Lost Map Podcast
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On the remote Isle of Eigg, in the inner Hebrides of Scotland, weird-pop musician Pictish Trail runs Lost Map Records & invites fellow artists over to make music.
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Episodes
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Series 8: November 2026 - Firestations + more
PICTISH TRAIL catches up with his pal LAURA to talk through some big changes coming to PostMap Club. There’s our new monthly vinyl tier, VINYL DUNKERS, the option to sign up for the full 2027 Vinyl Collection, and an upgrade for Club Biscuit members. We explain how it all works ahead of the…
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Series 8: October 2026 - Both Hands & more
PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA are back for another rummage around the Lost Map universe, catching up on what Johnny got for his birthday, which vital appliances have stopped working in his kitchen, and other pressing matters from island life. More importantly, they exclusively reveal the full line-up…
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Series 8: September 2026 – Post-Summer Detox
PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA are back to pick through the results of the big LOST MAP SURVEY, finding out how you lot listen to music, how often you buy records, what you think of POSTMAP CLUB, and what the future of Lost Map might look like – including your thoughts on a potential new vinyl...
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Series 8: August 2026 – Sulka + more
PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA look ahead to this month's HOWLIN' FRINGE series at Leith Cricket Club, chatting about the latest additions to the line-up and what to expect across three Wednesday nights live music. They also introduce details of a brand new Lost Map survey, which will invite listeners…
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Series 8: July 2026 – Manuela + more
PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA catch up ahead of the forthcoming LOST MAP SUMMER PARTY in Glasgow, sharing the excitement (and mild panic) of putting together one of the label's biggest events of the year. Along the way, there's brand new music from DOVETAILED, FIRESTATIONS, and SULKA, plus all the…
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Series 8: June 2026 - Owen & the Eyeballs + more
This month, Pictish Trail and Laura chat about a bumper crop of new Lost Map releases, including PostMap Club tracks from MANUELA and BOTH HANDS, plus a brand-new remix of PICTISH TRAIL's 'Life Slime' by Cardiff psych-pop duo HMS MORRIS. There's also news of Howlin' Fringe, a new series of August...
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Series 8: May 2026 - Pictish Tour Edition
Broadcasting from a fairly decent chain hotel somewhere in Newcastle, PICTISH TRAIL shares updates from the road and chats through forthcoming releases from OWEN & THE EYEBALLS and ACOLYTE. Meanwhile, back at home, LAURA delivers perhaps the clearest explanation of PostMap Club to date, as we…
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Series 8: April 2026 – Isa Gordon + more
This month, PICTISH TRAIL is joined by LAURA for a chat about the upcoming tour - the logistics, the mild (and not-so-mild) anxieties, and whatever else manages to derail the conversation along the way - with music from this month’s PostMap Club selections woven in throughout. That includes new...
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Series 8: March 2026 – Seamus Fogarty + more
This month, PICTISH TRAIL reflects on a laptop-free escape to Berlin and talks through the making of a particularly slimy new video landing later in March, whilst LAURA gives us some elocution lessons, and scintillating childhood memories of Linford Christie’s Record Breakers. Alongside the usual...
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Series 8: February 2026 – Manuela, Owen & The Eyeballs + more
This month’s episode finds PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA swapping stories from the past few weeks, from slimy times at Celtic Connections to even slimier encounters with takeaway pizza. Along the way there’s plenty of celebrity name-dropping, telly chat, and general life admin, plus brand new music and...
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Series 8: January 2026 – Ishaaq Aarkistra + more
In the first episode of the year, PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA chat about upcoming tour dates, the brand-new Club Classics compilation, and fresh music from SEAMUS FOGARTY, new Lost Map signing ISA GORDON, and BLIND YEO. This month’s featured interview sees Lost Map’s MALCOLM JACK in conversation with...
