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 first play of the debut single from new collective band LOST MAP presents WEIRD WAVE.

This month’s featured interview is with Walthamstow’s shoegaze “unhappy slowcore” merchants, FIRESTATIONS. Mike, Laura and Martin talks us through the birth of the band, the songwriting process, and the making of their new album, Thick Terrain - which is out 14th July on limited edition vinyl.

To support what we do at Lost Map, you should join our club - PostMap Club! Membership starts at just £3, and you'll receive printed postcards delivered to your door every month, containing download codes for new music from the label. You'll receive a badge, too - as well as a newsletter and a discount of 15% on all records, CDs, tapes and other merch in our webshop. Digital & gift memberships are also available. Visit lostmap.com/club for details on how to join.


NEW MEMBERS (including Gift Subscriptions) during July 2023, will receive a bumper pack of postcards + all three releases in this the most recent VISITATIONS series, by Emma Kupa, Makeness and Alliyah Enyo.

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EPISODE TRACKLISTING:

1. Martha Ffion - ‘What They Said About You'

2. Maranta - ’Carbon Copy’ (clip)

3. Firestations - clips of Thick Terrain

4. Firestations - ’Travel Trouble’

5. Lost Map presents Weird Wave - ‘Astral Difficulties / Weird Wave'

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SOME INCREDIBLY USEFUL LINKS:

Join PostMap Club: lostmap.com/club

Lost In London

Firestations - Thick Terrain

Lost Map presents Weird Wave LP

Martha Ffion - The Wringer

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This episode of the Lost Map Podcast was presented by Pictish Trail and Laura Doherty, edited and with additional production from Joe Cormack.