THE SEAN COLEMAN PROJECT – Apropos Of Nothing

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Real Gone

‘Apropos of Nothing’, the debut album from the Sean Coleman Project, has been pitched as “a throwback of sorts”, and it isn’t always hard to work out why. Coleman’s music takes in a wealth of classic influences, and his approach to recording – collaborating with as many folks as possible – has their mood of a latter day Santana project, if not the sound. ‘Apropos of Nothing’ is a celebration of old school album making in the truest sense; it isn’t really about the quick hits, or the effectiveness of streaming individual tracks. To get the best out of this record, the listener should sit back, make time, and digest everything as a whole, in the same way vinyl buyers did back in the 70s and 80s.

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Listen: Forget Them Wendy present the ‘Next Big Thing’

Posted on October 13, 2026 by Real Gone

In June 2026, British band Forget Them Wendy released ‘Wise Guy’, a track that blended pop and indie with lax vocals to share something that, if not entirely original, came with just enough sparkle and sass to make it hold up on its own terms.

A few months on, and their ‘Next Big Thing’ offers more of the same…only better.

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REAL GONE GOES OUT: Inspiral Carpets – Hall By The Sea, Dreamland, Margate, Kent 10/10/2026

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Real Gone

Inspiral Carpets made their first ever visit to Margate in December 2025, several decades into their career. The gig took place on a cold Sunday night in the Dreamland Ballroom, a venue notorious for bad sound quality. In terms of a long overdue seaside jaunt, it wasn’t exactly the most auspicious of gigs. Tonight, they’ve returned to Dreamland, but they’re playing upstairs in the Hall By The Sea, a far superior, steampunk-ish gig space where everyone sounds (mostly) brilliant.

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Watch: Avery Friedman shares new video for ‘You Move’

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Real Gone

In 2025, Avery Friedman released the excellent ‘New Thing’, a debut album steeped in a very nostalgic sound. The bulk of the release’s tracks hit upon a swooning indie tone, blending elements of dream pop into a light jangle which served the artist’s breathy vocal tones perfectly. The material wasn’t always about immediacy, but for those listeners willing to spend the time, it eventually became the kind of record that really rewarded those repeated listens.

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THE FALL – Post Script

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Real Gone

The Cog Sinister label has been responsible for a huge number of Fall products over the decades. The label, founded by Mark E. Smith in 1987, was dissolved a few years later and the name was subsequently adopted by the Voiceprint group in 1997 for the purpose of reissuing various Fall items and sharing official bootlegs. These have ranged from the terrible (‘Live 1977’) to the average (the lop-sided sounding ‘Band On The Wall, 1982’), to the absolutely essential (gigs recorded at Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham in 1980 and Derby Assembly Rooms in 1994).

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