Eyelet
Release date: 6th March 2020
Tracklisting:
1. Caterpillar
2. Good Grief
3. Treasure
4. Geese
5. Sgwylfa Rock
6. Radel 10
7. Clouds
8. Florist
9. Moon
10. No Host
11. Gyratory Circus
Credits:
All songs written and performed by Emma Daman Thomas, Mark Daman Thomas, Alex Williams.
Drums on ‘Good Grief’ and ‘Gyratory Circus’ performed and recorded by John “JT” Thomas at Pontvane
Recorded, produced and mixed by Rob Jones at Yr Hen Reithordy.
Mastered by Brian Pyle
Artwork by Emma Daman Thomas
Label: Fire Records
Winner: God Is In The TV’s Neutron Prize
Shortlisted for Welsh Music Prize 2020
#19 https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2020/12/15/giittv-albums-of-the-year-for-2020-25-11/
#25 Recordstore.co.uk Album’s of The Year
#97 Love Record Stores Album of Year
Louder Than War Album’s of the Years
#55 Deluxe 2020 Records of The Year
Recordstore.co.uk ‘Album of the Month’
Norman Records ‘Album of the Week’
Nominated for the Best Art Vinyl Award 2020.
Welsh Music Prize Podcast interview with Mark
Eyelet Reviews (UK)
Long Live Vinyl 9/10 ‘Vinyl Editors Choice’
https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2020/03/album-of-the-week-islet-eyelet/
Buzz Magazine
https://louderthanwar.com/isleteyelet-album-review/
http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/the-tvd-record-store-club/2020/04/graded-on-a-curve-new-in-stores-for-april-2020-part-three/
Wales Arts Review https://www.walesartsreview.org/album-eyelet-by-islet/
Eyelet Reviews (International)
ITALY: http://www.indieforbunnies.com/2020/03/30/islet-eyelet/?fbclid=IwAR1gORPV2l_orjFGUz6GPkxBl8Cf4wIRnJ080LHpR_QsVBK9C0IsjEPYnWQ
Italy - Musica
https://blog.libero.it/musica2/?fbclid=IwAR1gjxnmT_HjRDGFXGyRQh1_kgwkerDgvbtZ7LTDKN1VMcGZ9doVdllsSHQ
Italy - Rumore
Italy - Blow Up
Finland: Soundi
US: https://whenyoumotoraway.blogspot.com/2020/03/islet-eyelet.html
France: Sun Burns Out
http://www.apessimistisneverdisappointed.com/2020/03/good-grief-brief-review-of-new-album.html
Other press (UK)
UK: Guardian ‘playlist’ 19/4/19