Now signed to Alcopop! Records (and Slumberland in the States), Glasgow four-piece The Spook School are all set to release their third album ‘Could it be Different?’ ahead of a US tour with Diet Cig and various shows throughout the UK. On their last two albums on the much-missed Fortuna Pop, the band tackled social…
South London five-piece Shame have only been together 3 years but have already played over 130 shows and supported the likes of Fat White Family, Warpaint and Goat Girl. They played one of THOSE Great Escape shows that ended with a chandelier being removed from a ceiling, which in turn led to them making a…
Guildford/Bridgwater four-piece China Bears have been turning heads since they formed in 2015 and have played countless shows all over the country with previous single ‘Hydra’ becoming a real favourite. New single ‘Meet Me in London’ is their most accomplished song yet. Opening with the commanding lines ‘Meet me in London, I’ll be there tonight.…
Field Music – ‘Count It Up’ Field Music’s new single was described to us by their PR as ‘Jeremy Corbyn fronting Talking Heads’ and we couldn’t have been more excited to hear it. A Brexit-baiting track that was inspired by David Brewis’ disappointment in his hometown Sunderland being the first town to vote Leave, it combines…
The Orielles – ‘Let Your Dogtooth Grow’ Now signed to Heavenly and all set to release one of the albums of 2018, The Orielles’ ‘Let Your Dogtooth Grow’ is a song full of swaying guitars and gently melded vocals. We heard the melodic elements of C90 favourites like Teenage Fanclub mixed up with some of…
Words by Joe Booley. Opening the EP with the lead single, ‘Shelter’, Charlotte Carpenter demonstrates her strengths as a songwriter right off the bat. Straight into a driving force of guitar and drums to fall back for the entry of Charlotte’s clean and sassy vocals, with a half-speed chorus we feel almost a complete shift…
Released as part of Saddle Creek‘s Document series which highlights some of esteemed label’s favourite acts who are not yet part of their family, Hand Habits (also known as Meg Duffy to her friend and family) is an artist you’ll want to hear more from after just one listen. Hailing from upstate New York, the…
‘Time is a Riddle’ is a hugely appropriate title for Luke Sital-Singh’s new album, which follows up his 2014 debut ‘The Fire Inside’. Released via Raygun Records and Red Essential, it’s an album that examines the nature and concept of time and probes at every element of a successful (or not so successful) relationship. Lead…
It’s been far too long since Los Campesinos! released any music but now after an almost three-year break where various members went back to their day jobs (or toured with Perfume Genius!) they have returned with sixth album ‘Sick Scenes’, a record that the band state is ‘set upon a background of non-league football, prescribed…
Hailing from Buffalo, New York, Mutual Friends are set to release an EP called ‘Instant Gratification‘ on Bandcamp and we’re honoured to be hosting the video premiere here on Spectral Nights. An emo four-piece who have a dreamy outlook, the four-minute song is very fantastical and seems to combine elements of Beach House or Mercury…
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