WAYPOINTS #228
17/04/25
"STRUGGLE TO SLOW IT DOWN"
FEATURING: PAINTING, FIRESTATIONS, PICTISH TRAIL, FAITH ELIOTT, BLIND YEO, L.T. LEIF, ALABASTER DEPLUME + MORE
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PAINTING'S INCREDIBLE NEW ALBUM
SNAPSHOT OF PURE ATTENTION IS OUT NOW
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Your attention, please, because Berlin prog-punk trio Painting's absolute riot of a new record is finally here. The vinyl was delayed a bit, meaning it sadly missed Record Store Day on Saturday (thanks to everyone who joined us for our all-dayer in Leith btw). But online orders are now ready to ship, and copies are on sale at among other places our mainland hub of Good Vibes on Constitution Street in Edinburgh. Wunderbar! If you are in the Germany area, why not pick up a copy at Painting's album launch show at Kantine am Berghain in Berlin next Thursday, April 24? Fantastisch!
A breathlessly unpredictable collision of punk energy, math-rock time signatures, techno beats, free-jazz sax solos, blaring synthesisers and tumbling call-and-response vocals, Snapshot Of Pure Attention is a tremendous amount of fun. The record is a joint release by Berlin’s Sinnbus and yer old pals Lost Map. It’s the much-anticipated follow-up to Painting’s critically acclaimed 2022 debut album Painting Is Dead, which saw them hailed as “the greatest new band in the German pop avant-garde” by Rolling Stone. Taking that same “try anything once” songwriting ethos as their debut to a whole new level, it draws influences from all from Omar Souleyman to Billie Eilish, Derya Yildirim and even lyrics generated by Google’s AI LaMDA language models. All patiently and painstakingly refined and boiled down to 36 minutes of exquisitely controlled sonic chaos.
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THE APRIL LOST MAP PODCAST
1) Hey speaking of Painting / Jed, an AI Jimmy Nail interrogates the band about Terminator II, shorts and "speed reggae" in our latest podcast.
2) Also feat all the latest hot goss from hosts Johnny'n'Laura.
3) Also also new music by Faith Eliott, L.T. Leif + more.
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PICTISH TRAIL IN YR AREA
1) Like Jesus bustin' out of the tomb, Pictish Trail will move among us in a surprising/bearded way this April.
2) A short solo tour travels to some of Britain's lesser-visited metropolises including Wrexham and Carmarthen.
3) See gigs section below for details.
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LOST VIBES T-SHIRTS
1) Our Lost Map x Good Vibes crossover T-shirts were such a hit on Record Store Day they should have re-named it Records and Also T-Shirts Store Day.
2) Still a few left but.
3) On sale exclusively @ Good Vibes in Leith, where you'll also find the full Lost Map catalogue.
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LISTEN TO THE TITLE TRACK FROM FIRESTATIONS' FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM MANY WHITE HORSES
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Like Leonard "Oz" Osbourne in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, but entirely less xenophobic, Mike Cranny from Firestations has crossed the seas on an eye-opening journey of discovery. A song about new experiences and wide-open horizons written on an aging sea-warped boat guitar, ‘Many White Horses’ is the title track from the eclectic London art-pop ensemble's forthcoming fourth full-length new album, which is set for release on limited-edition 12” vinyl and via digital services on April 25, 2025. Fog on the Tyne!
Many White Horses is a collection of sea-soaked acoustic songs and instrumentals, interwoven with field recordings and lyrics drawn from the immediate surroundings of a sailing expedition around the west coast of Scotland, all brought together with warm, textured production. It’s in essence a solo album by Mike – the band’s singer and songwriter – who self-produced and played a variety of instruments on the record. Albeit it’s enriched too by contributions from bandmate Laura Copsey on flugelhorn, flute and vocals.
Firestations will play a launch show for Many White Horses at The Harrison in That London on Thursday, May 8 – tickets on sale now. Look out for a in-depth interview with the band in the next episode of the Lost Map Podcast.
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6 MUSIC ❤️ BLIND YEO + LONDON SHOW
1) BBC 6 have been enjoying Blind Yeo's latest single 'Half Light', with Lauren Laverne calling it "great" and Cerys Matthews rhetorically pondering "what's not to love?"
2) They play their biggest London headline show yet at The Moth Club this Saturday, April 19, tickets here.
