It’s been four years since Sharon Van Etten released the sublime ‘Are We There’ album and in the meantime she’s become a mother, gone back to school to study psychology, written a score for the film Strange Weather and made guest appearances acting in The OA and singing in the Twin Peaks revival. Now, she…
Released by our friends at Beth Shalom, Tea Leaf’s ‘Disappear’ EP is a sparse, stark and honest collection of songs about depression, loneliness and anxiety. Here, Tea Leaf (Tom Lee) talks us through the six honest and affecting songs that appear on this startling EP. ‘Actor’ I don’t know if it’s obvious, but I…
Following the ‘Attic Space’ EP (released by Fox Food Records earlier this year), Alyssa Thomas’ Fairy Godmother project makes a return with ‘Spit It Out’. Based around the pain of a break-up and the comfort that comes with moving on, the EP is full of darkly melodic bedroom pop songs in the vein of Rilo…
Ivor Novello Award-winning Conor O’Brien’s Villagers project returns with fourth album ‘The Art of Pretending to Swim’. A huge favourite with Spectral Nights ever since we first heard ‘Becoming a Jackal’ back in 2010, this record promises a fuller sound than his previous album = the sparse and intimate (yet no less special) ‘Darling Arithmetic’.…
Transgressive Records signing Mutual Benefit makes a welcome return with ‘Thunder Follows the Light’ on 21 September. The album opens with ‘Written in Lighting’; a song that gives Mutual Benefit (or Jordan Lee as he’s known to his friends and family) the chance to showcase his gentle falsetto and warming advice about taking care of…
Bristol three-piece Sœur have unveiled the video for the title track to their upcoming ‘Fight’ EP (self-released on 17 November). The song’s intro recalls some of Reuben’s more reflective moments as Tina and Anya ponder past mistakes and question why they followed something so blindly – and how they’re now determined to rise against it:…
Failure by Design and Alcopop! Records co-signings itoldyouiwouldeatyou have unveiled details of their debut album ‘Oh Dearism’ and released a video for lead single ‘Gold Rush’ (directed by Chevy Blazer and produced by Clumsy Bodies). The song opens with a thrilling combo of Tellison-style melody, clattering drums and midi keyboards before Joey Ashworth delivers a…
Now signed to Wichita Recordings and ahead of a tour supporting Bad Sounds, Spectral Nights favourites Indoor Pets have released new single ‘Hi’ and the song is full of the bouncy hooks and self-depreciating humour we’ve all come to love from the four-piece. Jamie Glass opens the song over quirky riffs and big drums by…
Fatherson release their third album, ‘Sum of All Your Parts’, on 14 September. A festival favourite at the likes of 2000 Trees and T in the Park, their brand of anthemic indie-rock has won the Scots a huge army of fans and on this record they promise a different kind of sound while retaining the…
My Little Empire Records signing Pip Hall has unveiled ‘Mary’, the first single from her debut album ‘Everything Before’ (out 9 November). Opening with a burst of Wolf Alice-style grunge-pop guitar, the song is Pip’s ode to the joys of being young and careless and finds her recalling fond memories (‘You took me to the…
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