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2011: A Vintage Year for The Scottish Album
This article originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on December 26 2011, under the heading: Out With The Old – The Highs of 2011. Herald Critics Look Back At A Jam-Packed Year of Arts. As global major labels misfired … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, writing etc, Reviews (Albums)
Tagged Adam Stafford, Aidan Moffat, Bill Wells, By Toad Records, Chemikal Underground, Conquering Animal Sound, Domino, Fence Records, FOUND, Gerry Loves Records, Happy Particles, Jon Hopkins, Jonnie Common, Kid Canaveral, King Creosote, Meursault, Mogwai, Monoganon, Muscles of Joy, Olive Grove Records, Pensioner, Pumajaw, Remember Remember, Rob St John, Rock Action, Rustie, Scottish albums of 2011, Song, Tattie Toes, The Son(s), Warp, Watts of Goodwill, Wiseblood Industries, Wounded Knee
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The Majestic Ascent of Kid Canaveral
This is the unedited version of the Kid Canaveral feature which ran in The Herald newspaper (Scotland) on Tuesday May 31. The stars aligned around St Andrews in the summer of 2001. It was then that a quiet-spoken girl from England … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Journalism, writing etc
Tagged Edinburgh, Fence, Glasgow, indie pop, Kid Canaveral, King Creosote, Scottish Pop, Shouting At Wildlife, St Andrews, The Pictish Trail, Tiffany
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Scottish Pop Song of the Day #16
Kid Canaveral – So Close To Beautiful (2007) At the risk of coming on all Kid Canaveral obscurist, this B-side to the loveable indie-mob’s debut single, Smash Hits, is an absolute belter – and my only slight (and I mean … Continue reading
Posted in Scottish Pop Song of the Day
Tagged Edinburgh, Fence, Fife, Kid Canaveral, Scottish Pop, St Andrews
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