"Special Friend’s horizons have expanded and their potential has hit a new and perhaps limitless peak." You can read some sweet words about Special Friend's new single on @fortherabbits.bsky.social! fortherabbits.net/2026/02/20/f... cc @skepwax.bsky.social @howlinbanana.bsky.social

What’s the saddest instrument? Close run thing between cello and trumpet for me

Bumper Birthday bargains from one of the best labels around

"a classic slow-burner... surprisingly luxuriant, a place to get lost in the unspoken and the unknown, and for six minutes to escape the buzz and clamour of the world that, sometimes thankfully, only exists outside of your headphones." Thank you For the Rabbits for writing about bobbie!

My first #FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek of the year Ft. Special Friend, Hitmen, Kevin Morby, bobbie & Brown Horse fortherabbits.net/2026/02/20/f...

I wrote about Kevin Morby, driving through America, the search for home, and other things too. Some scattered words for your Monday, over on the blog now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/on-kevin-mor...

Very Human Features by @thebugclubband.bsky.social at #10. cc: @subpop.bsky.social.

really lovely and means a lot to be included on this list from one of the best music blogs ❤️‍🔥

Weekend Reading: 10 Reviews of 10 Great Albums that soundtracked my year fortherabbits.net/2026/02/12/a...

ICYMI yesterday - my favourite 10 records of the odd year that was 2025

Thanks for the Emily Hines love @fortherabbits.bsky.social! We agree 🍃🌱

Ah, this is nice. Thank you FTR!

Two Top 10 finishes in For The Rabbits Best of 2025 for @sclubadults.bsky.social and @allodarlin.bsky.social 🎉 (and keeping good company, there’s 8 other brilliant records in there - get listening!)

Saying farewell to 2025 with my 10 favourite records of the year fortherabbits.net/2026/02/12/a...

Something written this way comes tomorrow (no prize for guessing what!) - then we’re back to normal business - so if you want to pitch me articles send me stuff I might have missed in January etc then please do (email address on the sites your best bet)

im selling pre-orders for my upcoming ep :) (and everything else in my backcatalog of course) juliya.bandcamp.com/album/songs-...

My new album is available for pre-order: mythicalmotors.bandcamp.com/album/tremol...

Selling those two iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/ihn014... - Kilter by @tinnedmeats.bsky.social iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/album/ihn013... - @skyjellymusic.bsky.social / Solilians split

Bought a tape from Devil Town Tapes:

I mean anything from our new label, but shirts the most: starttrack.bandcamp.com/merch

Happy #BandcampFriday - what are you buying/selling?

Very last minute but I’ve got a ticket to the sold out Naima Bock show in Sheffield tonight but can’t make it if anyone wants it?

ICYMI - part one of a list of some great albums from a year that was weird

Including some very kind words about The Cords’ fantastic debut! “The Cords are exactly what the world needs, analogue excitement in the digital age, a timely reminder of what a thrill it is to hear a band so young, talented and very much alive.” @skepwax

Kicking off 2026 by looking back at the best of 2025 - with part one of my Albums Of The Year List (20-11) fortherabbits.net/2026/01/21/a...

In honor of Pitchfork launching a new service that allows you to pay to write reviews for them, how about we all share our favorite music sites that aren’t owned by Condé Nast. I’ll start with a few: @aquariumdrunkard.com noexpectations.fyi (@joshterry.bsky.social) @foxydigitalis.bsky.social

Something written your way comes tomorrow 👀

Divine Comedy doing National Express on TOTP is both peaks 90s and a great reminder of how fabulously Neil Hannon is ageing

Your pal Magana plays bass and does backing vocals on this Mitski banger ❤️ youtu.be/1mOGviDFRQU?...

BANDCAMP IS BANNING AI MUSIC! 🎉 open.substack.com/pub/starttra...

New album! '𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴' 9 pastoral indie pop gems, produced by us and mixed by the absolute legend that is John McEntire. Out 20/03 on LP/CD/DL via @fikarecordings.com. You can pre-order + listen to the first single at: fikarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/after-...

Yesterday was one of those days where brain, ears and page are working in harmony and the ideas just seem to materialise from nowhere. Today it’s like they’re speaking three separate languages through an idiot interpreter (me) who can’t remember how the sentence started by the end - so honours even?

My mum would have been 73 today, in 1973 I think she would have been in Edinburgh training to be a nurse (and probably listening to Tom Waits). It’s amazing the things we don’t know for sure about someone’s life - ask the questions while you can.Anyway this one’s for you Mum youtu.be/mKFCp9P0cFc?...

Come join us at The Winter Sprinter at @thelexingtonlondon.bsky.social from the 21st to 24th of January. Tickets available from wegottickets.com/fikarecordings - individual show tickets (inc no questions asked concessions if you need) and cheaper 4 day passes.

Recent years have taught me not to plan too far ahead - but currently feeling good 2026 will be a much more business as usual year on the site

Janglepophub Oscars 2025 (Top 30 albums) Feat: @ginnels.bsky.social @shapeslikepeople.bsky.social @3amagain.bsky.social @dimitriam.bsky.social @mythicalmotors.bsky.social @jetstreampony.bsky.social @dropkickmusic.bsky.social @sunnyintervals.bsky.social janglepophub.home.blog/2025/12/29/j...

Thanks to everyone that bought a record, came to a show and told your pals about our releases in 2025. Including records from Mirrored Daughters, Allo Darlin', Sekunderna, Stanley Brinks, Pelts, adults, Brutalligators, Adam Ross and Sunturns - all still available from shop.fikarecordings.com

great list inc both Clutter and vegas water taxi!

Curry, wine and It’s A Wonderful Life - Christmas Eve > Christmas Day

Great to see the debut Pelts EP break into FTR’s top 5 (and excited to sit down and dig into Sam’s best of the year lists, always a treat!).

ICYMI : EPs Of The Year 2025 fortherabbits.net/2025/12/22/e...

Merry Listmas - kicking off the season with my 20 Favourites EPs from 2025 fortherabbits.net/2025/12/22/e...

Top 5 albums of 2025 including Divorce, Die Spitz, Humour, La Dispute and Patrick Wolf. spectralnights.com/2025/12/19/t... #music

#AlbumsoftheYear @kathrynjoseph11.bsky.social @cmatbaby.bsky.social @adwaithmusic.bsky.social @thebeths.bsky.social @suedehq.bsky.social @selfesteem.music-social.com @gruffrhys.bsky.social @bigthiefmusic.bsky.social @slimecitymusic.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/12/18/a...

Presenting...Rosy Overdrive's Top 25 EPs of 2025!

From its foundational layers of distortion and dream-weaving resurfaced by generation’s past and present, the modern day Julia’s War contingent getting their laurels, to the experimentalists pushing its sound beyond tomorrow. The Best Dream-Pop & Shoegaze Albums of 2025: lnk.bio/s/3d2cf

A last look back at SLR 2025: 1 single and 10 albums. 9 new releases, 1 comp, 1 reissue. 6 albums co-released with awesome labels/pals. Continue down the thread for details, we love each and every one. So much good stuff lined up for 2026, too! slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com

All right it's that time again. I'm a bit later than most, but I've finally whittled it down. My 100 favorite albums and 15 favorite reissues of 2025. It was a hell of a year for music! Thanks, as always, for reading. bit.ly/44U65VY

SLR 2025: Excited to have had such a busy year and the opportunity to work w/these ace folks: Tony Molina, The Telephone Numbers, The Cords, Allo Darlin', Autocamper, Jeanines, Lightheaded, Lunchbox, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, The Laughing Chimes & Devon Williams! slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com