Education Sheldrake was privately educated at
University College School in Hampstead, London, part of the
Eton Group. He attended school alongside
Jack Steadman of
Bombay Bicycle Club. He later studied
anthropology at the
University of Sussex.
Career Described as a "musical visionary" by
The Telegraph, Sheldrake has been releasing music since 2014. His debut single, "The Moss", was released on 25 March 2014, followed by a debut EP,
Pelicans We, on 6 April 2015, and a debut album,
The Much Much How How and I, on 6 April 2018. His second album,
Wake Up Calls was released on 18 September 2020. His third album,
Eye to the Ear, was released on 12 April 2024. Sheldrake founded and runs the record label Tardigrade Records, with Moth Records as an imprint. In 2015, he included "Tardigrade Song" on his EP
Pelicans We, imagining himself as a
tardigrade. Much of Sheldrake's work is concerned with improvisation, nonsense, and the sonorous environment. He has provided music for film and theatre, including the score for a series of
Samuel Beckett plays at the
Young Vic in London. Sheldrake also performs solo and with several bands including
Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit and the Gentle Mystics. His song "Come Along" was featured in an advertisement for
Apple's iPhone XR in the US and
UK. The song subsequently charted at number 39 on the US
Digital Songs chart dated 26 January 2019. Sheldrake's single "No. 3", released in 2022, features in an advertisement for
Apple, of the
Mac Studio and
Apple Studio Display. ==Discography==