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Spectral Nights
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Music that deserves to be heard.
New music, alternative music, good music.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1737 )
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Twat Union – ‘Don’t Blame the Peach’ EP Review
Alcopop! Records signings Twat Union are set to release their second EP ‘Don’t Blame the Peach’ on 20 February, 2026 – although as far as we can tell, it does... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Life – ‘The Dollywaggon’
Photo credit: Luke Hallett After four years away, Life have returned with ‘The Dollywaggon’, the first single to be taken from upcoming fourth album ‘ABSTRACT... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Love Rarely – ‘Will’
Leeds five-piece Love Rarely have shared new single ‘Will’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘Pain Travels’ via Big Scary Monsters on 10 April, 2026. Read more
Posted on 13 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Lucia & The Best Boys Featuring Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) – ‘Lonely Girl’
Lucia The Best Boys have teamed up with CHVRCHES Lauren Mayberry on ‘Lonely Girl’ – her first new music in three years. Looking back at a youth spent in a... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – ‘Sunburned in London’
Photo credit: Nick Mckinlay Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have made a welcome return with ‘Sunburned in London’, the Australian indie rockers’ first new... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Tooth – ‘The Age of Innocence’
Photo credit: Maeve Wong London four-piece Tooth have shared debut single ‘The Age of Innocence’ via Relentless imprint Soil to the Sun (Cliffords, Hex... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Middleman – ‘Following the Ghost’ Album Review
With its focus on authenticity and how, according to singer Noah Alves, ‘nostalgia can be damaging when you feel like the best stuff is in the past and there’s... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Ugly Ozo – ‘Hi, How Are You?’
Photo credit: Emma Jones Ugly Ozo has shared ‘Hi, How Are You?’ ahead of the release of her sophomore EP in the springtime. Written by Jessica Baker during a... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Railcard – ‘Railcard’ Album Review
Photo credit: John Jervis Formed when Rachel Love (Dolly Mixture), Ian Button (Papernut Cambridge, The Penrose Web) and Peter Momtchiloff (Heavenly,... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
LAPêCHE – ‘Autotelic’ Album Review
LAPêCHE’s third full-length album ‘Autotelic’ – named after the idea of doing something for its own sake – is a record that feels very much in the moment. Read more
Posted on 04 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Music City – ‘Welcome to Music City’ Album Review
Born in Dublin and now based in London, Music City (known to his mum and dad as Conor Lumsden) releases the debut album, ‘Welcome to Music City’. Read more
Posted on 03 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Mandy, Indiana – ‘Urgh’ Album Review
Mandy, Indiana are all set to release their second album – and first on new home Sacred Bones – ‘URGH’ on 6 February, 2026. With a focus on self-determination,... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Xcerts – ‘Do It to Myself’
Photo Credit: Luke Bovill The Xcerts have returned with ‘Do It To Myself’, the first song to be released on new record label FLG Records. Read more
Posted on 28 January 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Holly Head – ‘No Country Is an Island’
Holly Head have shared ‘No Country Is an Island’ ahead of their tour opening for Westside Cowboy. Equal parts Squid-esque experimental post punk and agit... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Lime Garden – ’23’
Photo credit: Steve Gullick Lime Gardeb have shared new single ’23’ ahead of the release of second album ‘Maybe Not Tonight’ via So Young Records on 10 April,... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Mull Historical Society (featuring Sir Alexander ‘Sandy’ McCall Smith) –...
Credit: photo by Gordon Buchanan, montage by Colin Cassells. Mull Historical Society has joined forces with Sir Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling author of Th... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Arcane Roots – ‘A Wave, Across the Sea’
Photo credit: Miguel Santana Da Silva Now expanded to a five piece, Arcane Roots have made a welcome return with the release of ‘A Wave, Across the Sea’ – the... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Masca – ‘Diggin’’
Masca have shared new single ‘Diggin’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘Love Letters’ via Cold Hard Bangers on 3 April. Inspired by the current political... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Camp Trash – ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’ Album Review
Camp Trash follow up their 2022 debut LP ‘The Long Way, The Slow Way’ with ‘Two Hundred Thousand Dollars’ – a concept record of sorts that brings together a... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Orchestra (For Now) – ‘Plan 76’ EP Review
Photo credit: Molly Boniface Self-described as ‘London prog’, The Orchestra (For Now)’s ‘Plan 76’ EP finds the seven piece attempting to ‘refine rather than... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC
