been such a strange year and in the spirit of togetherness and community, we’re going to be counting down to Christmas by sharing a selection of our – and our friends’ – favourite festive songs. Today, we’ve chosen Manic Street Preachers’ take on ‘Last Christmas’. We all know Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ is the great…

December 23, 2020 in Preview.

Spectral Nights Christmas Countdown: Frightened Rabbit – ‘It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop’


It’s been such a strange year and in the spirit of togetherness and community, we’re going to be counting down to Christmas by sharing a selection of our – and our friends’ – favourite festive songs. Today, our friend Matt Phelps has picked ‘It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop’ by Frightened Rabbit. “It’s Christmas so we’ll…

December 22, 2020 in Preview.

Spectral Nights Christmas Countdown 2020: Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries’


It’s been such a strange year and in the spirit of togetherness and community, we’re going to be counting down to Christmas by sharing a selection of our – and our friends’ – favourite festive songs. Today, we’ve chosen ‘It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries’ by Carly Rae Jepsen. We all know Carly Rae Jepsen…

December 21, 2020 in Preview.

Spectral Nights Christmas Countdown 2020: Tegan and Sara – ‘Make You Mine This Season’


It’s been such a strange year and in the spirit of togetherness and community, we’re going to be counting down to Christmas by sharing a selection of our – and our friends’ – favourite festive songs. Today, we’ve chosen ‘Make You Mine This Season’ by Tegan and Sara. Featuring on the soundtrack to the queer…

December 20, 2020 in New music, Preview.

Spectral Nights Christmas Countdown 2020: Reuben – ‘Christmas is Awesome’


It’s been such a strange year and in the spirit of togetherness and community, we’re going to be counting down to Christmas by sharing a selection of our – and our friends’ – favourite festive songs. Today, we’ve chosen ‘Christmas is Awesome’ by Reuben. Reuben’s Christmas shows* were legendary (and it’s great to have seen…

December 19, 2020 in Preview.

Spectral Nights Christmas Countdown 2020: Porridge Radio – ‘The Last Time I Saw You (O Christmas)’


It’s been such a strange year and in the spirit of togetherness and community, we’re going to be counting down to Christmas by sharing a selection of our – and our friends’ – favourite festive songs. Today, we’ve chosen ‘The Last Time I Saw You (O Christmas)’ by Porridge Radio. Following a breakthrough year, Porridge…

December 18, 2020 in Preview.

Spectral Nights Christmas Countdown 2020: The Cribs – ‘Christmas (All Year Long)’


t’s been such a strange year and in the spirit of togetherness and community, we’re going to be counting down to Christmas by sharing a selection of our – and our friends’ – favourite festive songs. Today, we’ve chosen ‘Christmas (All Year Long)’ by The Cribs. It’s another addition to the festive cannon of songs…

December 17, 2020 in New music, Preview.

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