WAYPOINTS #229
22/05/25
"YOU CAUGHT A RAINDROP AND CALLED IT YOUR LIFE"
FEATURING: MANUELA, DOMINIE HOOPER, FAITH ELIOTT, FIRESTATIONS, PICTISH TRAIL, ACOLYTE + MORE
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DOMINIE HOOPER'S LOST MAP DEBUT SINGLE
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A spellbinding song about magic and metamorphosis built from growling cello and ritualistic collective voice, ‘Land’ is the Lost Map debut single by London-based DIY singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dominie Hooper. Produced and mixed by Ben Hillier – best known for his work with Depeche Mode, Blur and Nadine Shah among others – it’s an intriguing first taste of a fuller collection of Dominie’s music set for release later in 2025. You can catch Dominie live at a number of festivals this summer, including Smugglers in Kent, August 28-30 (also feat. Pictish Trail, Blind Yeo and Painting), with more TBA soon.
Born and raised on Dartmoor in Devon – the largest and wildest expanse of open land in southern England – Dominie is a force of nature. Propelled by a pure and powerful voice, textured layers of cello and guitar and a blistering live band, her songwriting is as rugged and dramatic as the environment which shaped her. Think the brooding swagger of Richard and Linda Thompson’s I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight, the raw intensity of Magnolia Electric Co., and the harrowing energy of PJ Harvey and John Parish. In 2024, Dominie played two UK headline tours and a support tour for This Is The Kit, as well as festivals including Deer Shed, Moseley Folk and Shambala. She's already had loads of radio play across the BBC, including most recently a spin for 'Land' on Gideon Coe's 6 Music show this week.
2025 promises to be a huge year for Dominie Hooper and we will be revealing more new music by her soon. In the meantime, give her a follow on Instagram.
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THE MAY LOST MAP PODCAST
1) In our latest podblast, discover how Mike from Firestations went to sea and returned a changed man.
2) Fear not, hosts Johnny'n'Laura haven't changed (still talking sh*te).
3) Feat. new music by Dominie Hooper, Manuela, Seamus Fogarty + more.
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MANY WHITE HORSES
FOR COURSES
1) From the new age warblings of Enya's 'Orinoco Flow' to Rod Stewart's quite simply 'Sailing', there are many fine songs about sailing.
2) But the songs contained on Firestations' Many White Horses are our favourite sailing songs ⛵
3) On sail (sale) on 12" vinyl now.
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GOOD MAP T-SHIRTS IN THE WEB SHOP
1) Lost Map's collaboration with Good Vibes in Leith "went official" on Record Store Day 2025 with a special crossover T-shirt.
2) Available via the Lost Map webshop now, in short-sleeved "sun worshipper" white or long-sleeved "the light, it burns" black.
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Bloody hell(a), it's the long-awaited return of Manuela! Way back in the mists of time (2017), Lost Map released the self-titled debut album by this London and Munich based duo, comprising of Austrian vocalist and songwriter Manuela Gernedel and her British-born husband, multi-instrumentalist and producer Nick McCarthy (formerly of Franz Ferdinand and FFS). It's an amazing record that went on to get loads of criticial acclaim. It is long since sold-out on vinyl.
Fully eight years on, we're thrilled to say Manuela are finally back, and with something truly worth waiting for in the form of 'Coniine'. A bittersweet off-kilter pop song about poison, death, beauty and innocence, featuring guest vocals from none other than Laetitia Sadier, singer with legendary Anglo-French avant-pop band Stereolab. Yes, this same Stereolab. Even more excitingly, Manuela are heading out on tour from this Sunday supporting Stereolab at dates around Europe (see below for full list).
‘Coniine’ was produced by Nick together with Polina Lapkovskaja, and recorded in Munich with Nick on Rhodes and electric guitar, Polina on bass and piano and Erol Dizdar on drums. It's the first sample of a fuller collection of new Manuela songs which we'll be releasing on Lost Map later this year, and we can't wait to share it with you because it's their best music yet. Wry pop tunes with playful humour, sparkling production and lush arrangements to get swept away in completely.
Give Manuela a follow on Instagram, and stay tuned for more info soon.
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THE SUMMER OF PICTISH TRAIL
1) In what some (we) are calling "the summer of Pictish Trail", Pictish Trail will be playing live, in summer.
2) A run of shows this month around some lesser-visited corners of Scotland includes gigs in Larbert, Kinloss and even Cairndow.
3) No sooner had An Evening on the Fringe with Pictish Trail sold out than we announced Another Evening on the Fringe with Pictish Trail. Tickets on sale now.
