Marcus Hamblett’s epic new piece is out on Spotify etc now, you can listen here.

It features saxophone colossus Colin Stetson (Tom Waits, Bon Iver etc) on contrabass clarinet and tenor sax, Emma Gatrill on alto sax and warped vocals and Thomas Heather on drums (and artwork). Big thanks to Mary Anne Hobbs who premiered it on BBC 6Music yesterday. It’s the last track to be released before the whole album is out on November 15, you can preorder that here.

The first taste of Marcus Hamblett’s new album, Detritus, landed on Spotify etc on Friday. Mary Anne Hobbs premiered it on her BBC 6 Music show and called it one of her favourite albums of the season! The lead track, Lost At Sea, features the unmistakeable voice of Kate Stables from This Is The Kit, who Marcus also plays cornet with.  Listen to it on Spotify or other platforms now!

It’s an upbeat number – drones, guitars and drums creep in from behind ambient studio chatter to settle into a groove that will spellbind fans of Can, Stereolab and Aphex Twin alike.

The album features contributions from James Holden, Colin Stetson, Emma Gatrill, Ben Lanz (of The National, Beirut, LNZNDRF), Mathieu Charbonneau (of Timber Timbre), Tom Heather (of Eyes & No Eyes, Woodpecker Wooliams), Helen Whitaker, Kev Nickells, Etienne Jaumet (of Zombie Zombie) and more. It’s out November 15th via Willkommen Records and you can presave or preorder it here.

You may well have already watched or listened to Marcus Hamblett without knowing it. A highly sought-after session player, collaborator and enabler, Hamblett’s CV boasts a multitude of projects with high profile acts including Villagers, James Holden, Laura Marling, This Is The Kit and more.

Peggy Sue return with a new album and a string of live dates this autumn. We’re putting on the Brighton show on Wednesday October 9th at The Green Door Store. Tickets are available now. Lots more information about the show here.

We’ll be releasing six fantastic remixes of the title track to Emma Gatrill’s album Cocoon very soon. The first one is coming out in the next few days. We’re keeping the artists involved secret for now but you can follow Emma on Spotify to hear it first. In the meantime, we’ve released the stems for the track so you can download them and make your own remix! Have fun with them and make sure you contact us so we can hear what you’ve made.

Emma Gatrill will tour the UK and Ireland in support of Willkommen favourites This Is The Kit. She’ll also be playing a bit of bass clarinet and/or saxophone with them. In Cork, Glasgow and London there will be no EG opening set but she’ll still be playing with TITK. Seamus Fogarty also supports from Birmingham onwards.

10 Jan – The Joiners, Southampton tickets
11 Jan – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis tickets
12 Jan – St Petroc’s Church, Bodmin tickets
13 Jan – Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud tickets
14 Jan – Leaf, Liverpool tickets
16 Jan – Cyprus Avenue, Cork tickets (No EG set)
17 Jan – Whelan’s, Dublin tickets
18 Jan – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds tickets
19 Jan – O2 ABC Glasgow, Glasgow tickets (No EG set)
20 Jan – Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh tickets
21 Jan – Lancaster Library, Lancaster tickets
23 Jan – The Sage Gateshead, Hall 2, Gateshead tickets
24 Jan – The Glee Club – Birmingham, Birmingham tickets
25 Jan – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London tickets (No EG set)
26 Jan – J1, Cambridge Junction, Cambridge tickets
27 Jan – The Con Club, Lewes SOLD OUT
28 Jan – 02 Oxford Academy, Oxford tickets