New-ish year, new-ish singles column. My name is Orestes P. Coltrane and I’ve curated this list of singles. We’ve got a new header that DOESN’T MATCH THE NAME OF THE COLUMN. We suck. But we are funny too.

Quick aside, are you enjoying the daily blogging stuff my quartermaster Sam is writing? Personally, I think he’s overdoing the nostalgia thing and I hope he gets back to brass band tacks and starts reviewing new music.

Oh, yeah, singles.

Cinder Path – Slip

Cinder Path are Dan Whitehouse, Angela Holland, and Dave Timmons. Veterans from Silent Age and Mabel Love, Cinder Path formed in 2025 and although there’s a clear love from days gone, they are on their own landscape now. Slip paints overcast skies on heather and daffodil laden fields while cruising on a car whose MOT is worth more than the car itself. It matters not, it was never about the vehicle, but the destination and journey attached. Moody in its post-punk roots, Slip is a solid choice for a second single. Check Fall Forward, released last November if you need more music from Cinder Path.

Cannons – Starlight

Starlight find Cannons deep in synthwave territory. A breezy, joyful single for your friday afternoon, once the laptop has been slammed shut (deservedly so!) Starlight is a new single from their fifth album, Everything Glows, and if you need a sweet slice of groovy pop, you can’t go wrong with them.

Tom Rowley – MOR

Tom Rowley has been a staple of the Sheffield scene for a long while. A stint on Milburn, then onto Gas Club, turning an ominous leaf on the sorely missed Dead Sons, then taking a detour with the Arctic Monkeys. Now, with a brand new debut album under his arm, Tom Rowley’s been releasing songs that hark to his indie roots with slight traces of dramatic late 70s rock. MOR’s video has him bouncing off the walls (and floor), sipping on slushies, and sporting some dashing socks. It’s a peaceful existence! MOR is the fourth track off Tom Rowley’s debut album, Moses and the Drones, which is self-released on April 25th. Pre-order.

Squirrel Flower – Wheels

Yes, I can hear you, Clem Fandango! Sorry, it’s a reflex. Wheels is Squirrel Flowers going for that low lit dive bar in country territory. A sweet Rhodes keeps the fairy lights shimmering as the bar closes down and the couples, old and new, perpetual or for the night, dance slowly. Can you see the Bud Light neon sign buzzing. It’ll go away soon. This song? It’ll remain. Wheels is available as a digital single on Polyvinyl Records.