This is an audio capture of Tom playing The Loft in Forres on the 4th September 2025. It was very generously provided to the Archive by an audience member and fan called Cindy, who was lucky enough to be there on the night. Many thanks to you for your kindness, Cindy ;)
Little piece of housekeeping before we get going; the first track, Deep Dive wasn't recorded but the rest of the show remains intact.
As the photograph above shows, this was an intimate affair from a very early point in the tour. Everything is still in that getting-to-know-you phase, certainly in terms of what songs are to be played and how the silences are navigated during tuning. In amongst the banter from the stage before Old TV Shows, there's a very candid admission regarding the release of Smith and Burrows' second album, which possessed quite possibly some of the worst luck imaginable in terms of its release.
I do hope that down the line sometime Tom is asked about what the experience of going back to this guerrilla style of touring was like, especially given the stature of his "other group". I imagine it was a lot of stress, coupled with a lot of fun and the freedom that only comes from being totally in charge of everything. No guitar techs, no roadies, just two dudes in a Land Rover Defender occasionally stopping to throw themselves into the sea as we descend ever-deeper into Autumn. Why? Only they know.
Side note: as I've listened to these songs more I have noticed on occasion that some of the guitar work bears a passing resemblance to label mates Cigarettes After Sex, which if you've never heard of you should go and check out on the double. Enjoy the music ;)
MP3s
1. Deep Dive (unrecorded)
2. Life is for Living - download here
3. Blood - download here
4. The Weight - download here
5. The Weight of the World - download here
6. Broken Time - download here
7. Old TV Shows - download here
8. Papillon - download here
9. Lights - download here
10. The Phone Book - download here
11. How Many Times - download here
12. What is This Thing Called Love - download here
13. Northern Line - download here
14. Leave - download here
15. An End Has a Start - download here
16. Ocean of Night - download here
17. Lights of NYC - download here
18. Munich - download here
19. Endings Are Breaking My Heart - download here
20. Smokers - download here
All in a Zip - download here
brought to you with lots and lots of lemming-love ;) x