Spectres’ debut album ‘Dying’ is released next week (February 23). It’s an incredible record both inside and out, as these pictures revealing the full glory/horror of the gatefold vinyl artwork – complete with ouija board! – illustrate. We said it last year when we first got together with them, but Spectres are a truly important… Continue reading →

Vermont psych duo The Vacant Lots release a new single on March 16. The 7” only release features remixes of songs from last year’s acclaimed ‘Departure’ LP by two of the band’s heroes: the legendary Alan Vega of Suicide and Brian Jonestown Massacre mainman Anton Newcombe. Alan Vega takes the already Suicide referencing sound of… Continue reading →

Don’t worry, we’re not talking about an IT problem – we’ve only gone and reduced the price on a lot of things in the Sonic Cathedral Shop! So much so that vinyl albums, 12″s, 7″s and CDs are now going for as little as 50p. The idea is to clear the decks and raise some… Continue reading →

Spectres have released the incredible video for their song ‘Where Flies Sleep’. The video, filmed and directed by James Hankins, was premiered on The Quietus yesterday and features the band being tormented by a gang of kids who are seen DJing in a club, working behind a bar, breaking into a car, dragging dead bodies… Continue reading →

The Vacant Lots will be returning to the UK and Europe this March and April for a series of shows and festival appearances. The dates begin in Portsmouth on March 10, just after the duo support their heroes Suicide in New York, and take the band to Germany and Scandinavia for the first time, before… Continue reading →