Noise meets ambience, post-rock colliding with film-scores, Long Distance Runner are an instrumental band from London, who’s immersive and cinematic sound has drawn attention from the city’s alternative music scene, enchanting audiences with wordless pieces that shape-shift and melt into each other, moving between euphoric beauty and darkness, improvisation and structure, tension and release.  The manifesto is simple: to make instrumental music that moves and transforms its audience, and to let the listener interpret it without words.

Selling out The George Tavern at only their 6th gig, it was duly nominated by the venue as one of their gigs of the year. Sell outs have continued at a number of events, including Rough Trade East’s ‘Ones to Watch’, and a month long residency at Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes without as much as a release on streaming services.

Having just recorded their debut record at Dan Carey’s Speedy Wunderground studio, they will be playing two record store day shows at Rough Trade East and Level Crossing Records in 2026, before the release of two singles this summer.

One thing is for certain; Long Distance Runner are a band that must be seen to be heard.