Elanor Moss

Elanor Moss plays The Folklore Rooms on Sunday 11 October, a folk song session that doubles as a record launch. Moss is a songwriter from Lincolnshire, and the night coincides with the release of her debut album, The Knife, The Needle, which comes out via Merge Records.

She describes her songs as "tender observations on the world", and the names she cites as influences give you a good steer on where that sits. Judee Sill, Bridget St John and Fiona Apple are the three she mentions, and that's a particular kind of lineage: the baroque pop of Sill, the stark, open-air folk of St John, and the restless, piano-led intensity of Apple. It's a mix that leans more towards the singer-songwriter end of folk than the traditional end, so the set will be built around her own writing rather than a collection of standards.

Because it's a record launch, the night is centred on The Knife, The Needle coming out on Merge. It's a debut album, so these songs are the first full-length collection she's put together. Hearing them live at the same time they're being released is usually the best way to get a proper sense of how they're meant to sound.

The Folklore Rooms is at 12 North Street, BN1 3GJ, and the session starts at 19:30. Tickets are £15.20, on sale through seetickets.com. One thing to keep in mind: the venue is strictly over-18s, except for matinees, so you'll need to be 18 or over to get in.