I'm delighted to announce that my new 4-song 'Shoreline' digital EP is released and can be found almost everywhere. Features:- Shoreline The Ill Wind Colours Of Our Day (Remix) The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls Download:- skypatterns.bandcamp.com Stream:- ditto.fm/shoreline-sk...

4. The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls This was a simple idea. My Father is 90 years old, and I have precious few recordings of him. It's funny how we go through life taking photos, particularly on our phones, but rarely record sound, even when the conversation is interesting. 1/3

3. Colours Of Our Day (Remix) The inclusion of a 'remix' is arguably sometimes an excuse for a record label to extend a band's catalogue, though it really came into its own in the '90s when dance music came to the fore. 1/4

2. The Ill Wind Since the release of the album, I've been busy beavering away on a bunch of new songs. 'The Ill Wind' was penned with this in mind, but somehow it just doesn't fit quite right amongst the other songs, and better suits the feel of the 'Answers On A Postcard' 1/2

My 'Shoreline' EP is released tomorrow. Here are a few thoughts on each of the songs: 1. Shoreline Around twelve months ago, I was invited to perform at a festival and wanted to write something special for the set. Around two weeks before the gig, I came up with the chord 1/4

Take a peek at the video for 'Shoreline'. The 4-song EP is released on Friday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEGv...

My new 4-song EP is out everywhere on Friday. Pre-save it using the link here:- ditto.fm/shoreline-sk...

My new EP, 'Shoreline', is released on August 1st 2025, and includes three exclusive non-album b-side tracks - 'The Ill Wind', a remix of 'Colours Of Our Day', and 'The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls'.

Last night's gig at The Salty Dog was fantastic. Thanks to everyone who came down. See you again soon!

Tonight!! Admission is free. Support from the excellent Harry Dunn. Harry's on at 8pm, I'm on at 9pm.

This looks absolutely lovely! They've done an amazing job with this pressing 😍

This Thursday - 19th June I'm performing at The Salty Dog in Northwich. It would be great to see some of you at the gig! Entrance is free, and I'll be on stage at around 9pm. See you there!

The new single is released. CD copies of the album are also available on Bandcamp (link below).

Sky Patterns' second single is released on Friday on Bandcamp and streaming sites, plus a video on YouTube, filmed at my recent gig. Included is a brand new non-album b-side, entitled 'A World Alive Tonight'. Sneak preview 👇

Lovely to see posts like this over at the "other place" 🙏

A great big Thank You to Simon at Bayside Radio in North Wales for playing 'Chemical Reaction' and 'The Secret Garden' on his morning show yesterday 🫶 The Thu 20th March show can be streamed here www.baysideradio.co.uk/programs/goo...

Delighted to find this beauty waiting for me when I arrived home this evening. That fact that this superb CD edition of #AdventuresOnAPosrcard by @skypatterns.bsky.social was an initial run of only 100 says that it must have been a real labour of love. Let there be many more pressings 👍 👌 🙏

It's so interesting looking back over the writing and recording of each of the twelve songs on the album, as most people have only heard them for the first time yesterday, whereas I've been living with some of them for many months. Along the way, there have been countless 1/2

Track #12 Answers On A Postcard I came up with this instrumental several months ago, and performed it at a local open-mic evening. At the time, it didn't even have a title, so I asked the crowd to let me know if they came up with anything, followed by 1/3

Today, I'm taking a look at the final two tracks on the album. Track #11 Yesterday This song is a commentary on other people, and how we believe that we know somebody only to discover that their political viewpoints or beliefs are very different from our own, and how we 1/2

Track #10 Colours Of Our Day Heading back to the shoreline for this song, which is written about a group of fishermen who don't arrive home due to terrible weather. The anxiety on their families' faces as they eagerly anticipate news of their safety. 1/2

Today, I'm taking a look at tracks 9 & 10 on the album. Track #9 Waking Dream I wanted to write about the changing of the seasons in a way that is less identifiable than simply leaves falling off the trees. It's also written from the perspective of someone 1/2

A wonderful review here of 'Answers On A Postcard' from @brettspaceman.bsky.social, who has taken a look at our debut album for [Sic] Magazine. "Lyrically and thematically there’s an ‘inner and outer‘ dynamic at play. The results are heartfelt and melodic." 🔗 www.sicmagazine.net/17768/sky-pa...

My debut album (by Sky Patterns) is now available on limited edition hand-numbered CD in a full colour digipack gatefold sleeve and 8-page glossy booklet. skypatterns.bandcamp.com/album/answer...

For those of you who prefer to stream, please can as many of you as possible please pre-save the album, it really helps the algorithm to help others find the music: ditto.fm/answers-on-a...

My debut album 'Answers On A Postcard' is released tomorrow! A very limited number of CDs will be for sale on Bandcamp from 8am (UK time): skypatterns.bandcamp.com

Track #8 The Secret Garden As children, we love the idea of a secret garden. A piece of land with a secret wooden door, hidden at the bottom of the main garden. In our heads, it's full of apple trees, has a winding path, lots of colourful flowers. 1/2

Today, I'm taking a microscope to tracks 7 & 8 on the album. 7. 3 a.m. This one is about unrequited love. It's about the thoughts that people have for someone that are never engaged, but vividly come alive at night, either in dreams 1/2

Track #6 You're A World Away This song is about keeping the lines of friendship open, regardless of distance. It's essentially saying that friendship doesn't rely on geography. I have a friend who now lives in the UK, but for many years lived in both New Zealand and America. 1/2

Today I'm looking at tracks 5 & 6 on the album. Track #5 Shoreline I was invited to perform at a summer festival with a faintly hippy vibe, and came up with the idea for 'Shoreline' in the weeks leading up to the gig. I've never lived next to the sea, but my friend's parents used to own 1/3

Track #4 Northern Belle I came up with the idea of writing about childhood memories, because we can all relate to them. I've never actually seen the Northern Belle steam train, but I've certainly been on several old steam trains, and visited the National Rail Museum as a kid 1/2

Today, I'm looking at tracks 3 & 4 on the album. Track #3 You Are My World Essentially, this song is a story with a before and after. The first verse is more downbeat, whereas the second verse is optimistic and pure happiness.

Track #2 Chemical Reaction This song came together fairly quickly in July 2024. I was starting to work much more with a 'melody first' approach, rather than 'riff first', and the melody kind of popped into my head before I'd really even come up with the chords. 1/2

Track #1 The Beginning Long before the idea of recording an album even became a thought, I'd decided that if ever I should record an album that the opening track should be called 'The Beginning'. Not that the last track is 'The End'. 1/6

My debut album 'Answers On A Postcard' is finally released this coming Friday on CD, download, and streaming sites. As a taster, here are a few snippets of tracks featured. I'll also be posting each day with a breakdown of each song on the album. Stay tuned...

There's also a non-album B-Side track entitled 'The Big Sky' available on Bandcamp. You'll find a whole load of info about the band and the album on our website skypatterns.co.uk.

Finally.. our debut single is released today on Bandcamp and YouTube, coming soon everywhere else. 'Chemical Reaction' was written in Summer 2024 and recorded in January 2025. The video and stills were taken in North Wales. 🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=vpDQ... 🔗 skypatterns.bandcamp.com/album/chemic...