Written collaboratively from start to finish in Seattle, ‘The Window’ is the fourth album from Chicago’s Ratboys – and it finds the four-piece ruminating on love and grief. ‘Making Noise for the Ones You Love’ opens the album with a burst of intense feedback and pulsating drums that recall Deerhunter or The Walkmen. Julia Steiner’s…
There have been a lot of changes in The Xcerts’ camp over the past few years… A change of label, management and other personal and global challenges have made the release of their fifth album ‘Learning How to Live and Let Go’ a triumph in itself. Seeing it as a cathartic unshackling, the band promise…
Lilts – a collaboration between Wild Pink’s John Ross and Laura Wolf – have shared ‘Dodge Street’, the first single to be taken from their debut EP ‘Waiting Around’ (out on Better Company Records on 13 October). Written ‘about the disappointment of living for someone else’s dreams’, the song found the duo exchanging and tweaking…
Fatherson have returned after fifteen months away with new single ‘Piece of Mind’ – a song that Ross Leighton says combines his love of The Rat Pack with Radiohead in an ‘Ode to friendship and knowing that people have got your back even if you feel like you’ve got ten brains and haven’t figured any…
We’re big fans of football songs here at Spectral Nights and feel it’s a crying shame the traditional Cup Final song is no more. However, the international scene – with ‘Three Lions’ and ‘World in Motion’ still on regular rotation at every major tournament (we strongly believe Adam and Joe’s ‘The Football Song’ should sit…
After two packed days, there was no sign of anything slowing down as the sun shone – and the rain later hit – in style on Upcote Farm for the Friday and Saturday of 2000trees 2023. Friday 7 July We opened our Friday morning with some Wonder Years-style emo pop courtesy of Beauty School, whose…
Although we’ve attended many 2000trees Festivals over the years, we’ve never quite managed to get to Upcote Farm on a Wednesday – until this year. You’d think it would be a nice and relaxed afternoon and evening to ease people into the weekend but that’s never going to be the case when Bob Vylan are…
We’ve already looked back at memorable performances from previous years at 2000trees and highlighted some of the smaller bands to catch this year on Upcote Farm. Now, in our last preview piece before it all kicks off next week we’re going to look at some of the big hitters you daren’t miss… Bob Vylan –…
Uzumaki have shared the video for ‘Ugly Hunger’ ahead of the release of debut EP ‘Square One’ via Everything Sucks Music on 28th July. Vocalist and guitarist Alex Cheung says the song ‘Explores themes of self-depreciation, addiction and love’, adding that while it’s packed full of breezy and melodic Guided by Voices-style riffs, the lyrics…
Celestial North has shared ‘Otherworld’, the title track from her debut album (out on 7 July). Ethereal and glacial in tone, Celestial North describes the song as ‘A rabble-rousing pick-me-up on days when life feels a bit much, a reminder that it will all be OK and that we are never truly alone on this…
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