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The Sanctity Of Crows
@thesanctityofcrows.bsky.social
Award-winning solo indie music project by Ian A Napier (Scotland).

Instrumental music featuring guitars, keyboards and drums. Often layered, cinematic, ambient and/or soundscape-y. Kinda prog-ish, sometimes.

Links: https://linktr.ee/thesanctityofcrow
💲 15% OFF during Black Friday week (use "BLACKFRIDAY15" on checkout).

So, who's gonna give me my 5th sale of an audio-tangible goodie? 🤔

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PS: Let me know it was you ... I always love to know what home these go to! 😎
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Promoting your next release be like ...

(But you can always listen to the old stuff: linktr.ee/thesanctityo...)
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Christmas music will never be the same again.

Coming to an audio-playback device near you ... soon-ish (Mon 1st Dec).

#thesanctityofcrows #newmusic #singlerelease #Christmas #xmas #Festive #postrock #instrumentalmusic #indiemusic #IndieMusicCommunity
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Work on the next album is progressing well enough for me to be getting VERY excited about it. 😁

Four of the nine tracks are in the bag, and a fifth is on the production line. 🙂

Probably only out Q1 2026, but hey ... I don't mind if you start getting excited too. 😏
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"This Wasn't What I Had In Mind" dropped 2 places to 9th in The Independent Artist Chart on Burton Radio with Graeme Drayton. 🤨

😎 If you'd like to keep me flying in radio heaven, then VOTING for next week's show is OPEN until end Monday 24th November (GMT): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🙏
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Let it crow, let it crow, let it crow!

I have an instrumental post-Christmas number coming out on Monday 1st December. 😮

All I can say is that you probably won't ever hear carollers singing along to this, and it isn't future karaoke fodder either.
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🐦‍⬛ STONED THE CROWS! Week #070 🎵 playl1sts [≈ 30 mins] @ SpottyFly & YooToob ... a careful selection of (often woefully underheard) indie music.

🎼 This week, bringing you beauty and dark power:

🎵 Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3y1...
🎵 YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
RELEASED TODAY: 🎬 Official Music Video - "Everywhere The Wind Blows"

4th track from the guitar-free experiment EP "Terra Incognita" (released 6th Jun 2025).

The extended (full EP track length) version of the "Globe" video that was created for the radio edit. 👀👂 Lookee hear: youtu.be/9gOMNqkqTCQ
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🎄🦌🧑‍🎄 !!!!!!! I just uploaded a Christmas-ish single !!!!!!! 😮

As you can imagine, it's not something Mariah or Bing would go near. 😄

Diarise Monday 1st December in your calendrical thingy for putting this one on repeat (and every day until New Year, every year). 😎
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"This Wasn't What I Had In Mind" (song.link/s/3HR9Q1ULYM...) floated up another place to 7th in The Independent Artist Chart on @burtonradio.bsky.social . 😃

😎 VOTING for next week is OPEN until end Mon 17th Nov (GMT): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🙏
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"This Wasn't What I Had In Mind" floated up 1 place to 8th in The Independent Artist Chart on @burtonradio.bsky.social. 😃

😎 If you'd like to keep me flying up there in radio heaven, then VOTING for next week's show is OPEN until end Monday 10th November (GMT): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🙏
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
1 year old today: "Flowers Of The New Dawn" album

Not only crows liked this! 😎🐦‍⬛

🎧 Hear here: album.link/s/4sTclTiqnn...
October 31, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Still in 9th place. 😎 If you'd like to keep me flying up there in radio heaven, then VOTING is OPEN until end Mon 3rd Nov (GMT): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🙏

🐦‍⬛ "THIS WASN'T WHAT I HAD IN MIND" single:
🎧 song.link/s/3HR9Q1ULYM...
October 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just finished mastering the third track for the next album. 😃

Duration now sitting at 11:40.

I suppose I'd better get started on the next one, then? 🙄
October 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🖼️ REJECTED COVER ART #12

Oh, I give up!
October 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🖼️ REJECTED COVER ART #11

No jay-walking here. 😉
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🖼️ REJECTED COVER ART #10

Would've revealed the dark side of the chocaholic crows. 🥺
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
😢 "This Wasn't What I Had In Mind" dropped 3 places in yesterday's The Independent Artist Chart show on Burton Radio.

😎 VOTING for next week's show is OPEN until end Monday 27th October (GMT): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🙏

🐦‍⬛ "THIS WASN'T WHAT I HAD IN MIND" single:
🎧 song.link/s/3HR9Q1ULYM...
October 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🖼️ REJECTED COVER ART #09

Didn't want to give away my age, and got tired of waiting for the doublet and hose to come back into fashion.
October 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🖼️ REJECTED COVER ART #08

Tempted to do the weekly groceries shopping in this outfit, but I bottled out. 😆
October 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
REJECTED COVER ART #07

Dunno why I wasn't allowed to go with this one, as it's soooo pretty!
October 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🖼️ REJECTED COVER ART #06

The Marketing Department deemed this one too suggestive and risque. ☹️
October 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🖼️ REJECTED COVER ART #05

Crows On The Run.

Sadly, this one might have 'triggered' all those people who've spent serious time in the FB slammer. ☹️
October 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🖼️ REJECTED COVER ART #04

Another tSoC cover art concept that never made it off the drawing board.

I must've been nuts not to use this one.
October 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🖼️ REJECTED COVER ART #03

Silly season continues, with another tSoC album cover concept that didn't fly. 😏

The Legal Department shot it down in flames ... 😟

#thesanctityofcrows #rejectedalbumart #indiemusic #indiemusiccommunity
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM