Trwbador Mountain / Once I Had A Love

To use the age old expression "stunning debut single" doesn't begin to cover this first 45rpm by ace new Welsh duo Trwbador. An incredible double A-side which acts a perfect taster to the band's imminent full length (vinyl on The GPS). A delicate blend of campfire tinged folk with subtle use of electronics and digital rhythms; overlaid with Angharad Van Rijswijks expressive, fragile vocals, its one heady combination. A-side 'Mountain' is a wonderful stop/start, gorgeously fragile psychedelic trip woven around a killer, beguiling sampled xylophone passage, beautifully overlaid with layers of Angaharads vocal lines. An amazing piece, supplemented with the more stripped down, almost eerie ode to lost love, 'Once I Had A Love' on the reverse. Edition of 300 copies on white wax. "The most exciting band in Wales." Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1 "Trwbador are amazing, for us they already show echoes of the genius of Young Marble Giants or Trixies Big Red Motorbike, and thats no bad thing, at all.." Cornershop