Full set of gigs in case of interest

A pic from last night’s @brianbilston.bsky.social show with The Catenary Wires. Next stops Norwich, Stamford, Milton Keynes and Brighton.

I think this may be the finest thing I have ever written.

As excitement mounts for the Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires tour (starting on Thursday), we’ve produced this short video explaining the exclusive tat/merch available at each show.

Next Saturday!

The Cords’ album entered the Scottish charts at no. 20 this week. Wild! Big ups to the band and our mates at Skep Wax. Links to listen/ grab a copy here: li.sten.to/the-cords @skepwax.bsky.social

Spot the second Cord! Fantastic acoustic session at @roughtraderecords.bsky.social West yesterday.

Excited to be doing a live session for the Riley & Coe show on BBC @6music.bsky.social tomorrow night. With @brianbilston.bsky.social and The Catenary Wires. Join us from 9pm. @edgestreetlive.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social

As if that last post wasn't exciting enough ... we're live in session on the Riley & Coe show on BBC 6 Music on Monday night. If you fancy tuning in, you'll hear us playing four songs and there'll be a bit of chat with the mighty Gideon Coe.

A heartbreakingly good new single by The Cords you say? lnk.to/cords-goodbye

Raven Sings The Blues on the new Cords single: "'When You Said Goodbye' is a bittersweet blur of strums and honeyed harmonies. It finds the sister duo at their most wistful, with melodies floating away on the breeze like dandelion seeds in the sun." www.ravensingstheblues.com/the-cords-wh...

The Cords are hosting a Bandcamp Listening Party for their terrific debut album on Sept 24th at 8pm BST/3pm EDT/12pm PDT. Come join us to chat with the band and be the first to hear the record in full! thecordsband.bandcamp.com/merch/the-co... @skepwax.bsky.social

Treat yourself. This is such a lovely thing!

stay tuned... @skepwax.bsky.social

Great pics of The Cords at Preston Popfest this weekend!

True nuff.

Thanks to @bandcamp.com for this excellent feature on the return of Heavenly! daily.bandcamp.com/features/hea...

Much excellent merch available from Nick Precious at Glas-goes-pop, including the new Heavenly and Swansea Sound 7”s. (Even though neither is playing).

Amelia Fletcher/Rob Pursey Heavenly July 25, 2025 Get ready to download this hilarious and witty conversation. We discuss historical moments, war and politics, impact of AI, Skep Wax Records, new Heavenly songs, USA tour. @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social @robpursey.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social

Fabulist is an upbeat putdown of people who have trouble telling the truth, compulsive liars who can spin unlikely tales while keeping a straight face. www.herecomestheflood.com/2025/07/the-... @skepwax.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com

A big thank you to Rob and @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social and all others involved in making the @skepwax.bsky.social Weekender a truly special few days. Highlights? Oh, yes, definitely. Loads of those. Also, we bought ourselves a Heavenly tote bag (fig. 1), which means we can now take our [1/2]

A tiny advert for tomorrow’s Heavenly show in London.

Not too late to get tickets for this amazing show TONIGHT. Sassyhiya, Jeanines and Panic Pocket are all so very fantastic. You’ll be glad, if you come along.

Autocamper might very well be your favorite new band, they are ours! Their debut “What Do You Do All Day?” is one for the ages, timeless indiepop FFO classic Glasgow, Dunedin, C81, C86. Out now on Safe Suburban Home in UK/Europe and SLR everywhere else. Greatness! li.sten.to/autocamper-a...

Listen to Rob and me talking to Iain Key on @louderthanwar.bsky.social right now. louderthanwar.com/louder-than-...

🎸 Pubblicato dalla storica @slumberlandrecords.com e dalla @skepwax.bsky.social di @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social, il terzo album dei @jeanines-band.bsky.social concepisce un'elegante architettura twee per raccontare lo spaesamento post fallimento sentimentale. #indiepop #tweepop #musicdiscovery

A little advert for the wonderful new albums by @jeanines-band.bsky.social and Lightheaded!

