Surreal Pop Puppet Master: Novelty Island

In the 41st episode of Tea with Kings and Queens I was lucky enough to sit down with Tom McConnell, Liverpool-based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mastermind behind the surrealist pop project Novelty Island. Tom first caught my attention with the incredible DIY visuals he makes for his music videos and we chat today quite a bit about his processes around claymation, animation and papier-mâché. We also talk about his latest EP, ‘Taped Over’, the place for nostalgia in song writing, video & cassette culture plus the hazards of going to a print shop and printing off hundreds of copies of your own face. Enjoy!

Novelty Island Website

Novelty Island Youtube Channel

Novelty Island on Instagram

Thanks to Joe Bailey for the intro/outro music, Sam Murphy for the cover art and you for listening!

Podcast by Carly Deering.

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