Stealing Sheep: Momentum
Momentum Music Fund Recipient 2015
Noisily drenched voodoo-pop from Liverpool in the hazy shape of psychedelic folktronica with medieval synths, hypnotic beats, spiralling whammy guitars, mystical harmonies and apocalyptic thunder drones, Stealing Sheep released their critically acclaimed debut album Into The Diamond Sun in September of last year on Heavenly Recordings.
Stealing Sheep’s story began in a café above a shop in the heart of Liverpool during the summer of 2010. After Becky Hawley, Emily Lansley and Lucy Mercer bonded over their disparate influences, they decided to see whether they could forge something unique by combining them. You could hear it in their first recordings, released collectively as the Noah & The Paper Moon E.P. And it’s there flowing throughout their debut album proper – Into The Diamond Sun – a collection of songs that don’t so much defy genres as gleefully hand pick the most mellifluous elements of everything from voodoo folk, DiY pop, post punk and analogue electronica and stitch them together into a glorious harmonic whole.
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Now writing new material, the Momentum funding will be used to help the band with studio and producer costs while they craft their follow-up LP.
“We are really happy and grateful to be receiving help from Momentum, alongside other great independent artists. We believe that this kind of financial support strengthens and sustains the creative community, allowing for more collaborations and skills to diversify and develop.”