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Cloth
BIG ROCK RECORDS
present
Cloth
plus special guest Faith Eliott
Saturday 21 February, 2026
Rio Community Centre, Newport-on-Tay
present
Cloth
plus special guest Faith Eliott
Saturday 21 February, 2026
Rio Community Centre, Newport-on-Tay
Cloth
Scottish twins Rachael and Paul Swinton sounded like few around them when they released their 2019 self-titled debut. Their appeal lived in tense guitar parts and Rachael’s signature close vocal. In the time since, they have worked to perfect that sound. The 2023 follow-up Secret Measure expanded it in every direction, with more layers, more interplay, and gutsier writing.
Now, three records in, they embrace letting go of expectation. Pink Silence is unafraid to go big in the quest to make something lasting. With Owen Pallett, Adrian Utley (Portishead), and Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai) contributing, this mission is supported by some of their musical heroes.
The record returns to the feeling of no longer having someone who was a part of your life, whether that’s in the form of a loved one, a relationship or a friend. “It does sound quite morbid, but it felt nice”, Paul says, “because it encouraged a reflection on the people I have in my life who I’m close with. It made me cherish them all the more and be present in my time and appreciation of them.”
Cloth are a special partnership on the stage, in the studio and as people. Three records in, that partnership solidifies once again. “I think it's because we're best friends,” Rachael says. “Like any siblings, we definitely have fallouts and disagreements, and that travels into creative discussions as well. But for the most part, we share the same vision and ambition for what our music can be.”
With Pink Silence, the band entered the studio to make the ten strongest songs they possibly could, and they left a stronger band.
Scottish twins Rachael and Paul Swinton sounded like few around them when they released their 2019 self-titled debut. Their appeal lived in tense guitar parts and Rachael’s signature close vocal. In the time since, they have worked to perfect that sound. The 2023 follow-up Secret Measure expanded it in every direction, with more layers, more interplay, and gutsier writing.
Now, three records in, they embrace letting go of expectation. Pink Silence is unafraid to go big in the quest to make something lasting. With Owen Pallett, Adrian Utley (Portishead), and Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai) contributing, this mission is supported by some of their musical heroes.
The record returns to the feeling of no longer having someone who was a part of your life, whether that’s in the form of a loved one, a relationship or a friend. “It does sound quite morbid, but it felt nice”, Paul says, “because it encouraged a reflection on the people I have in my life who I’m close with. It made me cherish them all the more and be present in my time and appreciation of them.”
Cloth are a special partnership on the stage, in the studio and as people. Three records in, that partnership solidifies once again. “I think it's because we're best friends,” Rachael says. “Like any siblings, we definitely have fallouts and disagreements, and that travels into creative discussions as well. But for the most part, we share the same vision and ambition for what our music can be.”
With Pink Silence, the band entered the studio to make the ten strongest songs they possibly could, and they left a stronger band.
"gently addictive guitar pop" The Guardian
"This is a record to return to again and again, each listen revealing new depths within its hushed grandeur." Earmilk
"It’s an album of authentic ease and swirling effortlessly light lyrics, peppered with those dreamy depths of after-hours vibes." Narc Magazine
"This is a record to return to again and again, each listen revealing new depths within its hushed grandeur." Earmilk
"It’s an album of authentic ease and swirling effortlessly light lyrics, peppered with those dreamy depths of after-hours vibes." Narc Magazine
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Faith Eliott
Faith Eliott
Faith Eliott is a songwriter and visual artist. Born in Minneapolis, they moved to Scotland nearly two decades ago.
Through storytelling and world-building, they illustrate intuitive landscapes populated by hagfish, Pleistocene volcanoes, cursed memes, and late-Renaissance apocryphal monsters lurking in the aisles of Asda. Sonically, Eliott grounds themself in a stripped-back, lyric-driven songwriting approach that evolves through the recording process to incorporate orchestral elements, often contributed by frequent collaborator Robyn Dawson, along with electronic textures and found sounds.
Eliott’s most recent album, dryas, came out on May 30th, 2025 via Lost Map Records. Since its release, Eliott has been actively touring across the UK, including support slots for James Yorkston & Nina Persson (The Cardigans) and Stick in the Wheel. Made possible with support from Creative Scotland and the PRS Women Make Music fund, dryas has been widely praised, with coverage in The List and The Scotsman, longlisted for the SAY Award, nominated for the SAMA award under the Best Acoustic category & included in The List’s ‘Hot 100’ for 2025.
The album follows two earlier releases, Impossible Bodies (2019, OK Pal Records) and Insects (2016, Song, by Toad Records), both of which received strong reviews and national radio play on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction, and BBC 6 Music.
"[Eliott] will surely be championed for years to come as one of the finest lyricists of their generation."
- Drowned in Sound
“dryas is a gorgeous, gentle, poignant & hopeful folk-pop fantasia.” *****
The Scotsman
“Eliott’s dryas was one of, if not the finest album to come out of Scotland in 2025”
The List
DJ Sets on the night will come from the Funky Gunners, a DJ collective with the policy of "all vinyl, all night, always".
This is a Bring Your Own Bottle and all ages event.
Faith Eliott is a songwriter and visual artist. Born in Minneapolis, they moved to Scotland nearly two decades ago.
Through storytelling and world-building, they illustrate intuitive landscapes populated by hagfish, Pleistocene volcanoes, cursed memes, and late-Renaissance apocryphal monsters lurking in the aisles of Asda. Sonically, Eliott grounds themself in a stripped-back, lyric-driven songwriting approach that evolves through the recording process to incorporate orchestral elements, often contributed by frequent collaborator Robyn Dawson, along with electronic textures and found sounds.
Eliott’s most recent album, dryas, came out on May 30th, 2025 via Lost Map Records. Since its release, Eliott has been actively touring across the UK, including support slots for James Yorkston & Nina Persson (The Cardigans) and Stick in the Wheel. Made possible with support from Creative Scotland and the PRS Women Make Music fund, dryas has been widely praised, with coverage in The List and The Scotsman, longlisted for the SAY Award, nominated for the SAMA award under the Best Acoustic category & included in The List’s ‘Hot 100’ for 2025.
The album follows two earlier releases, Impossible Bodies (2019, OK Pal Records) and Insects (2016, Song, by Toad Records), both of which received strong reviews and national radio play on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction, and BBC 6 Music.
"[Eliott] will surely be championed for years to come as one of the finest lyricists of their generation."
- Drowned in Sound
“dryas is a gorgeous, gentle, poignant & hopeful folk-pop fantasia.” *****
The Scotsman
“Eliott’s dryas was one of, if not the finest album to come out of Scotland in 2025”
The List
DJ Sets on the night will come from the Funky Gunners, a DJ collective with the policy of "all vinyl, all night, always".
This is a Bring Your Own Bottle and all ages event.