The name may be unfamiliar, but it’s quite possible you’ve seen the faces before. Certainly FANGS, who you may (or may not) see on tour with Sons and Daughters, have been around the block, so to speak. Two parts electropunks Motormark, one part, um, prog punks Lapsus Linguae, their lineup is not all it seems, as they’ll explain shortly. more… “FANGS”
Monade, the band led by Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier – best-known as the band’s singer and lyricist – release their third LP, Monstre Cosmic, on the 18th February 2008 on too pure. more… “Monade step out of the ‘lab”
Mysterious masked men Clinic have released a free download, which is available from website clinicvoot.org. Single ‘Free Not Free’ is the first to be taken from forthcoming album Do It. more… “free Clinic”
Launching threadsofsound.com, it’s perhaps apt that this new website, which will (eventually) embrace all forms of music in Scotland, sets its stall out with a lineup which could be described as ‘eclectic’. It’s also Burns night; whether that’s relevant is another matter. more… “Amphetameanies / Retrosexuals / Project: Ven Hell”
Glasgow act (and itm? and Mojo favourites) De Rosa have embarked upon a project to bring music to the lives of a needy public, all year round. more… “De Rosa – the gift that keeps on giving”
We’re honoured, you know. Some of the bands who’ve played at itm? shows in the past have been almost household names (well, our household), but it’s not just about the big names, but smaller acts who’ve traveled from afar and done shows for the sheer joy of it. more… “Stevie Jackson & Friends / SAY / Friends of the Bride”
One of our favourite cliches round these here parts is “if you’ve not heard of them already, you will soon”. This applies nicely to Glasgow 5-piece Attic Lights, with the only caveat to this being that you will quite probably have heard of them already. Perhaps you heard them on the BMX Bandits’ most recent album My Chain. Or you spotted them on BBC2’s Culture show, or on BBC Scotland (The Music Show, and Rapal) or STV’s Nochd Gun Chadal’. And those are just the sightings, their stirring harmonies are well-kent on XFM London, Radio 2, and all the places that you’d expect to hear a band that, it seems, everyone is talking about. more… “Attic Lights”
Scotland’s favourite indie music website was previously available in magazine format – and back issues are still available to purchase more… “itm? back issues – special offer”
I’m not sure that this is a Battle of the Bands – there doesn’t appear to be a ‘battle’ as such – but everything else points towards that most heinous of show types – the venue itself, the ‘mixed’ styles in the lineup, the Friday night clientele who move into position like a finely-drilled supporters army before retreating to the bar when their favourites are done. more… “Storm Society”
The Breeders will play their first UK dates in 6 years as they come to the UK to promote new album – Mountain Battles – which is out on 4AD on Monday 7th April. more… “Breeders happy event – April tour and album”