They say timing is everything - magic in the right moment, and power to be had in its harnessing. And it’s this knowledge that made reviewing Stornoway’s rabidly-awaited debut Beachcomber’s Windowsill so satisfying; the indie-folk scene is blossoming, the days are getting longer, we’re all making eyes at new garden furniture and drawing outdoor Sundays in the air … this is the perfect summer album, and this is Stornoway’s time. ‘Course, I wrote about the lads before, and hopefully a few of you had the good sense to grab an earful while they were traipsing the ould sod. Brian, John, Oliver and Robert (and sometimes Adam and Rahul) are a bunch of clever clogs with marvellous cheekbones from Oxford who make music that is three parts folk, one part chamber pop, and utterly, utterly loveable. Beachcomber’s Windowsill is “a collection of bits and bobs that we’ve accumulated over the past … There’s more →