Newcastle-via-Scotland two-piece Lionhall haven’t been recording together for long, but in that time they have already made an impressive number of people sit up and take notice of their sparse, chilly melodic music. Their songs have drawn comparisons to The XX and Conquering Animal Sound, with the likes of Drowned in Sound and Amazing Radio picking up on the two self-released tracks they posted on Bandcamp in August, the former describing the band as ‘a very impressive prospect’. Live, the band are a rawer, more urgent proposition, with The Kills-like interplay between Sean Ewins and Ana Blamford a key feature. Lionhall rounded off an excellent 2012 by recording a beautiful track for the Tiny Lights Christmas compilation at the turn of the year.
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