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APRIL POSTMAP CLUB
FEAT. FAITH ELIOTT + L.T. LEIF
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Like a Geordie Agustín Magaldi massively over-emoting in a bar in the hit musical film Evita [1996], some feelings can prove difficult to appropriately express. Faith Elliot sings about this, sort of, in the catchily-titled 'an ode of unrequited love from a hagfish to a giant isopod'. It's the latest single from their forthcoming new album dryas, and one of this month's PostMap Club subscription service releases. “A classic case of an anxious/avoidant attachment relationship dynamic," says Faith. "Hagfish are soft and spineless. They have four hearts and exude tremendous amounts of slime when threatened. The isopod is like a giant sea-woodlouse. They live very solitary lives. In this song, the anxiously attached hagfish sacrifices its boundaries to pine with unhinged abandon for the emotionally unavailable, avoidant isopod." Pre-order dryas now for more songs about exciting things like fish.
Meanwhile, from Canadian slow-felt swamp rock singer-songwriter L.T. Leif, comes a self-styled “mood-ful murk song” made with longtime collaborator Morgan Greenwood (Calgary, CAN). ‘Own Blood’ is in this month's PostMap Club too, and taken from an album of bonus tracks and rarities titled reflected, reflected, which is on streaming services now. “‘Own Blood’ takes place by the dark and frozen Finnish sea, and is about other people assuming inner knowledge of your secret self," says Leif. "It’s about helpful anger, and counters the trope of the body as being ‘frigid’ or otherwise cold if inaccessible. It is about the real ways a body melts – an internal/secret/precious process that can be supported but never claimed by others."
Also included in this month's PostMap Club:
Painting – 'White On White' (w/ exclusive live version + MixCloud mix)
Taken from new LP Snapshot Of Pure Attention (see above), a track that captures the band at their most frantic. Howling sax, highlife guitar and pounding beats all collide, with a gripping synth solo.
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A round-up of the three PostMap Club membership tiers and their respective prices and benefits is as follows below.
REGULAR BREW
£3 per month (digital only for new members as of December 2024)
- Music! 2-3 and sometimes more exclusive PostMap Club releases each month, containing brand new music from singles and rarities to whole EPs, live sessions and more.
- Monthly newsletter! Containing hot goss / farmyard sh*te.
- Discounts! On other Lost Map releases, merchandise, gigs.
- Access to our Portal! Containing live video sessions + mixes.
- Feelgood glow! Help support an independent record label.
GOLD BLEND
£5 + postage, per month
- All of the above except with physical postcards and printed newsletter delivered direct to your door. Plus an annual member's badge!
- New exclusive CD compilation every January, featuring some of our favourite tracks from the previous year, including PostMap Club exclusives. This CD won’t be available for sale elsewhere!
CLUB BISCUIT
£10 + postage, per month
- Same as Gold Blend except with a bigger badge.
Note for existing members:
We've now changed Regular Brew to digital only, but if you’re already a Regular Brew postcard member (i.e. pre-December 2024), you’ll continue to receive your monthly physical postcards and annual badge. However, the exclusive CD is only available to Gold Blend and Club Biscuit members.
