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• Label: Static Caravan >>
• Genre: Alternative

Putting the finishing touches to their debut album, From The Ground Up, due for release in spring 2007 on Static Caravan Recordings....

Described as a miniature indie orchestra, their line-up includes violin, cello and French horn alongside guitars, piano, percussion and samples. The album has been produced and mixed by Robin Housman and the bands Lawrence Becko.

Their debut ep, Treeology, released last February, has recently been fetching over £100 on ebay and has earned them a place in the Record Collector's annual. In October, they released a follow up single, Penguins, limited to 500 ice clear 7"s, which sold out on release and was accompanied by a full UK tour in October.

Drowned in Sound called Penguins a 'mini epic for the somnambulist revolution' and the band have been drawing comparisons to Godspeed, Super Furry Animals, Radiohead and Arab Strap.

They have shared bills with the likes of The Veils, Califone, iLiKETRAiNS, Veda Hille, Yndi Halda, I Was A Cub Scout, Peter Bjorn and John and It's Jo & Danny, as well as playing Green Man Festival in August 2006.

Theyve been played by Steve Lamacq, Phill Jupitus, Marc Riley and Janice Long, have recorded sessions for BBC Radio 2 and Radio 4s Loose Ends and have been played in Spain, France and the Czech Republic.