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NP: latest by @jilk.bsky.social released today. Adore this, post rock electronica with such understated jazz drums, curious and intricate cuts and blips. Highly recommended. jilk.bandcamp.com/album/fix-yo...

The latest monthly edition of the #sohogarage show with host @jamesmeynell.bsky.social is up on Mixcloud. Special guest: @blackdoldrums.bsky.social Also, big thanks to James for playing my request, Something Positive, by @hazelene.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/so...

I was in a indie pop band..We released six singles & two albums, Then we split up but continued to make music with each other & hang out, Anyway after 30 years we decided to reform.. It’s great fun playing again and we have some gigs & new music lined up…

Last orders for the @dominorecordco.bsky.social repress of #TheGoBetweens box Vol.1 Pretty sure when they’re gone this time, they’re really gone…buy it for someone you love #GstandsforGoBetweens thegobetweens.krasserstoff.com

🙏 youtu.be/gBtJpVY7NkE?...

Really pleased for them, a lovely band and they blazed live! That's going to sit alongside Lemondaze so well...

This is the release that will propel Melody's Echo Chamber. Beautiful lush masterpieces channeling hazy Tame Impala dream pop trips, with funk freaky Malcolm Catto (Heliocentrics etc.) on drums. An all star triumph still with a heart in psych. melodysechochamber.bandcamp.com/album/unclou...

Latest single released today. @glazyhaze.bsky.social are over in the UK briefly in November for 4 dates down in the south of England. glazyhazemusic.bandcamp.com/track/romeo

For those in Australia, an incredible bill, a rare bill!

NP: Advance released tracks from @lemondazeband.bsky.social ; new album released 5 December. A huge power shoegaze sound that surrounds you, you definitely want to turn this one up loud. lemondaze.bandcamp.com/album/subtext

Every artist on this bill is creating fantastic live sets, do attend if you're near!

So pleased to announce that we will be back on the road this February for our own EU/UK tour on sale from 7th November 11am! It will be a pleasure to see you all again with some incredible new songs in our arsenal!

NP: Latest by A'Bear. Acidic loops and whispers, some slight kinship with acid techno sounds of the 90s but much more organic and experimental, less beat driven. Soundtrack to a glacial light show. abear-cis.bandcamp.com/album/altere...

It's embarrassing when somebody mainsplains a seminal band to you... I just nod and smile, that's what I'm expected to do. 🥲

Some fabulous exit poll stats on the NYC mayor's race. When you break down the results by education, income, gender and sexual orientation, some interesting patterns start to emerge. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Tickets on sale for @whitelands.bsky.social dates (in February 2026) this Friday, 10am. Really lovely selection of venues up here in the north, thank you! 💛

It's such a curious but beautiful release: you can heard the tug and pull through the song, key changes, extra measures, fades and pushes through volume. Swervedriver, Interpol and The Album Leaf members you'd hope it's good, and it is... reissue on vinyl.

Atticus made this in his ironic east end council flat, yesterday. 🤩

Besides the killer visuals on display, this is a positive review of the venue that will be in use for MBV at the end of the month. 🙏

A Brief Glimmer. 14°C on a rather bleak afternoon. A few sheep.

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…

Via an IG post last week, @seablite.bsky.social announced they were no more. Farewell show is in San Francisco on 5 December. The legend @heavymetalkidsuk.bsky.social reached out to the band and has just published this piece. heavymetalkids.music.blog/2025/11/03/f...

Three premiere tracks in this program, PLUS a special on the Shoegaze All Dayer... 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝗒 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝖾.

Also announced today: a new release of Pale Blue Eyes demos, outtakes, and other rairities. The physical formats are limited edition! The CD version has the complete collection (although possibly the LP download has the full tracklist as well). paleblueeyesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/pbe-ar...

@cruushband.bsky.social have had a timeline refresh on their IG... new music "Rupert Giles" arriving on 5 November, so a stealth release! The pre-order links are here: linktr.ee/cruushband

Lovely Eurasian Eagle Owl, Oscar, is getting his BBC radio 3 debut tonight! Tune into Unclassified for some late night Ambient Owl Core ✨ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

A very happy birthday today to Lindy Morrison. 🎂

@warringtonruncorn.com This is so great, your track is featuring on a 6Music program about urban planning. 💛

It is our pleasure to welcome back Bruce Licher, founder of the venerable Independent Project Records (IPR), along with new collaborator, Jeffrey Clark, to discuss all things Independent Project Records & Press.

