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'.

I visited Jack White's 'Third Man Records' shop in London a few weeks back. A yellow record shop is a thing of real beauty. Lots of great records inside - plus a nice selection of guitar FX pedals too.

Cob Records in North Wales originally set up shop in 1967. These days, it's stacked mainly of thousands of secondhand CDs, and there's also quite a bit of vinyl. You'll require several hours to go through all the racks. The Ffestiniog Railway is located directly opposite.

#NowPlaying #LiveMusic THE DUKE SPIRIT Unbelievably, it's the 20th anniversary of 'Cuts Across The Land', and tonight they've returned to Manchester. The sheer energy on that stage is an incredible sight. They sound wonderful too.

#NowPlaying #LiveMusic #London AGNES OBEL Just stepped onto the stage at the @RoyalAlbertHall, it's the wonderful Agnes. This is a bucket list item for me, I've never visited the Royal Albert Hall before. It's the most magnificent venue.

#NowPlaying #LiveMusic #London CHRIS DIFFORD (SQUEEZE) Just stepped onto the stage at Dingwall's in Camden, it's the wonderful Chris Difford. This will be my third time seeing him this year alone. Sounding fabulous! 👌

I'll never tire of reading about the recording of Talk Talk's 'Spirit Of Eden'. I'd completely forgotten that all six songs originally had different working titles, such as 'Maureen' and 'Norm'. This is such an interesting article. www.classicpopmag.com/features/cla...

#NowPlaying #NewRelease JOANNE ROBERTSON Blurrr There have been a couple of mentions of this album, so I'm checking out what all the fuss is about. It's about as stripped back as you can get, sultry vocals over an acoustic guitar. Divine. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Eh...

#NowPlaying #NewRelease YASMINE HAMDAN I Remember I Forget It feels like absolutely ages since the last album from the Lebanese singer. I first heard her on Jools Holland's show back in 2013 performing the beautiful 'Beirut'. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjMX...

I found this early cutting of @thecharlatans.bsky.social. The gig was before @tim-burgess.bsky.social joined the band (he was the singer in the support band, The Electric Crayons). Baz Ketley left the band shortly after the gig. A very young Martin Blunt is shown in the pic.

A question I've been pondering: Why do most bands split up? - Musical differences - Singer offered solo deal - Personality clashes - Kicked off the label - Run out of ideas - Demoralised with the industry Any others? Which of these do you think is the most common reason?

Exciting news from Radiohead HQ! #Radiohead2025Tour

This new Wolf Alice 'pressed flowers' LP is a first for me. I have picture discs, coloured vinyl, shaped vinyl, lathe-cuts, odd-sized vinyl... but nothing like this, where real flowers are pressed inside the two sides of vinyl. I'm about to give it a spin...

"I am not a number..." 🍻

Released OTD in 1983, the debut album from Manchester's Chameleons. This is a powerhouse of an album which begins with all guns blazing and ends with the most beautiful atmospheric, reflective and otherworldly song, 'View From A Hill'. 🔗 youtu.be/v3nbk3Eqs5A?...

#NowPlaying THE CHAMELEONS What Does Anything Mean? Basically 'Singing Rule Britannia' is such an incredibly powerful song! "Chained to the tree of life A dangerous thing to be And now the baby needs to grow But the mother is crazy" 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=74eq...

#NowPlaying #4AD THE NATIONAL High Violet For me, this album remains the pinnacle of The National's catalogue. The album kicks off really well, but goes into orbit in the second half, with songs such as 'Lemonworld', 'England' and 'Conversation 16'. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg5g...

#NowPlaying #Soundtrack LOST IN TRANSLATION I've lost count of the number of times that I've played this soundtrack. Mainly because of Kevin Shields' tracks that are exclusive to this compilation. Want to hear an 8 min version of 'Are You Awake' ? 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5WN...