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The Manc - 9th March 2020

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Wigan favourites Stanleys release first single ahead of debut album next year

Danny Jones

Stanleys bands from Wigan new single Pass The Time

Fast-rising Wigan band Stanleys have dropped the lead single from their debut album, which is finally on its way and will be coming sometime next year.

Entitled ‘Pass The Time’, the Stanleys’ latest outing arrived on Friday, 20 February, and while there’s still no specific release date for the first-ever full-length LP, we do know it’s coming at some point in 2027.

To simply label it as more catchy indie would be a disservice to the craft and graft these lads have put in: this is definitely a step forward and in a slightly different direction, with an even more guitar-driven feel and an extra bit of gruff about it compared to previous Stanleys material.

Our only minor complaint is that we wish it lasted a little longer – we want MORE.

An energetic two-and-a-half-minute track that we can already see becoming a fan favourite, it’s one we’re looking forward to hearing in the flesh.

We’ve caught the Stanleys boys live a few times now, both here in Manchester city centre and at their sold-out show in Wigan as part of The Monaco relaunch, as well as at the likes of Kendal Calling festival in recent years.

Safe to say, they never disappoint, and neither do their growing crowd of die-hards.

With lyrics touching on not just the passing of time but also that sense of youthful ambition and how it fluctuates with age, it feels like one of those defiant indie rallying cries we grew up listening to in our own adolescence, and it definitely has plenty of energy to it.

Both The Manc and our wider Audio North team had the pleasure of chatting with them back in November 2024, and you can tell they have big plans to take on not just the local music scene but the UK and beyond.

The release of ‘Pass The Time’ comes almost a year on from their last song, ‘Out the Door’: a similarly fast-run song, albeit with a different vibe.

Positioned as part of Wigan’s next generation of new bands and artists, Stanleys are clearly looking to keep developing as musicians, and if tunes like these are anything to go by, then we can’t wait for their first full record.

They’re also going to be playing a night here in Manchester city centre and beloved grassroots venue, Night and Day, this April; you can grab tickets HERE.

So get adding it to your Spotify playlists, watching the music video, and maybe we’ll see you at the gig.

That cover art alone definitely has that Northern feel. (Credit: **Thomas Edwards Photography**)

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Inside the brand-new Sankeys as legendary Manchester club reopens

Daisy Jackson

The doors are back open to one of Manchester’s most legendary nightlife hotspots – albeit, things look a little different.

Sankeys has opened in a brand-new location, almost a decade after the iconic club shut down in its former home in Ancoats.

Now, the venue is running as a 500-capacity nightclub (with its opening season completely sold out) on Sidney Street, just off Oxford Road.

Sankeys has shared photos from inside the club’s opening weekend, showing off the LED matrix installation, and the no-VIP, no-phones dance floor.

The plan is to bring a raw, immersive clubbing experience back to the city centre.

Click or swipe through the gallery below to see inside the new Sankeys.

A glimpse inside the new era of the nightclub — Sankeys has reopened in Manchester

Sankeys has also announced its first wave of artists, which will include Solardo, Heidi, Maya Jane Coles, Stacey Pullen, Magda, and loads more between February and June – with more still to be announced.

Sticking to its roots, Sankeys will champion fresh new electronic music and emerging talent, as well as legendary names.

Sankeys is now hosting weekly events every Saturday from 7 February.

More information and tickets are available via sankeysofficial.com