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Spectral Nights
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Music that deserves to be heard.
New music, alternative music, good music.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1628 )
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Itoldyouiwouldeatyou – ‘Divine Violence’ Stream
We’re living in a very divisive society right now and it’s horrible. We went to Glastonbury the other weekend and the difference between there and ‘real life’... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Bad News Club – ‘False Start’ Stream
Bad News Club – ‘False Start‘ Luke Prosser’s Bad News Club returns with another song to make you sad. With an emotive Antlers-esque opening, ‘False Start’... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Smidley – ‘Smidley’ Album Review
Conor Murphy, the lead singer of Foxing, named his side-project Smidley after his beloved and much-missed pet dog and the self-titled album (which you can... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Sam Airey – ‘In Darkened Rooms’ Album Review
We first covered Sam Airey just over three years ago when we featured ‘Station Approach’. It’s taken a while, but now he’s finally releasing his debut album... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Luke Sital-Singh – ‘Time is a Riddle’ Album Review
Photo credit – Steve Gullick ‘Time is a Riddle’ is a hugely appropriate title for Luke Sital-Singh’s new album, which follows up his 2014 debut ‘The Fire... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
New Music Round-up: Bent Knee, Us and Us Only, Francobollo, Broken Social Scene...
Bent Knee – ‘Land Animal‘ Boston-based Bent Knee have a unique sound that manages to throw in everything from stoner psychedelia to industrial math-rock, with... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Peaness – ‘Are You Sure?’ EP Review
Already a huge favourite with alternative radio stations and the independent press, Peaness are making waves in all the right places. Read more
Posted on 03 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
New Music Round-up: Get Inuit, Dexy, Ratboys, Poppies and Annabel Allum
Get Inuit – ‘All My Friends‘ Everyone’s favourite loud pop band Get Inuit have unveiled their angriest song yet and it finds them complaining about the way... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Space Blood – ‘Tactical Chunder’ Album Review
Long-time Spectral Nights favourites Space Blood travelled over to the UK from Chicago shortly after recording this album to play a tour and a triumphant set... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
New Music Round-up Featuring Orchards, Silent Forum, Dialects, Colour of...
Orchards – ‘Darling‘ Brighton’s Orchards are fresh off a UK and EU tour supporting PWR BTTM and their emimently danceable math rock is showcased perfectly on... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Sl0tface Stream New Single ‘Magazine’ and Announce Album Plans
Sl0tface – ‘Magazine‘ We’ve been huge fans of Sl0tface ever since we heard the anthemic ‘Kill em with Kindness’ and every subsequent release has shown they’re... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
The Physics House Band – ‘Mercury Fountain’ Album Review
Words by Matt Phelps. Four years on from their debut record ‘Horizons/Rapture’ the genre-defying Brighton experimental three-piece of Samuel Organ, Adam... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
New Music Round-up Featuring Smidley, Harkin, Alpha Male Tea Party, Adult Mom an...
Photo credit: Hayden Molinarolo Smidley – ‘Fuck This‘ Conor Murphy from emo heroes Foxing has announced a new project and it’s far more upbeat than his day job. Read more
Posted on 21 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Dance to the Radio – 4 x 12” Compilation (April 2017) Review
Dance to the Radio has long been one of the most respected independent labels around. They returned after a small hiatus last year and their famous... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
New Music Round-up: Fizzy Blood, Staycations, Ellie Bleach, Sleep Party People...
Fizzy Blood – ‘Pawn‘ Unveiled ahead of support tour to While She Sleeps, Fizzy Blood’s ‘Pawn’ is a high-octane blast of fun-filled rock with riffs, hooks and... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
New Music Round-up: Broken Social Scene, Kamikaze Girls, Dome Hall, The...
Photo credit: Matt Barnes Broken Social Scene – ‘Halfway Home‘ Broken Social Scene’s first song in seven years is full of the dreamy soundscapes, gorgeous... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Diet Cig – ‘Swear I’m Good at This’ Album Review
Due to their incendiary live shows, Diet Cig are already a beloved cult favourite and now the New Paltz, New York duo are finally getting set to release their... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Guildford’s Always the Sun Festival Announces First Wave of Acts for 2017...
Curated by the Boileroom team, Always the Sun Festival will be making a welcome return to Guildford’s Stoke Park from 8-10 September this year and the first wav... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
New Music Round-up Featuring Maximo Park, Tall Ships, Matt Emery and Space Blood
Maximo Park – ‘Get High (No, I Don’t)‘ Indie stalwarts Maximo Park are making a welcome return this year and ‘Get High (No, I Don’t)’ is the first single to be... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
British Sea Power – ‘Let the Dancers Inherit the Party’ Album Review
Photo credit: Mayumi Hirata Words by Matt Phelps. A lot has changed in the world since British Sea Power released their last album ‘Machineries of Joy’ in 2013. Read more
Posted on 29 March 2017 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC