Earlier this year, Islet shared their album Eyelet, which is currently shortlisted in the Welsh Music Prize competition. Before we know the result, the psych trio has enrolled Gwenno, another Welsh artist, to remix the lead single off the project, “Geese”. About this ethereal new rendition, she explained: “A defiant call to the Radnorshire hills for the warmest of embraces and a pleasure to know the song so intimately through working on this remix. Islet are one of Wales’ finest bands.” Listen below.

Formed as a foursome in Cardiff in 2009, Islet are now back as a trio and you can be sure that they did not lose an ounce of their creativity. Indeed, their brand new track, aptly named “Clouds”, navigates freely between atmospheric electronic, dream pop and vibrant psychedelia, to keep it simple. Driven y Emma Daman Thomas‘s vocals, which sound here like a self-convincing mantra, the pulsating song relies on hypnotic synth lines and unpredictable hooks reminiscent of Animal Collective. “Clouds was born in a heavy pregnant daydream and was finished in a full pelt headlong headrush. It’s a song about how I learnt patience,” she explains.

Islet will be playing a few gigs in May. Check the dates there and listen to “Clouds” below.

ISLET TOUR:

3 May Radnorshire Ales Microbrewery

4 May Machynlleth Comedy Festival

17 May Focus Wales, Wrexham

25 May Cardiff Psych and Noise Fest