pencil residency

**NIGHT 1/3**

**SUPPORT FROM FINN LACEY / DJ set from ART SCHOOL GIRLFRIEND**

**pencil** is Kamran Khan (vocals, acoustic guitar), Dom Potts (bass), Thomas Fiquet (drums), Coco Inman (violin) and Soph Nathan (lead guitar). New bands rarely form later down the line, but as a circle of working musicians, pencil have converged to create and explore together.

Following the departure of dear friend, Cai Burns, pencil now welcomes new guitarist, Soph Nathan (Our Girl, The Big Moon). But there is continuity in this change: Cai and Soph both feature on new single ‘Wingman,’ a song about endings, beginnings and the contours of life between. Recorded with Polly Mackey (Art School Girlfriend), and mixed by Luciano Rossi (mui zyu), ‘Wingman’ signals a ceremonial passing of the torch.

**FINN LACEY**

London-born, Somerset-raised singer-songwriter Finn Lacey introduces his singular, eccentric brand of piano-led songwriting. Drawing inspiration from pioneers such as Randy Newman and Rufus Wainwright, as well as choral music and the sunshine pop of the 1960s, Finn’s peculiar vocal style over an urgent tempo gives his performances a uniquely unhinged, off-kilter quality.