The new edition of the @trustthedoc newsletter was, as always, generous, interesting. You can read it here and discover a tonne of new music : demerararecords.com/trust-the-doc/ But it was also something else, a letter about disappointment.

Some fantastic work-in-progress being shown of the latest @subvert.fm developments. An awesome community emerging around an amazingly optimistic, exciting new platform. As the kids used to say, "yes, we can".

Ian Leslie's 'John and Paul' pulls off something spectacular and gives us new perspectives on the songs we thought there was nothing more to say about. It's a really moving, insightful, beautiful read. Also, he's pro-Paul. Unfashionable, but totally correct :) www.ian-leslie.com/p/special-e...

What they said!!

Tonight at 5pm! See you there…

We missed it last weekend, but you can catch up here!

The guys in the seasonal archive department have asked me to remind you all that we made a Christmas song a few years ago. It's melancholy, but it has a lovely video. Have a wonderful, peaceful holiday everyone. hellomidlands.com/snow-2/

Today at 5pm gmt! The awesome @trustthedoc.bsky.social show rolls out across the internet. Come and spend a couple of hours with some folks who love new music :)

Soundtrack this morning, the awesome Americana cast recording of the Daniel Fish Oklahoma! Honest to god, that was one of the best things I've ever seen in a theatre. Which reminds me, check out the new 'Blue Moon' movie if you can, set that night that it originally opened. Heartbreaking.

New @freshonthenetblog.bsky.social Fresh Faves reviews from Del @platinummind.bsky.social. 🙂😍😎 freshonthenet.co.uk/2025/12/fave...

3 hours to go, what else you going be doing on a cold rainy December evening RSVP 👇 monochromemotif.bandcamp.com/merch/affini...

Come and join us at 8pm this evening

On Friday this wonderful compilation was released and tomorrow there is a listening party for it. Come and be part of it and hear more about how and why the project was made monochromemotif.bandcamp.com/merch/affini...

5pm today folks!! See you there :)

Last night at Sofar Brighton, an amazing, moving performance by a young artist called Hutch. First single just out, look them up. They’re really special.

Pretty good. Not my words, but those of this kind person. Check out Billy’s story today and support independent music

TFI Bandcamp Friday. Support independent music, perhaps even ours? hellomidlands.bandcamp.com/music

Good morning everyone. It is obviously a special music day today and not only is it #BandcampFriday, but at 8pm UTC/GMT is also the listening party for vol. 2 of this!!! theweaponandtheshield.bandcamp.com/merch/the-we... Really hope to see you there!

It's bloomin' #bandcampfriday so it is. Today only: my entire discography for £14.60 at an 80% discount, or a pay-what-you-want (even free) download of my novelty #Christmas single. Maybe old flakebelly can afford his festive orange after all. #music #indie #newmusic #christmasmusic

At 7am UK time Friday: An Untidty Mind goes on another wibbly wobbly tour of some great music from the Bluesky artists you can treat youreself to durung tomorrow's final Bandcamp Friday of the year. #music #musicsky #bandcampfriday #bandcamp #friday untidyradio.com Featured artists in thread

I wrote about listening, thinking, reflection, memory & not “offloading” it all to sp*tify! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...

Loving the new Tony Molina album. 21 songs, over 22 minutes. It's as if Brian Wilson made WarioWare.

A somewhat mature range of songs (mostly) about getting on the train in London and Edinburgh, reading books during your lunch break, lessons of love and trust, thinking of moving to Australia — and lots more in #freshingredients at 7pm on untidyradio.com today.

The new edition of Trust The Doc (110!) is out now, and features some very kind words about out new track, 'Billy Said Goodbye'. A lovely guide to a tonne of new music..

Have a listen for free here... www.timeveleigh.co.uk "His new LP is a wonder" "a bit like 70s pop rock with a clever/witty trick in the chorus" "a lovely collection of songs" "some fab songwriting and compositional touches"

It's time... theweaponandtheshield.bandcamp.com Listening parties... Come and sign up... 1st is tonight! theweaponandtheshield.bandcamp.com/merch/the-we... Artwork by The Ordinary Walter and Tony Thompson.

