#NowPlaying THE GREAT UNWASHED I saw these guys the other evening, they're a Manchester band, the music is somewhere between post-rock (The Workhouse and Mogwai spring to mind), shoegaze (Slowdive, Lush) and alternative (Radiohead). It's excellent, dive in! thegreatunwashedofficial.bandcamp.com

#LiveMusic MIKI BERENYI 3 A couple of shots from earlier this evening at Yes in Manchester. A really enjoyable gig with a good number of Lush songs in the set too. Ireland, you're in for a real treat. Miki was manning the merch stall when I arrived, so take stuff along for signing.

Several people have asked me if 'Night Call' is being released on vinyl. Well, now it is!

#LiveMusic WINTERSLEEP Pictured earlier this evening at my favourite Manchester venue, The Deaf Institute, they were not just on form but absolutely on fire. On-stage sound gremlins aside, they were stunning this evening, and it was lovely to meet them after too. @wintersleeptheband.bsky.social

I'm delighted to announce that Sky Patterns is performing at Midsummer Middlewich 2026 around the summer solstice weekend.

#NowPlaying #NewRelease JUHA MÄKI-PATOLA Momentary Movements Of Landscapes This is absolutely lovely. There are elements of dreamy ambient music on here and it will definitely also appeal to fans of Epic45 too, particularly the opening couple of tracks. juhamakipatola.bandcamp.com/album/moment...

#NowPlaying #LiveMusic HOWLING BELLS Just arrived on stage at The Sugarmill are the excellent Howling Bells, touring their new album. It's a few years since they last toured, so I'm excited for this.

Big thanks to @jamesontheradio.bsky.social at Black Cat Radio for playing Sky Patterns' latest single 'Fireflies' on his show on Tuesday evening. To listen, it's on at around the 1hr 35m mark player.autopod.xyz/1243491

Record shops, guitar shops, and What's The Story? What could possibly go wrong? 😁

The sun is shining, the sky is blue, Plum Porter's on draught, I may have a few.

The podcast interview that I recently did with Surprise Cast is now live. It's up across a number of places, but you can hear it here. Hear me discuss songwriting, MBV, Gene Loves Jezebel, the new album 'Night Call' plus LOTS more. Many Thanks to Dubya podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

This interview that I recently did with Surprise Cast was an absolute hoot. If you fancy catching up with me discussing a whole pile of things, check out the podcast link below!

I'm in Manchester. It's a tad wet today. Bring on the sunshine!

Available to stream from Monday. This is a hugely enjoyable interview that I did with Surprise Cast. I'll post a link once it's live!

CHECK out these upcoming interviews with #rocketshipband @jasonlostinaforest.bsky.social #susielitman #michaelhare #handdrawncreative @skypatterns.bsky.social . Thank you for following them and Surprise Cast! #electronic #academyawards #coldwave #graphicdesign #illustration #indiepop #podcast

My new single's out today - link and snippet below. There's also a full video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1X_...

My new single's out today - link and snippet below. There's also a full video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1X_...

My new single's out on Friday. Also included is the non-album song 'It's Too Late Now' plus an instrumental version of 'Fireflies'. Pre-save link below 👇

#NowPlaying #LiveMusic LUCY ROSE Just stepped onto the stage at @rncmlive.bsky.social in Manchester is the wonderful singer/songwriter Lucy Rose. I bought these tickets just over a year ago! I'm really hoping that she plays 'Those Red Lights' in tonight's set.

I was recently interviewed by @surprisedface.bsky.social about the new album 'Night Call', songwriting, recording, music-related anecdotes, and numerous other interesting things. Many Thanks to Dubya for a great chat! The podcast is released on March 18th. I'll post a link closer to the time.

Remembering Mark Hollis, who died on this day in 2019. One of music's absolute legends.

The room this evening was absolutely packed. Amazing! Thank you to everyone who came out to hear me tonight 🙏

Tonight 🙌

#LiveMusic FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE Florence absolutely lit up the room this evening at The Co-op Live in Manchester. A great set - ending with a rousing version of Dog Days.

Woo-hoo! Lovely to see these making their way around the globe. Several in the UK, one in Ireland, one's even made it across to Australia. Let me know what you think, Steve, once you've given it a few spins 🙌

Huge thanks to James for playing 'Night Call' on his New & Alternative Music show on Black Cat Radio 🍻

Show us the last four albums you listened to #last4albums #musicsky #NowPlaying William Basinski - 'The Disintegration Loops' Sneaker Pimps - 'Squaring The Circle' Sky Patterns - 'Night Call' Talk Talk - 'Missing Pieces'

'Night Call' has been out a week already! Those of you who use Apple Music may have noticed that it wasn't there on release day. There was an issue at Apple's end that's now sorted. music.apple.com/gb/album/nig... A tiny number of CDs are available from: skypatterns.bandcamp.com/album/night-...