We had the first rehearsals for our autumn tour this week and all is proceeding apace. There will be poetry! And music! And merch! There will also be seats (for those of you who want to sit down). More details here: brianbilston.com/events/ Let me know if you have any questions.

I absolutely love this new single and video. Jeanines are a wonderful band: Think Margo Guryan meets Dolly Mixture meets Would-be-goods. Their album is chock-full of short and sweet pop nuggets like this one. we can’t wait to see them on their UK tour with Lightheaded. m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid...

My day job and my life in music rarely become entangled. But last week, I wrote to the European Commission to object to UMG’s acquisition of Downtown. You may well never have heard of Downtown, but it an important player in the independent music ecosystem. drive.google.com/file/d/1ZIbB...

29 años después, @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social‬ regresa con el primer adelanto de su quinto disco. “Portland Town” mantiene su esencia: indie pop edificante, tranquilo, divertido y reivindicativo, con guitarras pegajosas y armonías brillantes. 💽 Nuestra canción del día, por @cescguimera.bsky.social‬

So we made a new Heavenly single and video. It’s called Portland Town. It only took us 29 years! Full vid on YT.

Excited about the full UK tour that @brianbilston.bsky.social and The Catenary Wires will be embarking on this autumn. I’ve never done anything like this many dates in a row before! Do come along and see us! Links at www.skepwax.com/live.

Another nice review of the album by @brianbilston.bsky.social and The Catenary Wires

I know I’m not any sort of reviewer, but I wrote this about the wonderful new LP on @skepwax.bsky.social by Brian Bilston and the Catenary Wires. Although not the bit in italics at the top, the bit that calls @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social and Rob [1/3] www.backseatmafia.com/album-review...

If anyone is heading to today’s indie label market in Coal Drops Yard, come and visit our stall. We’re right at the end!

Promo alert: We made an advert for the new album by @brianbilston.bsky.social and The Catenary Wires

This a brilliant idea for a piece. Some wonderfully moving choices of drivetime/commercial radio songs that remind people of loved ones. What would be YOUR choice? louderthanwar.com/every-song-o...

On this weekends Indie Brunch for @louderthanwar.bsky.social I'll be joined by @brianbilston.bsky.social and The Catenary Wires (aka @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social and Rob Pursey) for a chat about their project 'Sounds Made By Humans’ which is due for release on 9th May via @skepwax.bsky.social

I’m so pleased that @skepwax.bsky.social will be co-releasing the wonderful new albums by @jeanines-band.bsky.social and Lightheaded, with @slumberlandrecords.bky.social. There will also be a UK tour. Taste their fantasticness via the first singles. Links in comments

Hear 16 new songs that came out today www.brooklynvegan.com/16-new-songs...

I love this pic of me, Rob’s mum and our kids looking at amazing photos of suffragettes in the excellent “Resistance” exhibition at the Turner Contemporary in Margate.

Loved doing this!

Looking forward to talking to @petepaphides.bsky.social shortly on Soho Radio about the album by @brianbilston.bsky.social and The Catenary Wires

So this is exciting. The next Skep Wax release will be a set of 13 song-poems by @brianbilston.bsky.social and The Catenary Wires, and to announce it, @louderthanwar.bsky.social has published this excellent interview. louderthanwar.com/exclusive-in...

Wednesday was so exciting that I clean forgot we went to see the ever-fantastic Stewart Lee on Monday! Here’s a pic of me being a fangirl. Do go and see his show on tour if you can.

Clare Grogan? Talulah Gosh? The Soup Dragons? The Loft? The Sea Urchins? The June Brides? Debsey and Rachel from Dolly Mixture? The Waltones? Beth Arzy doing Shop Assistants? Can we call it the indiepop Last Waltz? I'd say so. www.patreon.com/posts/what-f...

I Could Be Happy? And I was!