Back for my monthly blog post (sorry - I'm trying!!!) with news from this week of some
excellent records on the way. I'll try and come back to ramble excitedly about
new Christof van der Ven (!!!) and the debut from
Jacob Alon but for now - news from friends of the blog and
one of my favourite bands Low Island. Their new album
bird is busy making its spring migration and will be available to
listen to from 29th May - I cannot wait!!!
The album announcement comes with new track and video spit it out which is below (and, as always, superb).
If you like what you're hearing and want to experience it in the round during album release week, the band are playing a few shows in Bristol, London, Brighton, Manchester and Oxford - tickets here. It has been far too long since I saw them live so I'm hoping I can make one of these or another show later in the year!
Entirely predictably, I'm here to ramble about how brilliant Low Island are. Obvs. They're announcing an extended edition of their second album Life In Miniature, arriving via their label Emotional Interference on March 10th. Best news. From the new version, they've shared It Holds And It Holds, a track which dates back a year and a half or so from the early sessions for the record.
Writing about the track, Carlos shares: "it's a song about the affirmational power of love amongst friends and family - during the pandemic we were separated from friends and family, sometimes within a single city, but often that separation was across countries and continents. The idea that love could be felt so strongly at such a distance, that it could traverse oceans, that you could be 'there' for someone without being physically present, was something that felt very powerful to me at the time and inspired this song [...] 'my love covers oceans and rides across the waves' was one of the lines that I was especially proud of from my notebooks but couldn't find a home for on other songs that made it onto the album. Happy that this one is now out in the world."
If you fancy a Low Island show (I mean - of course you do) you're in luck as they're currently touring the UK, sneaking in a few shows over at SXSW in the middle of it in March. They're playing Lafayette on 8th March. Dates and tickets here.
I've been hiding a little bit from the blog lately... I felt pretty rough last week (hooray for catching a cold / flu thing at Christmas when you work in retail and being stuck in a spiral of never feeling completely better... that's where I'm currently at) and ended up avoiding my inbox for a while. I'm now realising that I've neglected the blog a bit, so I'm dipping my toes back in the water... and what better way to do so than to big up an album from pals of the blog, Low Island. They released their second album Life In Miniature about a month ago, and it is a shoe-in for my album of the year list, if such a thing is going to exist this year. I bloody love them, and this album, so much.
In the depths of my flu-y misery last week I found this live session of Forever Is Too Long on my Youtube homepage and was reminded why I love these guys. You should love them too. Go forth and fall in love:
So GOOD. Every single time. They never miss. New Low Island dropped at
the end of last week and is, as ever, a four-minute bop and my current favourite. They'll always manage to get me out of a big of a blog slump, too - I've simply got to share this with you all...! Along with recent single Can't Forget, new track Kid Gloves is taken from their upcoming second album Life In Miniature, due 4th November via their own label Emotional Interference.
They've also just announced - and put on sale - their next London headliner at Oval Space on March 2nd. After missing the last few I simply have to be at this one!! Tickets here.
Tumultuous political carnage aside, I've been feeling pretty under the weather this week and keeping on top of the blog has felt a bit of a chore (boo). Then - into my inbox - a quick reminder of just why I spend so much time doing this... some *very* exciting news about an artist I love, and an early listen of something new. The artist in question is Low Island (Oxford superstars/general heroes) and they've just released new track Can't Forget. I'm not sure exactly what we did to deserve this, but the track is taken from their SECOND ALBUM (!!) Life In Miniature which is releasing on 4th November, via their own label Emotional Interference. Now breathe.
Can't Forget arrives with artwork born out of a collaboration between the band, creative director and sculptor Freya Douglas Ferguson, photographer Brian Rankin and floral artist MOS. The track has a brilliant live video, directed by the band themselves... my desperation to see them live again as soon as possible is growing by the second as I watch it.
On the track, Carlos shares: "it's a reflection on the headyness of youth and a fear of growing up. Verse 2 is a nod to the day I left home; as I drove down the street, I caught my Dad crying and waving me away in the wing-mirror of my car. It's one of those memories that gets printed right onto the front of your mind and that you never forget."
