About

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Skies Are Rare is a UK based music blog founded by friends and band mates Jonny Kates and Carl Meanwell in early 2008; albeit with tumultuous updates ever since. We aim to bring to your attention music that you may not have heard but may well enjoy. Imagine how many great bands there are out there that you're yet to discover. Skies Are Rare's mission is to reduce that list one at a time.

We try to write candidly and without pretence about music we want to share. Most of the music will be eclectic but every now and then there may be something that you wouldn't usually listen to. We are not dedicated to a single genre and actively try to write about a variety of sounds. However we are particularly partial to rock of the following denominations: psych, post, shoegaze, ambient, electronic, indie, dream-pop and folk. We hate dub-step so there'll be none of that nonsense thank-you very much.

Since its inception three years ago, Skies Are Rare has been lucky enough to enlist the writing talents of the following individuals. If you would like to add your name to the list, then please just email us. Likewise if you are a band, promoter or label; we listen to every thing that is sent to us and write about the bits we enjoy. Please forward any music to contact@skiesarerare.com.

You can find us on the normal channels: Facebook and Twitter.

Contributors
Jonny Kates (editor)
Carl Meanwell (co-founder)
Laurence Conneely
Dominic Brown
Elle Holgate
Dominic Faulkner
Gabrielle Bruney
Tom Myers
Paul Willis