WAYPOINTS #209
15/09/23
"I WIND UP HERE EVERY SINGLE TIME"
FEATURING: XMAS HUMBUG, LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE, SULKA, SEAMUS FOGARTY, ALEXIA AVINA, AMY MAY ELLIS, AINSLEY HARRIOTT + MORE
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LOST MAP'S CHRISTMAS AND
HALLOWEEN SPECIALS
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It's the two scariest occasions of the year and we've got parties planned for both. Halloween, when night creatures call and the dead start to walk in their masquerade. And Christmas, when a big creepy stranger climbs down the chimney, and we all have to act like we enjoy spending time with our families. Chilling
Join us, on Saturday, October 28 at Platform arts centre in the bloodcurdling Glasgow suburb of Easterhouse for the Lost Map X PRAH Hallowe’en All Dayer – an afternoon and evening of wild, genre-breaking, subversive live music, DJs and other happenings (2pm-9.30pm), followed by an after party at the Flying Duck in Glasgow lasting deep into the long dark night (10pm-2am). We're pairing up with our pals from PRAH Recordings, the Margate-based record label who, like us, turned 10 in 2023, to present a bill including Callum Easter, Lost Map present Weird Wave, Maranta, MF Tomlinson, The Umlauts, Tony Njoku, uh and Free Love (DJs). Fancy dress is encouraged, and there'll be a special mask making station led by VOMITON. Tickets are £16 for the Platform show, and £10 for the after party, which includes bus travel direct to the Flying Duck. Please do not vomit on the bus 🤢.
On Saturday, December 16 it's the return of Lost Map's Christmas Humbug! all-dayer at Summerhall in Edinburgh. This year we're dividing it into two, with a family-friendly daytime show – free entry for under-12s – lasting 1.30pm-5.30pm, then, following a brief dinner break of perhaps a Subway ™ 12" "Festive Turkey Stack" or simply traditional chips off a bin, an evening show from 7pm-1am. Different line-ups TBA for both shows, which you can buy tickets for seperately (£12 / £16), or both together at an all-day price of £25. No "Santa" costumes, please, they're triggering. |
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LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE @ HOWLIN' FLING 2023, IMAGE CREDIT: HANNAH CLOSE
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NEW MUSIC + NEW TOUR DATES FOR
LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE
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From Ainsley Harriott's irritatingly cheerful features to the gnarled visage of Jimmy Nail, if you could "unrecognise" the face of any one celebrity, whose would it be? Food for thought as you enjoy the party-tastic new song 'Unrecognise!' by Lost Map presents Weird Wave. Our resident super group led by Pictish Trail and featuring members of eagleowl, Savage Mansion, Kid Canaveral, L.T. Leif and Tuff Love among others.
Taken from the band's forthcoming self-titled debut album, written and recorded in residency on the isle of Eigg earlier this year and due for release on October 6, 2023, 'Unrecognise!' is a choppy, syncopated call-and-response full-band jam powered by the party post-punk of Talking Heads and The B52’s. It’s released as part of Lost Map’s PostMap Club subscription service in September, as well as on digital platforms.
Fresh from triumphant festival appearances at Lost Map’s Howlin’ Fling, Green Man in Wales and Sea Power’s Krankenhaus, LMPWW are heading out on the road some more in the autumn and winter, with shows in the bright lights of Newport-on-Tay, Easterhouse and Telford among other places (see below for full list). Tickets for a show in London at The Lexington on Friday, December 8 are experimentally priced on a "pay what you can" model. If you can pay $1 million, please do. Otherwise nbd a fiver is fine.
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THE SEPTEMBER LOST MAP PODCAST
1) "Pace yourself, don't p*ss yourself" – just one pearl of wisdom among many that can be yours, for free, if you listen to the latest Lost Map P*sscast Podcast.
2) Feat. new + old music from Weird Wave, Sulka, Manuela + Tuff Love.
3) Listen here.
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PRE-ORDER ALEXIA AVINA'S NEW ALBUM
1) The stunning In The Pantheon of Decay, is the greatest* "ambient rage" record ever made (*only).
2) Pre-order now on limited-edition 12" vinyl or CD.
3) Watch the video for 'NPD / Father's Day'.
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FREE LOVE'S AWARD-NOMINATED INSIDE
1) Free Love have been longlisted for the SAY Award! Well done them!
2) Buy a copy of INSIDE now and find out what all the fuss is about.
