Our first full year as parents meant Spectral Nights did not get as much love and attention as we would have hoped these past 12 months but our love of music remains strong – and we won’t be disappearing anytime soon! 2022 was yet another fine year for album releases with new bands leaving an…
As the year draws to a close, we thought we’d take a look at some of the records that have soundtracked our past 12 months. As ever, we’ll remind you that music is not a competition and there is so much to discover out there – and with the government’s (in the UK, at least)…
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…
We first saw British Sea Power supporting The Strokes at Alexandra Palace in 2003 and they stole the show. Three weeks later, we saw them play a stunning New Year’s Eve show at Highbury Garage and have continued to be wowed by their albums, gigs and festivals for almost two decades since. Over the course…
With Tim Burgess set to release his new solo album ‘I Love the New Sky’ (out on 22 May via Bella Union – pre-order here) and keeping so many music fans entertained over the lockdown with #TimsTwitterListeningParty on Twitter, we thought it was a good time to pick out a Top 5 from his band…
Once again, we’ve had the chance to enjoy 12 months full of brilliant music and compiled our Top 5 records of the year. As always, we give the disclaimer that this is liable to change on a daily basis and music is not a competition. We hope you’ve enjoyed discovering new music and rediscovering…
Oasis’ seminal debut record ‘Definitely Maybe’ turned 25 years old back in August and to belatedly celebrate this – and the band’s incredible career in general – we asked fellow superfan Luke Barham of Super Fan 99 Records to list his top 5 songs by the Manchester Rock & Roll Stars. We also couldn’t resist giving…
Indie legends Helen Love have released festive single ‘Glitter Star’ and – following a Twitter feud with Kirstie Allsopp two years ago – dedicated it to the ‘queen of making a pile of useless middle class tat into a popular TV series’ and her ‘tinsel-tasselled followers’. Opening with Bis-style chants of ”G-L-I-T-T-E-R, come and make…
The next Frog album is out on 30 November (order via Audio Antihero Records here) and to accompany the release of new single ‘American’, band member Danny Bateman talks us through the Top 5 songs he’s digging right now… Listen to ‘American’: Danny’s picks: Wolfgang Voign – ‘Kafkatrax 2.1’ This is a 7-inch release I…
Following the release of his ‘Megadead’ album, we asked Audio Antihero Records signing Benjamin Shaw to talk us through five songs that influence his sound and five that he’s enjoying right now. Influences Katie Dey – ‘Unkillable’ I feel like my album is a whole big mess of influences, or things I’ve definitely tried…
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