WayPoints #238

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WAYPOINTS #238 18/02/26 "WHAT IS THIS SH*T? I MUST GO TO A BALL THIS EVENING?" FEATURING: MANUELA, PICTISH TRAIL, OWEN & THE EYEBALLS, PAINTING, ISA GORDON, SEAMUS FOGARTY + MORE  ------------------- MANUELA ANNOUNCES LONG-AWAITED SECOND ALBUM ULTRAVIOLET STREAM NEW SINGLE 'HYENA' PRE-ORDER ULTRAVIOLET ON LIMITED-EDITION VINYL Rejoice in the return of the inimitable Manuela, with the groovy-weirdy brilliance of 'Hyena'. Comfortably the greatest, if indeed only, song ever written about a young girl who hates going to parties so much that she gets her friend, a hyena, to murder her childminder, steal her face, crash the party, stink the place out, eat said childminder's face then jump out a window. Inspired by the short story The Debutante by the surrealist painter and writer Leonora Carrington, and released as part of Lost Map's PostMap Club subscription service in February together with a dubbed-out remix by Nadia Ksaiba & Seb-i, it's the latest single to be taken from Austria-born, Munich/London-based art-pop vocalist and songwriter Manuela's long-awaited second album Ulraviolet  – coming June 5, and co-written/produced with Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand, FFS) and Polina Lapkovskaya. When we released Manuela's critically-acclaimed self-titled debut album all the way back in 2017, the world looked so different. Fidget spinners were in fashion, only sci-fi nerds knew anything about AI, and our prized jar of Wickles "Dirty Dill" Cocktail Pickles™ remained within use by date, if already beginning to give off a cautionary pong. Every single copy of the Manuela record is long since sold out, and yet our jar of pickles remains – putrid and moulding in the back of the fridge, disgusting but somehow fascinating. Only now might we finally be able to let go and chuck it in the bin. Nine years in the making and containing nine wry art pop tunes full of playful humour, sparkling production and lush arrangements to get swept away in completely, Ultraviolet is available to pre-order now. As well as 'Hyena', it also contains the previously-released single ‘Coniine’, featuring guest vocals from yer actual Laetitia Sadier from Stereolab. "The theme that runs throughout is describing a twilight world,” says Manuela of Ultraviolet. “The space beyond the physical realm: the ether, which we are fully aware of but can’t prove it exists. This is why the album is titled Ultraviolet. We just have to trust that which we know.”  More Manuela news soon!  ------------------- PICTISH TRAIL SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR 'SORRY EYES' WATCH AND SHARE THE VIDEO BY FOREST OF BLACK NOW PRE-ORDER 'LIFE SLIME' ON LIMITED-EDITION VINYL SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN ⬇ FOR FULL LIST OF LIVE DATES   From Tom Cruise's Days of Thunder [1990] to Ryan Gosling's Drive [2011] and the Quentin Willson era of Top Gear [1991-2001], the lineage of "men on camera looking hot in/near cars" is long and true. It continues in fine style with Pictish Trail's new video for the song 'Sorry Eyes'. In which our bearded hero drives u crazy by smouldering his way around the streets, motorways and minor rural roads of Glasgow and the Greater Glasgow area, hanging out the top of a soft-top, looking hard in what is clearly a flagrant violation of the The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) Regulations 1982. The gloriously old-school analogue vid is directed by Oscar Sansom and produced by Beth Allan, of Glasgow production company Forest of Black (Belle & Sebastian, Biffy Clyro, Franz Ferdinand). 