Hey, ho, let’s go: the new Nightshift just arrived into our collective consciousness, and it’s stuffed full of content on some of Oxford’s heavy hitters, alongside a lot to read on the amazingly, endlessly productive Oxford music scene. Dig in, brothers and sisters. It’s available both online and at venues, shops and pubs throughout Oxfordshire.

This month’s cover feature is an interview with 4AD-signed folk explorers Stornoway. There’s also lots of news from the local music scene, as well as reviews of new releases from Foals, Junkie Brush, Chima Anya, This Town Needs Guns, Candy Says and Simon Batten. Live music opportunities aplenty are listed in the comprehensive gig guide, and you can read about what you did last month with live reviews including Tall Ships, An Evening Of John Cage and loads more. There’s an introduction to Dallas Don’t, a look back at what was going on in Oxford music five, ten and twenty years ago, and the usual two-page Demo reviews section. Demo of the month is from The August List, in the Demo Dumper is Alex Chalk.

Download the February 2013 issue here, and find loads of back issues here.