Downloads of my debut album 'Answers On A Postcard' from last year are now free until the end of February (well, 'name your price', but you can enter zero in there). Enjoy! 🔗 skypatterns.bandcamp.com/album/answer...

Some lovely words here about 'Night Call'. That's made my day. Listen here: skypatterns.bandcamp.com/album/night-...

A big Thank You to Brett at [Sic] Magazine who's written a lovely review of 'Night Call' "From searing opener ‘Fireflies’ to the epic closing track ‘Into The Forest’ it is clear that the sun has set well behind us. He sings with heartfelt vulnerability" www.sicmagazine.net/17914/sky-pa...

The new Sky Patterns album 'Night Call' is out now. An album that reaches deep into nocturnal territory — a world of half-spoken fears, flickering thoughts, and the uneasy sense of life seen through dim light Extremely limited CD available from: 🔗 skypatterns.bandcamp.com/album/night-...

My new album is released tomorrow morning!!

The first single from my new album is out NOW! I'm absolutely thrilled with how this album is sounding, and I'm sure a few of you will agree that it's very different to the debut. Links plus snippet below 👇

The first single from my new album is out NOW! I'm absolutely thrilled with how this album is sounding, and I'm sure a few of you will agree that it's very different to the debut. Links plus snippet below 👇

Who are your top 10 all-time favourite guitarists? Real quick off the top of my head... Terry Bickers Dave Fielding Howard King Jr. Chris Urbanowicz Andy Bell (Ride) Neil McDonald Wayne Hussey Dean Garcia Nick McCabe Jez Williams

Happy New Year and Best Wishes to everyone. See you for new music in just a few weeks!

It's very humbling to have made it into a 'Best Of 2025' playlist. How lovely!

Comic actor Harry Worth's famous window sequence - first used in his 1960s TV show Here's Harry - was filmed on St Ann's Square, Manchester, at Hector Powes tailor's shop.

My top 10 gigs of 2025 Agnes Obel - London Exit North - Manchester Chris Difford - Camden MBV - Manchester Patrick Fitzgerald - Hebden Bridge Squeeze/China Crisis - Brit Fest Boxer Rebellion - Manchester Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Liverpool Chameleons - Manchester The Duke Spirit - Manchester

A fellow musician messaged this about Sp*tify and he's absolutely spot-on.

Introduce yourself with 5 gigs you've seen: Throwing Muses/Pixies Prince My Bloody Valentine (supporting Pixies) Frightened Rabbit Curve

#NowPlaying #LiveMusic PATRICK FITZGERALD (KITCHENS OF DISTINCTION) The last time I saw Patrick was at Reading Festival in 1991! Drive That Fast hadn't been out long and they played a blinder. Tonight, both Patrick & Julian are on stage, so we have two-thirds of the band!

#NowPlaying #LiveMusic PETE FIJ (ADORABLE) Just stepped onto the stage at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge. Pete's up first this evening, supporting Patrick Fitzgerald (photos to follow in a while).

#LiveMusic #Manchester #MBV MY BLOODY VALENTINE There's absolutely no question that last night was truly one of the loudest gigs that I've ever been to. It's over 30 years since I last saw them, but that was a pretty special gig.

#NowPlaying #LiveMusic #Manchester THE CHAMELEONS Just stepped onto the stage at @Alberthallmcr for their annual pilgrimage. The Albert Hall is such a magnificent venue 👌

Having a pre-gig wander in Manchester ahead of tonight's Chameleons gig. The Christmas Market is big this year!

News: The 'Answers On A Postcard' vinyl LP now has 10% off until 24 Nov. Enter the promotional code SPINMAS at the checkout. elasticstage.com/skypatterns/...

#NowPlaying #LiveMusic #Liverpool BOO HEWERDINE & REG MEUROSS I've been at a small village hall this evening, in the lovely village of Thornton Hough, in the Wirral, just over the water from Liverpool. It's always an absolute delight to see Boo - with the wonderful Reg too.

#NowPlaying #LiveMusic JUST MUSTARD Just arrived at @RoughTrade in Liverpool, it's Just Mustard's live return after several years away following the success of 'Heart Under'.