'Sorry Eyes' – which Pictish Trail would like for radio producers at the BBC to be aware does not contain the word "ass", despite previous assertions to the contrary – is taken from Pictish AKA simply Johnny's forthcoming brand new album Life Slime. Available to pre-order now ahead of release on April 11, it's Johnny’s best and most personal record to date, and it features a string of well-received singles, all on streaming platforms now, including ‘Infinity Ooze’, ‘Hold It’, ‘Torch Song’, ‘Another Way’ and ‘Werewolf Ending’. Johnny will celebrate the release of Life Slime by taking to the road once again, this time not hanging out of a convertible but sensibly belted into a tour van, with full-band dates all over the UK everywhere from Irvine to Stowmarket, Totnes and even Wendover. Join him, at shows listed below, with yet more including some festivals TBA.   More Pictish Trail news coming soon, including a Guinness™ Book of World Records attempt (possibly)! ------------------- THE FEBRUARY LOST MAP PODCAST 1) In already the second pod episode of this young year, Johnny'n'Laura talk slimy times at Celtic Connections, dodgy takeaway incidents, 90s comedians, etc. 2) Plus new music from Manuela, Owen & The Eyeballs, Painting (remixed by Both Hands) + more.  DON'T BE L8 4 ISA GORDON TAPES  1) Feedback so far on Isa's tunes, blurring ancient folk song with forward-thinking electronic production, has been AMAZING.  2) If you want a copy of her album 8Men on v limited edition green cassette, def best shop now. 2) Live Isa! Scroll down for d8s.  SEAMUS FOGARTY SHIPS LPs ARE SAILING AWAY 1) The new one by County Mayo's 2nd most famous Seamus* is moving quick on pre-order. 2) Don't miss the boat; secure your copy now for just twenty-four quids. 3) Live Seamus! Scroll on down.  *Source: ChatGPT ------------------- FEBRUARY POSTMAP CLUB FEAT. PAINTING + OWEN & THE EYEBALLS JOIN OUR CLUB WATCH THE VIDEO FOR 'HELPING OTHERS' BY PAINTING STREAM AND SHARE 'VALENTINE' BY OWEN & THE EYEBALLS Complex synth arpeggios, call-and-response vocals and bags of chaotic energy clash in the latest explosive single ‘Helping Others’ by our favourite Berlin trio and yours Painting. It's accompanied by a suitably wild'n'colourful video by director Sam Wisternoff, of Bristol’s Ill Spectre Productions (Pictish Trail, James Yorkston, Yama Warashi), and backed by a remix by Edinburgh electronic duo Both Hands, who may or may not be (are) announcing some of their own music on Lost Map soon. ‘Helping Others’ is taken from Snapshot Of Pure Attention – Painting’s incredible second album, out now. A breathlessly unpredictable collision of punk energy, math-rock time signatures, techno beats, free-jazz sax solos, blaring synthesisers and tumbling antiphonal voices, the album was released last year on limited-edition 12” vinyl and via digital services, jointly by Berlin’s Sinnbus and the yer old pals Lost Map. Help others (us) by buying a copy, now. If you are in the Germany area, note that Painting have various live dates coming up there, listed below, with plans afoot for another UK tour later this year. If you missed Valentine's Day by what is now a clear 96 hours and counting then you are probably dumped, sorry. Attempt a grovelling apology and reunion not with a cliched gift of pretty flowers nor a powerful s*x toy, but a warm-hearted art pop song about love, serendipity and a big beardy man with angel wings, in the shape of ‘Valentine’ by Owen & The Eyeballs. Available to stream and share now, it's the latest in a series of tracks the band of international illustrators turned never-knowingly-under-dressed pop stars have released in the build up to their much-anticipated second album Owen and The Eyeballs Too later this year (TBA). Their live shows are bright and bold affairs, involving oversized costumes made by designer friends and collaborators; catch them around the UK at dates including a support slot for Pictish Trail at The Lexington in London on May 10. Also included in February's PostMap Club: Pictish Trail –  'Sorry Eyes' + remixes from OnTheFly and R.Seiliog A new Life Slime track with two expansive remixes — a seven-minute electro workout from OnTheFly and a motorik, kraut-leaning reimagining of ‘Another Way’ by R. Seiliog. Manuela – 'Hyena' + Nadia Ksaiba & Seb-i remix A jagged, swaggering new single taken from the forthcoming album Ultraviolet, blending humour, cool detachment and off-kilter pop instinct. Comes with seriously dubbed-out rework from Nadia Ksaiba & Seb-i. 