Lost Map Podcast

PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA  meet via the interwebz for their monthly catch up on all things LOST MAP , including some exciting news about a brand new live session - the full performance of An Evening With Pictish Trail , filmed at Leith Cricket Club. On this month’s episode, we’ve also got music from  FLO LINES  and  SAVAGE MANSION , plus a taste of some PostMap Club tunes - inclu...

On this month’s episode, we’ve got music from  AMY MAY ELLIS and  SUSAN BEAR , plus a taste of some PostMap Club tunes from brand new signings  BLIND YEO , and  FLO LINES .  Our featured interview this month is with  DAVEY and RICK from  AFTERLANDS , who talk us through the making of their debut album for Lost Map,  WE ARE THE ANIMALS IN THE NIGHT.   Th...

Join PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA  for an hour of Lost Map gossip, excruciating Madonna raps, and anti-monarchy ranting. Oh, there’s also some music ... from  VICTORIA HUME ,  LOST MAP presents WEIRD WAVE , plus a taste of some PostMap Club tunes from SUSAN BEAR , AFTERLANDS  and a live session from SULKA . Our featured interview this month is with  MATT GIBB  of KINB...

In preparation for today’s episode, PICTISH TRAIL has had multiple cans of lager, and is now in full Alan Partridge-mode. He literally has no control over his accent, and thinks everything he says is hilarious. Tune in to hear LAURA’s exasperation for over an hour.  Oh, there’s also some new music from LOST MAP, too. We’ve got tracks from TWO WHITE CRANES , SEAMUS FOGARTY , plus some PostMap...

LAURA has returned, joining PICTISH TRAIL for our second podcast of the year. We’ve got new music for your ears from SDF , the recent SUSAN BEAR remix of KINBOTE , and a track from the archives from HAPPY SPENDY . We’ve also got a brand new track from AFTERLANDS , with  RICK REDBEARD from the band joining us to talk through his FIRST GIG WORST GIG . Our featured interview this month is w...

It’s the start of a brand new year, and your ol’ pal PICTISH TRAIL is here to massage your inevitable Hogmanay Hangover with an hour of musical goodness from the LOST MAP label. We’ve got tunes for you from SULKA, MAKENESS , KINBOTE and SUSAN BEAR , plus a bit of goss about some upcoming Pictish tour dates, and the inside scoop on a Lost Map showcase at the Social in London. Our featured interview...

It’s the “season finale” of series 5! Join PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA for another hour of LOST MAP goodness, including a sneaky peek at all the new music we’re releasing through our POSTMAP CLUB . We’ve got the first single from a fresh signing called AFTERLANDS ; a live session track from MARTHA FFION ; and a taste of the forthcoming album from SAVAGE MANSION . We’ve also got information on our Dece...

It’s November, the nights are fair drawing in, and  LAURA reckons it's the start of winter already. PICTISH TRAIL  is still in a summery mood, and tries to pay Laura a compliment on her hair - but ends up talking about his own greasy locks for possibly too many minutes. Thankfully there’s some new music to keep you entertained - the obligatory track from LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE , an...

PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA gather together once more, to chat about all things LOST MAP - with exclusive first plays of tracks from LOST MAP PRESENTS WEIRD WAVE , and SEAMUS FOGARTY , as well as some new music on PostMap Club from FIRESTATIONS , KINBOTE and SAVAGE MANSION . Our featured interview this month is with Glasgow-based songwriter & guitarist, Lukas Clasen, aka ...

Somehow PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA have survived Lost Map’s busiest month, celebrating the label’s official 10th anniversary. But if you thought all the milk had run dry from our birthday celebrations … well, you were probably right … but we’re still squeezing the udders for one final dusty spray of cherished memories. There’s chat about all the fun times had at  HOWLIN’ FLING! ,...

Despite the fact they’ve been milking it since January, LOST MAP actually turns 10 years old THIS MONTH, August 2023. To commemorate, LAURA has been canvassing artists and pals of the label for their cherished thoughts and recollections. Meanwhile, PICTISH TRAIL is trying to forget the taste of warm strawberry milk. We hear from CLÉMENTINE MARCH, photographer STEPHANIE GIBSON, SERAFINA from BAS JA...

Hooray. It’s another episode of the Lost Map Podcast! LAURA opens today’s show with some light mastication, before indulging into full-on manifestation. What does that mean? Who knows, but  PICTISH TRAIL is near by to mop up the juice with his super-dry chat about tax thresholds. Thankfully there’s also some music. We’ve got tunes from  MARTHA FFION , MARANTA  plus the exclusive fir...