What a week last week was for new releases... the return of Superorganism and The Black Keys, new Florence on repeat, new Cosmo Sheldrake and so much more that I can't get enough of.... there is however always space in my playlists (and my heart) for new Low Island! Following on from recent release Everything Before Us, they've released the track Just Another Dreamer and it is (unsurprisingly) brilliant. They never miss. A slower number to begin with, the layers build for a busier outro that I can only imagine being SO good live. My imagination there slightly helped along by another brilliant live performance music video... I must say that this series of videos is making me a little nostalgic for the 360 sessions by Post War Years around a decade ago.
The track is taken from an EP of the same name, due April 8th via the band's own label Emotional Interference. That day too is shaping up to be quite the release day with new records from Wet Leg, Let's Eat Grandma, Kae Tempest, Dahlia Sleeps, Deanna Petcoff... aren't we lucky?!
Speaking about the track, Carlos shares that it is about "the promise of a future that may never come. The song is a reflection on one of my favourite Lennon quotations: 'Life's what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.'"
If you like what you're hearing, you can pre-order the new EP via the band's Bandcamp here. It's a digital only release, and they're donating all the proceeds taken via Bandcamp to the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Alright, I love this. My faves Low Island are back with their first new music since last year's If You Could Have It All Again, their brilliant debut album. New track Everything Before Us gets straight to the core of what we all love about the band, the very essence of them. Can I call it groovy?! Because it definitely is... sumptuous synths sit atop Carlos' silky-smooth lead vocals... every element is meticulously placed, and the finished product is a dream. I'm really into this one (can you tell?) and loving the freshly released live video even more... though it's just reinforcing that I really need to get to a Low Island gig this year.
Carlos describes the new track as being about "profound care for another, looking at love not as a final destination, but as a continuous journey: something to be nurtured and looked after."
Low Island play their biggest headline show to date at London's Village Underground on April 14th, alongside their first European headline tour in Autumn. Full dates and tickets here.
It's no secret how much I adore Low Island and I am delighted to share a little write-up for their debut album. If You Could Have It All Again was released last week via the band's own label Emotional Interference. Recorded, produced and engineered by the band themselves at their makeshift studio in rural France, the record is very much a DIY project and I am so so proud of my pals for the piece of work they've each put so much into. Carlos, Jamie, Felix & Jacob are stars and I'm so excited to see the journey this record takes them on.
I've had a stream of this in my inbox for a couple of weeks and have been revelling in the joy of it on my commutes to work. Since the release on Friday I've listened to very little else. Longer album reviews in the traditional sense take up a lot of time which I don't really have at the moment - I've recently headed back to work and keeping on top of the site alongside a full time job is difficult, but consider this post a *very* strong recommendation for you to wrap your ears around the new record. (Thank me later!)
The release of their debut record makes me reminiscent of my first days as a fan of the band... looking back, I'm sure that I must have generally discovered their music through the Oxford scene, but a specific gig cemented my love for them. Rushing across Brighton to Patterns with team Tigmus to make sure we were front and centre for their set at The Great Escape in 2017 - it was incredible. I've somehow only managed to see them once more since, at a London headline later that year, but have been completely in love with their output since then. I can not waaaaaait to catch them live next to see just how much their live show has progressed since the oh so distant days of 2017.
While we're all very aware that recent singles Don't Let The Light In, Feel Young Again and Who's Having The Greatest Time are absolute bops, I've enjoyed getting to know the unreleased tracks on the record. Currently, What Do You Stand For is a stand-out for me, and Momentary is easily one of my favourite tracks of the year. A perfect example, within a track, of the contrasts that exist in the band's music more generally. From a tender opening, layers of sound build into what is sure to be a dance-floor filler. The production all the way through the record is exquisite.
As someone who feels a little bit like I'm stagnating in my mid-twenties (not helped by the pandemic, that's for sure) having come home after university and finding myself in a string of retail jobs, the themes through the record are all too relatable. At times painfully so, but mostly in a comforting way, as in In Your Arms, an ode to Carlos' childhood bedroom. The record 'takes stock of a twenties filled with false starts, heartbreak and cyclical conflict, and carves a path towards a better decade to come.'
Carlos describes the album as a product of "ten years of trying to make things work - in music, but also in life, a litany of romantic disasters that have coloured the last ten years of my life." He describes the character he inhabits loosely in the record looking back and saying "have I just really fucked this up? Have I made a royal mess of the last ten years?" It's sorrowful but there is also a lot of hope - dark and light, good and bad. The record exists on contrast. It's real life. It's raw. And it's so SO damn good.
