One stormy night in Ireland, Adrian Crowley's brother brought home a wounded crow. After taking care of it for a time, the crow flew away on its own, leaving an impression behind: Crowley wrote a story, which would later become the aptly titled Crow Song on this, his brand new record & ninth studio album The Watchful Eye of the Stars. He sings, And I was joyous for you, but shattered none-the-less. Suffused with a hazy and surreal quality, Crowley describes Watchful Eye's poignant narratives as those which insisted themselves upon him. After the fact, it seemed these songs came to him more or less fully formed. It's a beautiful and mysterious thing, he says. Perhaps it is a tendency to hold onto memories (It's taken me so long to write to you / Well I just couldnt find a pen, he laments in Bread and Wine), that allows him to unleash them lyrically in completion. For Crowley, the creative process is an organic event rather than a practice he feels compelled to regulate or control. He approaches lyrics much like he does short story writing. The songs straddle the conscious and subconscious world and some are even psychedelic in my mind, but to me they are all at once true stories and born of another place, he shares. In making the album, Crowley moved between studio and at home recording, while John Parish (Aldous Harding, PJ Harvey) produced. The pair worked from tracks made initially by Crowley on a charity shop ¾ size nylon string guitar or Mellotron: In this way, John wanted to keep some of the magic of that first take, says Crowley. Contradictions and complexities are left intact, initial recordings were limited to one or two takes, and the songs feel more like a dream recounted upon waking.

On her debut album, Desert Window, Lucy Gooch stays true to her electronic foundations, whilst still digging deeper into her folk roots through songwriting. The result is an atmospheric balance between Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins harmonies, and a juxtaposition of folk ambience and Italian cult film composers Goblin.

The Natvral is the new solo project from Kip Berman (former singer/songwriter of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart).

Pebbledash are a 6-piece shoegaze indie band from Cork, Ireland. The band incorporates elements of noise rock and dream pop to create textured and melodic soundscapes. Grumbling basslines and cries of guitars juxtaposed with a wash of synth submerge you in their introspective lyricism, stirring up emotion and catharsis.

Daniel Vildosola and John Waugh may come from opposite sides of the Atlanticone from the sun-scorched deserts of Arizona, the other from the rolling hills of Northumberland, UKbut together, their music finds an effortless middle ground. Drawing from their vastly different environments, theyve created a sound that feels natural, fusing Americana and jazz with a sense of place and history thats both personal and expansive. Vildosolas Americana roots are steeped in the rugged landscape of Tucson, while Waughs jazz upbringing in Newcastle is influenced by the citys industrial heritage. Both places share a spirit of resilience, shaped by their unique histories. This common ground adds a textured backdrop to their collaboration, blending the wide-open spaces of the American West with the sophistication of jazz. Individually, theyve cut their teeth on the world stage in pop musicVildosola, a long- standing member of HÆLOS, producing various artists, and more recently, touring extensively with CMAT. While Waugh has spent over a decade playing with the chart- topping powerhouse, The 1975. Despite their success in the pop world, they now find themselves retreating to intimate venues, where they can explore a more organic, jazz- infused sound, drawing from the folk traditions and stories of their respective homes. Together, they create a unique blend of Americana Jazz, where the rich storytelling of roots music meets the improvisational freedom of jazz. Its a collaboration that feels both familiar and fresh, connecting two distant landscapes into a cohesive, compelling musical journey.

Surface Press presents the album launch of Charlene from Big Data and other stories by Peter Falconer & The Zöllner-Roche Duo. Each composition is made of six original microfictions (stories written in three hundred words or fewer) by Rose Biggin and Keir Cooper set to music by Olly Sellwood. The stories are separate narratives, crossing between recounts of fictionalised events, interventions in systems of living, and depictions of human relationships. This is a pre-release launch event for the album and will feature short live performances of tracks from the album, as well as a music from special guests later on in the evening.

OK Doomer is the Alternative recording project of South London born songwriter Lou Doyle. Lou's journey in music began studying his father, a formeraddictand folk-rockingHippie as he led worship in the evangelical house church movement in which Lou was raised. Forthcoming debut album For My Old Great Satan was produced by Hannes Plattmeier (Tim Hecker / Laetitia Sadier) and recorded between Hamburg, London and Vienna. Red River Dialect has been active since 2008, forming in Falmouth, Cornwall around songwriter David John Morris. Long term members include Simon Drinkwater, Coral Rose, Edd Sanders, Robin Lane Roberts and Kiran Bhatt. They have released 5 albums & a number of EPs on labels inc. Paradise of Bachelors. For this night they are going to perform in a special trio incarnation. "Animated with a new intensity, the Cornwall band's fifth album may be its most ingenious and immersive mix of folk and rock yet." Pitchfork "Alert, anti-colonialist folk... Songwriter David Morris brings alternate seduction and disquiet on this worldly album steeped in the British landscape." The Guardian (Folk album of the month) Laura Loriga is a songwriter from Italy, who in the last ten years has developed her work between London and New York. Her writing is based on piano, organ and voice, and it is often enriched by other electric and acoustic elements. The result is a series of darker and variegated compositions, close to folk and classical tradition as well as to experimentation.