Thistle Sifter Utrecht ‘An ethereal and almost spiritual journey’ - The Sounds Won’t Stop (US) ‘Unique soundscapes and fascinating ambience’ - Post-Rock Central (UK) ‘For fans of calm, ambient-oriented post-rock’ - AM:plified Magazine (DE) ‘A Spectral Moon is a hauntingly beautiful debut’ - Luminous Dash (BE) ‘Cinematic and fairytale-esque’ - 3voor12 Utrecht (NL) An ambient instrumental post-rock project by English musician Pete Barnes (Utrecht, NL). The Forgotten Man is the first track to be released from second album Circles, due for release on Friday 26th January 2024. Pre-order Circles on vinyl at www.thistlesifter.com The Forgotten Man represents the various struggles Barnes has been through in the last couple of years, after being literally catapulted into disarray by a serious cycling accident in November 2020. Injuries arising from this accident forced him to put his life on hold and reassess, resulting in a somewhat dysfunctional existence, as well as a growing sense of dislocation from many aspects of his life which had previously been taken for granted. Following the release of A Spectral Moon, Thistle Sifter played a handful of audiovisual concerts across the Netherlands in 2022, including AFAS Live in Amsterdam (with Sigur Ros) and Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht. The live line-up features Pete Barnes (guitar), Tom Broshuis (guitar), Rob Wickham (synth & bass), Koen Klarenbeek (drums) and Thomas van Gaalen (live visuals). Thistle Sifter’s tracks Ghost Acres by Thistle Sifter published on 2025-10-13T12:32:25Z One Fleeting Glance by Thistle Sifter published on 2025-10-16T12:08:01Z The Forgotten Man (nthirteen remix) by Thistle Sifter published on 2025-07-29T07:57:25Z