Sits down to write a post about the new Low Island track. Gets distracted listening to the Low Island back catalogue. Oops.
So so so excited to see this new track from the Oxford four-piece land in my inbox late last week. Premiered by *actual* master of radio Zane Lowe on his Apple Music show on Monday night, Who's Having The Greatest Time? is the last taster of their upcoming record If You Could Have It All Again, due 16th April via their label Emotional Interference. How is it that this band simply never put a foot wrong? Sonically, the singles from the record have each been quite varied, but that essence which ties them together and makes each so obviously a Low Island track is just so damn good. They're something special. I have the full record in my inbox (!) and absolutely cannot wait to find a moment to check it out.
On the release, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter on this track Jamie Jay shares "Who's Having The Greatest Time? is about the negative performative nature of Instagram, an environment which is constantly telling you that everyone only wants to see strength and victories, but seeing either of these makes us consistently depressed and insecure. The song is from the point of view of someone challenging a friend about how they both have come to use the platform. They then toy with the tempting and liberating idea of leaving the whole thing behind for good."
A Low Island live set is something to behold, and you're in luck - they've just announced an actual tour. Hold the phone. It'll be their first live shows in two years, kicking off in Oxford on 3rd September (would love love love the world to align so that I can be there for that one, please?!) and taking in Manchester, Brighton and London before Bristol and Nottingham for Dot to Dot Festival.
You can pre-order the record and grab tour tickets here.
Earlier this week I needed to come up with a list of some of my top musical tips for the year for something. The easiest/first name to add? Low Island. I am so ridiculously excited for their debut album to arrive. Already, with some glorious EPs under their belts, they've been achieving incredible things - a spot on the FIFA soundtrack, filling up the airwaves on BBCR1 and 6 Music and press support all over the place, but this album is surely destined to be AOTY quality. Crossing my fingers that it gets them all the love and recognition that they deserve. A particularly DIY outfit, If You Could Have It All Again arrives on their label Emotional Interference on April 16th and this new track is the latest in a line of beautifully written and produced tracks to be taken from it. They're really rather good.
I Do It For You arrives with a live performance video that, when I watched it for the first time last week, had me feeling like I was at a Low Island show for those last few artfully chaotic moments. Just for a minute, it felt like maybe everything was OK. Shows as soon as possible, I hope. About the track, singer Carlos Posada explains that "this song is about someone recognising that they're dutifully putting everything into a relationship that is fundamentally doomed, all for the sake of the 'idea' of love, rather than the person themselves."
Some glorious news for your Thursday which I've been desperate to share for a few days now. A new track from the Low Island chaps alongside news of their debut album. Ahhhhhhh!!!!! Feel Young Again is taken from If You Could Have It All Again, due on 16th April. It's a typically DIY affair from the quartet who manage their creative output, self-producing and self-releasing via their own label Emotional Interference. There's something kind of heartwarming about that - knowing that the music sounds exactly how the artist wants it to. In this case, it sounds brilliant, as always. These guys know how to tug on the heartstrings through endlessly danceable indie-pop.
In the new track, a song which repeats the vocal "I will set you free" you lose yourself amidst the gorgeous and oh-so-Low-Island soundscape. This is a special one. I am itching to hear the record! Talking on the single, Carlos explains that "Feel Young Again is about a toxic relationship; not with a person, but with a part of yourself that you need to let go of. A part of yourself that is doing you harm but because of familiarity and a fear of change, you can't give it up. It's about taking that thing, feeling or frame of mind for one last dance before finally letting it go."
My superbly talented pals Low Island have done it again. In glorious style. New tune In Your Arms sees their trademark synth and guitar sounds wrap around Carlos' nostalgic and emotive vocals. The animated video from Bristol-based animator Patrick Atkins brings everything together - as always for the band, the track doesn't begin and end with the music itself, they're always in touch with the visual side, whether it be the artwork, video or at the live show, and it's particularly stunning here. The track was created in rural France (produced by the band themselves and mixed by Matt Wiggins (Porridge Radio, Glass Animals)) where the band rented a barn and spent time this year writing, recording, filming new content and learning everything they could about the industry they're in. They even set up their own label. Their press call them a 'DIY machine' and I can't help but agree.
