Assistant
@assistant.bandcamp.com
Jonathan tweeting. Assistant make lovely jangle pop from Brighton: Felt/Yo La Tengo/Stereolab etc. CERTAIN MEMORIES is our masterpiece; our new single is FLOWERS. Fanzines available; radio show Sundays 7pm on Untidy Radio.
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Assistant
@assistant.bandcamp.com
· Jul 18
Certain Memories, by Assistant
12 track album
assistant.bandcamp.com
Our Certain Memories LP is a quiet & contradictory indiepop oyster, which combines melancholy songs about my mum’s dementia with ringing celebrations of other turned corners. I think it’s a pretty album & there are still 20 CDs available. They’re here:
assistant.bandcamp.com/album/certai...
assistant.bandcamp.com/album/certai...
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Growing Towards The Light, a new mini album I’ve been steadily working on since the completion of Home Truths, is out today. Bandcamp only for the time being, the full album is available to stream/download now: francarlyon.bandcamp.com/album/growin...
September 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Growing Towards The Light, a new mini album I’ve been steadily working on since the completion of Home Truths, is out today. Bandcamp only for the time being, the full album is available to stream/download now: francarlyon.bandcamp.com/album/growin...
This is an absolutely terrific album - a joy!
Out today! Railcard's proper debut "Two Steps At A Time" is a bursting with brilliant 60s flavored folk/soft/garage pop w/shades of Guryan, Bacharach, John Barry, The Kinks, etc from members of Dolly Mixture, Heavenly, Swansea Sound and many more. 100% awesome!
li.sten.to/two-steps-at...
li.sten.to/two-steps-at...
Two Steps At A Time, by Railcard
12 track album
railcardband.bandcamp.com
September 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
This is an absolutely terrific album - a joy!
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You may have missed last night's exciting news so here it is again. SHOPFIRES will be releasing a double A side 7" single on the fledgling indie label @yyzrecords.bsky.social. Two original tracks written exclusively for this vinyl release. More info coming soon.
September 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM
You may have missed last night's exciting news so here it is again. SHOPFIRES will be releasing a double A side 7" single on the fledgling indie label @yyzrecords.bsky.social. Two original tracks written exclusively for this vinyl release. More info coming soon.
Silver Jews - "Trains Across The Sea" [final show]
YouTube video by Mike Dutkewych
youtu.be
September 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This is gobsmacking! Thanks to @carynrose.bsky.social for drawing it to my attention
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBb5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBb5...
The Replacements Hamburg, 31 Mar 1991, Grosse Freiheit
YouTube video by Bobfather TV
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
This is gobsmacking! Thanks to @carynrose.bsky.social for drawing it to my attention
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBb5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBb5...
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Very sad, just dusting off these two from 20 years hence.
Think I can safely say they were worth the £20 spent (ooh, and the first came with DVD and 24 page booklet)
Think I can safely say they were worth the £20 spent (ooh, and the first came with DVD and 24 page booklet)
September 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Very sad, just dusting off these two from 20 years hence.
Think I can safely say they were worth the £20 spent (ooh, and the first came with DVD and 24 page booklet)
Think I can safely say they were worth the £20 spent (ooh, and the first came with DVD and 24 page booklet)
Grim news about Sway - will be missed! His verse at 2.35 has given me much joy over the years
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGRx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGRx...
Harvey Nicks - The Mitchell Brothers
YouTube video by thebeats
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Grim news about Sway - will be missed! His verse at 2.35 has given me much joy over the years
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGRx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGRx...
I don’t really know much about this book, but (a) always got time to investigate a New Directions paperback and (b) wot a description on the back!!
September 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I don’t really know much about this book, but (a) always got time to investigate a New Directions paperback and (b) wot a description on the back!!
Another library haul! Some exciting stuff here - loving Edward Dorn
September 16, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Another library haul! Some exciting stuff here - loving Edward Dorn
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In a big loop, I’m once more on a train to intercept an elderly parent health crisis. Over flat Bedfordshire at present there is huge ambulance-white cloud that looks like the ghost of a giant turtle (hopefully a trivial apparition).
Anyway, allow me to exploit the moment: listen to my new band
Anyway, allow me to exploit the moment: listen to my new band
Summer Morning, by The Lost Guests
1 track album
lostguests.bandcamp.com
September 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
In a big loop, I’m once more on a train to intercept an elderly parent health crisis. Over flat Bedfordshire at present there is huge ambulance-white cloud that looks like the ghost of a giant turtle (hopefully a trivial apparition).
