Ollust vinyl

Given that they named themselves after Norfolk's famous waterways, it's perhaps unsurprising that Norwich duo Broads have released rather a lot of music inspired by the county's numerous sleepy towns and villages. They're at it again on "Ollust", a fine album of atmospheric music made in cahoots with friend and fellow Norwich resident Milly Hirst. Her beautiful piano playing and layered choral vocals feature prominently throughout, combining with Broads hazy electronic textures, slowly shifting drones, fractured post-rock guitar notes and enveloping production to create a series of stunning pastoral soundscapes. The most arresting examples of this are jaw-dropping opener "Happisburgh" (named after a coastal village that's slowly falling into the sea), the short-but-inspired "Oulton" and the epic "Strangers", where intensely dark, creeping motifs slowly engulf Hirst's piano.