Kieran Webber
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Nottingham based Wild Spelks kick off 2026 with their energetic new single ‘305’
One of the best things to happen in the last five years is the movement away from the London band aesthitic and a shift from audiences to search further within the country for new music. The north, long overlooked and forgotten for the big smoke has been on a legendary run by producing artists such as Sam Fender, English Teacher, and many more. One said band that hails from up’t North is Wild Spelks, the Nottingham based band that blend the emotive soundscapes with an early 2000’s punk ferocity. Imagine Jimmy Eat World meets Weezer.
The band, that formed back in 2020, have kicked off their 2026 with the release of their latest release single ‘305’. A track that exudes a retrospective sound with a modern punch, daring to cross the old and new creating a sound that is wonderfully fresh. The song starts simple, a soft percussion opens up space for a subtle stroke of the guitar, only to last a few seconds before the track opens up, bringing down thunderous drums and emotive vocals. It’s a quick hitter coming in at 3 minutes and 5 seconds (yes, that is on purpose) that brings just the right amount of nostalgia without stepping too deep into mimicry.
Speaking on the track Frontman and songwriter Jonny Sabiston explains: “It’s about feeling drained and low, and then that one song hits—you move without thinking, and suddenly you feel alright again. That’s where the lyric ‘I see the bones, I see them move, I feel alright’ comes from. It’s the shift from feeling like shit to feeling human again. This is the first Wild Spelks track that we recorded as a band, previously I’d played all instrumentation myself and I think this song 305 is all the stronger and glued together for that reason.”
Listen to ‘305’ here: