So excited to receive the new @gabrielkahane.bsky.social album and beautiful manuscript through the post this weekend. (Already hung in pride of place next to @bccamplight.bsky.social tour poster).

If you can, ditch Spotify and support artists.

I knew someone who was cancelled.

It happened really quickly.

Billy Said Goodbye is out on the 21st, or you can hear it at hellomidlands.com today.

#musicsky #newmusic

Received my zine today from @subvert.fm , and what a lovingly put together package it is.
If the execution of the platform itself is even close to the coherence and care with which they put this together, there are some excellent times ahead!
Not long now until we get access!

It's here! All the way from Lewis!

If you've not got it yet, grab yourself a copy of the new @flakebelly.bsky.social .
It's awesome music, and a really lovely object. Pretty inspiring test-case for supporting independent music.

It's not the sort of thing that happens here.

A call went out in the middle of the storm to the local police station.
The woman claimed she'd seen something terrifying in the night.

We've written you a song about this dramatic incident.

It's called 'The Bear' and it's out on October 2nd.

We've made a new song for you.

It's called 'Moon' and it's out tomorrow.

The splendid @TrustTheDocUK has given us a lovely early review, which you can read as part of his centenary newsletter here!

docs.google.com/document/u/...

Our new song, Moon, is out on Feb 7.

You can hear it now, if you join our website for free.
This will undoubtedly make us both feel better.

We made a new song for you.
Moon is out on February 7th, but you can hear it later today if you register for free at hellomidlands.com
#newmusic

Crikey.

I know this isn't news as such, but the numbers are staggering. Spotify was never part of our plan for financial or creative fulfilment, but even so... That is a LOT of trees falling in the woods.

Previously, from Hello Midlands..

Fearlessly confronting the most taboo issues - 'Branch Line Station' was our song about culture and public transport infrastructure.

Follow us for our new music, coming soon: open.spotify.com/track/44Wmo...

Inquiring about how people write, notate, or record their songs—whether drafts or finished pieces—has sparked valuable discussions on workflow. I'm compiling these insights into a post for the site. If you have any workflows to share, I'd love to hear them!

We're gearing up to release some new music.

To get you up to speed, here's a reminder of the first release from the album.

"Martin" is a song about a mercurial old friend, featuring a cameo from a special teacher.

hellomidlands.com/martin-2/