Shovel Dance Collective

Hammered dulcimer curlicues, entwined singing voices, trombone echoing across the gentle roar of the Thames—with close attention, all of it has the capacity to make your hair stand on end’ 

– Pitchfork

“The most immediate pleasure of Everything in Readiness lies in the head-spinning sonic surprises it delivers. As it lurches wildly around, you find yourself struggling to keep up, a sure sign that you’re in the presence of music that feels entirely fresh and different. It makes songs that are centuries old feel messily, hectically alive.“

***** The Guardian (Album of the Week)

“Their third album is simultaneously sharper in its sense of what makes the sound theirs, and more ambitious in scope. This writer described their last record, 2025’s The Shovel Dance, as the band at the peak of their powers. Everything In Readiness proves this earlier assessment premature … [a] magnificent offering.”

– The Wire

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