With the N to the I to the G-H-T and the S to the H to the I-F-T we got Nightshift! The new issue has just hit the stands – both literal and metaphorical – so think of it as an early Christmas present to help you through the chilly December times.

This month’s cover feature is an interview with smoothie alt-pop fellows Wild Swim. There’s news from the local music scene, ‘Tracks Of Our Year’ from the Nightshift writing team, and reviews of new releases from Death Of Hifi, Tiger Mendoza, Hot Hooves, Black Hats, Listing Ships, Rainbow Reservoir, Phil McMinn and Kill Murray. Plenty to do in December is detailed within the comprehensive gig guide, and you can read about what you did last month with live reviews covering Audioscope festival, Gaz Coombes and many more. There’s an introduction to Phil McMinn, 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 Sebastian Reynolds, in the Demo Dumper is Million Faces.

Download the December 2012 issue here, and find loads of back issues here.