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Series 8: January 2026 – Ishaaq Aarkistra + more
In the first episode of the year, PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA chat about upcoming tour dates, the brand-new Club Classics compilation, and fresh music from SEAMUS FOGARTY, new Lost Map signing ISA GORDON, and BLIND YEO. This month’s featured interview sees Lost Map’s MALCOLM JACK in conversation with...
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Series 7: December 2025 – Xmas Wrap-Up, with Monoganon, Acolyte & more
In the final episode of the year, PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA catch up to chat all things Lost Map – from recent tour tales and HUMBUG! plans, to details on the greatest Xmas present imaginable: PostMap Club's Annual Membership. There’s new music from MONOGANON and ACOLYTE, a track from the freshly...
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Series 7: November 2025 - Dominie Hooper + more
PICTISH TRAIL is on the road, and flying solo for this month’s episode - but is still bringing you fresh music for your ears from SEAMUS FOGARTY, FLO LINES, BLIND YEO, and ACOLYTE. The episode also features a full-length interview between Lost Map’s MALCOLM JACK and DOMINIE HOOPER, diving into…
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Series 7: October 2025 - Hallowe’en Edition
This month’s episode digs into all things PostMap Club, with details on how to pre-order exclusive bundles of the new Pictish Trail album Life Slime and news of special prize draws leading up to its release. There’s also Hallowe’en and All Saints’ Day-flavoured music and live shows from Sulka and...
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Series 7: September 2025 – New music from Owen & The Eyeballs + more
This month’s episode features fresh PostMap Club sounds from Owen & The Eyeballs, Ishaaq Aarkistra, and Dominie Hooper, plus a gem from the vaults by Savage Mansion. Along the way, Pictish Trail and Laura catch up on festival antics, Marti Pellow’s career, and why turning Lost Map into a...
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Series 7: August 2025 – New music from Pictish Trail + more
This month’s episode features an extended natter between Pictish Trail and Laura about brand new music from Pictish Trail himself, plus news of upcoming live shows. There are also fresh tracks from Lost Map favourites Blind Yeo and Flo Lines. To support what we do at Lost Map, join our membership...
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Series 7: July 2025 – Fell, Doughnut Music Lab + more
This month’s episode features new releases from BOTH HANDS, DOMINIE HOOPER, and ISHAAQ AARKISTRA, some video news from KINBOTE, plus some fresh info on upcoming PICTISH TRAIL tour dates this August. Our featured interview is hosted by MALCOLM JACK, chatting with MATT BRENNAN (Doughnut Music Lab)...
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Series 7: June 2025 – Faith Eliott + more
PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA are here once again with all the LOST MAP news YOU need for your earholes. This month’s episode features new music from FIRESTATIONS, a brand-new single from Cornish collective BLIND YEO, an intro to the band OWEN & THE EYEBALLS, and news of a forthcoming album from FELL....
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Series 7: May 2025 – Firestations + more
Join PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA for another hour of daft chat, introducing all the new music coming out through PostMap Club this month - including the Lost Map debut from DOMINIE HOOPER, the return of MANUELA, and an atmospheric single from Edinburgh’s ACOLYTE. There’s also some goss about a new...
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Series 7: April 2025 – Painting + more
PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA return for another ramble through the latest PostMap Club releases, with new music from L.T. LEIF, FAITH ELIOTT, and PAINTING. There’s also news about an upcoming Pictish Trail tour, and our all-day knees up with GOOD VIBES for RECORD STORE DAY. Ain’t no doubt, it’s plain…
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Series 7: March 2025 - Seamus Fogarty, Faith Eliott + more
PICTISH TRAIL is back with LAURA for some gossip about Falkirk and Margate, a listener Q&A, and brand-new music from FELL, FIRESTATIONS, and BLIND YEO. This episode’s featured interview has SEAMUS FOGARTY talking about the making of God Damn You Mountain, freshly reissued on vinyl. Plus, FAITH...
