Field Music To kick this weeks freebies off we have one of the most under-rated bands in the UK, Sunderland's finest sons have just announced that their their fourth album, Plumb, will be out in February next year. As a wee teaser they've made the song "(I Keep Thinking About) A New Thing" free to download from their website . The Fruit Tree Foundation After the success of last year's First Edition album, Rod Jones of Idlewild fame has done something a bit different this year, as they've launched a [...]
In early 2010 several of Scotland’s most talented indie-rock and folk musicians came together to collaborate on a project called The Fruit Tree Foundation, and the resulting First Edition will finally be available for purchase on June 28th. The idea for the album arose from the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival with the intention of raising awareness of mental health and challenge perceptions of mental health problems. The musicians involved are members of such bands as Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad, Idlewild, Sparrow and the Workshop, the Delgados, as well as a host of others. [...]
Tweet As part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival in 2010, a gaggle of notable Scottish musicians all got together to write and record a compilation album themed around mental health issues. Among those involved were members from Frightened Rabbit , The Twilight Sad , Idlewild, The Delgados, and more, and whilst you've been able to get your hands on the records via various online unscrupulous methods, it was previously only available [...]
How time flies, it really doesn't feel as if it was three years ago since the first Music Like A Vitamin, and my how it's grown. The festival brings together a programme of events to highlight the often taboo subject of mental health issues in Scotland, and continues to tackle the subject head on . Bringing together what could be described as a who's who of Scottish indie music, the event initially kicked off with two gigs at the ABC in Glasgow in 2008. Since then, they have put on a series of gigs in both Glasgow and Edinburgh with [...]
Come on Gang! Having already been featured this week in my Scots Way-Hay feature, it's pretty obvious that there is a lot of love for the Edinburgh trio this week. They have just posted up their new single for free download on their homepage , make sure you check it out as 'Fortune Favours The Brave' is an absolute belter of an indie pop tune. Fruit Tree Foundation The Fruit Tree Foundation is a new independent project in Scotland led by Rod Jones (Idlewild) & Emma Pollock in partnership with The [...]
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