If this didn’t come out on December 16th, it would’ve been on 99% of year end lists crashsymbols.bandcamp.com/album/only-c...

I've been cooking so much food. 😄

The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software. Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS. You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir https://goodlaw.social/658abc

Merry Xmas, y’all #SpacemenTree

#UAtop2025 (in no particular order) Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko - Гільдеґарда (Hildegard) Ambient/drone on medieval motifs with spellbinding traditional Ukrainian vocals. Highly recommended 👌 heinali-yasia.bandcamp.com/album/hildeg...

here’s to a long life, and a merry one a quick death, and an easy one a pretty girl, and an honest one a stiff whiskey, and another one #merryxmas #christmas #holiday

This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.

Have a wonderful Christmas lovely people of Bluesky - a big thank you to those people working over the holiday season keeping essential services going for us all 👏👏👏 - forever grateful and hope you are well recompensed for sacrificing time with family and friends ✊

Here's a list of my personal favourites from 2025... Will come as absolutely no surprise that the majority of them rolled through Coventry on tour... 2 acts on the list have eluded me, but I'll try and get them for 2026/27 - Coincidentally both from Canada! Thanks to everyone for the music 🙏

These stats have tracked as such for many months now; terrifying how the right wing press (including the BBC) have pushed immigration into an issue of concern. Socialist democratic parties are poised to lose the next election, which is soon. What then?

NP: This is like balm, today. 🙏 manizeh.bandcamp.com/album/mahku

One day to go until my dad starts his Christmas shopping

Happy Christmas from the Yorkshire Wolds. ( photo taken a few weeks ago , see you after the holidays , best wishes James )

Winter Wonderland. #WorldBollardAssociation

Good read about a cool band. Just Mustard are on the bill with The Cure for some shows upcoming in UK/Ireland & Europe summer 2025. #MusicSky #justmustard @thecure.com

NP: latest by Cut Copy. Big memory soundtrack for me, from living in Australia, and then when I returned, a showcase gig in London... I love the intimacy of the production, a very headphones feel, and the 90s reminiscent synth/tribal house sounds.

Getting a bit sick of mince pies, at a loose end? Fancy putting your own spin on a dark psych track? Here for the details: glistentrick.com/remix-stems

This fifty is very shoegaze festive indeed! Really good rundown of the year's releases. 🎶

UK band @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social announces it's been "A Wild Christmas, We Broke Santa", so if you want to know why Santa's not coming, there you go. All proceeds benefit Stars Appeal/Salisbury District Hospital, all the more reason to pick this up now at @bandcamp.com!

Merry Christmas and happy holidaze! Your boss may have forgotten your X-Mas bonus, but we haven’t! Featuring Mo Dotti, The First Eloi, highspire, The Suncharms, Pillow Fight, and much, much, MUCH more! Find this three mixtape episode on the podcast catcher of your choice!

Love this artwork that John Squire has produced for his friend and band mate. Wish I could be in Manchester today, rest in peace Mani ❤️🍋

Nice one to the 10 people who've already registered for the OFFICIAL KESHED ONLINE LAUNCH on 5th Feb, the week before publication. Anyone wanting to join the fun, feat. me being interviewed by @regretteruane.bsky.social etc, please email [email protected] and I'll add you to The List 👍😎

What a wonderful brand new instant Christmas classic from Tchotchke & The Lemon Twigs. One of the greatest things either act has done. Get it on your Christmas playlists. 🎁 🎄 ⛄️ youtu.be/tsBPFKkkjeU?...

I have broken into the Christmas cheese and port. 🧀🍷

At 7.30pm UK time 2.30pm EST tomorrow (21 December) the wonderful @knillz.bsky.social @zeddyzilla and I will present our Festive Fifty #shoegaze and #dreampop tracks from this year. It has been a fantastic year, join us if you can!

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Fabulous, from Qobuz! I'll send this along to Mark for his Wolfgang Press collection. I've a bombshell to drop, though: my understanding about the name 4AD is that they jokingly thought it would be around "for a day" and clearly it's been much longer. 🙏

What with that Xmas thing looming large how about this for a Fall loving friend. Narrated by Stewart Lee…. 11.5 hours of life inside one of the most bewildering bands to ever have existed. And you don’t even have to turn a page. THE FALL! @stephenhanley6.bsky.social 👇🏼 #thefall

Winter Country Lanes. 4°C and rather chilly. Wrens in the hedgerow.