The guys in seasonal-promotion asked me to remind you about our Christmas song. It's called 'Snow', and it's somewhat melancholy. Snuggle in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zufU...

The excellent @flakebelly.bsky.social has delivered his calming Christmas message for you all. Turn it up. flakebelly.bandcamp.com/track/merry-...

Back to forcing myself to actually WRITE DOWN PROPERLY songs that I make. I found some notebooks from when I was a teenager and I was SO much better at doing that. Lots of carefully notated pages and neatly written words. Where did that boy go... How are you capturing things?

It can be really hard to find quality, curated sources for all the brilliant new music out there. The edition of the @trustthedoc.bsky.social Trust the Doc newsletter is out, and it's EXACTLY THAT - linked for you here in handy PDF format :) demerararecords.com/wp-content/u...

Awesome project. Can't wait to hear this.

Calling out injustice with protest songs just became a group project, thanks to @kiffie.info. 37 songs, two volumes, styles from electronic to punk to metal to folk. One commitment to justice. Preorder and first listening party tomorrow, Dec 12. Follow us here! theweaponandtheshield.bandcamp.com

Today - Saturday 29th Nov on Exile FM - it's The Trust The Doc Radio Show with Neil March @trustthedoc.bsky.social 😀 Join in live at 5pm (UK): www.exilefm.com 😍 Catch the podcast after: www.exilefm.com/podcasts/tru... 😎

Tomorrow! The warmest new music show on the internet! Tune in from 5 gmt

Straight outta Croydon. Tim has made a lovely collection of songs for you. You should tell everyone who likes lovely collections of songs to buy it.

@untidymusic.com I have a new album out on 24th November. It's called Life Is Not A Competition and will be at timeveleigh.bandcamp.com

"It could be that the work of staying open to beauty, even when you can't fully feel it, is its own form of resistance." I often find Talking Heads leave me kind of cold. OBVIOUSLY completely respect them, but always find it hard to be moved.

Yes! Such an awesome project. Really regret not being able to get our effort finished for submission to this, but nobody wants two-thirds of a protest...

Only just started playing with it, but on first impressions the new @subvert.fm alpha is looking *nice*..

Our platform is here for you to test. After a year of building with 15,000+ co-op members, our collectively-owned Bandcamp successor is live for testing at alpha.subvert.fm Join today to help test it before public launch.

Nice to be reminded that technology is a force for good. jmail.world

Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph. One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics. What could go wrong? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Today, Saturday 22nd November on Exile FM - it's the live 2 hour Trust The Doc Radio Show with Neil March @trustthedoc.bsky.social Listen & join in on the thread from 5pm(UK): www.exilefm.com 😍 Catch up with the podcast after: www.exilefm.com/podcasts/tru... 😎

The guys in marketing just told me I need to give you an emotional message about our new song. Here goes. It's a mostly true, very sad story of our times - all about a boy who gets cancelled. It's not clear what's happened to him since the incident. hellomidlands.com/billy-says-h...

awesome project

I really love @bccamplight.bsky.social stuff. I think he's one of the most interesting songwriters around, the recent tour was awesome. BUT, every time I mention him to friends, no-one seems to have heard of him. I am changing this, through spreading the word.

Morning folks! 👋 Well, here we go. The temperature has dipped into the negatives. Still, the plan's the same as always: getting groceries, listening to @untidyradio.bsky.social, #FeatureFriday, then new music! Hope you're ready to get this week over with. Have a good Friday!

It wasn't intentional, but lots of tracks on the new album have ended up being about the cruel end of technology. Again. 'Billy Said Goodbye' is about a young man having his world torn down. It's out tomorrow, but you can hear it on our site now. #musiciansky hellomidlands.com/billy-says-h...

There's a growing rustling of folks waking up to this and a bunch of the other technologies and platforms that have shaped the last decade or so of creativity.