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Series 7: February 2025 - Curtis Miles + more
Pictish Trail introduces you to brand-new music on Lost Map from Painting, Faith Eliott, Alexia Avina, and Firestations, as well as all the usual goss about PostMap Club. This month’s featured interview sees Lost Map’s Malcolm Jack in conversation with Curtis Miles, one of our latest signings,...
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Series 7: January 2025 - The Teaser (and a wee recap)
Welcome to Series 7 of the Lost Map Podcast! In this special teaser episode, Pictish Trail gives you a recap on what Lost Map is all about, and shares how you can dive into our music through the PostMap Club membership. Plus, hear an exclusive acoustic session from Seamus Fogarty’s debut album…
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S6 12: December 2024 - Thrilling PostMap Club Update
PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA are reunited for a SHORTER-THAN-USUAL episode of the Lost Map Podcast. We’re taking a bit of a break from regular full-length episodes to regenerate our batteries… however on today’s show you can still hear new music from FELL and a suitably festive tune from CURTIS MILES....
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S6 11: November 2024 - Painting + more
Join PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA for an hour of brand new music and hot goss from LOST MAP. There’s news on our HUMBUG! line-up, as well as tunes from ALEXIA AVINA and AFTERLANDS. Our featured interview this month is a conversation between Lost Map’s MALCOLM JACK and Berlin-based synth-prog post-punk...
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S6 10: October 2024 - Blind Yeo + more
PICTISH TRAIL is out on the road, and LAURA is away on a holiday trip abroad. But does that mean there'll be no podcast this month? Well, it probably should mean that, but they’ve gone and recorded an episode anyway. Pictish answers a load of fan questions, Laura gives us the PostMap Club spiel,...
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S6 09: September 2024 - Pictish Trail, Sara Wolff + more
LAURA and PICTISH TRAIL are reunited once again, having a cup o' tea & an empire biscuit around at Laura's place and chatting about our Christmas HUMBUG! show. We’ve also got all the new music from this month’s PostMap Club, including songs from CURTIS MILES, and SAVAGE MANSION, plus a First Gig...
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S6 08: August 2024 - Summer Postcards
PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA are off on their summer hols this month, but that doesn’t mean you won’t get your monthly fix of podcast goodness. Oh no. On this month’s episode we’ve got new music from L.T. LEIF, FLO LINES, FELL and BLIND YEO as well as another taste of the forthcoming EP from PICTISH...
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S6 07: July 2024 - Lost Map x Good Vibes
It’s a special episode of the podcast this month, as PICTISH TRAIL and LAURA have all the information you need about LOST MAP collaborating with GOOD VIBES RECORD STORE in Leith, Edinburgh. We’ve moved our office into the back of the shop, and will be selling our entire back-catalogue there, as...
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S6 06: June 2024 - Susan Bear + more
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…
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S6 05: May 2024 - Afterlands
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...
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S6 04: April 2024 - Kinbote + more
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.…
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S6 03: March 2024 - Randolph’s Leap + more
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...
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S6 02: February 2024 - Savage Mansion + more
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...
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S6 01: January 2024 - Victoria Hume + more
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…
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S5 12: December 2023 - Two White Cranes + more
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…
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S5 11: November 2023
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...
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S5 10: October 2023 - Sulka + more
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...
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S5 09: September 2023 - Ten Years Of Lost Map, Part 2
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...
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S5 08: August 2023 - Ten Years Of Lost Map, Part 1
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...
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S5 07: July 2023 - Firestations + more
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…
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S5 06: June 2023 - Martha Ffion + more
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...
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S5 05: May 2023 - Amy May Ellis + more
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...
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S5 04: April 2023 - Hairband + more
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...
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S5 03: March 2023 - Free Love + more
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…
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S5 02: February 2023 - L.T. Leif + Hairband + more
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...
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S5 01: January 2023 - Your New Year Mega-Mix Work Out Tape
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…
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S4 11: December 2022 - Fell + more
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...
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S4 10: November 2022 - VISITATIONS - Alliyah Enyo
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...
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