'A breath of fresh air. Come join the lovely revolution.'
NME
'A passionate singer makes his case and a violin holds the line, wiry, visceral guitar parts ensure the song lodges in the brain. 4/5'
'Unfaithful' review, THE MIRROR
'No-one ever said this would be problem free" sings Brian Briggs, yet this makes for two stirring singles out of two. Briggs' vocals wander around a vast range, guitars build to an exultant scream, the strings soar with a rare grace. The best new band around. 9/10'
'Unfaithful' review, PLANET SOUND
'Songs such as 'Unfaithful' and 'Zorbing' have them in danger of shaking off their 'best-kept secret' tag in the near future. 4/5'
ARTROCKER
'Maybe it needs a bunch of degrees to write songs this amazing. It doesn't require anything other than working ears to realise how special they are. 5/5'
THE NEWS OF THE WORLD
'Magical, majestic songs. 4/5' Live review, THE SUNDAY TIMES
'My favourite single of the year' 'Zorbing' review, THE GUARDIAN
'Stornoway's sound is like shifting sand: a mixture of acoustic pastorals, pop balladry and folkedelia. Tomorrow, Glastonbury. Next week, the world. 4/5' THE INDEPENDENT
'It is that rare thing, a pop song so devoid of cynicism and so bathed in sun-dappled melody it is impossible not to love' 'Zorbing' review, DROWNED IN SOUND
The band consists of an ornithologist, a rusty russian translator, and a South African brotherhood. They were first united in a snow-encrusted garage in Oxford, where they instantly attracted the attention of Dr & Mrs Killjoy the neighbours.
After initially dabbling in Psychadelic Punk, Comic Jazz, Rocksteady, and banana costumes, the band honed their sound and instantly attracted the attention of Adam Briggs, brother of the ornithologist. Adam’s trumpeting can now be heard on our debut single ‘Zorbing’, a song about the extreme sport invented in New Zealand by Andrew Akers and Dwayne van der Sluis.
After throwing up, the band instantly attracted the attention of violinist Rahul Satija, who can be heard playing on our current single ‘Unfaithful’.
The band’s extracurricular interests include hiking trips, tandem cycling, power-kiting, nature-watching and something called hackisack. None of them have ever been to their Hebridean namesake. But Brian once got to within 37 miles of it.
Our second single Unfaithful is now available on limited edition 7" vinyl from independent record stores (Rough Trade, Monorail in Glasgow, Picadilly in Manchester, Rounder in Brighton and Videosyncratic in Oxford) and is downloadable from iTunes, play.com, 7Digital and Amazon. The artwork was designed by Matt Halliday and, as you'll see below, there's a new video up on youtube, filmed and masterminded by Gina Hood and our very own Oliver Steadman.
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Andus and Quigsy think "Fuel Up" is going to be a massive hit - it will be the song that breaks you and you'll ride high on a wave of credible popularity!
Great to be your mates - by the way - a girl down my local told me last night she nearly wet her knickers over Ollie on the telly!
Is there a way to buy The End of the Movie? I believe it used to be on iTunes (but I'm very likely wrong) and now I can't find it anywhere. I'd very much like to own it.
Never heard of you guys until I saw Jools Holland but you's were the stand out act.Really brilliant stuff.Big future ahead and best of luck with it.Hope to see you's playing in Dublin sometime!
nice one chaps..! Just finishing the second one now.. it's getting there!! Give us a heads up next time you're in Manchester.. be great to see you play up here!
Those long motorway trips betwixt gigs must get awful tiresome. How about the nation's favourite pamphlet to make the wheels on the bus go round and round (faster)?
Looking forward to you joining us at the Little Noise Sessions! :)
*** Stornoway to appear at Mencap's acclaimed Little Noise Sessions; playing an intimate, acoustic gig on Tuesday 24th November at the Union Chapel, along with Newton Faulkner, Scouting for Girls and Little Comets.
All proceeds go to Mencap, working to support people with a learning disability, and their families and carers.
For more information or to get tickets, please visit www.littlenoisesessions.org.uk or the Little Noise myspace page. x
Hoooorah! We raced home tonight to catch y'all on tv, loved seeing/hearing ye. On one hand, it was surreal and wild, but at the same time weirdly comforting to hear "Zorbing" coming out of the screen. Really excited for you, and happy that more and more World Peeps are getting to hear these songs. Hoooorah!
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