Foxgang
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Foxgang are Glasgow 4 piece who, we’re told, have an English vocalist and an American guitarist. more… “Foxgang”
Foxgang are Glasgow 4 piece who, we’re told, have an English vocalist and an American guitarist. more… “Foxgang”
This is a weird one. Kicking off with a guitar intro like something from the first Clash album more… “iDriveHome”
One of those demos that turns up in the editor’s email box and gets wedged there for a few months, ‘Running’ starts off all moody electronica – think Brian Eno and his ‘found sound’, live from the Russian Steppes. After a slow buildup it kicks into life with some serious beats and a chorus that Brian Ferry would have been happy to invent electropop for, before abandoning it for something a bit more lounge lizard-y.
And that kind of sums up the band – Benbecula artist Keir MacCulloch (aka Araya), and Angus Carbarns who has served time in Theatre Fall and The Cinematics. There’s more on their myspace including the decidedly chipper ‘A Specter Is Haunting Europe’ – www.myspace.com/capitalsband
The fact its lead track shares its name with a Sonic Youth album doesn’t mean that this Dundee 4-piece are in that noise-rock ballpark, but they will probably please fans of that genre more… “Dominant Figure”
It does feature slightly mannered vocals but on the title track it’s a mix of light and shade as a rattling drumbeat soundtracks a tale of woe more… “The Morgue Party Candidate”
What sounds like it’s going to be yet another singer-songwriter quickly introduces drums (albeit synthetic, probably) more… “Little Fire”
And back to the 80 we go. No, wait! Rather than a sleek new romantic-style electonic pop number, Das Filth instead more… “Das Filth”
“Greg, you might have mental issues…” “Tell me something I don’t already know!” more… “Greg Whalen”
A demo, I believe, from a Dundee act, but surely they’ll soon get something released. ‘Or Optimism’ it already sounds like there’s several things going on more… “Popolo”
Unsigned ethereal loveliness from a Birmingham / Plymouth duo – well, that’s how my initial notes read more… “Sophie and Jack”