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, released on limited edition vinyl on June 10th. We also witness the return of FIRST GIG WORST GIG, with a brand new signing, the Canadian singer-songwriter LT LEIF - a tale which veers from homely to homeless.
On top of all that, we've got a selection of tracks from the other releases in this month's POSTMAP CLUB mail-out - new music from MARANTA and JENNY MOORE’S MYSTIC BUSINESS - as well as tracks from releases by SULKA and EMMA KUPA.

To support Lost Map, and to help us release more music in 2022, join PostMap Club. A monthly membership starts at just £3, and you'll receive printed postcards delivered to your door every month, containing downloads of new music from the label. You'll receive a membership badge, too - as well as a newsletter and discount codes for other stuff from our webshop. Gift memberships are also available. Visit lostmap.com/club for details on how to join.

EPISODE TRACKLISTING:
1. Sulka - ‘Discord’
2. Maranta - ’Our Love’ [clip]
3. Jenny Moore’s Mystic Business - ’He Earns Enough’ (Hiro Ama remix) [clip]
4. Susan Bear - clips of Alter
5. Susan Bear - ’New Ghost'
6. LT Leif - ’The Best’7. Emma Kupa - ‘I Hope’


SOME USEFUL LINKS:
PostMap Club: http://lostmap.com/club
Susan Bear’s Alter pre-order: https://www.lostmap.com/products/susan-bear-alter
Pictish Trail September Tour 2022: https://pictishtrail.co.uk/gigz

You can find Pictish Trail over on Twitter, @pictishtrail, and Laura Doherty @dohoodle
Lost Map Podcast is presented by Pictish Trail. Additional production and editing by Joe Cormack