On the new track, Carlos comments "In Your Arms is a love letter to my childhood bedroom. It's about how objects or spaces that are important to us can get tangled up in our past and present, and how the memories and emotions they evoke can both comfort us and weigh us down. I find this to be particularly true of spaces we associate with childhood - they are heavy, often with so many contradictory feelings which complicates our relationship with them. This combination of comfort and oppression through nostalgia was at the heart of the conversations we had with Patrick about the video. We talked about artists like Rachel Whiteread and Robert Kipniss, playing with everyday objects and abstracting them to take on new meanings."
Kicking off the week beautifully with a new tune from one of my favourite bands in the world... Oxford's Low Island have recently shared their first new track in over a year and I am loving it. If you noticed a later than normal playlist update this weekend you can blame both the fact that I was working on Friday, and that I kept listening to this one on repeat. As distractions go, it's all kinds of lovely. Don't Let The Light In is released on the band's own label Emotional Interference, and features on the new FIFA 2021 soundtrack (huge!)
Coming into life originally three years ago, the track was finished earlier this year in remote France, where the band were recording until the day that a national lockdown was announced. Written, produced and engineered by the band themselves, the track was mixed by Matt Wiggins and has artwork made in collaboration with cinematographer Evelin van Rei. Listen below...
Talking about the track, singer Carlos Posada explains
"it's a song about trying to preserve the moment of falling in love, but
ultimately being unable to. I fell quite deeply in love with someone who
didn't love me back, and it set off a pattern that started to continually
repeat itself; a flying start and then an abrupt ending, as if someone had
just switched off a light with no explanation. This song is about trying and
failing to capture that initial moment in time; of pressing pause and
holding the frame before it falls apart."
I was delighted to hear recently that the band had been awarded the PPL Momentum Fund bursary by the PRS Foundation, which they're using to help record their debut album (ahh!!!!) Having spent lockdown working on new material, they've also been using the time to learn everything that they could about the industry, choosing to set up their own label in order to have, the band says, "the freedom to make whatever we want, to take risks, and to only have ourselves to answer to."
Remember gigs? I've been living near constantly in instagram live gigs for the past couple of weeks, but I'm currently having my mind blown by footage from an... *actual* gig. Back in Autumn, the ever-magnificent/mind-blowing/bewilderingly talented Low Island chaps headed out on a UK tour to celebrate the release of their brilliant new Shut out the Sun EP. For one reason or another, I didn't make it along to the tour, so I am super excited to hear that they recorded some live videos at the hometown Oxford show, at my beloved old local venue The Bullingdon. They recently shared footage of In Person, and today share Search Box - there's a longer video with all of the EP coming soon... I've had a sneak peak and it's pretty glorious.
When Search Box was first released (alongside a music video and their own online search bot) I wrote in a post that "they are absolutely killing it [...] the lyrics are set alongside some glorious instrumentation that I can imagine going down an absolute treat at a Low Island gig." From the video (below) I can see that I was absolutely right.
It's somehow been over two years since I last saw the band live and while I was most certainly blown away at the time, these live videos are on a different, face-melting kind of level. They've certainly been finding their feet when it comes to the live show. Every aspect of the performance, from Carlos' impressive and commanding showmanship and the crazy musical talent on show right down to the stage set-up/lighting ties together to make something pretty perfect. A note on the stage design - it was a production designed for the tour, supported by the Arts Council, with the stage design aiming to reflect the themes of online loneliness and isolation that the EP itself explores.
If you need me, you'll find me watching this in a dark room and pretending that I'm at a gig.
Those Low Island chaps have taken the DIY music video to a whole new level with their latest offering. Shot and directed by the band themselves, the video sees Carlos running around the outskirts of Oxford as the sun goes down. Splitting up the roles of driving, make-up, acting and directing between the four of them, it's a real joint effort and the effect is a really unique video giving you a glimpse of that gorgeous Oxfordshire countryside, set against a stunning track.
