The biggest thank you to everyone who has supported my music this year. These songs exist simply because they have to, the fact a few of you seem to enjoy what I do means the absolute world. Home Truths coming early 2026, this year’s four digital singles available here: francarlyon.bandcamp.com

The next issue of my In The April Sun zine is v. v. nearly done. I think it's gonna run to 56 pages this time, and 51 pages are finished, bar a gargantuan proof-read. As a teaser, here is one page of the six-page review of @glasgoespop.bsky.social

A privilege to have Sky Lantern in among some absolute greats on @djcalc.bsky.social ‘s awesome show (James McNew’s Dump project being a case in point! 💜)

My next set on wrkc.kings.edu features three new songs in my life @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social - Sky Lantern Wonderlick - Reading a Loved One's Mind Snocaps - Coast

The biggest thank you to Trevlad for including A Place To Land on this absolute dream of a playlist…

I for one am very pleased we’ll be getting Neil’s chiming pocket symphonies as NEUCLOUDS all in one place 💿💿

V grateful to Chris for his lovely words on our split w/ @assistant.bandcamp.com : Sky Lantern: “It’s the kind of song that could worm its way into your heart and maybe even define you in months to come”; Flowers: “a lofi classic with a naive and catchy melody and an undercurrent of dying dreams” 💜🌹

Hi all 💛💚 it’s a HUGE deal to cover the mighty @seablite.bsky.social’s forthcoming farewell show at the blog today. Hit the link to learn the band’s thoughts as this beautiful creative chapter closes…

VINYL BUNDLE STOCK CLEARANCE! We need to make room for the next Shapes Like People album. Shapes Like People - Ticking Haze and The Shop Window - Daysdream all for £30 FFO #janglepop #dreampop #shoegaze #indiepop #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity shapeslikepeople.bandcamp.com/album/tickin...

#NowPlaying mesmerised while cooking lunch. I’m 9 years late to this but I guess that’s the beauty of music. From heartfelt alt folk to glistening synth pop. A lot to fall in love with: thirdkindrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hattie... @thirdkindrecords.bsky.social

The @assistant.bandcamp.com and @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social split single is out NOW on very limited 7" vinyl. I write about these two brand-new songs in the latest post on the Pure Pop 4 Now People blog: purepop4nowpeople.blogspot.com/2025/10/spli...

Thanks to Darrin @subjangle.bsky.social 🩷🙏🩷

Subjangle 5CD " Nov 25 release offer" out today. Buy all 5 of Nov's releases by The Sundries, John McCabe, @nomuseums.bsky.social , @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social and Neuclouds & pay 1 SHIPPING & 20% DISCOUNT if you use code 'nov20' by 04 Nov 25 (checkout URL below) bit.ly/4hy6ZfW

For all the Supergirls out there! ❤️ Out today! Our new single is now available on all the streaming platforms plus Bandcamp, Soundcloud etc. Here’s the video ⬇️ youtu.be/YEQ4a_K9bew?... #musicsky #janglepop #indiepop #C86

The biggest thank you to @tristesunset.bsky.social for writing such beautiful words about my new single Living Your Last Chance. If you’d like to check out Francesco’s article you can do so below…

A lovely review/feature of the new @assistant.bandcamp.com single on the always excellent @analoguetrash.com 💜💜

With many thanks to the awesome @tristesunset.bsky.social, we (@assistant.bandcamp.com and me) have put together a mixtape covering some of the influences behind our split single. You can check it out here: tristesunset.com/2025/10/28/m...

With my eldest son away at University and my youngest son away in Alicante playing in a football tournament. I hope I occasionally register 😅 youtu.be/0Z2otUH0IYc?...

Really enjoying these resplendent acoustic versions from @lastdaysofrome.bsky.social this morning. Gorgeous songs and the acoustic guitar tone on these versions is a thing of beauty: lastdaysofrome2.bandcamp.com/album/the-th...

Such a sweet review of the Goodbye Wudaokou and @assistant.bandcamp.com split from one of indie music’s international treasures: Fabrizio Lusso - a shame he’s not on BlueSky. I’ll take the David Berman reference to my grave!!

Quick query! Is there anyone here who didn’t grab a copy of Flowers/Sky Lantern and would like one? We’re just wondering whether to press a handful more. We’re probably good but DM me if you’d like one and we’ll see. assistant.bandcamp.com/album/assist...

Lots of nice reviews over the last few days but this is the one that means the most to us!

With thanks to Nathaniel, our 9yo, who filmed the falling leaves and car shots, the autumnal Sky Lantern video. Quite different from my more upbeat stuff and probably influenced by Elliott Smith, REM, YLT and the last The Declining Winter record: youtu.be/7cs-LC7R134?... #autumn #leaves #musicsky

Today (25/10/25) it is exactly one year since I released my 2nd album 'The Things We'll Lose'. To celebrate, I have recorded a new EP featuring acoustic versions of 4 of my favourite tracks from that album and it is out now! lastdaysofrome2.bandcamp.com/album/the-th...

