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Monthly Archives: December 2011
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
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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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Wee round-up of some (but not all) stuff I’ve covered of late, by way of a perfunctory update, and also as an excuse to post my two favourite Christmas records this year… I interviewed Grant Hart (of Husker Du) and Pumajaw for … Continue reading
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