AN award-winning duo will bring their acoustic tour to the Milton Rooms, in Malton, next week.

Recently picking up Best British Duo in the 2014 Exposure Music Awards, Blackheart's music and distinctive sound defy categorisation.

The band combines acoustic instruments and the voice of Chrissy Mostyn with 1980's electronica, including stunning effects, atmospherics and their collection of vintage synthesisers to create a unique brand of avant-garde, ethereal folk.

In just four years since their song "Unlike Water" was used on a national TV commercial, this multi-instrumentalist duo have recorded three albums, enjoyed airplay in nearly every country in the world and played successful tours of the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands plus two headline tours of Australia and New Zealand.

Their highly-personal music has been described as "wonderfully inventive" and "utterly magical" by the BBC. Their songs are flavoured with piercing observations and penetrating lyrics which take their audience from uplifting to heartbreaking in a single song.

Blackheart's third album, Songs from a Satellite entered the Amazon chart at number 52 in three days after release and one month later was awarded second place Album of the Year in the US Indie Music Awards.

The duo perform on Friday, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £10 and are available from the Milton Rooms, Malton, or phone 01653 696240.