Lando Manning

”a soft and warm moment of calm amidst the chaotic world outside” The Most Radicalist

“There is a real openness that comes from Manning… without hesitation, deep and raw feelings are put in the firing line.” Hard of Hearing

“genuine low-key and beautiful tunes” Clunk

“Some music feels like it is needed as a part of this life. Manning’s music falls very much into this category.” Backseat Mafia

Recorded in Forest Hill with Nukuluk’s Luke Kulukundis and featuring Blue Bendy’s Dina Willcock on bass duties, Lando Manning latest venture ‘Pray For The Priest’ - out today (13th March) - moves away from the pastoral dream-folk of last year’s debut EP Brighter Days, toughened by the bustle and grit of a adapting to life in a big city. 

Channeling the weighty slowcore manoeuvres of Duster, Low or Acetone, Lando’s first release of 2025 is brooding and muscular and coated in concrete,  but loses none of the vulnerability and tenderness that continues to define his work. Offering more on the track he explains:

“Pray for the Priest is a song about isolation. I wrote it just after I'd moved back to London and was finding my feet again in the city where I'd grown up so the song explores themes of feeling lost in your own home. The track is also about removing myself from situations that aren't good for me despite the desire to enact the tendencies, hence the line 'I'm losing my face for my nose and it just don't seem to care'. I wanted the track to feel like a transmission from outer space to convey the disconnect I was feeling at the time of writing.”

Coming off the back of the conception of new collaborative project with Misty Miller at the end of 2024 (more music is expected from the duo later this year), ‘Pray For The Priest’ follows years on the capital’s live circuit, and an impressive array of performances with the likes of Buffalo Nichols, Ora Cogan, Myriam Gendron, Billie Marten, Jasmin Jethwa, Aoife Nessa Francis and Oracle Sisters. With considerable backing from the independent and grassroots press, Lando can count Far Out Magazine, Tradfolk, Moof, Hard of Hearing, The Indie Scene, Backseat Mafia, When The Horn Blows and Clunk as among his backers.