WAYPOINTS #204
13/04/23
"FOREVER 89"
FEATURING: HOWLIN' FLING, MARTHA FFION, HAIRBAND, FIRESTATIONS, AMY MAY ELLIS, PICTISH TRAIL + MORE
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HOWLIN' FLING TICKETS, AND HOW TO BUY THEM
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Yer ol' pal Lost Map Records turns 10 in 2023, and to celebrate we're having a party to end all parties* (*except for all the other parties, more parties TBA) on our spiritual and indeed actual home, the cosmic isle of Eigg, Scotland. Lost Map's flagship festival Howlin' Fling returns over the weekend of August 4-5, with süper-limited tickets set to go on general sale at midday this Saturday, April 15. Full line-up TBA at a later date, but expect the usual mix of label legends, guest stars, unrivalled good vibes and inexpensive if lukewarm cans, all in the intimate confines of the magical Eigg Community Hall
Worried you might miss out? Then sign-up to the PostMap Club now, because all members get first dibs on Howlin' Fling tickets a day ahead of general sale, on Friday, April 14. You can join the club now from just £3 a month – and (*whispers it*) cancel at any time. Even after just one month. Not that you'd do that, of course, because you'll be instantly gratified and amazed by everything the PostMap Club has to offer (see below for more infos). We're simply pointing out that, if you did decide to cancel straight away, we technically couldn't do anything about it. Other than serve you particularly lukewarm cans.
For full details, head over to the shiny new howlinfling.com website (which FYI we'll be using a ticket sales portal for all Lost Map events going forward). |
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GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT:
NEW MUSIC FROM MARTHA FFION
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Classic, bitter-sweet, crisp and dry with a fine fair head, it's Ireland's greatest export. No not Guinness but Martha Ffion, ofc, who's back at long last with an absolute banger of a brand new album in The Wringer, which is set for release on Lost Map on very limited-edition vinyl on June 30, 2023. You can watch the video for the title track and lead single right now. Best enjoyed while sipping on a delicious can of popular Irish dry stout. Not that we, nor Claire (as Martha Ffion is known), are endorsing any specific stout brand in particular, because we're not in the habit of giving away free marketing (#guinness #spon).
The follow-up to 2020's wonderful Nights To Forget and Claire's third album altogether to date, The Wringer was recorded live and straight to tape with a full band at the Newry, Northern Ireland analogue studio of producer Julie McLarnon (The Vaselines, Brigid Mae Power, Barbarossa). It's a back-to-basics set of retro-modern pop in the 60s songbook vein, taking a raw and unfiltered look at love and how it cuts both ways. It reaffirms Martha Ffion as one of the most fluent songwriters of her generation.
“I wrote a lot on piano,” says Claire, of the songs on The Wringer. “My limited playing forced me to keep things simple. Lyrically, it was inspired by my reflections on who I am and what really matters: the people we love, how we love them and how they love us. The chaos of the past few years put a strain on lots of important relationships, and I experienced some of the uglier sides of love, but luckily came out the other side better off. I tried to write as honestly as I could, not hiding behind big conceptual themes or fictional characters: properly writing from the heart.”
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THE APRIL LOST MAP PODCAST
1) Some fools aren't just for April 1st but for life, as the April edition of the Lost Map Podcast presented by Johnny'n'Laura succinctly proves.
2) Also feat a great big chat with Hairband plus teasers of new music by Martha Ffion and Firestations.
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LOST MAP 10 TEES
1) "Feelin' hot hot hot!" sang Montserratian one hit wonder Arrow in 1982. But what if you don't feel hot? What if you feel hideous?
2) Let Lost Map pump up yr self-esteem with an attractive 10th birthday T-shirt in pink or blue.
3) Sizes from "flaunt-it" small to "hide my hairy moobs" double XL.
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FEBRUARY POSTMAP CLUB FEAT.
HAIRBAND + FIRESTATIONS
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“A song about life,” say Hairband of ‘Extremities’, released as part of the PostMap Club in April. “We wrote this one at the speed of light compared to the others and felt it fit best as a conclusion. The lyrics tie in with the plow theme, and from conversations under the stars.” It's the closing track from the Glasgow/Berlin based five-piece's forthcoming debut album Under the Plow, which we're releasing on April 21 on really v. cool looking limited-edition sleek black cassette tape with printed lyric sheet, housed in an eco-friendly folded card shell with cover artwork by artist Alanna Hernandez. Have a wee sneaky listen to ‘Extremities’ on streaming services here.
April's PostMap Club funbag also marks the much anticipated return of London dream-pop ensemble stations, as nobody ever called Firestations. 'Undercover' is an effervescent song about depression and self-discovery, coming to streaming services later in the month. "It's easy to be your own worst enemy," says Mike from stations, sorry, Firestations, "by letting your routine save you, but also slowly destroy you. Where is the joy? (Asking for a friend). Come for the happy-sad lyrics, stay for the rare guitar solo!" It's the first taster of the band's thrilling brand new album Thick Terrain, their first in five years, which we'll tell you much more about v. soon, as well as announce some exciting Firestations live manoeuvres.
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Also included in this month's PostMap Club:
Martha Ffion: 'The Wringer' – an elegant and heartfelt piano pop song for a companion in need, inspired by Carole King’s ‘You’ve Got A Friend’. The title track from Claire's forthcoming new album.
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A round-up of the three PostMap Club membership tiers and their respective prices and benefits is as follows below – new members note that you will receive a bumper double pack of postcards in your first installment, also including NEXT MONTH'S postcards.
REGULAR BREW
£3 + postage, per month
- Postcards! At least two collectible PostMap postcards sent to your door at the end of every month – each containing download codes for a mixture of brand new music on Lost Map, alongside a random selection from our archives. When you sign up you'll also receive the previous month's postcards, completely free.
