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òRAIN LITTLE FLEA’

Scottish folk newcomers òrain have shared their new release, ‘Little Flea’. The track is dreamy and drenched in a sunny atmosphere, with flutes dancing around Molly Ingleby’s first-ever lead vocal in the band. Her melodies are tender and emotive, delivered over an accompaniment that blends ambient and folk with subtle jazz inflections. The track “was originally titled Mialum, the Gaelic translation of its name, inspired by the beautifully strange place-names on the island where it was written. The song was born from a summer spent listening to Sylvie, Jessica Pratt, and Neil Young—but instead of Laurel Canyon, we were in the Hebrides. We wanted to capture that sun-faded postcard feeling, a sense of time slipping through your fingers.” ‘Little Flea’ is the final teaser of their upcoming EP, Hanging Fruit, which drops on April 25th, 2025, via Practice Music. -Dan Peeke

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