The track is taken from recent EP Shut out the Sun, on which it is joined by Long Answer, Search Box and In Person - it's a really strong release but I'd expect no less from these guys, they're incredible. The band are currently in the midst of a UK tour for the EP, with shows coming up in York (2nd Dec), Stoke (4th), Tunbridge Wells (5th) and their hometown shindig at The Bullingdon in Oxford (6th) - they're a superb live band (and can only have got even better in the couple of years since I last saw them) so I'd really recommend getting along to a show.
Oxford legends Low Island have shared the third track from their upcoming EP. Long Answer joins In Person and Search Box to create what is a really magical trio of tracks from the band who, for me, are one of the most exciting new (ish) acts around. After a DJ set at Oxford's Ritual Union festival this weekend (19th) they're touring the new music around the UK during November and December with support from Grace Lightman (whose debut album, released earlier this year, is stunning). Full dates and tickets for that tour here.
Some excellent news for your Wednesday... Low Island are heading out on their biggest tour yet this Autumn. The Shut Out The Sun tour sees the band starting off in Leeds on 31st October (spooky!) and finishing up with a hometown headline show at The Bullingdon on 6th December. With seven more shows lined up, they're headlining Electrowerkz in London as a Low Island And Friends show on 6th November - tickets for that one are already on sale and not to be missed! Here's recent (ish) single In Person to whet your appetites...
Pre-sale tickets for the Shut Out The Sun tour went on sale to the band's mailing list this morning and will be on general sale on Friday here - check out the full dates below!
31st Oct: Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
1st Nov: District, Liverpool
2nd: Yes, Manchester
6th: Electrowerkz, London
12th: Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
13th: Rough Trade, Bristol
14th: Think Tank, Newcastle
21st: The Haunt, Brighton
6th Dec: The Bullingdon, Oxford
Low Island are back, and as always they are absolutely killing it with their brand new track Search Box. Doing exactly what it says on the tin, the lyrics explore an array of repetitive and random questions that we might genuinely ask an online search engine - "is it OK if I never get married, is it OK if I never own a house, and is it OK if I'm not OK?" with the chorus telling us to "put it in a box, everything you're asking" pointing out our slightly ridiculous over-reliance on search engines for the most menial of questions. The lyrics are set alongside some glorious instrumentation that I can imagine going down an absolute treat at a Low Island gig.
The band have set up a search bot of their own for you to ask your questions to (in response to my "when will it stop raining" it told me "you don't need to worry about this" so fingers crossed... and lots of fun to be had!)
The band have a few festival slots coming up, including a couple of sets at Glastonbury and Latitude before heading back to London for a headline Low Island & Friends show at Electrowerkz on 6th November - tickets & full dates here.
Very excited about this one! For me, Low Island are one of the most exciting bands on the scene - as well as being some of the nicest guys I've had the pleasure of meeting. They've been figuring out their sound as a band over the past couple of years, releasing singles, EPs and most recently Low Island & Friends 17-18, a collection of their tracks from the past couple of years showcasing just how much brilliant music they've been putting out. I'm constantly eagerly anticipating what they're about to do next and love this new track!
With a run of shows coming up in March, the band just shared their first new music of the year in the shape of single In Person. Instant tune. The track was recorded back in October with Miles James, when the band headed to Echozoostudios in Eastbourne for a couple of days "recording stuff onto tape, using a load of 70s analogue gear, synths, sequencers and generally messing around and having fun."
As a recent (ish) graduate, I find myself losing touch with both secondary school and university friends as life seems to get in the way, and the track is therefore pretty relatable with lyrics like "recently we just love to cancel, put it off and watch seasons change" and the refrain "I want to see you, see you in person." In the band's own words, "it's a tune about losing touch with people as you get older, even though it's so easy not to nowadays."
You can (and 100% should) catch Low Island (in person) on the In Person tour this March & April across the UK, full dates: Boileroom, Guildford (12th March); Joiners, Southampton (13th); Cookie, Leicester (14th); Phase One, Liverpool (15th); Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds (16th); Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham (20th); Green Door Store, Brighton (21st); Thekla, Bristol (26th); Soup Kitchen, Manchester (27th); Bodega, Nottingham (28th); South Street Art Centre, Reading (29th); Broadcast, Glasgow (3rd April); Think Tank, Newcastle (4th). Tickets available here.
