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Spectral Nights
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Music that deserves to be heard.
New music, alternative music, good music.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1719 )
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Jeffrey Lewis – ‘Sometimes Life Hits You’
Jeffrey Lewis – one of the world’s finest cult songwriters and storytellers – returns with the fuzz-fuelled ‘Sometimes Life Hits You”, the first song to be take... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Orchards – ‘Groan’
Orchards have shared ‘Groan’, the fourth song to be taken from upcoming album ‘Bicker’, which will be released by Big Scary Monsters on 28 March. Inspired by a... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Michael Cera Palin – ‘Wisteria’
Photo Credit: Spencer Isberg (@withintheviewfinder) Atlanta’s emo superstars Michael Cera Palin have shared ‘Wisteria’ ahead of the release of their debut... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Young Knives – ‘Landfill’ Album Review
Photo credit: Hannah Carter Young Knives return with a new album, appropriately titled ‘Landfill’, on 24 January 2025. The record finds the duo looking at the... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Lots of Hands – ‘Into a Pretty Room’ Album Review
Newcastle upon Tyne-via-Leeds duo lots of hands (Billy Woodhouse and Elliot Dryden) release their debut album ‘into a pretty room’ via Fire Talk Records on 17... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Sophie Jamieson – ‘I Still Want to Share’ Album Review
London-based singer-songwriter Sophie Jamieson releases her second album ‘I Still Want to Share’ via Bella Union on 17 January. Read more
Posted on 15 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Jasmine.4.t – ‘You Are the Morning’ Album Review
Jasmine.4.t releases her debut album ‘You Are the Morning’ via Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records on 17 January. Produced by boygenius, the album is a... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Human Pyramids – ‘Thank You’ Album Review
Photo credit: Joe Singh (snaprockandpop) Composer/producer Paul Russell (Axes/Tough Glove) returns with ‘Thank You’, the fourth album to be released by his Huma... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Little Oso – ‘How Lucky to Be Somebody’ Album Review
Portland, Maine indie rockers Little Oso release their debut album ‘How Lucky to Be Somebody’ via US label Repeating Cloud and UK label Safe Suburban Home on... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Great Grandpa – ‘Junior’
Photo credit: Rachel Bennett Great Grandpa have shared ‘Junior’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Patience, Moonbeam’ on 28 March via Run For Cover Records. Read more
Posted on 10 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Top 5 Albums to Look Forward to in 2025
The start of a New Year is always one of excitement and there’s already plenty to look forward to in 2025. Will the Oasis tour be worthy of the hype (and... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2025 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Top 5 Albums of 2024
Spectral Nights’ Top 5 albums of 2024 It’s that time of year again. Yes, the Spectral Nights Top 5 albums of the past 12 months. There have been some exciting... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Top 5 Live Performances of 2024
We don’t get to as many gigs now we’ve hit middle age and have a child to look after, but this just makes the ones we do get to all the more special (and a... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Cheekface – ‘Hard Mode’
Cheekface share ‘Hard Mode’ ahead of an extensive US tour in early 2025. Vocalist and guitarist Greg Katz said the song is ‘About growth and how fucking... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Swansea Sound – ‘(I Wanna Wear A) Mirrored Hat Like Slade’
Featuring members of Heavenly, The Pooh Sticks and The Dentists, Swansea Sound have shared a fabulously festive single in ‘(I Wanna Wear A) Mirrored Hat Like... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Frog – ‘Did Santa Come’
Inspired by Daniel Bateman’s toddler’s constant question of ‘Did Santa come?’ in the build-up to Christmas (Daniel says ‘Seeing the world through the eyes of... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Regal Cheer – ‘All the Best’
Following shows with Tigers Jaw, Martha and Fresh, Brighton duo Regal Cheer have shared new single ‘All the Best’. The fast-paced Bronx-esque song is about how... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Sofia Talvik – ‘AT Christmas’
Swedish singer-songwriter Sofia Talvik has been writing Christmas songs for a decade and a half now and this year is no exception. Read more
Posted on 09 December 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Baby Schillachi – ‘Keep the Change, Ya Filthy Animals’
Swansea’s Baby Schillachi follow up their debut album ‘The Soundtrack’ with an ode to the haunting power of hymns and more menacing side of Yuletide. Read more
Posted on 09 December 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Monobloc – ‘Take Me’
Photo Credit: Julia Tarantino Sharing management with The Strokes and following a recent support slot to Interpol, New York City five-piece Monobloc share new... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2024 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC
