A turkey dawdles in a clearing, turning its head suddenly to eyeball Music Week with suspicion. Behind it, two chickens emerge through the mist, while a peacock struts a few yards away. Welcome to Ward Thomas country.

The green hills of Hampshire are in the grip of winter, and we’ve come to meet 24-year-old twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas in the sprawling farmhouse where they conceived the bulk of their third album, Restless Minds, due for release on ...