New music: Erland and the Carnival – Map of an Englishman

A pop song inspired by a Grayson Perry artwork? Yes, and with a rather fine video tooMap of an Englishman – the first single from Erland and the Carnival's second album, Nightingale – is named after a Grayson Perry artwork that hangs in the studio where the band recorded. A mock-Tudor etching, it maps out Perry's prejudices and fears, which inspired Erland Cooper's direct lyrics: "I drew myself an island, of what I am made from." Along with Cooper and drummer David Nock, the Carnival also in...

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