Anyway, allow me to exploit the moment: listen to my new band
Anyway, allow me to exploit the moment: listen to my new band
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Some more codes for lostguests.bandcamp.com/yum - the first song from my new side-thing
vqrw-wjsc
78l4-hgcw
lusq-53ls
45q7-bwvd
4rgd-c4tc
clus-xp3x
cc5e-e2cq
sh7g-3c4t
p4wn-cheb
8shm-x5rw
7xc6-cwu4
x4p2-csam
hpfd-xs3g
q7dc-jddu
9w4e-ycsp
nspf-bhc2
5qfl-wvsc
bgdh-hycw
duhp-erls
smer-3svd
sr6w-cltc
vqrw-wjsc
78l4-hgcw
lusq-53ls
45q7-bwvd
4rgd-c4tc
clus-xp3x
cc5e-e2cq
sh7g-3c4t
p4wn-cheb
8shm-x5rw
7xc6-cwu4
x4p2-csam
hpfd-xs3g
q7dc-jddu
9w4e-ycsp
nspf-bhc2
5qfl-wvsc
bgdh-hycw
duhp-erls
smer-3svd
sr6w-cltc
The Lost Guests
lostguests.bandcamp.com
September 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Some more codes for lostguests.bandcamp.com/yum - the first song from my new side-thing
vqrw-wjsc
78l4-hgcw
lusq-53ls
45q7-bwvd
4rgd-c4tc
clus-xp3x
cc5e-e2cq
sh7g-3c4t
p4wn-cheb
8shm-x5rw
7xc6-cwu4
x4p2-csam
hpfd-xs3g
q7dc-jddu
9w4e-ycsp
nspf-bhc2
5qfl-wvsc
bgdh-hycw
duhp-erls
smer-3svd
sr6w-cltc
vqrw-wjsc
78l4-hgcw
lusq-53ls
45q7-bwvd
4rgd-c4tc
clus-xp3x
cc5e-e2cq
sh7g-3c4t
p4wn-cheb
8shm-x5rw
7xc6-cwu4
x4p2-csam
hpfd-xs3g
q7dc-jddu
9w4e-ycsp
nspf-bhc2
5qfl-wvsc
bgdh-hycw
duhp-erls
smer-3svd
sr6w-cltc
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Pete plays a new Assistant song: In The 90s…
May 21, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Pete plays a new Assistant song: In The 90s…
Some more codes for lostguests.bandcamp.com/yum - the first song from my new side-thing
vqrw-wjsc
78l4-hgcw
lusq-53ls
45q7-bwvd
4rgd-c4tc
clus-xp3x
cc5e-e2cq
sh7g-3c4t
p4wn-cheb
8shm-x5rw
7xc6-cwu4
x4p2-csam
hpfd-xs3g
q7dc-jddu
9w4e-ycsp
nspf-bhc2
5qfl-wvsc
bgdh-hycw
duhp-erls
smer-3svd
sr6w-cltc
vqrw-wjsc
78l4-hgcw
lusq-53ls
45q7-bwvd
4rgd-c4tc
clus-xp3x
cc5e-e2cq
sh7g-3c4t
p4wn-cheb
8shm-x5rw
7xc6-cwu4
x4p2-csam
hpfd-xs3g
q7dc-jddu
9w4e-ycsp
nspf-bhc2
5qfl-wvsc
bgdh-hycw
duhp-erls
smer-3svd
sr6w-cltc
The Lost Guests
lostguests.bandcamp.com
September 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Some more codes for lostguests.bandcamp.com/yum - the first song from my new side-thing
vqrw-wjsc
78l4-hgcw
lusq-53ls
45q7-bwvd
4rgd-c4tc
clus-xp3x
cc5e-e2cq
sh7g-3c4t
p4wn-cheb
8shm-x5rw
7xc6-cwu4
x4p2-csam
hpfd-xs3g
q7dc-jddu
9w4e-ycsp
nspf-bhc2
5qfl-wvsc
bgdh-hycw
duhp-erls
smer-3svd
sr6w-cltc
vqrw-wjsc
78l4-hgcw
lusq-53ls
45q7-bwvd
4rgd-c4tc
clus-xp3x
cc5e-e2cq
sh7g-3c4t
p4wn-cheb
8shm-x5rw
7xc6-cwu4
x4p2-csam
hpfd-xs3g
q7dc-jddu
9w4e-ycsp
nspf-bhc2
5qfl-wvsc
bgdh-hycw
duhp-erls
smer-3svd
sr6w-cltc
In a big loop, I’m once more on a train to intercept an elderly parent health crisis. Over flat Bedfordshire at present there is huge ambulance-white cloud that looks like the ghost of a giant turtle (hopefully a trivial apparition).
