It’s taken eight years but the former Late Of The Pier frontman has morphed into a self-styled “Earth Shaman” with a fantastical debut album. Could he be the next psych-pop genius?
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The green, green hills of Wales’ Montgomeryshire would seem like the ideal place to disappear. Sheep greatly outnumber humans, and you’re more likely to come across a red kite than a 3G signal. Even the area’s newest resident, Sam Eastgate AKA Samuel Dust, calls it “a gap on the map”. Except this is the countryside scene of Sam’s great rebirth, the place where – five years after abdicating his role as leader of cultish indie ravers Late Of The Pier, and eight years since first anointing himself LA Priest – he finally got his head together and finished his debut solo album.
I’m just getting used to the idea that it’s been five years since I released anything
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