Novelty Island \[aka Tom McConnell\] releases third album Jigsaw Causeway on October 3rd, 2025 via Liverpool indies 9x9 Records & Ripe Records. In support, the Jigsaw Causeway tour will be trailing across the country throughout the autumn, calling at Novelty Island strongholds of Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London. Novelty Island’s hook-filled dream pop channels surrealism and Northern melancholy through classic songwriting. The project is led by Liverpool-based songwriter and producer, Tom McConnell, who describes the sound as “Paul McCartney having an argument with Bernard Black”. Eclectic songs inspired by childhood, motorways, trains, old televisions, cowboys, space, birds and balloons form their first two albums How Are You Coping With This Century? and Wallsend Weekend Television. Both albums have received great support from Shindig!, MOJO, BBC 6 Music, BBC Introducing and Absolute Radio amongst others. The Novelty Island live band have performed at Glastonbury Festival and toured the UK extensively as a headline act and support to Sea Power, The Pale White, Scott Lavene, High Llamas and China Crisis. Support will come from Siblings and Credits Credits offer an escape from the humdrum of modern life. Channeling Laurel Canyon Americana, 2000s chamber pop, and alt-country through a reverence for classic songwriting, they have emerged in 2025 as one of Liverpool's most exciting homegrown acts. “Intimate, dynamic, and laced with just the right amount of bite” - their live show has garnered a reputation for lush harmonies and raw musicianship, and has seen them support the likes of britpop-legends Shack. They’ve been compared to Wilco, Doves, Midlake, and CSN&Y, and are set to release their third single in the coming months. Presented by Short Waves This is an 18+ event