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 [...]
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 full-proof; you might not [...]
The cull is complete. Down from 29 albums to a slightly more acceptable 17. Now all I've got to do, is sit down and write about them. As with previous years, the list will not be classed as the best albums of 2009, rather it will be my favourite albums of 2009. Note the subtle difference. I make no claims for them being the most innovative, the most ground breaking or the most awe inspiring, sonically adventurous records. They are merely the 17 records that have entertained and excited me the most over the last 12 [...]
[Welcome back to Euan's monthly column on Song, by Toad. After (sort of, not really) telling me off for weaseling out of doing a Favourite Albums of the Decade list, here he presents his own.] You know, I was planning to reveal my top 10 albums of 2009 on my own site, then I decided, where better a place to post my top 10 than on Matthew’s page. Given the indifference that my top 50 of the decade seemed to spark amongst his readers, I thought it would be worth doing my top [...]
We have to start this list off with a disclaimer. We have three writers, all with different tastes, so the list should reflect that a little bit. Also, these are our opinions, and by no means, are they meant to be seen as an "end all be all" to the question of what were the best songs of 2009. That being said, we like our list quite a bit. Sure, it's got some expected numbers at the top, but the rest of the list is genius. We've got some of the songs streaming for you, and the rest take you [...]
It's busy week, in the absence of Mrs. Toad, and ends with me actually DJing twice in the space of two nights towards the end of the week as well once at some point on Friday, although I'm not all that sure where - Cabaret Voltaire I think - and then the following day at the Bowery at MarchéMarché , which should be good fun. I have been promised that on no account am I expected to motivate people to dance, which probably helps matters considerably. Oh, and I've just realised that I am approaching a hundred kilos [...]
Missy Elliott - Teary Eyed Who would've thought that Missy Elliott had a soft side (apart from her supple rear-end)? I have only recently discovered what some might affectionately term "ghetto music." I loooove this power woman. Usually a fun hard-edge lady, with words in her songs like "I'm a pain in your rectum, I am that bitch y'all slept on," Missy here is more like early "retiree" Lauryn Hill. Which is good considering that the joy of Lauryn-Ms-get-over-yourself's world now lies in God, money and her children, not music as Sister Act part 2 would [...]
Frank Yang It's been almost a year since Caribou's Dan Snaith walked off the stage, giant cheque in hand, having been crowned the 2008 Polaris Music Prize winner for his stunning record Andorra . But since then, things have been largely silent in camp Caribou since then, as Snaith was presumably hard at work on the follow-up record. Then in May, word of a live show for the Fall. Not a tour, but the sort of special event that happens when Wayne Coyne [...]
2009 seems to have been filled with a lot of disappointing albums. Records that are distinctly average. Neither good enough to gush over, nor bad enough to slate. Records that just exist. That merely fill the time they play for. That I’m easily distracted from. That say nothing to me about my life. Records that don’t really inspire me to want to write anything about them. So I thought rather than just ignore them completely, I’d lump them in together under the banner of being a lazy post about records that have a couple of good [...]
Sitting here on this lovely Friday night doing a MASSIVE music make over...because I have no money! So in an attempt to distract myself from this fact, and maybe be a little productive...I am doing a very thorough digital music tune up. Out with the nonsense, grabbing essential stuff that I am embarrassed NOT to have in the collection...just geeking out on the music tip. While doing this, I think I will share a few favorite songs here on the blog...songs that for whatever reason I haven't posted on this space. First up, the awesome Scottish band My [...]
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The reason why I called this post "A Mixed Bag" is mainly because I've included songs from 1968, 1970, and all the way to 2009. I don't think I have ever, during the life of this blog, posted anything from the 60's. I think I may have posted some 70's stuff before but not sure. Well, you all know by now that I love lists. And, I've talked a lot about Mojo Magazine . In their latest edition they have a section called "The Mojo Playlist". It's basically a list of Mojo's Top Ten tracks that they've [...]
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