2nd July 2009

King Creosote is playing a special show on July 10th, at the Betsey Trotwood, in Farringdon, London.   Accompanied by a Fence Collective band, KC will be taking your requests, and singing a bunch of ol' faves.

Tickets are £11 + booking fee, through the Fence webshop.  You can buy yours here:  CLICKY

Support comes courtesy of our very own Player Piano.  Doors are at 8pm, and you're strongly advised to buy tickets before hand.

Ooh!

 

 

16th June 2009

Our pal, and Homegame favourite, Malcolm Middleton has just put out his new album 'Waxing Gibbous', on the Full Time Hobby label. It's very very good indeed, and features some angelic 'ooohing' and 'ahhhing' from King Creosote and The Pictish Trail. Don't believe me? Well, check out this video below for some HARD EVIDENCE (and some ghoulish socks).

Malcolm Middleton - 'Waxing Gibbous' from Mike Hemsley on Vimeo. 

No sooner is the Pictish Trail back from tour, than he's back on - opening for Malcolm in the following towns ...


FRIDAY - 26th June 2009
MALCOLM MIDDLETON + PICTISH TRAIL
The Tolbooth, STIRLING

8pm/ doors 7.45pm £12/£10

SATURDAY - 27th June 2009
MALCOLM MIDDLETON + PICTISH TRAIL
The Tunnels, ABERDEEN

doors 7.30pm, £10

SUNDAY - 28th June 2009
MALCOLM MIDDLETON + PICTISH TRAIL
King Tuts, GLASGOW

doors 8.30pm, £12.50

MONDAY - 29th June 2009
MALCOLM MIDDLETON + PICTISH TRAIL
Night & Day, MANCHESTER

doors 8pm, £11

TUESDAY - 30th June 2009
MALCOLM MIDDLETON + PICTISH TRAIL + LITTLE RAY
ICA, LONDON

doors/starts 7.30pm, £13.50

WEDNESDAY - 1st July 2009
MALCOLM MIDDLETON + PICTISH TRAIL
Glee Club, BIRMINGHAM

doors 7.30pm, last entry 8.15pm, £9/10

THURSDAY - 2nd July 2009
MALCOLM MIDDLETON + PICTISH TRAIL
Thekla, BRISTOL

doors/starts 7pm, £10

FRIDAY - 3rd July 2009
MALCOLM MIDDLETON + PICTISH TRAIL
Bodega, NOTTINGHAM

doors/starts 7pm, £10

SATURDAY - 4th July 2009
MALCOLM MIDDLETON + PICTISH TRAIL
Cluny, NEWCASTLE

doors 8pm, £10

 

28th May 2009

Please welcome a new addition to the Fence fold ...

WITHERED HAND!

Who he?  Well, he be Mr Dan Willson - an Edinburgh based singer-songwriter, who possesses a knack for penning the most forlorn of lyrics, with a voice drenched in winsome solitude. 

Who better to capture this than our so forlorn forefather, King Creosote. As you may have read in the bandstand, KC spent a few days recording Dan and his acoustic guitar, in the AIA Hall in Anstruther earlier this year - and the results can be tasted on this new 4-track EP, entitled You're Not Alone.

This is our first co-release with SL Records, from Edinburgh.   You can purchase the EP by clicking below ... 


>> CLICK HERE TO BUY THE EP FOR JUST £3.99!

>> CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO A TRACK ON MYSPACE!

 

While i've got your attention ... maybe you'll be interested in entering a competition for a pair of free tickets at a King Creosote / Pictish Trail / Player Piano show at the 100 Club, in London?

Well we've got two pairs of tickets to give away - one pair for the show on June 1st, and another pair for the show on June 2nd.  If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning, just send a message through our contact form (click the link below).  In the subject line write "Competition June 1st" or "Competition June 2nd", and in the message body let us know what your dream gig line-up would be.  OOH.

>> COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED! << 

 

18th May 2009

Hello chums,

There's a few things to tell you about today ... 

First on the menu - i've updated the webshop with some new bits'n'bats.


