What does music eight years in the making get you? A dynamic duo encompassed by multi-instrumentalists that are inevitably familiar with collaborations. Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells are set to release "Everything's Getting Older" comprising of distinctive piano driven, jazz-filled love ballads concocted with Moffat's unique, but definitely more reserved lyricism. The accomplished Aidan Moffat spawns a distinct discography, which include his solo projects under Aidan John Moffat, his full name or as part of his band Aidan Moffat & the Best Ofs. Not to forget his pivotal part in the Scottish Arab Strap band. On the other [...]

The Burns Unit are one of the more original and interestingly-constructed collaborations. The disparate group of 8 Scottish and Canadian musicians (folk singer Karine Polwark , Fence Collective mainstay King Creosote , Emma Pollock formerly of The Delgados , Indo-Caledonian Future Pilot AKA , multi-instrumentalist Kim Edgar , Canadians drummer/producer Mattie Foulds and pianist Michael Johnson , and rapper MC Soom T ) originally came together courtesy of the Burnsong songwriters' retreat in Scotland in 2006, not having previously known each other or worked together. Sparks [...]

8 Piece Scottish/Canadian supergroup, The Burns Unit to release debut album Side Show The Burns Unit are an 8-piece Scottish-Canadian "supergroup" whose multi-faceted sound can be described as "indie pop meets carnival rock." Their debut album Side Show will be released on Proper Records on 23 August 2010. Buy CDs, MP3s, more: The Burns Unit on Amazon.co.uk [...]
I know that the sweet song "Ally, ally oxen free" by BMX Bandits and the South-Korean singer YeonGene , was a favourite by many of our listeners on our free compilation "Birdsongs, Beesongs" . YeonGene will release her new album "Bonnie Gene" next monday (February 8th) on the Poppydisc -label, and "ally ally oxen free" is one of the many great songs on it, - among them several written and performed by BMX Bandits together with her. BMX Bandits is [...]
Song obsessions are those songs that we listen to on repeat. I noticed that my obsessions are often a week long. I also thought that other people might have similar obsessions. I've collected a panel of a few like-minded individuals and gotten their "song obsessions of the week." Quite often it's easy to explain why the song is good; it's much hard to explain why we're obsessed. Maybe you'll become obsessed with one of these. - Adrian ( me ): Fanfarlo - You are One of the Few Outsiders That [...]

Download "Like I Give A Care" (mp3) from "Lose All Time" by You Say Party! We Say Die! Paper Bag Records Buy at RealNetworks / Rhapsody More On This Album Download "Serious Chords" (mp3) from "Think About Life" by Think About Life Alien8 Recordings [...]