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Scottish Albums of the Decade #17: King Creosote - Rocket D.I.Y
I feel a bit awkward telling you my 'Scottish Album of the Decade'. I'm an avid record collector – pretty much every penny I earn is ploughed into the ... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #12: Arab Strap - The Red Thread
Arab Strap’s previous effort, 1999’s Elephant Shoe, did not receive the critical success the band had enjoyed since its inception. Two years late... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #8: The Delgados - The Great Eastern
When I was thinking of a few good reasons why this was my pick for the Scottish album of the decade, I realised it had nothing to to do with it being 'The Be... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #20: Malcolm Middleton - Into the Woods
Into the Woods wasn’t the Arab Strap guitarist’s first album – the quixotically titled 5:14 Fluoxytine Seagull Alcohol John Nicotine snuck ... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #6: King Creosote - KC Rules OK
Not even King Creosote's mother owns everything in his discography, as it's filled with dozens of rare Fence Collective releases and CD-Rs. But if this isn't... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #4: Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
On the face of it, their product is hardly revolutionary. Yet, for the past year and a half, The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit has been the album... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #14: Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People
The short but sweet Rock Action may have set a new course for Blur-botherers Mogwai, but Happy Songs For Happy People was where the journey really began. Ope... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #9: Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Alright, I admit it, when The Campfire Headphase dropped in 2005 I was one of the fans who was up in arms about BoC's new sound. Where were the beats? What w... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums Of The Decade #16: Meursault - Pissing On Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues
A few years ago, some would argue that Edinburgh’s music scene could be suitably represented by a stale bale of tumbleweed. But finally, creeping subtl... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #7: Arab Strap - Monday at the Hug and Pint
“Enjoy it while you can, because it won’t last long…” So sings Malcolm Middleton over the characteristically resolute backdrop of Th... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #2: The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
The world is set up wrong. We know this now. While Glasvegas gallivant around the globe, filling stadiums with their sing-along dogshite nonsense, another gr... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #13: Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country
Initially hampered by constant comparisons to Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura have picked up that baton and accelerated away. Established now as one of... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Albums of the Decade #18: Uncle John and Whitelock - There Is Nothing Else...
To say that Uncle John and Whitelock were a good live band would be an egregious understatement. Helmed by demonic Bowie-doppelgänger Jacob Lovatt [now ... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Scottish Clubbing Highlights – June 2016
Glasgow It’s a big month ahead for the west coast, and first up there’s a colossal party in store when legendary Chicago native Green Velvet, ak... Read more »| Updated almost 8 years ago -
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Scottish Gig Highlights – December 2013
The month of Christmas often offers slim pickings, gig-wise, what with everyone saving cash to participate in the annual consumer-fest, or conserving their u... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago -
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Scottish Gig Highlights – January 2016
While it’s basically impossible to separate the New Year from the dreaded attendant guilt that those resolutions inevitably bring, we say balls to that... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Bands That Built Us: The Skinny at 10
Any title that dedicates a lot of time and effort to music can only be as good as the groups and solo artists that it writes about. We've been lucky to have ... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago -
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Scottish Music Highlights: 1-7 Aug
Gigs in Edinburgh this week Kate Nash @ The Queen's Hall, 1 AugHard to believe, but Kate Nash's breakthrough record Made of Bricks is a decade old... Read more »| Updated almost 7 years ago -
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Now & Then: An A-Z of Scottish Music
Admiral Fallow Indie folk sextet Admiral Fallow have been furrowing away since 2007 under the guidance of singer-songwriter Louis Abbott. His heart-on-sleev... Read more »| Updated over 10 years ago -
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Cult Listening: 12 Scottish Records for the Discerning Fresher
Music is one of the things this country does best, so it’s not enough to just recognise 500 Miles, Take Me Out and The Mother We Share. Here’s 12... Read more »| Updated over 9 years ago -
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Laeto – III
In case you haven't heard of them – and if that's true, you're Scottish and consider yourself a fan of quality rock music, shame on you – this Du... Read more »| Updated over 13 years ago -
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Green Peppers - Domino Mornings
Had Domino Mornings been released a decade or so ago, it's easy to imagine Jim McCulloch's solo project having more success than it probably will have now â... Read more »| Updated almost 17 years ago -
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Copy Haho – Copy Haho
Having served time on the Scottish circuit for the better part of a decade, the debut album from Stonehaven’s Copy Haho is a long-awaited, suitably ant... Read more »| Updated almost 13 years ago -
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The Birthday Suit – The Eleventh Hour
Anyone who has listened to a Scottish indie record in the past decade will be able to join the dots between The Birthday Suit and their notable heritage. For... Read more »| Updated over 12 years ago -
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Jacob Yates & the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers – Luck
This might be Jacob Yates & the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers’ debut full-length, but they’ve got hefty boots to fill, what with Uncle John & ... Read more »| Updated almost 13 years ago -
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The Jesus and Mary Chain – Damage and Joy
When does a trademark become a cliché? In the instance of The Jesus and Mary Chain, it’s often hard to tell. Out of context, this LP is filled w... Read more »| Updated about 7 years ago -
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Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Following 2007’s The Midnight Organ Fight can hardly be described as a pressure-free endeavour. Frightened Rabbit’s often stark, heart-on-sleeve,... Read more »| Updated about 14 years ago -
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2009: A Year in Records (#2-10)
2. GRIZZLY BEAR - VECKATIMEST Through no fault of their own, sometimes great bands acquire unhealthy legacies: Nirvana, I'm looking at you particularly. One ... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Meursault - William Henry Miller Pt. 1 & 2
Meursault have had a good 2009: they’ve grown without losing lustre and garnered wide critical praise (including a place in our Scottish albums of the ... Read more »| Updated over 14 years ago -
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Premiere: A Mote of Dust – Home (Mogwai remix)
A Mote of Dust sees Craig B take a stripped-back, acoustic approach; taking its title from a quote by cosmologist Carl Sagan, the nine-track album focus... Read more »| Updated over 8 years ago