The brainchild of singer/songwriter Kristian Leontiou, One eskimO are both men and cartoons.

After recording their debut album, and with little more than a shoestring budget at their disposal, One eskimO and Gravy Media produced two short films to accompany the songs Hometime and Kandi.

Hometime soon proved a sensation, receiving numerous honours at film festivals around the world, not to mention a 2008 British Animation Award.

'We wanted it to look like old style animation ala Snoopy or the British holiday classic, The Snowman,' Leontiou says, 'but with a modern twist. I think that's true of the album as well. At its core, it's an acoustic album, but brought into this age with all the delays and sounds we've layered on top of it.'

Indeed sonic inspiration comes from a variety of diverse sources, from The Beatles and The Fugees to Massive Attack and Nizlopi. Each of their songs is constructed with delicacy and care – not unlike the animations themselves.