Dilettante is an art-rock collective led by multi-instrumentalist Francesca Pidgeon and is based in Northern England. Primarily a guitarist and singer but, owing to a lack of social skills, she taught herself clarinet, saxophone, piano, bass and trumpet and bought a loop pedal in an attempt to avoid human contact.

FFO St Vincent, Fiona Apple, Dirty Projectors, tUnE-yArDs and Kate Bush.

“One of my new favourite bands.” – Tom Robinson, 6Music

“Songs treading the line between the confessional and the obtuse with great aplomb.” – NARC Magazine