oh, eagleowl, eagleowl, eagleowl.
…Where do I start?
I could speak with the envy, that this amazing band get this great coverage, worship and adulation, in Scotland and further afield. I could drop in – again – the fact that I used to work with violinist Malcolm in Fopp six or seven years ago. Sulk that they’ve had a Radio 1 session. But I’m genuinely pleased for them, and genuinely glad to see them doing well. Because they deserve every bit of praise that’s come their way and more.
Because – following on from their For The Thoughts You Never Had EP, and the ‘Sleep the Winter’ 7″ – this third release from the Edinburgh band shows them continuing to grow and stretch their, er, well, wings (sorry). Over the course of the four songs, yet again Bart and the band break my heart. It’s simultaneously simple, yet heartbreaking, so straightforward and yet utterly complex. How do Bart, Clarissa, Malcolm and (more often than not) Rob do it? The final, nearly ten minute track on the EP ‘The Conjunction’ is like being fed the whole of Low’s oeuvre in ten minutes, it’s so beautiful. Dammit, I’ve got a lump in my throat.
Every single one of these tracks is outstanding in its own right. eagleowl have upped their game, and if I run the risk of sounding sycophantic, so bloody well be it.