In lieu of something a little more substantive, here’s a reminder of Desert Hearts fine “Enturbulation = No Challenge” LP via a video for new single ‘Heavy Hangs The Head” which is out on Monday (2nd September). If anything, my regard for E=NC has increased since I wrote about it here. It’s not really revealed…
Month: August 2013
Traversing the Metropol Hotel – Book Festival
So that’s August in Edinburgh 2013 finally over and done with. As ever it’s been a frantic few weeks of gigs, Fringe shows and Book Festival events. We’ve done comparatively little of the last this year – just three events. And although I enjoyed the shows we saw I confess I didn’t feel quite so…
Swimming Against The Tide – Book Group live
The Winter Tradition / The Lonely Together / Book Group – Liquid Room, Edinburgh – 23rd August 2013 If there was ever a show to mark how far I’ve moved from popular music then last night’s show at the Liquid Room was it. On one hand there was my favourite live band of the moment,…
Tell Me When – Thula Borah LP
Being honest, sending me music by the public email address isn’t the best way to get my attention. Look, down there on the left – there’s a disclaimer says as much. But if you get to me via a private email address, chances are someone I know has put you on to me and that’s…
I Wish It Was Summer – Deathcats live
Deathcats / Et Tu Brute?? / Wozniak / Hookers for Jesus – The Cool Cat Club, Beat Generator Live!, Dundee – 16th August 2013 Yet again MPK2’s cricketing commitments impact on my rock’n’roll availability but unlike last Friday, this week I did get out. For the second time in a row I miss a fair…
Underneath The Apple Tree – Grant Hart LP
Grant Hart’s music career has been so sporadic over the last couple of decades, I’d almost given up on him producing a consistently great piece of work ever again. And, being honest, a double concept LP didn’t seem the most promising route to deliver that. Yet, defying expectations ‘The Argument’, released last month on Domino…
Manic Pop Thrills 