Leylanding, sees Reuben Myles Tyghe continue to push his sound and instrumentation into new and fascinating places (while never losing sight of the importance of song-craft).

 

Post-Rock, Chamber Pop and classic singer-songwriter elements are beautifully fused on the Port Erin member's second album as Reuben's Daughters.

 

Limited 180g vinyl edition. Comes with high-resolution download.

 

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'At once reminiscent of the The Sea and Cake's airy post-rock sonics, the wooly chamber-pop of Super Furry Animals godhead Gruff Rhys, and The Beta Band's more acoustic moments, Leylanding picks up where the beguiling 2022 debut Mami Wata left off, further cementing him as an ascendant craftsman in the field of independent music.

 

Leylanding came about over the last three years, as Tyghe balanced family duties with his creative endeavours. With the acoustics of Fleetwood Mac's underrated classic Tango in the Night and former Deerhoof member Chris Cohen's solo material looming heavily as influences—Tyghe found that a first-thought-best-thought approach benefited these songs.

 

The literal ground he walks on influences Leylanding in more ways than one; it’s the second in a cycle of four records that will embrace an elemental theme—a subtle nod to Tyghe’s favourite band Morphine who employed a similar conceit across the first four records of their discography. But with Leylanding, Tyghe has achieved something far more momentous than just paying tribute.'

 

Larry Fitzmaurice

NYC, June 2025