- Badge! Plus a new badge for every year of your subscription.
- Monthly newsletter! Containing hot goss / farmyard sh*te.
- Discounts! On other Lost Map releases, merchandise, gigs.
- Feelgood glow! Help support an independent record label.
GOLD BLEND
£5 + postage, per month
- All of the above except with a bigger badge.
CLUB BISCUIT
£10 + postage, per month
- All of the above except with an EVEN BIGGER badge.
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AMY MAY ELLIS GLOBAL TOUR*
*SORT OF
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From humble beginnings in the North York Moors, Amy May Ellis has CONQUERED THE WORLD ™, in a manner of speaking. At a very special event in Glasgow next month on Wednesday, May 31 – as part of Lost Map's 10th birthday celebrations, which you may have heard us mention by now – Amy will headline Lost Map Under Gaia. A label showcase in the ornate surroundings of the Mackintosh Church at Queen’s Cross, taking place beneath a spectacular touring installation by the acclaimed artist Luke Jerram – a giant, seven-metre wide spherical replica of Planet Earth ™, named after the Greek primordial goddess Gaia, mythological personification of our great big big blue planet. Joining Amy on the bill will be Pictish Trail and L.T. Leif. Tickets on sale now.
Amy May Ellis will perform with a full band, as part of a tour exploring further reaches of the globe, or at least the UK, all the way from Bristol to Leeds and even farthest Farndale. See complete list of dates below (tickets for all shows here). It comes in the final run up to the release of Amy's absolutely mesmerising debut album Over Ling and Bell, on crispy good limited-edition eco-friendly 12” vinyl and digital platforms on May 12, 2023. An album hailed by Uncut in an 8/10 review as "elemental folk rooted in the Yorkshire moors", and by For The Rabbits as “a soundtrack for anyone looking to reconnect with the wild, a portable countryside retreat for anyone with an open mind, from the busiest city to the most rural spot imaginable,” and tbqh we couldn’t have put it better ourselves.
Fun fact: Amy's hair is very, very long (see above).
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THE LOST MAP GIGS'N'TOURS MEGAMIX
ALABASTER DEPLUME LIVE:
FRI, APRIL 28 @ TEATRO DELL'ARTE, MILAN, IT
FRI, MAY 12 @ XJAZZ! FESTIVAL, BERLIN, GER
WED, MAY 24 @ THE CORNISH BANK, FALMOUTH
SAT, MAY 27 @ JAZZ A LIEGE, LIEGE, BEL
SAT, JUNE 10 @ WAKING LIFE, CRATO, PORT
FRI, JUL 7 @ NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL, ROTTERDAM, NED
FRI, JUL 14 @ BOOMTOWN, GENT, BEL
FRI, AUG 11 @ WE OUT HERE FESTIVAL, WIMBORNE ST GILES, DORSET
SAT, AUG 19 @ STOWAWAY FESTIVAL, BUCKINGHAM
SUN, AUG 20 @ GREEN MAN FESTIVAL, BRECON, WALES
AMY MAY ELLIS LIVE:
THU, MAY 18 @ THE GREENBANK, BRISTOL (w/ MOLLY LINEN)
MON, MAY 22 @ GREEN NOTE, LONDON (w/ WANDERLAND)
WED, MAY 24 @ THE TIN, COVENTRY
THU, MAY 25 @ KITCHEN GARDEN CAFE, BIRMINGHAM
(DUO SHOW SUPPORTING MARTIN CARTHY)
FRI, MAY 26 @ MILL HILL CHAPEL, LEEDS (w/ WANDERLAND)
SAT, MAY 27 @ THE BANDROOM, FARNDALE (w/ WANDERLAND)
SUN, MAY 28 @ THE CRESCENT, YORK (w/ WANDERLAND)
TUE, MAY 30 @ CUMBERLAND ARMS, NEWCASTLE
WED, MAY 31 @ LOST MAP UNDER GAIA, MACKINTOSH QUEEN'S CROSS, GLASGOW (w/ PICTISH TRAIL + L.T. LEIF) [TICKETS]
FREE LOVE LIVE:
SAT, APR 22 @ MADE IN EASTERHOUSE, PLATFORM, GLASGOW (WORK IN PROGRESS AUDIO-VISUAL LIVE PERFORMANCE IN COLLABORATION w/ K.YALO)
FRI, MAY 5 @ THE WHITE HOTEL, SALFORD
SUN, JUNE 4 @ HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL, EDINBURGH
JULY 28-31 @ DEER SHED FESTIVAL, TOPCLIFFE
AUG 25-27 @ CONNECT FESTIVAL, EDINBURGH
L.T. LEIF LIVE:
WED, MAY 31 @ LOST MAP UNDER GAIA, MACKINTOSH QUEEN'S CROSS, GLASGOW (w/ AMY MAY ELLIS + PICTISH TRAIL) [TICKETS]
MARANTA LIVE:
JUNE 1-4 @ FYNEFEST, LOCH FYNE, ACHADUNAN, CAIRNDOW
FRI, JUNE 2 @ HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL, EDINBURGH
PICTISH TRAIL LIVE:
WED, MAY 31 @ LOST MAP UNDER GAIA, MACKINTOSH QUEEN'S CROSS, GLASGOW (w/ AMY MAY ELLIS + L.T. LEIF) [TICKETS]
JUNE 1-4 @ FYNEFEST, LOCH FYNE, ACHADUNAN, CAIRNDOW
JULY 20-23 @ BLUEDOT FESTIVAL, JODRELL BANK OBSERVATORY, CHESHIRE
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