Monthly Archives: March 2011

Scottish Pop Song of the Day #33

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Bats in the Attic (2011) I don’t think I’ll ever get over this song. I don’t think I can write about it. I did, however, recently interview King Creosote and Jon Hopkins about their collaboration on ‘Diamond … Continue reading →

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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #32

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Sons & Daughters – Silver Spell (2011) I have this recollection of what I think was Sons & Daughters‘ first-ever gig. (Please correct me if I’m wrong). They were playing with Arab Strap at Nice ‘n’ Sleazy in Glasgow, it must … Continue reading →

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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #31

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

Lungleg – Right Now Baby! (1997) When I wrote about Gilded Lil a while back, I noted a dearth of online evidence with regard to many Central Belt mid-nineties DIY bands and labels. We’re talking largely pre-internet, of course, so this isn’t all that surprising, … Continue reading →

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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #30

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

The Pastels – Crawl Babies (1987) “I want to build her up, up as tall as a church, just to watch her, just to watch her falling down…” Today dawned with some tantalising indie-pop gossip, courtesy of Twitter. The Pastels, our beloved … Continue reading →

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Is SXSW always the best direction for Scottish bands?

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Here’s a link to a feature I wrote for The Herald, which considers the value of Texas music industry trade fair SXSW (South by Southwest) to Scottish artists.

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Scottische Pop Song of the Day #29

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

FOUND – Shallow (2011) Today sees the release of FOUND‘s excellent long-player, ‘factorycraft’. I reviewed the Edinburgh art-pop collective’s third studio missive for The List here, but my word count was breached before I could articulate my greatest wish. That is, … Continue reading →

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Some interviews, reviews etc

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

Here are a few links to recent interviews I’ve done with The View’s Kyle Falconer (The Herald), Janelle Monae (The Herald), James Blake (The Herald), Katy B (The Herald) and Teddy Thompson (The Herald). And some live reviews of Kid … Continue reading →

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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #28

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

Meursault – A Fair Exchange (2010) Winding out of Anstruther, on a post-Homegame Monday morning, and this comes on the stereo. Yes, there were tears. A Fair Exchange is the closing track on Meursault‘s excellent second album, All Creatures Will Make … Continue reading →

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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #27

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

Withered Hand – No Cigarettes (2009) Edinburgh’s Withered Hand – aka Dan Willson – is one of our best-loved singer-songwriters. But he’s run into some trouble getting into America for an imminent tour – despite having a record deal over there … Continue reading →

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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #26

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

KLF feat. Tammy Wynette – Justified & Ancient (Stand by the JAMs) (1991) The early nineties produced some ace anomaly (but not novelty) pop hits - brilliant, commercially-massive songs which revoked all conventional wisdom vis-a-vis the themes that sell records (i.e. sex, love, heartbreak, relationships) and instead drew … Continue reading →

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