LIVE: ∆ (ALT-J) – 18/05/2012

– QUAY HOUSE, MANCHESTER – As part of the annual audio/visual festival Future Everything, Now Wave have brought us to a disused office block situated next door to The Opera House, to see no fewer than six (that’s 6) bands. We’ve become accustomed to dirty industrial warehouses and basement venues in Manchester, so this is […]
Currently putting the finishing touches to their  debut album, following excellent coverage for their recent “Noah & The Paper Moon EP”, Liverpool’s Stealing Sheep will be taking to the road for some extensive touring over the next few months. Feb/March sees them joining kindred spirits Field Music on tour and performing headline shows in London […]

NEWS: STEALING SHEEP – NEW VIDEO + TOUR DATES

LIVE: FIELD MUSIC / STEALING SHEEP – 19/02/2012

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Sunday has a magical quality. A dignified presence, the end of the week, and a time to reflect and contemplate the mysteries of life.  What better environment to do all this, than The Deaf Institute? You can usually find me on the dance-floor, twirling underneath the sparkling mirrorball… But […]
Stealing Sheep are a harmony drenched DIY-pop band from Liverpool. In the hazy shape of ‘psychedelic folktronica’, they play low-fi Casio & Yamaha synth’s that whirl in medieval patterns amongst 60’s style drones, along to hypnotic beats, spiralling whammy guitars and mystical harmonies. This year they recorded their first single ‘I am the Rain’ in […]

NEWS: STEALING SHEEP – HEAR THE NEW EP ‘NOAH & THE PAPER MOON’ IN FULL

LIVE: BETH JEANS HOUGHTON/STEALING SHEEP – 01/10/2011

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – On a typical early autumn evening (28 degrees, hello?) I wait for my sister outside Sand Bar enjoying a cold pint, almost dreading the prospect of a static folk gig in a warm, crowded club. I know little about Stealing Sheep and Beth Jean Houghton so that is the […]
A joint release from London’s new indie label Idle Fret and Manchester’s own Red Deer Club, comes Stealing Sheep’s second 7″ single to hit the shops this year. Recorded in various studios including Abbey Road, Liverpool’s Mello Mello cafe and the girls’ own apartment, the record is a mix of atmospheres and production styles. It’s […]

NEWS: Stealing Sheep – New EP (full stream)

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