The Gymkhana - Follyfoot 71-73 The Gymkhana

The Gymkhana are a 3-piece pastoral lo-fi folk-indie collective who have accidentally made an album with like minded chums (such as members of Slowdive, BMX Bandits, Gong, Midlake, Mediaeval Baebes, Miranda Sex Garden, Art Brut, Evil Blizzard, Billy Reeves) about the joys and dangers of living a life through the prism of nostalgia

Each song uses the narrative of 1970s children's tv show Follyfoot as a starting point for off-kilter pop songs. Fuzzy with sepia-tinged melodies about lost childhood summers, field recordings of fetes and medieval parties, and near-prog and post-punk wig outs that threaten to implode like a faulting broadcast of Top of the Pops in 1973.

Last year Matt Dyson, Patch Hannan (The Sundays) and Jason Applin (Bennet) presented the world with 'Follyfoot 71-73' which sold out on original release. In 2026, Last Night From Glasgow partnered with the band to repress the release on Palomino coloured vinyl. A new album from The Gymkhana will follow in 2027.