I Can’t Pretend to Know What’s Going On – Malcolm Middleton LP review

Malcolm Middleton – Bananas (Triassic Tusk) Malcolm Middleton returns with a tremendous new LP ‘Bananas’ on Friday 5 October. The album is getting a vinyl release on the Fife based Triassic Tusk label which has previously released records by the likes of Lomond Campbell and Withered Hand. Sonically, ‘Bananas’ sees Malcolm returning to a more…

Song of the Week #34 (2018) – The Chills

The latest Song of the Week is the first single taken from the Chills‘ excellent new LP ‘Snow Bound’ – out now on Fire Records. ‘Complex’ has been out as a single for a few weeks but its parent LP only arrived last Friday. ‘Snow Bound’ builds on the success of “comeback” LP ‘Silver Bullets’…

Chipper – Spare Snare live

Spare Snare / Muppet Mule – The Leith Depot – Saturday 18th August 2018 I’m not aware that Spare Snare have played Edinburgh since I’ve been paying attention so this Edinburgh engagement was teh first time I’d had the chance to see them I the capital as well as a long overdue opportunity to visit…

Song of the Week #33 (2018) – We Were Promised Jetpacks

OK, it’s only a few weeks since I featured We Were Promised Jetpacks but since hearing this song since the gig pictured above, I’ve been desperate to hear it in the studio. At the time I described the song thusly: Instead that honour was reserved for the final of four new songs aired – ‘Repeating…