Mancunian duo Lamb have achieved commercial success and critical acclaim with their distinctive, ever-evolving sound which combines passionate, heart-on-sleeve songwriting with unconventional arrangements informed by jazz, drum’n’bass, classical, and other genres. Lamb dwell in brash musical contrasts and, occasionally, contradictions that make their songs as musically complex and exploratory as they are vocally catchy. The duo’s self-titled 1996 debut, an arresting mix of jungle and trip-hop, contained the heartbreaking single “Górecki,” a Top 30 U.K. hit which would eventually be featured in several movies and TV shows. The duo pushed their sound further with 1999’s Fear of Fours, nodding to their penchant for highly complex time signatures. Expanding their sound to incorporate more live instrumentation, 2001’s What Sound contained the haunting ballad “Gabriel,” which became a chart-topping hit in Portugal. Following 2003’s Between Darkness and Wonder, the duo broke up; singer Lou Rhodes released a series of folk-influenced solo albums, while Andy Barlow produced material for other artists. Lamb returned with the full-length 5 in 2011, and continued touring and releasing studio and concert albums throughout the decade, while additionally pursuing their respective solo outings.