Anyway, allow me to exploit the moment: listen to my new band
Anyway, allow me to exploit the moment: listen to my new band
Summer Morning, by The Lost Guests
1 track album
lostguests.bandcamp.com
September 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
In a big loop, I’m once more on a train to intercept an elderly parent health crisis. Over flat Bedfordshire at present there is huge ambulance-white cloud that looks like the ghost of a giant turtle (hopefully a trivial apparition).
Anyway, allow me to exploit the moment: listen to my new band
Anyway, allow me to exploit the moment: listen to my new band
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This is lovely - get on it!
If anyone would like to pop this song in their Bandcamp, here are a few codes - lostguests.bandcamp.com/yum
cjns-wajb -- efde-cb8w -- bd4g-wcu4 -- dhpn-cwam -- sefl-xw3g -- prdh-vsdu -- h4vp-e2sq -- hcb8-3dht -- qhx3-chpb -- 94c5-xebw -- nshf-j3d4 -- wjcl-ywxa -- cghh-u4ab -- e24s-eq3w -- rxps-3tc4
cjns-wajb -- efde-cb8w -- bd4g-wcu4 -- dhpn-cwam -- sefl-xw3g -- prdh-vsdu -- h4vp-e2sq -- hcb8-3dht -- qhx3-chpb -- 94c5-xebw -- nshf-j3d4 -- wjcl-ywxa -- cghh-u4ab -- e24s-eq3w -- rxps-3tc4
My parents named me after Jonathan Richman & I have long wanted to have a go at singing one of his songs. His revelation about softness & swing is one I recognise. And his attitude I find utterly inspiring. He’s beautiful. So I’ve tried!
This is his ‘Summer Morning’, avec The Lost Guests.
This is his ‘Summer Morning’, avec The Lost Guests.
September 12, 2026 at 7:24 AM
This is lovely - get on it!
If anyone would like to pop this song in their Bandcamp, here are a few codes - lostguests.bandcamp.com/yum
cjns-wajb -- efde-cb8w -- bd4g-wcu4 -- dhpn-cwam -- sefl-xw3g -- prdh-vsdu -- h4vp-e2sq -- hcb8-3dht -- qhx3-chpb -- 94c5-xebw -- nshf-j3d4 -- wjcl-ywxa -- cghh-u4ab -- e24s-eq3w -- rxps-3tc4
cjns-wajb -- efde-cb8w -- bd4g-wcu4 -- dhpn-cwam -- sefl-xw3g -- prdh-vsdu -- h4vp-e2sq -- hcb8-3dht -- qhx3-chpb -- 94c5-xebw -- nshf-j3d4 -- wjcl-ywxa -- cghh-u4ab -- e24s-eq3w -- rxps-3tc4
My parents named me after Jonathan Richman & I have long wanted to have a go at singing one of his songs. His revelation about softness & swing is one I recognise. And his attitude I find utterly inspiring. He’s beautiful. So I’ve tried!
This is his ‘Summer Morning’, avec The Lost Guests.
This is his ‘Summer Morning’, avec The Lost Guests.
Summer Morning, by The Lost Guests
from the album Summer Morning
lostguests.bandcamp.com
September 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM
If anyone would like to pop this song in their Bandcamp, here are a few codes - lostguests.bandcamp.com/yum
cjns-wajb -- efde-cb8w -- bd4g-wcu4 -- dhpn-cwam -- sefl-xw3g -- prdh-vsdu -- h4vp-e2sq -- hcb8-3dht -- qhx3-chpb -- 94c5-xebw -- nshf-j3d4 -- wjcl-ywxa -- cghh-u4ab -- e24s-eq3w -- rxps-3tc4
cjns-wajb -- efde-cb8w -- bd4g-wcu4 -- dhpn-cwam -- sefl-xw3g -- prdh-vsdu -- h4vp-e2sq -- hcb8-3dht -- qhx3-chpb -- 94c5-xebw -- nshf-j3d4 -- wjcl-ywxa -- cghh-u4ab -- e24s-eq3w -- rxps-3tc4
Something VERY sticky about this new one from Bento Werner of Uberlândia's excellent Fall Breaks project.
backtowinter.bandcamp.com/track/with-y...
backtowinter.bandcamp.com/track/with-y...
With Your Eyes, by Fall Breaks
from the album Low Resolution
backtowinter.bandcamp.com
September 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Something VERY sticky about this new one from Bento Werner of Uberlândia's excellent Fall Breaks project.
backtowinter.bandcamp.com/track/with-y...
backtowinter.bandcamp.com/track/with-y...
Excited about the forthcoming debut LP by Edinburgh's Big Lanes, who have released a bunch of great, noisy/tuneful & stately indie pop singles over the last few years. Just one track up for yr enjoyment so far, but it's a winner.
biglanes.bandcamp.com/album/undert...
biglanes.bandcamp.com/album/undert...