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THE LOST MAP GIGS'N'TOURS MEGAMIX
ALABASTER DEPLUME LIVE:
TUE, APR 29 @ NORWICH ARTS CENTRE, NORWICH, UK
WED, APR 30 @ BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, LEEDS, UK
THU, MAY 1 @ GOSFORTH CIVIC HALL, NEWCASTLE, UK
FRI, MAY 2 @ MONO, GLASGOW, UK
SAT, MAY 3 @ GORILLA, MANCHESTER, UK
TUE, MAY 6 @ TRINITY CENTRE, BRISTOL, UK
WED, MAY 7 @ PHOENIX, EXETER, UK
THU, MAY 8 @ PAPILLON, SOUTHAMPTON, UK
FRI, MAY 9 @ HACKNEY CHURCH, LONDON, UK
SAT, MAY 10 @ CONCORDE 2, BRIGHTON, UK
THU, MAY 15 @ TR SALON IKSV, ISTANBUL, TR
FRI, MAY 16 @ PL NIEBO, WARSAW, PL
SAT, MAY 17 @ XJAZZ!, BERLIN, DE
WED, MAY- 21 @ LE PETIT BAIN, PARIS, FR
THU, MAY 22 @ L'AÉRONEF, LILLE, FR
FRI, MAY 23 @ VENUE TBC, BRUSSELS, BE
SAT, MAY 24 @ ZONNEHUIS, AMSTERDAM, NL
SUN, MAY 25 @ DOORNROOSJE, NIJMEGEN, NL
MON, MAY 26 @ BIRD, ROTTERDAM, NL
SUN, JUN 1 @ JAZZ IS DEAD, TURIN, IT
SAT, JUN 7 @ JAZZ IN THE PARK, CLUJ-NAPOCA, RO
WED, JUL 2 @ ROSKILDE FESTIVAL, ROSKILDE, DK
FRI, JUL 4 @ WORLDWIDE FESTIVAL, SETE, FR
THU, JUL 17 @ MOLDEJAZZ, MOLDE, NO
BLIND YEO LIVE:
SAT, APR 19 @ THE MOTH CLUB, LONDON
AUG 21-24 @ PALAIS DE PHONIX, SOLFEST, CUMBRIA
THU, AUG 28 @ SMUGGLER'S FESTIVAL, KENT
FRI, AUG 29 @ BRIGHTON PSYCH FEST, VARIOUS VENUES, BRIGHTON
SAT, AUG 30 @ MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST, VARIOUS VENUES, MANCHESTER
SUN, AUG 31 @ EDINBURGH PSYCH FEST, VARIOUS VENUES, EDINBURGH
DOMINIE HOOPER LIVE:
SUN MAY 4 @ LONGROOM, THE DREWE ARMS, DREWSTEIGNTON [TICKETS]
MON MAY 5 @ THE EXCHANGE, BRISTOL [TICKETS]
TUE MAY 6 @ SERVANT JAZZ QUARTERS, LONDON [TICKETS]
FAITH ELIOTT LIVE:
FRI, JUNE 13 @ DRYAS ALBUM LAUNCH, LEITH CRICKET CLUB, EDINBURGH (FULL BAND SHOW w/ SPECIAL GUESTS TBA) [TICKETS]
FIRESTATIONS LIVE:
THU, MAY 8 @ THE HARRISON, LONDON
(MANY WHITE HORSES ALBUM LAUNCH
w/ MELINDA BRONSTEIN + BIT CLOUDY) [TICKETS]
SUN, MAY 11 @ THE HOLLOWAY, NORWICH
L.T. LEIF LIVE:
THU, APRIL 17 @ CUMBERLAND ARMS, NEWCASTLE (w/ LUCE MAWDSLEY)
PAINTING LIVE:
WED, APR 23 @ WESTWERK, HAMBURG, DE
THU, APR 24 @ KANTINE AM BERGHAIN, BERLIN, DE
SAT, APR 26 @ KOHI, KARLSRUHE, DE
SUN, APR 27 @ ATELIERKONZERT, STUTTGART, DE
MON, APR 28 @ TRAUMA, MARBURG, DE
PICTISH TRAIL LIVE:
THU, APR 24 @ TY PAWB, WREXHAM (w/ HMS MORRIS)
SAT, APR 26 @ CULTVR, CARDIFF (w/ HMS MORRIS)
SUN, APR 27 @ CWRW, CARMARTHEN
MON, APR 28 @ BRISTOL BEACON, BRISTOL
TUE, APR 29 @ UPSTAIRS AT PERSEPHONE, EDGAR BUILDINGS, BATH
SAT, MAY 24 @ DAY AT THE DOBBIE, STENHOUSEMUIR
THU, MAY 29 @ THE LOFT, KINLOSS (SOLO)
FRI, MAY 30 @ AN SEÒMAR, INVERNESS (FULL BAND)
SAT, MAY 31 @ FYNEFEST, CAIRNDOW (FULL BAND)
THU, AUG 14 @ GREEN MAN FESTIVAL, WALES
SEAMUS FOGARTY LIVE:
THU, APR 24 @ THE AMERICAN BAR, BELFAST
FRI, APR 25 @ PATRICK KAVANAGH CENTRE, MONAGHAN
SAT, APR 26 @ THE STAR BAR, DUBLIN
SUN, APR 27 @ PLUGD RECORDS, CORK
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