Gasp!  PICTISH TRAIL  and  LAURA  cannot stop gasping. There’s hardly any HAIRBAND cassettes left - GASP! There’s a brand new collective band - GASP!  There’s also new music from SULKA , MAKENESS  plus the  MARANTA  remix of  FREE LOVE 's latest single … GASP O’GASP! This month’s featured interview is with Glasgow-based, Irish singer-songwriter,&nb...

Our Howlin’ Fling! festival sold out within minutes last month, but  PICTISH TRAIL  and  LAURA have exciting news on some other summer shows from Lost Map. There’s also brand new music from  FREE LOVE ,  L.T. LEIF , ALABASTER dePLUME plus a PICTISH TRAIL remix from MAKENESS . This month’s featured interview is with Bristol-based, North York Moors-born singer-songwriter,&nb...

It’s April Fools Day, and PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA are really struggling to make important Lost Map announcements convincingly. Will there actually be a Howlin’ Fling this year? Thankfully there’s new music from MARTHA FFION , FIRESTATIONS , plus tracks from L.T. LEIF and AMY MAY ELLIS , to break up the tedium. This month’s interview is with Emma, Simone and Rowan of  HAIRBAND , who chat to us...

Once again,  PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA have convened via the internet, to tell you all about the latest releases from Lost Map. In addition to new music from FELL , THE GN BAND , AMY MAY ELLIS and HAIRBAND , there’s also some illicit goss about certain projects that we’re not supposed to tell you about. Yet. This month’s interview is with Glasgow acid-pop gurus, Suzi & Lewis, aka  FREE...

It’s the first day of a new month, which means PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA are in their jammies, and ready to pod. On today’s episode, there are fresh tunes from CLÉMENTINE MARCH , SDF , and FREE LOVE to enjoy, as well as information about a brand new signing to the label roster, HAIRBAND … but first they had to make sure they expressed their opinions on the disgusting instagram advert and accompanyin...

Singer-songwriter PICTISH TRAIL runs the independent record label and collective LOST MAP from his home, on the Isle of Eigg, Scotland. Join him for the next 72 minutes, as he runs through a choice selection of tracks from the label catalogue over the past 12 months, as well as some spins of brand new “as yet unreleased" material. The perfect soundtrack for your New Year / New You fitness regime w...

PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA ramble through this month’s releases on PostMap Club, as well as unveiling their own personal non-Lost Map highlights of 2022. There’s new music from L.T. LEIF, FIRESTATIONS and SUSAN BEAR, plus all the info on our upcoming live events, as well as a track from the vaults from BALLBOY. Our featured interview this month is with NICOLAS BURROWS of the band FELL, who talks us t...

After a couple of months of touring and cavorting with middle-aged alt-rock heroes, PICTISH TRAIL has returned to Eigg, and realises that the Lost Map admin pile has gone out of control. Thankfully LAURA is on-hand, via internet connection from Edinburgh, to sort through this month’s releases on PostMap Club, and our upcoming live music events. Our featured interview this month is with ALLIYAH ENY...

Hullo. Pictish Trail, here. I’ve been on the road, touring for the past few weeks - and I’ve left it faaaaar too late to write any coherent show-notes for this month’s episode … but, let me tell you, it is jam packed with new tunes from L.T. LEIF, FELL and THE GN BAND, plus an interview with MARANTA about their recently released Deux Pleasure EP , and a brand new ALEXIA AVINA single. There’s also...

The summer is suddenly fizzling out, and so it’s back to school for PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA . There’s a run through of PICTISH TRAIL’s TOP 5 MOMENTS OF GREEN MAN FESTIVAL , which - surprise surprise - are mostly about his own performances. There’s some daft chat about Little Boots, Hot Shots Part Deux, and a very special cameo for the regular PostMap Club spiel. On top of all this, there's a taste...

In our first episode of the podcast to be recorded IN PERSON for a  long  time (since the Free Love episode in 2018, or possibly the Xmas spesh with Malcolm Middleton?), PICTISH TRAIL travels down to Edinburgh to chat face-to-face with LAURA in the confines of her flat, making use of both toilets, under the watchful eye of guest co-host BART OWL. Together they share their memories of the...

We’re half-way through the year, normally a time to take stock, and ruminate over the delights of the past 6 months, while sipping a colourful cocktail, drifting across an outdoor swimming pool on a lilo, wearing only a thong. PICTISH TRAIL doesn’t have time for any of that, mind you. He’s struggling to remember how to erect the food marquee for the upcoming ISLAND FAMILY GATHERING event happening...

Summer has arrived, but PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA are defiantly “taps ann”, and reporting to you from their respective homes on the Isle of Eigg and Edinburgh, with all the latest goss from Lost Map Records. There’s also some chat about chickens. SUSAN BEAR is our featured interview this month, talking us through her life in music, and all the inside goss on the making of her new solo album, Alter,...