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MAY POSTMAP CLUB
FEAT. ACOLYTE
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Yet more brand newness on Lost Map this month comes in the form of the debut single by Edinburgh psychedlic beat-poetry ensemble Acolyte. The group are led by Iona Lee – an award-winning poet, artist, music-maker, storyteller and spoken-word performer – together with a familiar face from the Lost Map fam, Gloria Black, formerly of Maranta ( RIP ☹️). Acolyte annouce their arrival on Lost Map with 'The Dark Blue', a cinematic, dreamlike swirl of synths, poetry and percussion that shimmers with intimacy and mystery. It's available now to members of our PostMap Club subscription service, and it'll be on streaming platforms from next week.
Acolyte will perform live in Edinburgh at the Paper Factory next month as part of the Hidden Door Festival (June 11-15), where they will present Production Line of Dreams. A site-specific, immersive performance made in collaboration with Scottish live performance artist/dancer Suzi Cunningham and London based audio visual artist Eve King. The work is one of Hidden Door's four newly commissioned interdisciplinary Creative Collaborations for 2025, and it uses loops, field recordings, AI and poetry to explore rhythm and repetition, digital disassociation and the attention economy. It will be on at 10pm each evening of the festival. We'll be releasing more music by Acolyte later in the year.
Also included in May's PostMap Club:
Manuela – 'Coniine' (feat. Laetitia Sadier)
Manuela return after eight years with a woozy, dreamlike ballad. Did we mention it features backing vocals from Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier? We're not going to stop mentioning this.
Dominie Hooper – 'Land'
Dominie joins the Lost Map roster with a dark, atmospheric alt-folk incantation blending earthy cello, eerie textures, and a chorus that feels like a spell 👻
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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
ACOLYTE LIVE:
JUN 11-15 @ HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL, THE PAPER FACTORY, EDINBURGH
(SITE-SPECIFIC IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE PRODUCTION LINE OF DREAMS) [INFO]
ALABASTER DEPLUME LIVE:
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:
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:
AUG 28-31 @ SMUGGLERS FESTIVAL, DEAL, KENT [TICKETS]
FAITH ELIOTT LIVE:
THU, MAY 29 @ THE LOFT, KINLOSS (SUPPORTING PICTISH TRAIL)
FRI, MAY 30 @ AN SEÒMAR, INVERNESS (SUPPORTING PICTISH TRAIL)
SUN, JUN 1 @ FYNEFEST, GLEN FYNE
THU, JUL 10 @ DIVINE SCHISM AT MODERN ART OXFORD, OXFORD
SAT, JUL 12 @ DAYLIGHT MUSIC, ST JOHNS, LONDON
(LOST MAP SHOWCASE w/ FELL + OWEN & THE EYEBALLS)
FRI, JUNE 13 @ DRYAS ALBUM LAUNCH, LEITH CRICKET CLUB, EDINBURGH (w/ SPECIAL GUESTS FIRESTATIONS) [TICKETS]
FIRESTATIONS LIVE:
FRI, JUNE 13 @ LEITH CRICKET CLUB, EDINBURGH (SUPPORTING FAITH ELIOTT) [TICKETS]
L.T. LEIF LIVE:
SUN, JULY 6 @ THE VOODOO ROOMS, EDINBURGH (SUPPORTING THE PASTELS)
MANUELA LIVE:
MON, MAY 26 @ GLORIA, COLOGNE *
WED, MAY 28 @ GRÜNSPAN, HAMBURG *
THU, MAY 29 @ HUXLEY’S NEUE WELT, BERLIN *
FRI, MAY 30 @ ZOOM, FRANKFURT *
SAT, MAY 31 @ PARADISO, AMSTERDAM *
* = supporting Stereolab
PAINTING LIVE:
AUG 28-31 @ SMUGGLERS FESTIVAL, DEAL, KENT [TICKETS]
PICTISH TRAIL LIVE:
SAT, MAY 24 @ DAY AT THE DOBBIE, DOBBIE HALL, LARBERT *
THU, MAY 29 @ THE LOFT, KINLOSS (w/ FAITH ELIOTT) *
FRI, MAY 30 @ AN SEÒMAR, INVERNESS (w/ FAITH ELIOTT) ^
SAT, MAY 31 @ FYNEFEST, CAIRNDOW (FULL BAND) ^
SAT, AUG 9 @ FRINGE BY THE SEA, NORTH BERWICK ^
SUN, AUG 10 @ LEITH CRICKET CLUB, EDINBURGH [SOLD OUT] ^
MON, AUG 11 @ LEITH CRICKET CLUB, EDINBURGH [TICKETS] ^
THU, AUG 14 @ GREEN MAN FESTIVAL, WALES ^
SUN, AUG 31 @ SMULLGLERS FESTIVAL, DEAL *
* = solo / ^ = full band
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