3) Tonight's show @ Rum Shack, Glasgow is SOLD OUT. Don't even know why we mention it tbh. Just showing off, really.
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"I wind up here every single time," sings Sulka mournfully in the refrain of his rockin' good new track 'Windup'. As we heap together yet another illogical plate of delicious pan-continental shame at the Hot World Cuisine ™ global buffet, it's a hard relate from us.
A song about “the idea of someone ‘completing’ you or filling in gaps in your personality,” says Lukas, AKA Sulka, 'Windup' originally featured on 2021’s Front Door EP in stripped-back format. It's been given the explosive full-band treatment it deserves as part of Sulka's superb new album Distractions, which is due for release on September 29 on limited-edition 12" vinyl ( pre-order now). “The title Distractions is a reference to the fleeting nature in which we interact with music in this age,” Lukas explains. “It also aptly sums up the themes of escapism that are common to many of my songs and how music itself is one of the ways in which we can transcend the experience of day-to-day life.”
Sulka will lauch Distractions with a show at The Rum Shack in Glasgow on Friday, September 29, featuring support from Lost Map's own Susan Bear. After that he's off on tour to Newcastle, Oxford, London and Edinburgh. See full list of dates below. See the full menu at Hot World Cuisine ™ here.
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SEPTEMBER POSTMAP CLUB
FEAT. SEAMUS FOGARTY
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The famous Seamus Fogarty returns to Lost Map! A dolorously funny spoken word lament set to queasily de-tuned guitar chords and wheezing synths, ‘They Recognised Him’ is the brand-new single from our favourite London-based Irish folk and electronica mashing singer-songwriter. Released as part of Lost Map’s PostMap Club subscription service in September as well as via digital services, it marks Seamus’s first work with Lost Map since 2015’s Ducks and Drakes EP, after which he left us crying and alone went off to release two very fine and critically acclaimed albums for Domino Records. The video for ‘They Recognised Him’ premieres at midday today. It's taken from Seamus's forthcoming Hee Haw EP, a ramshackle collection of songs and instrumentals which he's has been working on for the last couple of years. It’s set for release on Lost Map on 12” vinyl and via digital services on October 27, 2023. Seamus will tour the UK and Ireland throughout autumn and winter – see below for full list of dates.
“I got into the idea of doing a spoken word track after spending a good portion of 2021 and 2022 listening to early 90s hip hop while collaborating on the soundtrack to an Irish movie called ‘Sunlight’ with my friend Barry Ward,” says Seamus of ‘They Recognised Him’. “Ordinarily I would be far too self-conscious to make something like this, but I found myself really enjoying this slightly new approach to writing lyrics and the story just fell on to the page. It started out being quite humorous but the lockdown and the months following it were so tough, I wanted to write a song with a really solid backbone that would serve as a message to myself and to whoever else might listen.
“A few months later I was on tour with my friend Lisa O’Neill, closing my set each night with ‘They Recognised Him’ – my not-so-subtle way of promoting a tour EP that I had put together beforehand so I’d have something new for the merch table. People were really drawn to the track and the EP so when the tour was over I got in touch with Johnny at Lost Map about giving it a proper release and he said yes."
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Also included in this month's PostMap Club:
Sulka – 'Windup' A hushed, spidery guitar ballad makes way for a jaunty, melodic chorus, with a robust power-chord punch. Taken from the forthcoming album, Distractions, out September 29.
Lost Map Presents Weird Wave – 'Unrecognise!' Second single from the Lost Map super-group – an energetic, angular tune, with call-and-response vocals and a bit of surf guitar. Comes with 60-minute exclusive DJ mix from drummer Iain Stewart.