I'm already looking ahead to albums from the likes of Maggie Rogers, Indoor Pets and Busted next year, but first, it's time to reflect on some of the wonderful music that I've been enjoying this year with a round-up of my favourite albums to be released in 2018. It's taken a lot of thinking (you hardly need me to tell you it's been a brilliant year for new music!) but I've whittled it down to a top five, which I'll follow up with some more albums I've really been loving this year.
1. Rae Morris - Someone Out There
If you've seen my posts during the year, it's probably not all that surprising that Rae has secured the top spot and deservedly so. I've pretty much spent the entire year telling anyone who will listen that I completely adore this record, and seeing Rae perform twice towards the end of the year cemented my love for these tracks. At the time of release, lyrics on many of the tracks were incredibly relatable, meaning that I connected with the album in a way I'd never really experienced before. This is a very special album for me. Picking a favourite track is almost impossible as I genuinely love every second, but if I had to choose, it'd be Dip My Toe.
2. Novo Amor - Birthplace
Until this year (to my shame) I hadn't even heard of Novo Amor before, but instantly fell for his beautiful falsetto vocals when I saw the Birthplace video over Summer. The video is a cinematic masterpiece in its own right, highlighting the issue of plastic pollution in our oceans. Finding that he had a page on his website detailing ways in which his album campaign and upcoming tour were going to be sustainable, I knew I'd stumbled across an artist I'd likely fall in love with, and I was right. The album may only be 33 minutes long, but those are 33 of the most stunning minutes of music I've heard this year and I absolutely can not wait to catch him headlining my favourite festival Bushstock next year! Favourite track: Repeat Until Death.
3. Mumford & Sons - Delta
Probably my most highly anticipated album of the year, my favourite chaps Mumford & Sons did not disappoint with Delta, their fourth studio album, though they did make us wait until November, and snuck into the top five at the last minute! The album has had a mixed reception from critics and fans alike, but I find that part of the joy of music is that it's totally subjective, and I personally love the record. The band themselves have expressed the belief that it's their best record yet, and I'm inclined to agree with them (but don't tell Sigh No More that... it'll always be a classic album for me!) Favourite track: Wild Heart.
4. Cosmo Sheldrake - The Much Much How How & I
I started listening to Cosmo at the end of last year, just in time for his debut record in April this year and he is absolutely one of my favourite recent musical discoveries. Cosmo is one of the most intelligent and fiercely creative people to grace my earphones this year, and his album is a collection of tracks that are bonkers and magical in equal measure. I love it. Birthday Suit sounds as if it has been taken directly from the soundtrack of an old Disney film, Wriggle provided one of my favourite remixes of the year from Mr. Jukes (listen to that here) and Come Along is one of my favourite standalone tracks of the year. But my absolute favourite on the record (currently) has to be the last tune, Hocking, it's five minutes of instrumental bliss (and simultaneous craziness.)
5. Idles - Joy As An Act Of Resistance
I'd challenge anyone who has listened to the Idles album this year to claim that it isn't one of their albums of the year. And to anyone that hasn't: listen to it, pronto, and add it to your list. I'm guilty of at first labelling the band and album as angry rock music, but delving deeper (and reading interviews such as this one with the BBC) has shown me that there is a lot more to this Bristol band than I initially realised. It's an incredibly socially conscious record, exploring issues such as Brexit and toxic masculinity, as well as real losses that singer Joe has endured in recent years. The album takes these negative subjects and turns them on their head, providing songs that celebrate difference and are full of hope and unity. Idles are the band I didn't know I needed in 2018. Favourite track: Danny Nedelko.
So that's my top five albums this year! There have been so many more that I have absolutely loved in 2018, so here's a list of some more (in release order) that I wholeheartedly recommend you checking out.
Django Django - Marble Skies The Wombats - Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life MGMT - Little Dark Age Superorganism - Superorganism Gengahr - Where Wildness Grows AdySuleiman - Memories The Magic Gang - The Magic Gang The Vaccines - Combat Sports Christof van der Ven - Empty Handed Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll Ben Howard - Noonday Dream Ghost - Prequelle Boy Azooga - 1, 2, Kung Fu! Dawes - Passwords Panic! At The Disco - Pray For The Wicked Florence & The Machine - High As Hope Evergreen - Overseas Dizzy - Baby Teeth Jungle - For Ever Low Island - Low Island & Friends 17-18