Former alt-J bassist Gwil Sainsbury launches new project LOOR with lead single "Leigh Woods"
04 October 2019, 10:24
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Gwil Sainsbury, the ex-bassist of alt-J, has announced a new EP as LOOR, as well as sharing the lead single "Leigh Woods".
"Leigh Woods" is the first taster of Sainsbury's debut LOOR EP Nightland.
The new offering is inspired by an ancient woodland in Bristol.
Nightland will be Sainsbury's first new music since leaving alt-J in 2014.
"Leigh Woods" is out now. LOOR's debut EP Nightland will arrive 22 November via AWAL. He plays London's Shacklewell Arms on 25 November. Find out more.
Latest
- Mahalia joins forces with Masicka on new single, "Different Types Of Love"
- Jack Garratt announces first studio album in five years, Pillars
- St. Vincent releases new single "DOA" as featured in A24's Death of a Unicorn
- Kesha details forthcoming sixth album alongside T-Pain collaboration, "YIPPEE-KI-YAY."
- Rico Nasty shares new single "ON THE LOW" and announces third album tracklisting
- Black Honey return with new single, "Psycho"
- VLURE unveil their first single in two years, "Better Days"
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday
Read next
News
Listen
Flavours' "Ground Up" is an intoxicatingly groovy bouquet
Bedridden’s "Philadelphia Got Me Through" feels like stepping into a mosh pit of angry gymnasts
Burgeoning indie-pop group late night drive home explore the dangers of the internet in “terabyte”
Escapist alt-pop auteur Erin LeCount presents her latest labyrinthine track "Marble Arch"
Waiting for Smith's "I Like Life" is a sun-soaked gambol
Sink into a blistering shoegaze soundscape with green star’s latest track “four-o-five”
Reviews
Great Grandpa
Patience, Moonbeam
26 Mar 2025
Deafheaven
Lonely People With Power
26 Mar 2025
Perfume Genius
Glory
26 Mar 2025
IDER
Late to the World
18 Mar 2025
