Novelty Island is the psych pop solo project of Liverpool-based musician Tom McConnell. McConnell debuted in 2021 with his first LP, How Are You Coping With This Century, and followed this year with his sophomore record, Wallsend Weekend Television. Early next year, he’s following with a new eight-track EP, Taped Over, envisioned as a single suite of music inspired by medleys from classic records like Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love or The Beatles’ Abbey Road.