Pictish Trail brings Life Slime to London with a full-band Lexington show

Pictish Trail plays The Lexington in London on 10 May, celebrating the release of his album Life Slime with a full-band headline show. The project, led by Isle of Eigg songwriter Johnny Lynch, has long occupied a unique place in Scottish indie: part psych-pop, part lo-fi electronic folk, part emotional oddball universe. This London date is notable because it is billed as his first full-band London performance in over three years, following a packed-out solo show in the capital the month before.

Life Slime itself is described as a sticky, shimmering swirl of sound, with songs that balance motorik rhythm, warped pop melody, tenderness, weirdness and emotional release. That makes the full-band format important. Pictish Trail’s songs can work intimately, but they also benefit from color, rhythm and communal chaos.

For indie readers in the UK, the 10 May show is more than a tour stop. It is a chance to see one of the Scottish underground’s most inventive figures bring his current album cycle into its brightest, loudest form. Event/source: https://www.thelexington.co.uk/event.php?id=3555 ; Artist/label: https://www.lostmap.com/pictish-trail