Stornoway should, without a doubt, be more famous. A sextet formed in a garage in Oxford with various degrees, nationalities and birdwatching interests between them, this wondrous band make music to dance, love, ponder and sing along to, whether it's with delighted glee or retrospective melancholy. With tinges of folk, bluegrass and Americana, Stornoway are one of the most innovative, soulful bands in the music scene today.
In concert, the lead singer's nervous, touching mumbling between songs, their genuine love of what they're doing and the riffs and melodies they play so beautifully reverberate through their audience, encapsulating everyone in a harmony-filled, magical folkedelia bubble.
Their first single, Zorbing, is dappled with soaring strings and majestic trumpeting, whilst other songs such as Fuel Up and Unfaithful tell of lost loves and childhood dreams with a brutal and graceful honesty, that is expertly portrayed by lead singer Brian Briggs. Their album was due to come out on September 28th and despite having pre-ordered it, it never materialised. According to Amazon and iTunes it is yet to come into existence. But as soon as it becomes available, buy it; it is the perfect accoutrement to crisp, sunny Autumn mornings as you drag your feet to the office.
Listen if you like: Fleet Foxes, Blind Pilot, Belle and Sebastian
Fuel Up - Stornoway
Zorbing - Stornoway
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