Newcastle, UK’s Wild Spelks have today released their debut EP, A House Full Of Strangers, that was produced, mixed and mastered by multi-instrumentalist Jonathon Sabiston throughout 2023 at home in his Newcastle flat, with drum takes recorded at Blank Studios with engineer Chris McManus. Taking their name from the pangs of anxiety that dig into Sabiston like a splinter whenever he is feeling panicked, “spelks” is local Newcastle dialect for a splinter, with the “wild” prefix defining the sheer out-of-the-blue timing of the attacks. Mining a rich seam of melodic punk and alt-rock that should resonate with fans of Cold Years, The Menzingers, and Hot Water Music there’s also a tinge of the lo-fi sensibilities of the likes of Grandaddy and They Might Be Gia...