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The new Sky Patterns album 'Night Call' is out now.
An album that reaches deep into nocturnal territory — a world of half-spoken fears, flickering thoughts, and the uneasy sense of life seen through dim light
Extremely limited CD available from:
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BETH ORTON
It's no secret that Beth's latest album is one of my albums of the year, so I've been really excited for this one tonight at @StollerHall in Manchester.
Update: this band is mega. They're so musical and tight, the songs jumped off the stage.
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WIN! - A Colour Vinyl Copy of 'Mammoth' by Flora Hibberd
Like, retweet, and follow our account for the chance to win a copy of the expansive Sufjan Stevens and Kate Stables featuring second album from the singer-songwriter.
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YOUNG THE GIANT
A venue first for me, this gig's at Amber's in Manchester. Really excited about this one, they were on fabulous form last time I saw them at Band On The Wall. Looking forward to hearing some new stuff alongside Apartment and Cough Syrup.
Here are my nine album choices... I've left loads out - and 'In All The Empty Houses' wasn't available in the list, so I've gone for 'Cropping The Aftermath' instead, but all in all, this is a pretty fine list.
This.
If I think about the number of gigs that I can get to for £500, let alone £1500, it's outrageous that people are being asked to part with this kind of money for 2 hours.
At £500 for a ticket, that works out at £21.74 per song performed (based on 23 song setlist).
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THE GREAT UNWASHED
If you're a fan of post-rock and the likes of Radiohead, Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sigur Rós etc, then this is for you. There aren't many copies of this 5-track EP being released and it's out today.
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10 things other people like but I hate.
1 Stadium gigs
2 Holding conversations on speakerphone
3 Chatting throughout a gig
4 Pubs with no cask ales
5 Coffee shops
6 Reality TV
7 Beetroot
8 Huge 4WDs
9 Burgers
10 New Order
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On this day in 1988 & 1991, Talk Talk released their fourth (“Spirit of Eden”) and fifth and final (“Laughing Stock”) studio albums.
Amazing records. Amazing band.
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Our new song, “Who’s That” is now available!
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We recorded it at my warehouse in beautiful Burbank, California. Wherever you are, make sure to crank it up. We love you all and we thank you for supporting us.
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If you've never seen or heard of #LaurelAndHardy, let us introduce you.
Meet #StanAndOllie
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CD revenue jumped 58.6% in the first half of 2026, making it the fastest-growing format in recorded music.
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Released 1st September 1986, it's the 40th anniversary of the stunning third album from The Chameleons.
It's pretty tough to choose a favourite track, but I'm going with 'Soul In Isolation', it's such a massive song.
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L'RAIN
Fata Morgana
This genre-spanning album is pretty hard to classify or even describe. Vocals are layered, manipulated and stretched across drifting beats. In some parts, it's Sneaker Pimps, elsewhere an electronic Cocteau Twins. It's excellent.
Can't wait for this!!
Next weekend! I'm performing at Crewe Rocks festival at Tom's Tap, Crewe. Music kicks off at 1:30pm, I'm on at 4:30pm playing a whole bunch of new material plus some old faves. Free entry, donations to artists appreciated.
@tomstapandbrew @wordsnmusicfest @nantwichroots
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The Meaning of Flowers
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after holding these songs close for so long, i can finally share that my new album, The Meaning of Flowers, will be arriving on September 18th.
you can step into this new world today with the first single, "Laymelli".
I've just finished reading this fab book written by a guy originally employed as a junior reporter for Melody Maker, then went on to become editor it before becoming the editor of Uncut magazine for 15 years. It's a fantastic read, lots of funny anecdotes about music folk.
What's your most favourite run of three songs on an album (not necessarily tracks 1-3, but could be 5-7 or 8-10).
Singles generally used to front-load an album, though that's not always the case these days, likely down to people's streaming habits.
