I joined Thistle Sifter at the end of 2024, because Pete was looking for a new guitarist. Cinematic post-rock is right up my alley, and I enjoyed touring the Netherlands and Germany with them last year a lot.

(Don’t worry, I’m still playing with my band Moonwatch as well.)

Last year, recording sessions for the third Thistle Sifter album started and I joined them to record additional guitar parts for the first two singles: One Fleeting Glance and Ghost Acres.

Check out the full album, called Forever the Optimist:

• Bandcamp (stream, buy tracks/vinyl/CD)
• Band website (buy vinyl/CD)
• Spotify (stream)
• YouTube Music (stream)
• …or wherever you find your music

And come see us live if you can! Check here for the latest dates, but at the time of writing this post the tour schedule looks like this:

• 24 January 2026 - Nederland Drie, Wateringen, NL
• 29 January 2026 - Cinetol, Amsterdam, NL
• 7 February 2026 - dB’s, Utrecht, NL (album release)
• 5 March 2026 - Simplon UP, Groningen, NL
• 7 March 2026 - Roodkapje, Rotterdam, NL
• 11 March 2026 - Zentralcafe Kaya, Nürnberg, DE
• 12 March 2026 - Glockenbachwerkstatt, München, DE
• 13 March 2026 - Ann and Pat, Linz, AT
• 14 March 2026 - Club Zentral, Stuttgart, DE
• 11 April 2026 - Resistor, Leiden, NL
• 19 June 2026 - Rabryka, Görlitz, DE
• 20 June 2026 - Farewell Youth Fest, Dresden, DE

And here are the videos for the three singles that are out now.