Thee Moths - Glytchvölk Musique Concr'te

Featuring ten tracks that have previously been released on a variety of low-key compilations, as well as an EP's worth of new material, it's thanks to the vision of Pet Piranha Records that the original lo-fi versions have remained intact. They obviously realised that, as with The Lone Pigeon, it's intricacies such as the jittering drumbeats and haunting snippets of half-songs that make the music of Alex Botten and friends so repeatedly rewarding. Vocals that sound like they're disappearing down the plug-hole are offset by a serenade of circling seagulls, and Gaelic folk song 'Tha Mi Sgith' flickers between Botten's original melodies like a ghost amongst flames. Though they may not please their hometown's tourist board with titles like 'Dundee Is a Smothering Darkness', Thee Moths should be considered a national treasure, and this album a treasure trove worth ransacking. [Milo McLaughlin]