'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.
'Fuel Up" is an amazing song...just follow the lyrics..anyone involved in working with young people should find something in this song that will inspire them. Lets make music work for the right reasons. Stornoway are the best lyricists and musicians i've heard this year! looking forward to seeing them again on the 17th Feb in Brum.
Hi there. Still enjoy logging on to myspace and listening to you and playing the the vinyl that i bought at your New Hampton Arts Centre gig in Wolverhampton on Andy's record deck! Just booked tickets to see you guys in Birmingham on 17th February at the Glee Club. Really looking forward to it. Only another 91 days!
Hy guys! I really glad I found you accidently in Humo, a belgian magazine. I really like the song "Zorbing"! Hope to hear more from you in Belgium on the radio and thanks for the add lots of love and kisses Julie x
Hello there, being a human being I have a tendency to collect items of personal interest. Once I have collected these items I enjoy displaying them. This leads into my question which is where can I purchase a cd or vinyl copy of Zorbing?
just wanted to say how nice it was to see you guys with jools holland the other day :) saw you twice at glastonbury and thought you were awesome so it was great to see you on tv the other day! bought back lovely memories of a very chilled out acoustic tent.. best of luck :) X
Thanks for the add. Not heard of you before until I saw you on "Later with Jools". Bit confused as to why an Oxford band named themselves after the capital of the Scottish Western Isles (but what is life without mystery, eh?). Loved your songs, "Fuel Up" is brilliant. if you've not heard James during their Factory days (e.g. "Folklore" E.P.) check them out, I think you'll like them.
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