Undertsanding Your Horse, by Big Lanes
10 track album
biglanes.bandcamp.com
September 12, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Excited about the forthcoming debut LP by Edinburgh's Big Lanes, who have released a bunch of great, noisy/tuneful & stately indie pop singles over the last few years. Just one track up for yr enjoyment so far, but it's a winner.
biglanes.bandcamp.com/album/undert...
biglanes.bandcamp.com/album/undert...
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It's not autumn yet. Why not let The Lost Guests keep the mood summery with a Jonathan Richman cover?
"The breeze so neat and so sweet
Bees buzzing, flies not yet flying
Little nits nitting, gnats gnatting"
lostguests.bandcamp.com/track/summer...
"The breeze so neat and so sweet
Bees buzzing, flies not yet flying
Little nits nitting, gnats gnatting"
lostguests.bandcamp.com/track/summer...
Summer Morning, by The Lost Guests
track by The Lost Guests
lostguests.bandcamp.com
September 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
It's not autumn yet. Why not let The Lost Guests keep the mood summery with a Jonathan Richman cover?
"The breeze so neat and so sweet
Bees buzzing, flies not yet flying
Little nits nitting, gnats gnatting"
lostguests.bandcamp.com/track/summer...
"The breeze so neat and so sweet
Bees buzzing, flies not yet flying
Little nits nitting, gnats gnatting"
lostguests.bandcamp.com/track/summer...
My parents named me after Jonathan Richman & I have long wanted to have a go at singing one of his songs. His revelation about softness & swing is one I recognise. And his attitude I find utterly inspiring. He’s beautiful. So I’ve tried!
This is his ‘Summer Morning’, avec The Lost Guests.
This is his ‘Summer Morning’, avec The Lost Guests.
Summer Morning, by The Lost Guests
from the album Summer Morning
lostguests.bandcamp.com
September 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
My parents named me after Jonathan Richman & I have long wanted to have a go at singing one of his songs. His revelation about softness & swing is one I recognise. And his attitude I find utterly inspiring. He’s beautiful. So I’ve tried!
This is his ‘Summer Morning’, avec The Lost Guests.
This is his ‘Summer Morning’, avec The Lost Guests.
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Let in the sunshine with this sweet Jonathan Richman cover from the mysterious Lost Guests. There may be a certain Mr Shipley @assistant.bandcamp.com involved in this project…
It's not autumn yet. Why not let The Lost Guests keep the mood summery with a Jonathan Richman cover?
"The breeze so neat and so sweet
Bees buzzing, flies not yet flying
Little nits nitting, gnats gnatting"
lostguests.bandcamp.com/track/summer...
"The breeze so neat and so sweet
Bees buzzing, flies not yet flying
Little nits nitting, gnats gnatting"
lostguests.bandcamp.com/track/summer...
Summer Morning, by The Lost Guests
track by The Lost Guests
lostguests.bandcamp.com
September 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Let in the sunshine with this sweet Jonathan Richman cover from the mysterious Lost Guests. There may be a certain Mr Shipley @assistant.bandcamp.com involved in this project…
It's not autumn yet. Why not let The Lost Guests keep the mood summery with a Jonathan Richman cover?
"The breeze so neat and so sweet
Bees buzzing, flies not yet flying
Little nits nitting, gnats gnatting"
lostguests.bandcamp.com/track/summer...
"The breeze so neat and so sweet
Bees buzzing, flies not yet flying
Little nits nitting, gnats gnatting"
lostguests.bandcamp.com/track/summer...
Summer Morning, by The Lost Guests
track by The Lost Guests
lostguests.bandcamp.com
September 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
It's not autumn yet. Why not let The Lost Guests keep the mood summery with a Jonathan Richman cover?
"The breeze so neat and so sweet
Bees buzzing, flies not yet flying
Little nits nitting, gnats gnatting"
lostguests.bandcamp.com/track/summer...
"The breeze so neat and so sweet
Bees buzzing, flies not yet flying
Little nits nitting, gnats gnatting"
lostguests.bandcamp.com/track/summer...
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Absolutely delighted to be working with Matt @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social and Jonathan @assistant.bandcamp.com on this 7" single release. More news coming soon from @yyzrecords.bsky.social
We can very happily announce the next YYZ release will be a glorious 7” from @shopfiresmusic.bsky.social Two gorgeous new tracks imbued with Neil’s inimitable shimmering melancholy and fully deserving to be spun on yr turntable. More details soon. #indie #jangle #MusicSky #Indiepop
September 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Absolutely delighted to be working with Matt @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social and Jonathan @assistant.bandcamp.com on this 7" single release. More news coming soon from @yyzrecords.bsky.social