Hello, Arthur here again and firstly sorry, my ny res is to get on top of this and everything else in my life.
The year of our lord 2025 (themed by the pope “Pilgrims of Hope”) has coincidentally left us still trudging into next year - in search of a respite from misery. But we did some exciting shows so idgaf really. Or I didn’t for like one week in early November.
Another cRRRazzzY twelve months for us as usual - especially me (sorry imsofkngmntal) - i’ll probably have to leave you with some heavily edited highlights. Don’t get me wrong, being a confessional jester is addictive but i’m learning that having an open diary, with my heart on my sleeve ++ my foot in my mouth, isn’t great for mental or physical health.
Mysterious + opaque is the new fibermaxxing.
Most of our time was spent thinking about LP2 — its 95% done we swear, if you’ve seen us this year you’ll have heard at least a few songs from it. Balasz is life. Perfection takes time (but it is getting silly). Hope people like conceptual albums about vaping. Zillennial angst.
Big love to everyone that listened to the tunes this year, came to the shows and bought t shirts etc. shout to the people of Augsburg, the doctors of Cologne, the city of Paris, the indie music society of Edinburgh university, the s**k c***ts of floodlights, the goonification of society, the Scunthorpe of Manchester, the music producers of Forbes’ 100 Hungarians, the members of larger arty London indie bands, the chonged tall guys of old kent road, the vocal fry academics of online cultural discourse, the Julians of Norwich, the tastemakers of the dying blogosphere, the goths of Norfolk and the teenagers of the home counties.
Sorry about any shows we’ve missed, hurts us dearly when we can’t perform. It’s my (and hopefully others) favourite part. love you fievel so bad.
You will see us in 2026 worldwide. ((maybe (probably not))
Much love from Arthur x
Fast Highlights
“hey other bendy members, what were your highlights of 2025?”
Dina
fav watch - one battle after another (shout out to the summer i turned pretty)
fav song - incomprehensible by big thief
fav memory - 5am round the fire at end of the road
worst watch - (too kind)
worst song - lick the toad by cruz beckham
worst memory - the crow that nearly died outside my window
Olivia
Fav watch - the brutalist
Fav song - listened to They Are Gutting a Body of Water a lot
Fav memory - seeing all those plumbobs with Gabriel at green man and getting to the bottom of screeder (see below)
Worst watch - probably spinal tap 2
Worst song - epic breakup mashup jar of hearts x somewhere I belong
Worst memory - graduating university
Ollie
Fave Watch - There’s been so much, but I was told off for it not being 2025 based in the band group chat so I think it’ll have to be Nosferatu.
Fave song - It’s Total Euphoria by Caroline. It could also be Nerv by Thornhill. Both those songs come from a couple of my best albums this year.
Fave memory - Too many, it’s a trick question.
Worst watch - I didn’t watch anything in 2025 that I didn’t enjoy (nailed it)
Worst song - Probably one of my own. Is it actually something by Yungblud? Maybe
Worst memory -Too many, it’s a trick question.
And some goss - Plead the 5th. I plead it and anyone reading my answer here should plead it as well.
Tristan
Worst this year —
That ‘classical’ Rosalía song, Kevin Shields’ stage left amp stack at Wembley arena, Accidentally fermented chickpeas, Lack of contrast stitching on men’s shoes
Best this year --
Caroline 2, A dusty cat, Playing brixton academy as a vampire, Getting emotional seeing Arthur eat a steak tartare for the first time, Liverpool winning the league, Speed, Tortoise at barbican, One battle after another, Cleaning up my studio, Tomas Harker at The Sunday Painter
Joe
a: Hey Joe, finally. What have been your highlights for 2025?
j: I like to travel. derp.
a: Eloquent and poignant as always. Thank you Joseph.
til next time xxxx
beautiful xx