Raised in Ireland but now based in Glasgow, we’ve been excited to hear Martha Ffion’s debut album for a long time. The album opens with ‘Missing You’, a ‘50s-style soul song which has her discussing staying up all night and smoking her way through an entire packed of Lucky Stripe cigarettes. Martha sings about eagerly…
On ‘Nunhead’, the opening track on Happy Accidents second album, guitarist Rich is talking about meeting by a cemetery in an attempt to block out the noise – both physically and mentally – and the song has a deliciously lo-fi vibe with its Casio keyboard effects, Lemonheads riffs and big bass sound. It’s a fine…
Following a busy 2017 (including a 10-gigs-in-one-day jaunt to raise money for the Forward 4 Wiz Trust) and ahead of a short European tour with Parachute for Gordo, Spectral Nights favourite and regular contributor Joe Booley has unveiled ‘Movements III’ – the first track from his upcoming ‘Movements’ EP. Coming out on cassette and 12″…
Brand new DIY collective Let’s Stop Hanging Out – yes, named after the Reuben song – are set to launch with a fantastic party at Aldershot’s West End Centre on 17 March. Formed by our friends at Rose Coloured, Spectral Nights writer Joe Booley’s Beth Shalom Records, Undead Collective Records, Still Teething PR and Versonic…
‘We want to make people feel like anything is possible whilst listening to this record’ is a bold statement for anyone to make, but there’s no band better equipped to ensure this comes true than The Xcerts. 2014’s ‘There is Only You’ saw the trio cement their position as one of the UK’s best bands…
Long Distance Calling have unveiled the video for ‘Out There’, the first song from their widely anticipated sixth album ‘Boundless’ (released on 2 February). It’s a 9-and-a-quarter-minute beast of a song that veers into so many different directions that bring to mind both Mogwai and Maybeshewill. It opens with huge-sounding walls of guitar and chunky…
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.…
itoldyouiwouldeatyou have had an awesome year, but what are the albums they’ve been listening to? We asked Joey Ashworth from the band to reveal their Top 5 records of 2017. “Idles – ‘Brutalism’ It’s impossible to say why I love ‘Brutalism’ concisely. The lyrics are angry for all the right reasons, without being cruel. It’s…
Words by Joe Booley. Just two weeks after the release of Sufjan Stevens’ mixtape, ‘The Greatest Gift’, we are treated to a surprise release of the new single, ‘Tonya Harding’. With two versions of the track, Sufjan displays two sides sides of himself. In ‘Tonya Harding (in D major)’, we are greeted with the smooth…
Audio Antihero Records signing CHUCK was kind enough to let us know the Top 5 songs that influenced this year’s ‘Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store’ and the Top 5 songs he’s enjoying right now. It’s an eclectic mix so enjoy! 5 Songs That Influenced My Last Record Modern Lovers – ‘Pablo Picasso’ I LOVE…
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