βBracewell is so brilliant with oblique detail and his reflections on a dank, forgotten London chime perfectly with the band that he is so lovingly remembering. Again and again I found myself reaching for my notebook for phrases to stealβ
- Brett Anderson
THE SMITHS: A Novella geni.us/TheSmiths
Spending my birthday in Leeds talking Still In A Dream - hope to see you there
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itβs hereβ¦ still in a dream by @simonreynolds.bsky.social, out 18 june
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Join @danieldylanwray.bsky.social on a seven decade journey through the sounds of one of the UK's most unique and creative cities...
Groovy, Laidback and Nasty, Dan's hugely entertaining history of music in Sheffield, is out now in audiobook, narrated by the man himself.
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Another brilliant review for Boyhood, this time in the Times Literary Supplement! Big thanks to Nicholas Clee.
@whiterabbitbks.bsky.social
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Over on my Substack Iβve posted Part One of my Boyhood Tour Diary: Edinburgh Tuesday 7th April 2026. Make sure to subscribe to read further instalments.
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The still in a dream tour kicks off on Monday, as @simonreynolds.bsky.social heads around the country to talk all things shoegaze. Special guests include @mikiberenyi.bsky.social, Rudy Tambala of A.R. Kane, and @mrsimonraymonde.bsky.social of @cocteauofficial.bsky.social
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THE SMITHS: A Novella, the wildly inventive and magnificently surreal story of the impact of a pop group on one manβs life, from Michael Bracewell
Published 11 June geni.us/TheSmiths
