Make no mistake about it, we here at ATH are huge fans of My Latest Novel . But what does that have to do with Alphabetical Order Orchestra you may ask? Well, the band is made up of members of MLN, who are currently on a hiatus, so this new project is pretty exciting. There's no word on any upcoming release, as this track was just recorded a few days ago. It's a much more straight-forward presentation, but I'll take what I can kick for the moment, hoping to see what comes next [...]

It has been 4 years since this Scottish band last released a record which is probably about 3 ½ too long. That may be about to change though as there is whispers of a 3rd LP in the works, needless to say we're counting the days. There is something about My Latest Novel's sound that is so perfectly set to forlorn yet at the same time it so often embraces moments of pure elation. Could be construed as maudlin but my take is that it comes from having a Celtic heritage. Whatever the source My Latest Novel are capable of [...]

I am feeling a wee bitty delicate today, too many shandies with Jim Ayetunes at the 13th Note might well have had something to do with that. Thankfully though Nic has been pretty good to me, letting me have a lie in and bringing me tea and toast in bed. Normally I like to have these posts up nice and early, so apologies for the lateness in getting this up. A morning of listening to Adam & Joe and trying (and failing) to do the Uncut crossword were far more appealing than hauling my backside out of bed. As for [...]

After spending much of 2010 being on the quiet side, Glasgow's beloved experimental folk-pop troupe My Latest Novel have announced a very special hometown Christmas show - taking place at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut on December 28. This will be the first show the band have played since the departure of founding member Laura McFarlane; surely a huge shift in the bands dynamic, but one they're taking to their advantage says Gary Deveney: "We've been working on new songs, and also bringing back some of the old ones we hadn't played for a while. The [...]
A bout of wretchedness and a build-up that reminisces of post-rock build-up skills from their old friends and co-patriots Mogwai.

Glasgow has had The Sauchiehall Crawl , Hinterland and Stag & Dagger in the past couple of years - now it's time for Edinburgh to get in on the act of hosting a multi-venue music festival. The inaugural HADDOW FEST will be held on Sunday, March 28 at various locations throughout the capital including The Bongo Club (450 capacity) , Electric Circus (250) , Cabaret Voltaire (250) , Sneaky Pete's (100) , The GRV (250) , Maggie's Chambers [...]
Creating a Top 50 Albums list is never easy. You have to battle with what you think the world believes, and what you truly believe in your heart, to be solid jams. We have even more trouble because we have to three writers, all who have different ideas, and we have to make those ideas fit into a neat box. Well, we got it done, and honestly, our criteria was based on two things: how great we thought the album was, artistically speaking, and how long we listened to it without getting bored. That's it. It's fool proof; you might [...]
Τώρα για να είμαστε και ειλικρινείς. Ήταν το 2009 χρονιά που θα μπει στην Ιστορία; Έκανε κανείς την επανάσταση, την ανατροπή; ΟΟΟΧΙ (με την επιφύλαξη εγώ να έλειπα εκδρομή) Ακόμα και οι πιο αγαπημένοι μου, αυτό που κατάφεραν είναι το optimum της προσωπικής τους εξέλιξης.Ήταν μια πλούσια χρονιά, αλλά δεν ήταν χρονιά καινοτομίας. Κανείς δε πρότεινε κάτι εντυπωσιακά καινούργιο. Βυθιστήκαμε στο chillwave, επιβεβαιώσαμε ότι "Είναι Brooklyn, είναι καλό",την ψάξαμε στα δείγματα διασκεδάζοντας με κουρελάκια και σπαράγματα από το ωραιοποιημένο παρελθόν μας. Η θλίψη μας ταξίδεψε για μια ακόμη φορά στη [...]

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