Stornoway – review

Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonStornoway's claim to scuzzy rock'n'roll credentials is tenuous, to say the least. This carefully mannered four-piece formed during freshers week at Oxford; their fresh-faced singer, Brian Briggs, has put a career as an ecologist on hold to pursue the band's fortunes.Having released their debut album, Beachcomber's Windowsill, to critical acclaim and top 20 success, they have failed to attain the public profile of fellow nu-folk acolytes Mumford and Sons or Noah and ...

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