Lost Map are pleased to announce that our spiritual captain, Pictish Trail, has signed to Fire Records.  As you can see from the photo above, he's so overwhelmed with excitement that he is expelling a viscous pink liquid.  This doesn't mean he's abandoning Lost Map, but rather tying our DIY dinghy to a much sturdier vessel.

To celebrate, our Picty is heading out on a never ending tour.   First up there's a batch of solo dates, supporting KT Tunstall around Europe, followed by some full band appearances at events in Paisley, Aberfeldy, Stirling and Edinburgh, mixed in with some stripped-back three-piece shows, on his headline UK tour Winter Rewind Acid Reflux.

Our second Strange Invitation event is taking place at Paisley Arts Centre on Sunday 22nd October in the year of our Bart 2017.   It's part of a series of acts taking place in Paisley throughout October, as part of their annual Spree Festival.   We're really chuffed that they've asked Lost Map to be involved, and we've put together a suitably top bill for the occasion.

Strange Invitation is an irregular Lost Map showcase, with various acts from the roster, alongside special guests.   The doors will open from 5pm, and there'll be live music until 10.30pm - all for the cost of £14 (£12 concessions).  You can purchase tickets here: http://lostmap.com/tickets/strange-invitation 

Click READ MORE for info on the line-up ... 

After a fervently busy summer which included triumphant appearance at festivals including Field Day, Glastonbury, Green Man and Lost Map’s Howlin’ Fling!, and was capped with a shortlisting for the Scottish Album of the Year Award by popular vote, Isle of Eigg-based Scottish DIY electronic folk-tinged croft pop sonic hermit and Lost Map Records founder and director Pictish Trail looks ahead to the cold season with the Winter Rewind Acid Reflux Tour.

Lost Map Records are delighted to welcome the return of London lo-fi dreamy-grunge quartet Lazy Day with their shimmering and soaring new track ‘Hiccup’.

Listen to 'Hiccup':  Spotify / AppleMusic / SoundCloud / Deezer

'Hiccup' is second thrilling taster of their forthcoming EP Ribbons, which is due for release on 10” vinyl and digital formats on September 15, 2017.  You can pre-order the EP from Lost Map right now, at a special price ... and it's also available as a bundle with their Disappear 7", and 'With My Mind' postcard.  The EP also features previous single, 'With My Mind'.

You might have noticed, the Lost Map website has been a bit slow with updates over the past few months.  It's mainly because we've been up to our collective chins in preparation / partying for our semi-regular hoolie on the Isle of Eigg, Lost Map's Howlin' Fling!. 

Well, you'll be pleased to know that it happened last weekend, 28th - 30th July 2017 ... and to prove it, we've got a gallery of photos captured at the event by Beth Chalmers, Colin Campbell and Eoin Carey.   This is just the start of our Fling coverage.  If you were there, you can relive the memories ... and if you weren't there?  Well, you can just pretend you were by covering yourself in mud and booze, and rubbing your face closely against the screen.

Have a look at the gallery, here: http://lostmap.com/howlin-fling-2017

Pictish Trail's busy summer just got busier and summierererrr.    He's playing the biggest festival in the cosmos, Glastonbury Festival, in June, and is taking the full band with him.   The new album, Future Echoes, has been nominated for Scottish Album Of The Year.  Read on for all upcoming live dates, and other hot gossip. 

Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours.  In the proverbial 'Stella Street' that is Lost Map, we've got a fair few characters - Rozi Plain, always mowing the lawn; the various Canaveral Kids mucking about on the street corner, swilling Buckfast; Ed Dowie twitching his curtains.   And someone new has just moved into the Savage Mansion at No. 15 ... it's Mr Craig Angus, and his chums.  Let's go and meet them ...

Our favourite dream-pop combo, Lazy Day, played a sold out show at the Servant's Jazz Quarters, in London's fashionable Dalston earlier this week.  It was in support of their brannnd new single, 'With My Mind' ... which is out NOW as part of our prestigious  PostMap series.  

Pictish Trail is back out on the road, this month, supporting his good pals British Sea Power on their forthcoming European tour.  Get all the dates, plus lots of Pictish gossip, by clicking here ...

On Monday May 1st, Manuela traveled up to 6Music in Salford, to perform in session for the legendary Marc Riley.   For a limited time, you can listen to four tracks up on the BBC iPlayer ... 

TICKETS HAVE NOW SOLD OUT!

Tickets for this year's Howlin' Fling SOLD OUT in just over 5 minutes.

The event takes place over the 28th and 29th July 2017, on the Hebridean Isle of Eigg.   We'll have live music and DJs from the Lost Map roster, plus some very special guests.

TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY 25th FEBRUARY, 12NOON

Lost Map presents another HOWLIN’ FLING!, taking place on the Hebridean Isle of Eigg on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th July 2017.

Hi, Pictish Trail, here.  Yup, it’s true.  Our biennial event has mutated into an annual one.  Well, for this year, at least.  With the isle of Eigg celebrating its 20th anniversary of righteous community ownership, we thought we’d extend the conga-line.  Since our very first bash in 2010 (entitled Away Game), Howlin’ Fling 2017 will be our fifth event on the isle, and we’re very excited.  We want to party with you.

Whether you're single and looking out or in a relationship and seeking to spice things up a little by meeting other like-minded couples, be sure that Kid Canaveral's ️ Lumber Party II ️ at Stereo in Glasgow on Saturday, February 11, 2017 (tickets priced £10 on sale now) is the Valentines night out for you. We realise this description makes it sound an awful lot like we're promoting some kind of casual hook-ups/swingers night. To be honest we're not going to dissuade you of that notion because we'll shamelessly try just about anything to get people to come along to our events.