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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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THE LOST MAP GIGS'N'TOURS MEGAMIX
ALABASTER DEPLUME LIVE:
FRI, SEP 15 @ CO-PROSPERITY SPHERE, CHICAGO, IL, US
SAT, SEP 16 @ CO-PROSPERITY SPHERE, CHICAGO, IL, US
SUN, SEP 17 @ RIVOLI POOL HALL, TORONTO, ON, CAN
MON, SEP 18 @ BAR LE RITZ PDB, MONTREAL, QC, CAN
WED, SEP 20 @ MUSIC BOX VILLAGE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, US
FRI, SEP 22 @ ELSEWHERE, BROOKLYN, NY, US
SAT, SEP 23 @ ARROWOOD FARMS, ACCORD, NY, US
SUN, SEP 24 @ WOODSIST FESTIVAL, ACCORD, NY, US
TUE, NOV 7 @ BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB, LEEDS, UK
WED, NOV 8 @ BAND ON THE WALL, MANCHESTER, UK
THU, NOV 9 @ METRONOME, NOTTINGHAM, UK
FRI, NOV 10 @ PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL, KOKO, LONDON
SAT, NOV 11 @ STRANGE BREW, BRISTOL, UK
SUN, NOV 12 @ CHALK, BRIGHTON
AMY MAY ELLIS LIVE:
FRI, SEP 15 @ CAFÉ LUX, LEIPZIG, DE *
THU, SEP 21 @ FOLKLORE, LONDON ^
SAT, SEP 23 @ LOW FOUR STUDIO, MANCHESTER ^
SUN, SEP 24 @ HYDE PARK FOLK CLUB, LEEDS (w/ MOLLY LINEN) ^
TUE, SEP 26 @ THE COBBLESTONE, DUBLIN, IRE ^
WED, SEP 27 @ FENNELLYS OF CALLAN, KILKENNY, IRE ^
FRI, SEP 29 @THE DUNCAIRN, BELFAST ^
SUN, OCT 1 @ KITCHEN GARDEN CAFE, BIRMINGHAM ^
SUN, OCT 22 @ LOST MAP 10 TAKEOVER, PRINCE ALBERT, STROUD (w/ FIRESTATIONS) *
* = Solo show
^ = Full band show
DELIFINGER LIVE:
SUN, OCT 22 @ LOST MAP 10 TAKEOVER, THE OLD ENDOWED SCHOOL, STROUD (w/ TOM PERCIVAL + MOLLY LINEN)
FIRESTATIONS LIVE:
THU, SEP 28 @ PAPER DRESS VINTAGE, LONDON [w/ MAMMOTH PENGUINS]
FRI, SEP 29 @ THE BLUE MOON, CAMBRIDGE [w/ MAMMOTH PENGUINS]
SAT, SEP 30 @ THE TALLEYRAND, MANCHESTER
THU, OCT 19 @ THE LOFT, SOUTHSEA
SAT, OCT 21 @ THE LANES, BRISTOL
SUN, OCT 22 @ LOST MAP 10 TAKEOVER, PRINCE ALBERT, STROUD
(w/ AMY MAY ELLIS)
FRI, NOV 3 @ LEITH DEPOT, EDINBURGH (w/ VICTORIA HUME)
SAT, NOV 4 @ GREAT WESTERN FESTIVAL, THE PIPING CENTRE, GLASGOW (w/ LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE, VICTORIA HUME, KINBOTE + SULKA)
FREE LOVE LIVE:
FRI, SEP 15 @ THE RUM SHACK, GLASGOW [SOLD OUT]
THU, SEP 21 @ DETOUR DISCOTHEQUE, ISLE OF COLL, UK
KINBOTE LIVE:
SAT, NOV 4 @ GREAT WESTERN FESTIVAL, THE PIPING CENTRE, GLASGOW (w/ LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE, VICTORIA HUME, FIRESTATIONS + SULKA)
LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE LIVE:
FRI, OCT 27 @ RIO, NEWPORT-ON-TAY (w/ PICTISH TRAIL + L.T. LEIF) [SOLD OUT]
SAT, OCT 28 @ PLATFORM, EASTERHOUSE
(HALLOWEEN SPECIAL w/ CALLUM EASTER, MARANTA + MORE)
FRI, NOV 3 @ THE TUNNELS, ABERDEEN (w/ PICTISH TRAIL + L.T. LEIF)
SAT, NOV 4 @ GREAT WESTERN FESTIVAL, THE PIPING CENTRE, GLASGOW (w/ FIRESTATIONS, KINBOTE, SULKA + VICTORIA HUME)
FRI, NOV 10 @ FIREFLY, TELFORD (w/ PICTISH TRAIL)
