Some new sounds for a Monday morning. Snowpoet are a collective that features Irish singer Lauren Kinsella that are worth a listen. Their sound is slow, gentle and features “spoken word and melody”. See what you think below.

A collective who combine spoken word and melody in an improvisational effort inspired by the likes of Bjork and Ólöf Arnalds, Snowpoet is led by the core duo of London bassist Chris Hyson and award-winning Irish vocalist Lauren Kinsella.

Mastered by the legendary Tony Cousins, whose recent credits include mastering Laura Marling and Tom Odell, EP opener ‘Always’ has been receiving huge support from John Kennedy of XFM of late, while free download ‘Alive With Closed Eyes’ has been championed by Earmilk.