JULIE AND SUSE ARE TUFF LOVE, AND THEY LOVE YOU. THEY’VE GOT A NEW SINGLE, CALLED ‘SLAMMER’ - WHICH IS OUT TODAY VIA ITUNES, AND ALSO AS PART OF A SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PACKAGE FROM THE LOST MAP WEBSHOP!
Tuff Love want you to join their new fan club (which intially was going to be called Tuff Love’s Fanny Pack) called FRIEND CLUB. You can become a member of the FRIEND CLUB, and instantly receive an MP3 of ‘Slammer’, by pre-ordering the Dross E.P..
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We are verrry excited to announce that Tuff Love's sophomore release - Dross E.P. - is due to come out on February 9th 2015, on 10" pink vinyl (with download) via Lost Map Records. Hoooooraaaay! February's AAAAGES away though, eh? so ahead of all that, there's a new single from the E.P. - 'Slammer' - which premiered over at DIY Magazine earlier on today, which is released on November 24th. 'Slammer' is another hyper-infectious, scuzzed-up, lo-fi pop classic in the making - all heart-wrenching harmonies, swoon-inducing lyrics, and sun-soaked dreamy melodies ...
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On Friday October 31st, we'll all be getting ghoulish at the Lost Map Halloween Special, taking place at The Mash House in Edinburgh [TICKETS]. Our Bart, of eagleowl infamy, has done gone a putrid podcast mix to get you in the All Hallows Eve mood, titled Music to be Murdered by for our new CLUMPS section.
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Insect Heroes' debut album Apocalypso is finally unleashed upon the cosmos - own it now on sumptuous 12" vinyl (with CD + limited edition postcard artwork) or on CD (with limited edition postcard artwork) via the Lost Map webshop. If you'd like to try before you buy, Apocalypso is streaming for one week only on WOW247, where you can also read an interview with Insect Hero George.
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Get set for the hottest winter on record: with the bulk of tickets already sold since going onsale last month, Lost Map are delighted to announce that the headliner for Kid Canaveral's annual seasonal all-dayer Xmas Baubles this year, in its fifth instalment, will be the incredible Ibibio Sound Machine!
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... because if you were at Lost Map's ludicrously good Howlin' Fling festival, you may well be. Filmed by Forest of Black during said soiree on the Isle of Eigg back in July, it's a new short for the song 'The Handstand Crowd', taken from the Trail's album Secret Soundz Vol. 2, which was recently given a re-release by the good people at Moshi Moshi Records as a double-disc package together with Secret Soundz Vol. 1.
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Ahead of the release of their debut album Apocalypso on Lost Map Records on October 13 (pre-order here), self-styled purveyors of “tropical pop for the Apocalypse” Insect Heroes present the track ‘King Fabulous’, an addictive shot of 60s garage-psyche propelled by an infectious cowbell beat, proving that driving with the top down and drinking in the VIP lounge isn’t the preserve of bling-dripping R&B stars but merely a state of mind.
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Lost Map Records are excited to be able to reveal details of a special Hallowe'en party, featuring an incredible line-up of blood-pumping live bands and DJs. Organised in co-operation with Irregular Owl Movements (eagleowl's sporadic disco-party fun bus), this combined gruesome gig and cadaverous club-night will take place at The Mash House, Edinburgh on the long, dark night of Friday, October 31, and will be headlined by "cult group par excellence" (The Quietus) the Archie Bronson Outfit. WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE DANCING THAT WILL HAPPEN. Tickets are on sale now from the Lost Map web shop: http://lostmap.com/tickets/lost-map-halloween-party
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Following a fourth straight sell-out last year headlined by the one and only Edwyn Collins, Lost Map are excited to announce the return of Kid Canaveral's seasonal all-dayer Xmas Baubles for its fifth annual instalment.
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The Pictish Trail has got a brand new video, for the song 'Long In The Tooth'. Jump in the back of his pick-up truck, hold on tight, and take in the stunning sights of his home on the isle of Eigg.
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The latest release in our PostMap audio postcard series is 'I Can't Dance To This Music Anymore', the irrepressibly catchy new single from Randolph's Leap, taken from their debut album Clumsy Knot.
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Behold! It's the return of eagleowl! We've given their debut album this silent year a fresh lick o' woodstain, and the band are currently out on tour with their ol' pal Woodpigeon, promoting a new, secret EP. Here's Bart from the band,with more info ...
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Tuff Love have been writing and recording new material - and even found time to make a wee summer video. Here's Suse from the band with more info, plus listings for all upcoming live shows ...
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This week marks the release of The Pictish Trail's Secret Soundz Vol. 1 & 2 as a double-album via Moshi Moshi Records (on limited-edition 12" gatefold vinyl, gatefold CD and digitally) ...
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Kid Canaveral are longlisted for the 2013 Scottish Album of the Year Award, for their second full-length set Now That You Are A Dancer. Oooh ya dancer! The 72-hour popular voting window is currently open - in which time members of the public can help pick one artist from the longlist of 20 to progress to the shortlist of 10. The voting window is open until midnight on Wed, May 28. That's tonight! GET VOTING!
>> VOTE FOR KID CANAVERAL!
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Tuff Love's debut, Junk EP, is officially released on 5th May 2014 ... and we've got another track from it for you to hear. Enjoy 'Flamingo'! It’s a heart-racing 2minutes and 20 seconds of pop perfection, the kind of tune that makes you scrunch your eyes and beam a smile like you're facing the sun.
The band are in session with Vic Galloway on BBC Radio Scotland tonight (Monday April 28th), and then on tour throughout the whole of May. Click READ MORE for all the details!
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Following a most-triumphant launch show on Saturday night at Glasgow's Kinning Park Complex (see Matthew McAndrew's excellent photo gallery for Line of Best Fit), Randolph's Leap's "witty" (The Quietus), "gorgeous" (The List), "beauty" (The Skinny) of a new album Clumsy Knot - album of the week in yesterday's Scotland on Sunday - is released today. If you're yet to treat your ears to a listen, stop what you're doing right now and head over to Folk Radio UK, where it's streaming exclusively for a limited time only.
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Our latest signings, Tuff Love, have just released their debut single, the süper-addictive grungey pop perfection of 'Sweet Discontent'. On Friday, with the assistance of the most excellent Fake DIY, Tuff Love previewed their video for the song - which you can see, above. Have a clicky, and share with yer pals.
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Randolph's Leap's debut album "proper" Clumsy Knot (★★★★ - THE LIST) and attendant launch show at Kinning Park Complex, Glasgow (with support from Sweet Baboo and Rachael Dadd), are a comin' - on Saturday, April 5 to be specific. In advance of this shindig your heroes and mine in shufflin' folkie-pop present the ingenious and funny video for 'Foolishness of Youth', directed by the very talented Ben Cowie and Alan Cameron at Wake Up Advice. Click on the pic above to watch it :)
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The Pictish Trail is back, with some news on a rebooted version of Secret Soundz, and the line-up for our Howlin' Fling! event on Eigg this summer!
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