Description
During their original run, Stornoway achieved immense critical acclaim, fan adoration and two Top 20 albums, one of which their debut lsquoBeachcomberrsquos Windowsillrsquo was certified Silver. But in 2016 they announced that they were ending on a high 2015rsquos lsquoBonxiersquo being ldquotheir best album yetrdquo according to The Guardian with the following yearrsquos farewell tour, although their rapturously received WOMAD set ldquoa magnificent farewellrdquo, The Spectator was delayed until 2022. They still earned new fans, however, when their version of lsquoThe Only Way Is Uprsquo exceeded 2 million streams after being used in an advert and in various TV shows. Vocalistguitarist Brian Briggs stopped songwriting altogether and instead pursued a new career passion managing a wetland for water voles and lapwings. Nonetheless, Brian and bandmates Jon Ouin keyboard and Oli Steadman bass stayed in torch, and stepbystep they reconnected with the love of creating music that had first inspired them to start a band. With Brian writing in a makeshift studio on a remote coastal hilltop and Jon readying a series of ideas of his own, eventually an entirely unexpected fourth Stornoway album emerged lsquoDig The Mountainrsquo, which is set to be released on September 8th via Cooking Vinyl. The album is launched alongside the new track lsquoTrouble With The Greenrsquo the first new music in eight years.
