Album Review Tulpa Monster Of The Week Skep Wax Records Vinyl/CD/digital Release date: 28 November 2025 (4.5 / 5) One of the most exciting new bands in the UK – but with the cool reserve of quietly heroic past-masters. Tulpa are so good they could be mistaken for Americans says Ged Babey. ‘Midway between The Sunday and Pixies’ is the tag-line. – What is a Tulpa? – It’s a mythical being manifested into existence through the act of…
Edinburgh, UK — The shadows are gathering once again as The Deadinburgh Festival returns for its highly anticipated second year, bringing two days of dark elegance, driving rhythms, and iconic Goth atmosphere to La Belle Angele, Edinburgh.Taking place on 10–11 July 2026, the 2026 edition promises to build on its debut year with a huge selection of the finest goth acts around! Tickets and details here Headlining this year’s festival are two giants of the scene: John McKay’s…
The Saints: Long March Through The Jazz Age (Fire Records) LP/ CD/DL Released: 28th November 2025 Our Score The final album from The Saints is an anthemic, rousing and wistful farewell from front man Chris Bailey. The Saints, led by Chris Bailey, swaggered from glory to despair like a drunk finding his way home on Brisbane’s hazy streets. But unlike a boorish drunk the Saints were never anything less than entertaining and intriguing. Their influence on early punk…
Adam Ant Bridgewater Hall | Manchester Nov 21st 2025 Unplugging his jukebox, Adam Ant still implores us to try another flavour, and it tastes good. His current greatest hits and deep cuts set showcases songs that were a mixture of massive hits or deep cuts escaping from the forbidden zone between art rock and pop. Decades later, they still sound and feel urgent and somehow still enthral as curios and standards. Some people are natural born stars. Dressed…
The Puncturists: I’m Not Alright (Dead Swan Records) CD/Download/Streaming Out Now Buy Here Yorkshire-based quartet, The Puncturists, deliver their debut album, I’m Not Alright, on their own label. I can’t remember how or when I first heard The Puncturists, but I instantly liked the rawish live sound of their recordings despite the female-fronted 4 piece band rehearsing in Barnsley, but with members who live in Goole and Grimsby (all on the wrong side of the Pennines) The melodic garage…
album review Wreckless Eric England Screaming Tapete Records CD/DL/LP Released 21 November 2025 National Treasure (Cult division) re-records a shit album from his back-catalogue and it turns out far better than even he thought it would. One song includes the line – ‘Still Life on a cubicle door: Cocks, bums and tits’ – which would possibly have been a better title though – says Ged Babey. In the same way as some peoples looks are described as: “He’s got…
Like everyone, I feel numb at the news. Mani was always so full of life and seemed an eternal cheeky rascal who was a key part of one of the greatest bands ever. He was the forever kid and the Stone Roses legendary bass player whose sudden death has left a huge gaping gap in the Manchester pantheon of greats. Ironically, he had just announced an in-conversation tour and a deserved spotlight moment and then suddenly died, leaving…
The Vega Vault Project and Sacred Bones Records continue to uncover Alan Vega’s robust collection of work left behind by the influential visual artist, musician and poet. Today, they announce the reissues of Vega’s highly influential 1980 debut S/T solo album, in addition to its follow-up, Collision Drive. Pre-order Alan Vega HERE. These demos offer a rare glimpse into Vega’s creative process behind his cult classic. All three albums feature new album artwork designed by Jared Artaud and…
Yndling: Time Time Time (I’m In The Palm of Your Hand) Spirit Goth Records Out Now Our Score Norwegian dream pop solo artist Yndling returns with her highly anticipated second album, Time Time Time (I’m In The Palm of Your Hand). The record marks a bold step forward, packing creative ideas, beautiful musicality, and expansive, otherworldly indie-electronic soundscapes comparable to Men I Trust, Beach House, and Portishead. As the press release describes, the album is deliberately divided into…
Old Hat releasing West Country underground bands on limited edition occult lathe cuts. In October, Old Hat Records, the home of anarcho-punk/hippy crossover band 51st State (covered by us a few times here and here) released a special collection of 3 bands, each limited to a run of 23. Pressed on whether this was the start of a series, Noah from Old Hat said “once they go it would be cool to hopefully do some further releases” so…
KEELEY: Who Wants To See The World (Definitive Gaze) DL/Streaming Out Now Anglo-Irish dreamrock trio KEELEY return with new single Who Wants To See The World and has given LTW the premiere. Who Wants To See The World is the opening salvo from KEELEY’s forthcoming third album Girl On The Edge Of The World whcih is due on February 20th 2026. The album is the latest production from Dublin-based sonic maestro Alan Maguire. The song is a euphoric…
AVTT/PTTN: AVTT/PTTN Thirty Tigers/Ipecac/Ramseur Records All Formats Out Now An unlikely symbiosis that has reaped a handsome reward, two disparate musical giants join forces to make one handsome super giant. A stretched metaphor but an excellent result, MK Bennett remains calm. Frank Zappa had a hell of a time being taken seriously, despite his obvious and apparent brilliance. While this was sometimes due to the actual music, it was equally as often seemingly due to a degree of…