In the first of what’s to become a regular column, Billy Hamilton – co-editor of The Scotsman’s Under the Radar new music site – delves deep into Scotland’s tartan-toned landscape.
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King Creosote – Flick the Vs
Not normally one to shoot from the hip, somewhere along the way Kenny Anderson’s grown a set of balls – and he likes it.
Now, Now Every Children – Cars
Not ones for grammar, Minneapolis duo Now, Now Every Children have produce a toploaded debut that contradicts their love of triumphant climaxes…
Butcher Boy – React or Die
Butcher Boy return with the release of follow up long-player ‘React or Die’. A brazen title for an act submerged in an ocean of shite with only a straw for air.
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone – Advance Base Battery Life
Offering little to seasoned CFTPA fans and even less to those of unaccustomed lugs, Advance Base Battery Life feels like a record label stroll down memory lane…
Teitur – The Singer
The Faeroese singer-songwriter’s dulcet tones may fissure opinion, but, as Billy Hamilton discovers, his music is disappointingly middling…
Andrew Bird – Noble Beast
Always a mystery, Andrew Bird’s fourth studio album finds the Chicago-born troubador at one with himself. Billy Hamilton reviews its sometimes luscious, sometimes languid, troves…
Blackmarket – The Elephant In The Room
“A sheenful glaze of production at least attempts at washing away the woefully inept song writing but you’d need Phil Spector, a rifle and a shit-ton of microdots to make this record sound halfway entertaining.” Billy Hamilton is full of the joys of Spring when reviewing Blackmarket’s latest.
TLOBF’s Alternative Christmas Crackers
We’ve lovingly compiled an alternative list of Yuletide cuts so sharp they’d scythe through the toughest of turkeys. With presents like this, who needs an iPhone under the tree?
Trost – Trust Me
A mixed bag for the Cobra Killer this time around… what WOULD the Mighty Boosh boys thing of it? Billy Hamilton reviews.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Corn Exchange, Edinburgh 26/11/08
From the foreboding storm clouds congregating over the Edinburgh skyline to the 1,000 or so punters descending upon The Corn Exchange like a plague of ravenous locusts, there’s the distinct feeling that something biblical is about to unfold.
Henrik – Faction
Henrik’s Faction could be considered the sonic equivalent of the working week’s final day. The clock tick tocks with all the velocity of a snail making its way to a French restaurant. Billy Hamilton is not impressed.
Air France – No Way Down
Soaked in synth-heavy retrospect and enchanting rhythms, each sumptuous cut is a joy to consume. Billy Hamilton reviews one of the most exciting releases of 2008.
Catfish Haven – Devastator
Hating this record on face value is nigh-on impossible but to the well-honed senses of discerning musos Catfish Haven are as meaningful as Madonna’s wedding vows..
Peter Broderick – Home
‘Home’ slowly glides through the eardrums; fluttering heart strings and quivering neck-hairs on its way to the stomach’s pit where it radiates a warm, omnipresent glow.
TLOBF Interview :: Frightened Rabbit vs The Twilight Sad [pt2]
In the second of our exclusive two part interview, Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison and The Twilight Sad’s James Graham continue their discussion of Scottish swear words… and more!