FRI, DEC 8 @ THE LEXINGTON, LONDON [TICKETS]
L.T. LEIF LIVE:
FRI, NOV 3 @ THE TUNNELS, ABERDEEN (w/ LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE + PICTISH TRAIL)
MARANTA LIVE:
SAT, OCT 28 @ PLATFORM, EASTERHOUSE
(HALLOWEEN SPECIAL w/ CALLUM EASTER,
LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE + MORE)
MOLLY LINEN LIVE:
SUN, SEP 24 @ HYDE PARK FOLK CLUB, LEEDS (w/ AMY MAY ELLIS)
SUN, OCT 22 @ LOST MAP 10 TAKEOVER, THE OLD ENDOWED SCHOOL, STROUD (w/ TOM PERCIVAL + DELIFINGER)
PICTISH TRAIL LIVE:
FRI, OCT 27 @ RIO, NEWPORT-ON-TAY (w/ L.T. LEIF) [SOLD OUT] ±
SAT, OCT 28 @ PLATFORM, EASTERHOUSE §
WED, NOV 1 @ PORTLAND ARMS, CAMBRIDGE *
THU, NOV 2 @ THE CUMBERLAND ARMS, NEWCASTLE *
FRI, NOV 3 @ THE TUNNELS, ABERDEEN (w/ L.T. LEIF) ^
SAT, NOV 4 @ GREAT WESTERN FESTIVAL, THE PIPING CENTRE, GLASGOW (w/ FIRESTATIONS, KINBOTE, SULKA + VICTORIA HUME) §
WED, NOV 8 @ THE EXCHANGE, BRISTOL *
THU, NOV 9 @ MODERN ART, OXFORD *
FRI, NOV 10 @ FIREFLY, TELFORD ±
SAT, NOV 11 @ SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER *
FRI, DEC 8 @ THE LEXINGTON, LONDON [TICKETS] §
§ = Performing w/ Lost Map presents Weird Wave
* = Supporting Bas Jan, Pictish Trail solo
^ = Performing w/ Lost Map presents Weird Wave + Pictish Trail full band performance
± = Performing w/ Lost Map presents Weird Wave + Pictish Trail solo performance
SEAMUS FOGARTY LIVE:
SAT, SEP 30 @ WEST MALVERN SOCIAL CLUB, MALVERN*
THU, OCT 5 @ TOWN HALL THEATRE, GALWAY^
FRI, OCT 6T @ DOLANS WAREHOUSE, LIMERICK^
SAT, OCT 7 @ THE EVERYMAN, CORK^
SUN, OCT 8 @ SET THEATRE, KILKENNY^
THU, OCT 12 @ SECRET SHOW, HASTINGS*
FRI, OCT 13 @ SWISS COTTAGE SESSIONS, TWYFORD*
WED, OCT 18 @ THE TALLEYRAND, MANCHESTER*
THU, OCT 19 @ FUTURE YARD, LIVERPOOL*
FRI, OCT 20 @ FOLK AT THE FARRIER, OTLEY*
THU, OCT 26 @ THE WIGHT BEAR, SOUTHBOURNE*
SAT, OCT 28 @ BOIA FESTIVAL, ST DAVIDS*
THU, NOV 30 @ ST MARY’S MUSIC HALL, LONDON*
SAT, DEC 2 @ THE KICKING DONKEY, BUNDORAN*
TUE, DEC 5 @ SANDINOS, DERRY^
THU, DEC 7 @ EMPIRE, BELFAST^
FRI, DEC 8 @ CLEERES, KILKENNY*
SAT, DEC 9 @ VICAR STREET, DUBLIN^
* = Headline show
^ = Irish tour supporting Lisa O’Neill
SULKA LIVE:
FRI, SEP 29 @ THE RUM SHACK, GLASGOW (ALBUM LAUNCH w/ SUSAN BEAR)
WED, OCT 4 @ CUMBERLAND ARMS, NEWCASTLE
THU, OCT 5 @ THE LIBRARY, OXFORD
FRI, OCT 6 @ THE CAVENDISH ARMS, LONDON
FRI, OCT 20 @ LEITH DEPOT, EDINBURGH
SAT, NOV 4 @ GREAT WESTERN FESTIVAL, THE PIPING CENTRE, GLASGOW (w/ LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE, FIRESTATIONS, KINBOTE + VICTORIA HUME)
SUSAN BEAR LIVE:
FRI, SEP 29 @ THE RUM SHACK, GLASGOW (SUPPORTING SULKA)
VICTORIA HUME LIVE:
FRI, NOV 3 @ LEITH DEPOT, EDINBURGH (w/ FIRESTATIONS)
SAT, NOV 4 @ GREAT WESTERN FESTIVAL, THE PIPING CENTRE, GLASGOW (w/ LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE, FIRESTATIONS, KINBOTE + SULKA)
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