Final track from the 'Alternatives To Despair' EP sees instrumental parts playing off against saws, sirens, hovercrafts etc. but with an air of melancholy that intensifies in the final section.

Alternatives To Despair (Part Four) by Neil March

Under-rated 5-piece Indie band from North London who split up too soon.

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Umbrellabirds is Sam Blickhan, Lewis Daly, and Alex Hunt. The band began as a long-distance recording project when Sam Blickhan and Lewis Daly began exchanging demos in 2013. Alex Hunt heard these sparsely beautiful demos and initially signed up to produce, but was soon recruited as a full band member. The intricate, autumnal debut album was recorded in 2014-16, the product of many late nights and countless miles of travel. Oda Almås played strings on the self-titled debut. Shortly thereafter, the band began work on their second album—Closing Ceremony (2020)—featuring a bigger sound and a wider collective of musicians including Shyam Prasad on drums, Will Harvey on strings, and Cath Day on clarinet. Their third album—BACK TO LAND—is out in November 2025. Umbrellabirds have been played on BBC 6 Music by DJ Tom Robinson and featured on the Fresh on the Net blog and the BBC Introducing Mixtape.

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Alternatives To Despair (Part Four) by Neil March

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