A very good piece about thoughtful curation of our memories. I do often think, my archive probably won't last beyond me. That's not bad, it's necessarily humbling, and spurs me to cull now. But some of my archive is historic, a small piece of it should be available... www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

Trades Union Congress, going hard! Currently on my way home, won't be getting a takeaway!

The last FRESH INGREDIENTS this year goes out on untidyradio.com on Sunday at 7pm. Songs by @europeansunmusic.bsky.social, @robertrotifer.bsky.social, @thesuncharms.bsky.social, Julian Cope, David Westlake and a bunch of music from Australia and New Zealand. You can visit but you cannot stay.

Today on WFMU: Lawrence (Felt, Denim, Go-Kart Mozart, Mozart Estate) will be Mona's guest to discuss his new album Tower Block in a Jam Jar. He'll also play some of his influences and favorite release of 2025. Mona will follow with her Best of 2025 special (3 p.m. ET).

Exciting news for @linesofsilence.com we're delighted to announce we have signed to Sprechen! Sprechen's roster includes Utopia Strong and A Certain Ratio. An EP follows soon; we'll be opening for Chris Massey's EP launch at the Carlton Club in Manchester. Keep in touch via Patreon!

Wonderful and thoughtful thread of offcentre records, and this goes into my "must listen" stack!

This is tonight, and will make an immersive pre-Christmas listen...

Second single released today by Glisten Trick, it's a bonus "surprise" drop and is free to download. It carries on from the languid dreaming of "Deep Cut" into something more sinister and psych, it's a natural progression... glistentrick.com/track/458682...

NP: debut by Human Image. Perhaps Mogwai would be the starting point, but drawn out into something more atmospheric, darker, doomgaze... humanimage.bandcamp.com/album/maybe-...

Creeping Bent would like to thank everyone who attended the two sold out final concerts at the weekend. The End of Definition felt special. Thanks to everyone involved with Creeping Bent over the past 30 odd years. BENT 100 & Article 58 LPs then adios. Davy’s Framus by N.Cooper.

There's news about my second musical project (Glisten Trick) tomorrow... a last minute bonus single drop. More TBA soon, including live dates, a physical release... ☠️🌈

Hi all. Last blogpost of the year today and it’s a few words about LA shoegaze quintet @modottiband.bsky.social’s seismic show at The Shacklewell Arms, London. Having these guys in the UK has been EVERYTHING…

As some of you will know, I've been working on book about punk - part teenage diary, part serious reflections on the times, from the NF to Peter Sutcliffe. Here's a podcast interview about it, which you may like to listen to / like / share / whatever... CC x open.spotify.com/episode/3LpY...

24 hour whirlwind in Liverpool! Gig, aftershow, Quarry people watching, starlit walk home, brunch, museum mooch, votive afternoon drink before the train home... this was my final gig of the year, it was a fitting celebration. 🎄🕯🎶

Shack hometown gig in Liverpool, huge singalong and massive energy. 🎶 Many thanks to Pete for arranging passes for Liverpool and Leeds; superb to finally meet Ian Skelly as well, he had classic sets on the drums!

Will's got a gig on in Norwich, in January. @spacemenp.bsky.social

Without these venues, there are no top ten lists... I can't stress enough how reliant bands are now on the live circuit, it's the only way many bands make an income.

Ten memorable 2025 gigs, still feeling joy: Lewes Psych Fest Alan Sparhawk, Band/Wall Midding, JDI Maria Somerville, Leeds bdrmm, Notts Pale Blue Eyes, Trades Dean & Britta, Trades Black Angels, Chapel SF Shoegaze All Dayer, Strongroom My Bloody Valentine, Manchester Bonus: Mo Dotti, Manchester

Overdriven Space Echo INCOMING.

Thanks to all for the repeated spins and love for latest single ‘The Vicious’. The track will feature on our forthcoming debut EP ‘Crystallized’ - details of which will be coming very soon. 📸 RC Photography