Although Oceansize only split up in 2011, it seems far longer ago. A lot has changed in the life of Mike Vennart since the end of the much-loved cult band. Joining Biffy Clyro as a further guitarist (and later being accompanied by fellow Oceansize member Richard ‘Gambler’ Ingram to form Biffy-size…), he’s become accustomed to…
A Scottish collective formed in 2012 as a result of frontman Tom Irvine’s composition projects at university, Urvanovic have already gained praise from the 405 and Clash and are now set to release their debut album, ‘Amateurs’. Opening with an Animal Collective-style sense of fun, the album’s first track ‘Open Ground’ then throws in some…
New York City has always been the epicentre of cool for music. Every band dreams of playing there and anyone who has been to the Big Apple will tell you that you can’t help but be drawn into the sheer energy and excitement of the place. However, as Scott Pilgrim taught us all so well,…
We first covered Dialects back in July last year when they unveiled their video for ‘Unknown Orbit’. Now they finally release this song as part of their debut EP ‘LTKLTL’ – or ‘Let the Kids Light these Lanterns’ if you’re not a fan of acronyms. Based in Glasgow, the experimental four-piece have recently been on…
Last year we reviewed Salvation Bill’s ‘FML (Feel My Lump)’ which showcased the quirky troubadour pop that one-man band Ollie Thomas (ex-Ute and the Old Grinding Young) specialises in so much. With b-side ‘Tony Blair Extraordinaire’ offering an intimate political edge, we were excited to hear what the Oxfordonian would come up with on his…
We first came across Beach Slang when we heard they were touring across the States with Cursive. Now, any band playing with Tim Kasher and co has to be worth checking out – and we were even more excited to learn that the Philadelphia three-piece will be releasing their first two 7” singles on one…
Conor O’Brien and his Villagers project has long been a favourite with us here at Spectral Nights. From his debut appearance on Jools Holland performing a solo rendition of ‘Becoming a Jackal’ to the album of the same name and then the more experimental tints of second full-length ‘{Awayland}’, we’ve always found him one of…
When Brawlers appeared on the scene with their social media-aping ‘Instagram Famous’ and a brash live show in tow, you knew there was something special about them. Signed to Alcopop! Records, Harry Johns’ personal self-depreciating lyrics were brutally honest: ‘I Am a Worthless Piece of Shit’ indeed. Now following its singles ‘Two Minutes’ and ‘Windowmisser’,…
Ahead of a full-length album later this year, Olympians have released an extended EP/mini-album via Barely Regal with the fitting title ‘Dance Like Everybody’s Watching and They Hate You’. Full of the feelings that have quickly become the London-via-Norwich quartet’s trademark, it follows on from last year’s ‘Adventure Gun’ EP and retains the dreamy, drone-tinged…
Having been around just over ten years, the fantastically named Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love are saying goodbye with the gift of a fourth, final full-length album – appropriately titled ‘Last’. Now a two-piece consisting of brothers Kelly and Ellis Dyson, the Peak District band lost none of their penchant for…
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