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We have had lots of lovely comments about our spectacular European Howl starling and hurdy-gurdy art work. The cover was created by fine artist Anna Kirk-Smith. Anna, a graduate of the Royal College of Art, and a previous Head of BA(Hons) Fine Art at Hull School of Art & Design told us about how she developed the idea for the cover.

“Whilst standing at my studio window watching the shrieking pitch battle of starlings tussling for a beakful of mealwormed suet, the thought came to me that what this species and hurdy-gurdys have in common is that once they get going, they are both impossible to ignore. They audibly and visually own the space they inhabit. It was at this point I decided that the album cover I had been asked to design was going to be a simple face-off between the two personalities.

Both have a sense of understated…

Thanks to On Magazine for inviting us to take part in their Artists Q & A

Where are you and any other band members from?

There are two members of Agent Starling, Quentin Budworth and me, Lou Duffy-Howard (aka Lou Loudhailer). We’re from the East Riding of Yorkshire, specifically Bridlington and Kirk Ella.

What’s the name of your latest release?

It’s our debut album European Howl

What’s the title of your latest release, and what does it mean to you?

The album is called European Howl. It’s named after one of the tracks, an ode to being European – a call for connection in today’s isolationist climate.

What was the hardest part about putting this release together, and why?

The whole album came together easily and naturally. That’s not to say it wasn’t hard work though. Writing and recording can be a very intense process which was magnified because we…