If you follow Triste©, you know Lila Tristram. She is a musician, fiction writer, artist and teacher based in East London. We loved sister EPs Our Friends pt. I & II, released over the course of 2020 via wiaiwya (UK) and Inpartmaint Inc (Japan) and fell definitely in love with her with Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime Explode in Colour released in December 2022: a collaborative project with The Last Dinosaur’s Jamie Cameron. The following home, was recorded, produced and mixed by Lila Tristram herself and released in 2023. After two years hidden in a remote countryside studio, Lila opens a new chapter. She put together a 5-piece band and emerged with an elegiac indie-rock record, described by Annie Needham as “a masterpiece.” The first single from the album, Sounds Like Easter, was premiered here and now we have Baby, the second single, that will be available on all major streaming platforms tomorrow, 24th July 2024, but we have the honour and opportunity to have it on TRISTE© as an exclusive premiere.

Songwriters Sean Armstrong and Rachel Taylor, both former members of Spinning Coin, a Scottish band formed in Glasgow and signed to the Domino Records imprint Geographic Music, run by Stephen Pastel. Their first album Permo was released in 2017, and the follow-up Hyacinth in 2020. When they moved to Berlin in 2019 they started the new project Slipper, which became what felt like a real band when they were joined by Jakub Tyro-Niezgoda in 2020. Using guitar, bass, drums, and vocal harmonies, they conjure a sound of their own that is simple and true. They record, mix, and release their music independently, between Berlin and Warsaw. Slipper self titled first record was recorded in Wedding in 2020. Their second album, What Time Is It? was recorded between Berlin and Warsaw and was out in 2021. On June 21st A Tiny Rose Made Out Of Clay, recorded between Berlin and Stanisławów, in the spring and summer of 2023, will be available to stream via the Rehberge Records website, and to purchase on limited edition chrome cassette.

Constant Follower is the alias of songwriter Stephen McAll, whose instantly compelling and moving debut album, the Kramer co-produced, Neither is Nor Ever Was (Shimmy Disc), was shortlisted for the SAY Award (Scottish Album of the Year) in 2022. Turn Around For Me is his new single. Available from May 9, 2024, the track was co-produced and mixed in Austin, Texas by Dan Duszynski, known for his work with Loma, Cross Records and Brian Eno.
Retaining the lyrical depth and intricate melodies Constant Follower is celebrated for, Turn Around For Me also features compelling hooks and an unexpected gentle rhythmic pulse packed into its 2.30mins running time. This combination is compulsively addictive, ensuring the song will remain on repeat. With echoes of icons The Go-Betweens and The National, Constant Follower crafts a sound that’s equally suited to the bright start of morning radio or the reflective hours of late-night listening. In addition to the digital release, an exclusive 7” vinyl version is available only on Bandcamp, featuring the amazing AA-side See You Soon.
The single is accompanied by a stunning stop animation video by Japanese animator Tsumugi Yagi, whom they’ve worked with before for Space Between Stars, whose video was premiered here. 

After two years hidden in a remote countryside studio, Lila Tristram, musician, fiction writer, artist and teacher based in East London, opens a new chapter.
Having spent four years crafting a name for herself with her atmospheric, bucolic folk releases (Our Friends pt. I & II were released in 2020; Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime Explode in Colour -a collaborative project with The Last Dinosaur’s Jamie Cameron- was released on December 2022; the EP home was released in May 2023) she put together a 5-piece band and emerged with an elegiac indie-rock record, described by Annie Needham as “a masterpiece.”
The first single from the album, Sounds Like Easter, will be available on all major streaming platforms tomorrow, 9th May 2024, but we have the honour and opportunity to have it on TRISTE© as an exclusive premiere.