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This first single from Edinburgh band The Kays Lavelle’s new album is being given away for free from tomorrow at Wiseblood Industries and already it’s getting the kind of positive buzz not seen since eagleowl’s last release. Though it’s hard not to describe ‘The Hours’ as a 6 minute epic, don’t let that fool you [...]
dear reader: I know how confusing it is, when I jump back and forth between topics like a fickle cheerleader working her way through the school football team. And while new Scottish music is clearly an interest of mine, it is not, though some incorrectly assume otherwise, all that this blog is about. But on [...]
Hold This Ghost feels like a proper record, a real collection of songs that works best listened to as a whole. Based around the songwriting partnership of Sean Ogilvie and Micah Rabwin, from Portland Oregon, Musée Mécanique are named after a collection of vintage amusement and musical instruments in San Francisco, aptly so because the [...]
I have a terrible habit of ignoring bands because of my innate prejudices. In the case of Mumford & Sons, I thought it was an awful name, reminiscent of a terrible prime time sitcom starring Dawn French. Plus they’re apparently from London, but they do folky music, and frankly I wanted to keep that [...]