‘Departures’ is the debut album from the very sweet Owl & Mouse a London based 5 piece who release their debut albumon Fika Recordings on 27th July,.
The quintet are led by Australian songwriter Hannah Botting, sister of Allo Darlin’ bassist Bill Botting. The release of their debut coincides with the bands tour of the UK and Norway, joining American label mates The Smittens.
Owl & Mouse began life as a sister act, with Hannah and Jen Botting, before expanding after recording their last EP, to include Tom Wade (We Aeronauts) and the pairing of Emma Winston and Dan Mayfield (Enderby's Room, Darren Hayman's Long Parliament).
Singer and ukulele player, Hannah Botting, said: “It’s now been eight years since I moved away from my home town, and it’s getting to that point where you’re not really sure where your home is any more. That feeling of being a bit lost and a bit unsure but excited at the same time, is something that sits underneath all the songs.”
UK dates
July 3rd: Cardiff – Four Bars at Dempsey’s
July 4th: Brighton - The Hope & Ruin (w/ The Smittens, King Of Cats, Moscow Centre)
July 5th: Leeds - Wharf Chambers (w/ The Smittens, The Seven Inches)
July 6th: Oxford (w/ The Smittens)
July 7th: London - The Shacklewell Arms (w/ The Smittens & Tigercats)