This month, PICTISH TRAIL is joined by LAURA for a chat about the upcoming tour - the logistics, the mild (and not-so-mild) anxieties, and whatever else manages to derail the conversation along the way - with music from this month’s PostMap Club selections woven in throughout. That includes new bits from BOTH HANDS, FAITH ELIOTT and MANUELA, all making appearances between the rambling.

There’s also a feature interview with ISA GORDON, who talks about the making of her new album 8 Men - reworking traditional songs and covers into something far more strange, textural and immersive.

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This episode of the Lost Map Podcast was presented by Pictish Trail and Laura Doherty. Editing and additional production from Joe Cormack.

This month’s episode finds PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA swapping stories from the past few weeks, from slimy times at Celtic Connections to even slimier encounters with takeaway pizza. Along the way there’s plenty of celebrity name-dropping, telly chat, and general life admin, plus brand new music and album news from MANUELA and OWEN & THE EYEBALLS, and a remix of PAINTING courtesy of BOTH HANDS. There’s also a tune from the new BLIND YEO cassette EP...

To support what we do at Lost Map, join our membership club – PostMap Club! Get postcards each month with download codes for new music, plus a badge, newsletter, and 15% off records, CDs, tapes, and merch. Digital memberships are available too. Visit lostmap.com/club for details.

NEW MEMBERS in February 2026 will receive a bumper pack of postcards and a brand-new Lost Map CD compilation, featuring our best tracks from the past year.