Pavement – Be the Hook
From all the way in the Terror Twilight days of 1999, ‘Be the Hook’ is a previously unreleased track from Pavement that will
bedbug – songs about ghosts
From Boston, Massachusetts, bedbug are suppliers of altpop gold. This is demonstrated no better than in their latest single, ‘songs about ghosts’. Taken
The Longest Johns – The Workers’ Song
Featuring Seth Lakeman, ‘The Workers Song’ is our final preview before The Longest Johns’ new album, Smoke and Oakum, hits our speakers on
Old Neon – Warmer Weather
Old Neon’s ‘Pacific Time’ was a great single, but in their latest release things really soar. ‘Warmer Weather’ is an absolute gem with
2021 Highlights
This year has seen an amazing and dazzling stream of new music and fiction, which we’re exited to review in our end of
overtheweather – party socks LP
Released in April 2021, Party Socks is the second long-player from overtheweather, who got a nod from Old Neon in our end-of-year call
Theo Clare – The Book of Sand
SAND. A hostile world of burning sun. Outlines of several once-busy cities shimmer on the horizon. Now empty of inhabitants, their buildings lie
Belasco – 61 LP
Originally released in 2007, Belasco’s 61 LP only cropped up for us when we published an archive article about their previous album, Something
French & Saunders – Titting About
A genuine gem in the podcast cannon, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders pick a loose theme for each episode and start a conversation.
Lauran Hibberd – Charlie’s Car
Lauran Hibberd’s Goober was so good we would have played through the vinyl (except we listened to it on digital) – so it’s
Richard Wells – Damnable Tales
Damnable Tales is an illustrated collection of classic short stories drawing upon the haunted landscapes of ‘Folk Horror’. This now widely-used term was originally applied
Magnolia Park – Back Home / Tonight
Magnolia Park do Florida proud with this chugging pair of rock / pop anthems, ‘Back Home’ and ‘Tonight’. Both songs are full of
Richard Osman – The Man Who Died Twice
It’s the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He’s
Menna van Praag – The Sisters Grimm
All souls are special. Son or daughter, Grimm or not, Life touches her spirit to every one of her creations. But the conception
Die So Fluid – The Start Or The End
Notification. Click. Boom. Die So Fluid burst back into our lives with a song that incorporates dark twisty verses filled with atmosphere and
Sarah Pearse – The Sanatorium
An imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But she’s taken time
Richard Osman – The Thursday Murder Club
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes
Alias – Goachead LP
Not every record you spin is freshly pressed. Sometimes you find something in your attic that just isn’t available anywhere else. Even after
Lauran Hibberd – Bleugh
Spoken interludes, fun bouncy verses, and a trademark Hibberd chorus; that’s the ingredients in this smoosh-up anti-love song. ‘We’re not getting a dog,’
Just Mustard – Am I You (Live in Dreams)
With a pervasive rhythm, howling guitars, and reverb-shockwaves, Just Mustard’s ‘Am I You’ is a neat reminder of what is unique and special
Sky Arts – The Live Revival
Celebrating the re-opening of live music venues across the country, The Live Revival is a wonderful tribute to the country’s compact but iconic
M W Craven – Dead Ground
Detective Sergeant Washington Poe is in court, fighting eviction from his beloved and isolated croft, when he is summoned to a backstreet brothel
B. J. Mears – The Shadow of Grayrton Mire
Shadowy deaths have long made Grayrton Mire a place of gruesome legend. But when a vulnerable boy is charged with the latest killing,
TGC – Sophie
With an announcement on a new album increasingly likely to surface, TGC are getting us ready for the news with their latest single,