Farmworkers in Oxnard, CA are harvesting marigolds just in time for #DiaDeLosMuertos. The marigold is sometimes called Flor de Muerto (“Flower of the Dead”). These flowers are thought to attract the souls of the dead to the offerings and ensure eternal peace.

Speaking of things Chapterhouse, I've just learned a brilliant fact about this track. The voicemail message is real, and was from Spacemen 3 Jonny Mattock @jonron05.bsky.social , left on the studio answerphone. @spacemenp.bsky.social youtu.be/HAifSyQOJBc?...

Announcing a brand new series launching this #Halloween 👻 Manchester Studies in the Supernatural explores how the #supernatural shapes human experience across time and place. Bridging disciplines and challenging boundaries, it welcomes bold new research on the #occult and the #unseen

Mike Joyce is giving his talk tonight, in Leeds. He mentioned Mo Tucker, and drums that are "just enough" and I nearly broke down in tears. It's true, the just enough drummer can give vigour to the flourishes, early Auteurs had this too. To hear him speak of himself like that, was astonishing...

Happy Halloween from the people who harvest your #Halloween pumpkins. 🎃 ¡Feliz Halloween de parte de quienes cosechan tus calabazas de Halloween! 🎃 #WeFeedYou

NP: new album by Highschool, much anticipated. A bit the Cure, a bit The Strokes, a bit shoegaze. They're that fey vintage dressed kid looking downcast on a bright sunny day and I'm enjoying this record. highschool8.bandcamp.com/album/highsc...

🦇🎃👻 themed release as a taster up their upcoming album...

The brilliant @jamesadrianbrown.bsky.social has released a superb new EP via @castlesinspace.bsky.social today & I’m excited to have remixed ‘Generator’ for the CD version. jamesadrianbrown.bandcamp.com/album/genera...

Sisters Allison and Katie Crutchfield have formed a new band, Snocaps, that also features MJ Lenderman and Brad Cook, and have surprise-released their self-titled debut album on ANTI-. Stream the album here and also read our review of it. www.undertheradarmag.com/news/allison...

Fingers started shaking, website was definitely shakey for a few minutes. Really delighted to go to the opening gig, in one of the best atmosphere, best sound venues. 🖤

Creepy Crawly deserve their own post, a stunner of an opener last night at Gullivers Manchester. These pure dark folk song renditions of album tracks, I drifted away...

I've had beautiful emails into my inbox all morning, with the gorgeous artwork and the limited edition versions (including a Monorail edition). This is super handy, it's all the links in one place.

NP: The latest by Creepy Crawly, a new to me dreampop artists. She was phenomenal last night, opening for Constant Follower. Floating and beautiful, curious dark pop songs with pure vocal. There's the hint of strangeness, like Cat Power. creepycrawly.bandcamp.com/album/like-a...

Have you received your @heliconglasgow.bsky.social newsletter? Have you heard their new single? 🖤🖤🖤🔥🔥🔥

The 4AD anniversary signet ring, is a thing... jhannahjewelry.com/products/4ad...

Just sent from Jonny Mattock: @healees.bsky.social , P*ss Shivers (Jonny's band), Pills For Tomorrow and Mushroom Tea (guessing that's the 4th, not an aperitif!) Quality shoegaze bill at The Lab in Northampton, and if I didn't have my own gig I'd be driving down for this! @spacemenp.bsky.social

This Saturday, quality day festival electronica lineup in Liverpool from @castlesinspace.bsky.social ! What a chill way to spend a Saturday...

NP: Latest by Just Mustard. It doesn't need a push, they're everywhere. From a musician's standpoint, still super heavy and fierce, but with their sound opened and channelled through electronica. So much clear space for melody. A production of just enough. justmustard.bandcamp.com/album/we-wer...

Python have turned down "strings attached" funding as it was contrary to their mission statement of accessibility for all. Python is widely used especially in agile developments. Full statement here. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...

Earlier this year, French freesurfers crashed a German surf contest in Seignosse, France, violently pushing a competitor off her board. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2557490...