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. ------------------- THE LOST MAP GIGS'N'TOURS MEGAMIX ALABASTER DEPLUME LIVE: Wed, Feb 18 @ Bee-Flat, BERN, CH  Thu, Feb 19 @ Moods, ZURICH, CH BLIND YEO LIVE: Sun, Mar 1 @ Daylight Music / You Are Here Festival, Gulbenkian Arts Centre, CANTERBURY (Lost Map showcase w/ Owen & The Eyeballs & Dominie Hooper; daytime matinee show) Sun, May 16 @ Daydream: Psychedelic Saturday, The Northern Powerhouse, BIRKENHEAD Mon May, 25 @ Show of Hands Festival, BRUTON Sat, Jun 20 @ La Face Cachée / Les Trinitaires, METZ, FR Thu, Jun 25 @ Fusion Festival, Müritz Airpark, LÄRZ, DE Sat, Jun 27 @ Théâtre de l’Orangerie, GENÈVE, CH Fri, Jul 31 @ Celebrations Days, FR DOMINIE HOOPER LIVE: Sun, Mar 1 @ Daylight Music / You Are Here Festival, Gulbenkian Arts Centre, CANTERBURY (Lost Map showcase w/ Owen & The Eyeballs & Blind Yeo; daytime matinee show) FAITH ELIOTT LIVE: Sat, Feb 21 @ Big Rock Newport, NEWPORT ON TAY (w/ Cloth) Wed, Feb 25 @ Tolbooth, STIRLING Thu, Feb 26 @ Montrose Playhouse, MONTROSE (w/ Salt House) Sun, Mar 8 @The Bongo Club, EDINBURGH (w/ Machine Orchid, Jemima Thewes) Wed, Mar 11 @The Glad Cafe, GLASGOW (w/ Seamus Fogarty) Sun, Apr 26 @ The Grayston Unity, HALIFAX ISA GORDON LIVE: Sat, Mar 7 @ GLARC 10th Birthday, McNeils, GLASGOW Fri, Mar 13 @ St Luke's, GLASGOW (w/ Clark) Fri, May 29 @ Watching Trees Festival, BATH ISHAAQ AARKISTRA LIVE: Wed, Apr 15 @ Kollektivet Livet, STOCKHOLM, SE OWEN & THE EYEBALLS LIVE: Sun, Mar 1 @ Daylight Music / You Are Here Festival, Gulbenkian Arts Centre, CANTERBURY (Lost Map showcase w/ Blind Yeo & Dominie Hooper; daytime matinee) Sun, May 10 @ The Lexington, LONDON (supporting Pictish Trail) PAINTING LIVE: Tue, Mar 10 @ Schokoladen, BERLIN, DE Sat, Mar 28 @ Galerie Fango, Cottbus, DE Wed, Apr 8 @ Nachtasyl, Hamburg, DE Thu, Apr 9 @ Runde Ecke, Witzenhausen, DE Fri, Apr 10 @ Mucca, München, DE (w/ Samt Martin) Sat, Jun 6 @ SOUND CREAM Festival, Schaulust, Bremen, DE PICTISH TRAIL LIVE: Thu, April 23 @ The Tolbooth, STIRLING* Fri, April 24 @ Harbour Arts Centre, IRVINE* Sat, April 25 @ The Tunnels, ABERDEEN* Sun, April 26 @ The Cluny, NEWCASTLE* Mon, April 27 @ The Attic, LEEDS* Tue, April 28 @ La Belle Angele, EDINBURGH* Fri, May 1 @ The Pink Room / Yes, MANCHESTER* Sat, May 2 @ The John Peel Centre, STOWMARKET* Sun, May 3 @ Billy Bootleggers, NOTTINGHAM* Mon, May 4 @ The Prince Albert, STROUD* Tue, May 5 @ Ramsgate Music Hall, RAMSGATE* Wed, May 6 @ The Boileroom, GUILDFORD* Thu, May 7 @ The Barrel House, TOTNES* Fri, May 8 @ Alphabet, BRIGHTON* Sat, May 9 @ The Legion Club, WENDOVER* Sun, May 10 @ The Lexington, LONDON* Sat, Jul 4 @ Kelburn Garden Party, Kelburn Estate, LARGS* Thu, Aug 13 @ The Gregson, LANCASTER* * = full-band show SEAMUS FOGARTY LIVE: Tue, Mar 10 @ Hyde Park Book Club, LEEDS Wed, Mar 11 @ The Glad Café, GLASGOW Thu, Mar 12 @ The Yard, MANCHESTER Fri, Mar 13 @ Moth Club, LONDON Sun, Mar 15 @ The Exchange, BRISTOL Tue, Mar 17 @ Toldkammeret, HELSINGØR, DK Wed, Mar 18 @ Kulturøen, MIDDELFART, DK Fri, Mar 20 @ Mærskhuset, SDR. BORK, DK Fri, Mar 27 @ Maskinhallen, FREDERIKSHAVN, DK Sat, Mar 28 @ Huset, KØBENHAVN, DK Thu, Apr 9 @ Blakehay Theatre, WESTON-SUPER-MARE Fri, Apr 10 @ The Barrel House Ballroom, TOTNES Sun, Apr 12 @ The Wight Bear, BOURNEMOUTH Sat, Apr 18 @ Papillon, SOUTHAMPTON (w/ Katherine Priddy) Sun Apr 19 @ Junction 2, CAMBRIDGE (w/ Katherine Priddy) Mon, Apr 20 @ Arts Centre, NORWICH (w/ Katherine Priddy) Thu, Apr 23 @ Union Chapel, LONDON (w/ Katherine Priddy) Sun, May 3 @ Kilkenny Roots Festival, KILKENNY, IE Thu, May 14 @ Hare And Hounds, BIRMINGHAM Fri, May 15 @ The Legion, WENDOVER Sat, May 16 @ Wood Festival, BRAZIERS PARK Thu, Jul 16 @ Heartbreakers, SOUTHAMPTON Fri, Jul 17 @ The Bear Club, LUTON Thu, Jul 23 @ The Golden Lion, TODMORDEN Sat, Jul 25 @ Deer Shed Festival, TOPCLIFFE Jul 31-Aug 2 @ All Together Now Festival, WATERFORD, IE SULKA LIVE: Fri, Feb 27 @ Glad Cafe, GLASGOW (w/ Quitter) IN THE SHOP NOW:

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