Thank you from the bottom of hearts to anyone and everyone who’s listened, bought and/or engaged with our music today. It’s been an overwhelming joy!

Official video for Flowers by the wonderful Assistant @assistant.bandcamp.com. I love the sparkling guitars on this one very much. #janglepop #dreampop #BrightonandHove www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozF4...

Such a lovely review from @kenixfan.bsky.social at A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed! Delighted with this! "Flowers is very much in the vein of the best happy/sad songs from The Go-Betweens"! www.apessimistisneverdisappointed.com/2025/10/vide...

First single from the next Shapes Like People album is out in a week! Those that have heard the new album say, it’s like the best bits of The Shop Window and Shapes Like People, sitting somewhere between ‘Daysdream’ & ‘Ticking Haze’. We can’t wait for you all to hear it! 😊 #musicsky #janglepop

Lovely dreamy vibes in the gorgeous new single from @hazelene.bsky.social

Darrin @janglepophub.bsky.social very rightly pulling us up on our embrace of crackling vinyl fanaticism in his very sweet review of our double feature 🫶🙏 thanks Darrin

Some very lovely words on both songs from Henry at the wonderful @purepop4nowpeople.bsky.social Thank you kindly, Henry 💜💜

Sincere thanks to @louderthanwar.bsky.social @iainkey.bsky.social and @wayneafcarey.bsky.social for including us and @assistant.bandcamp.com in tomorrow’s fantastic Editor’s Choice show alongside friends @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social 🎵🎵

Hi friends, two beautiful and very different songs by @assistant.bandcamp.com and @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social OUT NOW and lathe cuts coming to home near you soon. We’re ecstatic: assistant.bandcamp.com/album/assist... #indiepop #diysky #musicsky #lofi

Just orderd the new Assistant / Goodbye Wudaokou split single. Two really great songs, beautiful artwork and a 7" vinyl that will probably end up on my turntable very often... You can listen / order via bandcamp: @assistant.bandcamp.com @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social #DreamPop #IndiePop #Janglepop

Once again, many thanks to @rosyoverdrive.com for including Slow Country in such notable company, very much appreciated.

Coming tomorrow in black and laser red #pop #single #seveninch #vinyl #lofi 💜

It’s 1993 & the alternative has gone mainstream; that’s where we’re at on THE SUGAR & LUST RADIO SHOW, tonight at 8pm on NOISEBOX RADIO, when we look at what ATLANTIC & GEFFEN RECORDS were up to in the years after punk broke! And stay on for BANDWIDTH at 10pm for HAUNTOLOGY fun! noiseboxradio.com

Releasing on Friday 24th Oct; a split-single by Assistant & @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social; Flowers & Sky Lantern sit on either side of a ltd edition 7" pressed with care by @loosehairlathecuts.bsky.social. Both songs are mastered by Ben Holton (@waysideandwoodland.bsky.social). DIY indie-pop forever!

Would really like to hit 500 followers on Bandcamp. shopfires.bandcamp.com

Ahhh delighted to see that lovely review of @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social. I've listened to that album so many times this year, just like I did Mirror Skies before it. Nice work!

It’s a privilege and honour to receive such a lovely and thoughtful review in @rosyoverdrive.com’s esteemed pages. Sincere thanks, RO 💜🙏

NEUCLOUDS limited edition compilation CD coming soon with additional exclusive tracks.

We had a great time at Oriel AWEN Gallery gallery last night celebrating the launch of 'The Folklore of the Tanat Valley - Chwedlau Gwerin Dyffryn Tanat' by Dr. Jack Hunter. Thank you to everyone who attended and bought a copy of the book. Copies now available from Oriel AWEN, Llanfyllin SY22 5BU

A pretty deep and in-depth interview here with Ben, regarding epic45, landscape, history, the term 'post-rock' and its lineage etc Please do have a look... absentfriend.substack.com/p/absent-fri...

Sincere thanks @garyrjames.bsky.social for playing in full our forthcoming split 7” with the wonderful @assistant.bandcamp.com - was wise to put in a couple of adverts between the tracks to give you time to flip the record 😉🙏🙏

we're off 🚀

5min alert - new Assistant and new Goodbye Wudaokou on Louder Than War Radio v shortly!

Humdrum are celebrating the first birthday of their excellent "Every Heaven" album with this nifty demos collection. Keep an eye out for more Humdrum news soon! heyhumdrum.bandcamp.com/album/the-ev... @heyhumdrum.bsky.social