Month: April 2018

Calculating Infinity – Adam Stafford LP review

Adam Stafford has been responsible for some of the best records I’ve heard in recent years but new double LP ‘Fire Behind the Curtain’ (due out this week on Song, By Toad Records) doesn’t see him trying to repeat a successful formula. Instead Adam has moved away from his recent song-based work back into almost…

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Song of the Week #17 (2018) – Martin John Henry

Been meaning to feature the new Martin John Henry LP ‘Some Evil Ways’ since it rather unexpectedly popped into the world a couple of weeks ago but the arrival of a video for the title track has been the perfect motivation. ‘Some Evil Ways’ was recorded by Martin himself and arrived with literally no pre-publicity…

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Banging on the Ceiling with a Broomstick – Mercury Rev live

Mercury Rev / Lyla Foy – The Tolbooth, Stirling – Tuesday 24th April, 2018 An evening of firsts. This was the first time I’d seen a band tour an album for a *third* time whilst, due to the See Tickets fuck-up, it was also the first visit to Stirling’s Tolbooth. Both firsts turned out rather…

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Rattling Through – Broken Records live

Broken Records / Dante – Church, Dundee – Saturday 21st April 2018 Not quite sure what happened on Saturday night. After a short wait for Broken Records to appear at their in-store at Assai in the afternoon, at one point it looked like we might have a long wait to see their headline slot at…

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We Didn’t Get The Email – Book Group live

Book Group / Kid Canaveral / eagleowl / Jamie Sutherland – Thomas Morton Hall, Leith, Edinburgh – Friday 20th April 2018 First trip to the Leith Theatre complex for us on Friday even if it was only into the smaller Thomas Morton Hall rather than the main theatre itself. That will have to wait until…

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