Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat Every man and his dog seems to raving on about how amazing, Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat's new album 'Everthing's Getting Older' is, sadly I have yet to hear it, but their session for Vic on Monday night was really quite breath taking. If you follow this link then you might get a better inclination of what to expect as there's a free download of their song 'The Copper Top' up for grabs. The Douglas Firs If blogger hadn't let me down then I would [...]
Hello again, Ruth and I are back on air tonight on Fresh Air , Edinburgh's student radio station. As per usual we'll be having some live session stuff, this time from The Japanese War Effort . Jamie is a bit of a band-whore actually, and plays in the Occasional Flickers and Conquering Animal Sound as well as ploughing his own solo furrow. It's this stuff, however, which is my favourite. I haven't much idea what it will sound like, stripped back to the extent that it will need to be in order to be [...]
I am back on Fresh Air Radio this evening, although unfortunately not accompanied by the lovely Ruth, as she's not feeling well. However, to keep the loveliness quota nice and high, the extremely lovely Diana de Carrabus from Candythief will be playing live in session for us this evening. On air 7pm-8.30pm GMT - listen here . She may be named like a dastardly Bond villainess, but Diana's music is theatrical pop joy. A somewhat stripped-down set is required in the tight confines of the Fresh Air studio, however, so it will be [...]
Well this is a bit of a big week for Song, by Toad Records. Apart from the fact that the Loch Lomond/Builders & the Butchers split 123 is now officially available to buy, we also have the Meursault single launch on Saturday, with three of my favourite bands. We're releasing four A-sides on two 73 singles, on clear vinyl: new recordings of William Henry Miller Parts One and Two are going back to back with A Few Kind Words and the Dirt & the Roots from Pissing on Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues. Officially, neither single is being released until the first [...]
I really can't think of much to compare this to, so I think just listening to the songs below and judging for yourself would probably be the best route. Musically, there's all sorts jammed into this album - folk (sort of), cabaret (here and there), a little bit of swing, some indie, some, er, well, a little bit of almost everything really. It's chock full of dramatically sawed violins and wink-and-a-nudge accordions, but there's still enough ballsy rock 'n' roll in the undercurrents to make this a lot more than another pastiche of some imagined indie band who ran away [...]
I am forever baffled by how the ears work. I listened to Candythief's MySpace page a while back and was not just mildly unimpressed, I thought it was a pretty poor effort all round. Quite why, on buying this mini-album at Homegame last week, I suddenly think it's brilliant is beyond me. [...]
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