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thistle are a Northampton, United Kingdom-based indie rock band that blends shoegaze with indie rock and hardcore punk. Their debut 3-track single, lomochrome, came out in November 2023. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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The Ice Maiden Comes

The Ice Maiden Comes

1st July 2019

Thistle

Thistle

1993

backflip

backflip

EPs
backflip EP

backflip EP

29th May 2026

It's Nice to See You, Stranger - EP

It's Nice to See You, Stranger - EP

4th July 2025

Teleopsia

Teleopsia

21st December 2021

Oxygen EP

Oxygen EP

2001

Singles
pylon - Single

pylon - Single

14th April 2026

it's nice to see you, stranger

it's nice to see you, stranger

4th July 2025

Lomochrome - Single

Lomochrome - Single

13th November 2023

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20+ tracks in our catalogue

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    2:21
  2. backflip in slow motionbackflip
    0:47
  3. bitebitebitebitebitebite/hesitate - Single
    2:27
  4. bitebitebitebitebitebite/hesitate - Single
    2:27
  5. CeylonTeleopsia
    7:27
  6. city, namebackflip
    2:43
  7. close to my chest (hesitate)bitebitebite/hesitate - Single
    1:28
  8. close to my chest (hesitate)bitebitebite/hesitate - Single
    1:28
  9. Cobble / MudIt's Nice to See You, Stranger - EP
    3:14
  10. cobble/mudit's nice to see you, stranger
    3:14

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London art-grunge band Tough Cookie have shared new EP ‘Devotion’
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London art-grunge band Tough Cookie have shared new EP ‘Devotion’

The London art-grunge four-piece’s new EP arrives with ‘Home Run’, plus headline dates in Manchester and London next month.

23 Oct 2026 • 10:30 am
thistle. made an EP called 'backflip' and now they want to talk about it
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thistle. made an EP called 'backflip' and now they want to talk about it

thistle.’s new EP 'backflip' is loud, messy, emotional and really very good. To celebrate its release, the Manchester band break down the whole thing track by track.

29 May 2026 • 7:41 am
thistle. have shared ‘pylon’, a new single they credit to an energy drink
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thistle. have shared ‘pylon’, a new single they credit to an energy drink

Cardiff rehearsal rooms and Monster Energy fuelled the trio's latest track.

14 Apr 2026 • 2:49 pm
Meet thistle., the Northampton trio making lo-fi noise-rock for the emotionally fried
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Meet thistle., the Northampton trio making lo-fi noise-rock for the emotionally fried

Northampton’s loudest softies talk splonky mixes, DIY trauma processing and the joy of letting your demos rot.

2 Jul 2025 • 9:33 am

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thistle. - backflip EP
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27 May 2026

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TV Studio SWG3

Glasgow
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21
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Various Liverpool Venues

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6
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Oh Yeah music Centre

Belfast
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8
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Cabaret Voltaire

Edinburgh
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