PLAYER PIANO - INTO THE DARK E.P.
Double 7" in gatefold sleeve + bonus CD!
PRE-ORDER!  We are nowtaking orders for the Player Piano E.P. - a superb mini-album, spreadover 4 sides of 7" vinyl, at a very special price for a limited time.

All songs are recorded and performed at home by Jeremy Radway (akaPlayer Piano) himself, with some of his friends providing incredibylush string arrangements. Sides A and B are slick hair-gelled glamcrooners, whereas Sides C & D are sugar-coated guitar pop stomps.

Both 7" records are lovingly housed in a superb gatefold sleeve,with artwork by Christian Ward (who also did artwork for The PictishTrail's Secret Soundz album) - and IT COMES WITH A FREE CD OF ALL THETRACKS ... AND A BONUS TRACK!

We'll have copies of this EP for sale over the next month at theKing Creosote / Pictish Trail / Player Piano tour of the UK - but youcan pre-order a copy now, and make a saving. Your copy will bedelivered to arrive on June 15th.

** You can have a sneaky listen to one of the EP tracks, 'Mad Dog', on our MySpace player - www.myspace.com/fencerecords **

>> PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY FOR JUST £5.99, BY CLICKING HERE!

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We've also got this range of new things in the shop:

>> CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EACH ITEM!

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FENCE PRESENTS: KC + PT + PP!

Fence Records hits the road on Thursday, with a string of dates around the UK.  King Creosote, The Pictish Trail and Player Piano (each accompanied by OnTheFly and Uncle Beesly) will be climbing into a rental car, and sharing a bag of Quavers around the following towns ...

THURSDAY 21st May 2009
Gala Theatre, DURHAM
Tix: 0191 3324041    www.galadurham.co.uk     
7pm     £10/£9 cons
 
FRIDAY 22nd May 2009
Stag & Dagger Festival, LEEDS
Taking place at the Brudenell Social Club, Tel: 0870 264 3333   
www.staganddagger.com    7pm     £10 / £15
 
SATURDAY 23rd May 2009
The GRV, EDINBURGH
0131 226 7010    www.thegrv.com / www.cutsandstrings.com    
7.30pm    £15
 
SUNDAY 24th May 2009
The Lemon Tree, ABERDEEN
01224 6411 22    www.boxofficeaberdeen.com    
7.30pm    £14
 
TUESDAY 26th May 2009
The Ironworks, INVERNESS
0871 7894 173    www.ironworksvenue.com   
7pm     £12
 
FRIDAY 29th May 2009
The Canteen, BARROW
01229 822113    www.canteenmaac.co.uk / www.myspace.com/thecanteenmaac   
7.30pm    £10
 
SATURDAY 30th May 2009
The Studio, HARTLEPOOL
01429 424440 / 01642 606525    www.studiohartlepool.com   
8pm    £11/£13
*NB - Pictish Trail is not playing this gig*
 
MONDAY 1st June 2009
100 Club, LONDON
08700 600 100 / 0870 264 3333     www.the100club.co.uk   
7.30pm    £13.50
 
TUESDAY 2nd June 2009
100 Club, LONDON
08700 600 100 / 0870 264 3333     www.the100club.co.uk   
7.30pm    £13.50
 
WEDNESDAY 3rd June 2009
Duke Of Yorks, BRIGHTON
01273 606312              www.meltingvinyl.co.uk           
9pm    12adv/£14
*NB - Player Piano is not playing this gig*
 
THURSDAY 4th June 2009
The Firestation, WINDSOR
01753 866 865    www.firestationartscentre.com   
8pm
 
FRIDAY 5th June 2009
The Globe, CARDIFF
02920 781458 / www.cardiffboxoffice.com     www.theglobecardiff.com             
7.30pm    £10
 
SATURDAY 6th June 2009
South Street Arts, READING
0118 960 6060    www.readingarts.com     
8pm    £12
 
SUNDAY 7th June 2009
The Musician, LEICESTER
0116 2510080    www.themusicianpub.co.uk   
8pm    £10adv
 
MONDAY 8th June 2009
Glee Club, BIRMINGHAM
0871 472 0400    www.glee.co.uk   
7.30pm    £12/£11
 
TUESDAY 9th June 2009
The Ruby Lounge, MANCHESTER
0161 832 1111    www.therubylounge.org   
7.30pm    £10 adv / £12 door
 
WEDNESDAY 10th June 2009
Fibbers, YORK
08700 600 100    www.fibbers.co.uk   
7.30pm    £10
 
SATURDAY 13th June 2009
The Garage, GLASGOW
08444 77 1000    www.synergyconcerts.com   
7pm     £10
 
FRIDAY 26th June 2009
Birnam Arts Centre, PERTH
01350 727 674    www.birnamarts.com   
8pm    £12 / £10
*NB - Pictish Trail is not playing this gig*
 

The King has got some special new merchandise with him for this tour - so don't miss out! 

 

30th April 2009

Ah ... the Homegame is over for another year, and what a top weekend it was.  The Pictish Trail has finally sobered up, and has put together a thank-you blog on the Fence website ...
>>> YOU CAN READ THE BLOG, HERE!


If you're suffering from post-Homegame depression, you might want to pop along to one of the following shows for a Fence fix.   The Pictish Trail is doing a short solo UK tour, with support from his American pals Viking Moses and Golden Ghost.  It's going to be emotional, folks ...

MAY 2009: PICTISH TRAIL + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST

FRIDAY 1st May 2009
The End, NEWCASTLE

78 Scotswood Road, NE4 7JH,  (0191) 2326 536,
Tickets £6/£5adv, Doors 8pm

SATURDAY 2nd May 2009
The Studio, HARTLEPOOL

As part of The Cosmos Club.  Tower Street, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS24 7HQ.
Tickets £4adv, available from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/45860.

SUNDAY 3rd May 2009
Henry Boons, WAKEFIELD

130 Westgate, WF2 9SR, (01924) 378 126
Tickets £8, Doors 8pm

MONDAY 4th May 2009
Kings Arms, SALFORD

11 Bloom St, Salford, M3 6AN  (0161) 832 3605
Tickets £6, Doors 8pm

TUESDAY 5th May 2009
Beltane, BUXTON

8A Hall Bank, SK17 6EW, (01298) 260 101
Doors 8pm, Tickets £5

WEDNESDAY 6th May 2009
Ferry Station, BRISTOL

with ROZI PLAIN and OLO WORMS (DJ)
Ferry Station Café, Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA,
Doors :7:30, cost :£5

THURSDAY 7th May 2009
The Luminaire, LONDON

with PLAYER PIANO too!
311 Kilburn High Road, NW6 7JR  (020) 7372 7123
Tickets £8ad, www.wegottickets.com, Doors 7.30pm

FRIDAY 8th May 2009
PICTISH TRAIL SOLO INSTORE @ RESIDENT RECORDS, BRIGHTON

28 Kensington Gardens, Brighton
FREE, at 6pm sharp

FRIDAY 8th May 2009

VENUE CHANGED! Now taking place at:
THE WESTERN FRONT
11 Cranbourne St
Brighton, BN1 2RD
01273 725656‎ 

Tickets £5, Doors 8pm

SUNDAY 10th May 2009
The Criterion, Leicester

44 Millstone Lane, LE1 5JN, (0116) 262 5418
Ticket price is £5 adv available from Rockaboom or £6 on the door. Doors at 8pm.


The Pictish one is also taking part at a special tribute show for the legendary Moondog - happening on May 30th, at the Barbican in London.  PT will be performing alongside Adem, Lightspeed Champion and Gruff'n'Bunf from the Super Furries.  
>>> CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

 

23rd April 2009

The King returns with his millionth album, and comeback for Domino, Flick The V's.  Ten tracks teaming with dry wit, suave one liners, stunning poise, great hair and a nice ass - all held together by that voice, accordion, guitar and drum machines.  Produced by Paul Savage at Chem19, and recorded with Jon Hopkins, The Earlies, Steve Mason and some Fence Collective chums - it's got everything that you could possibly want from a King Creosote record but were afraid to dream of.

Homegame Sooper Dooooper ticket holders already gots them the sweet sugar that is the DELUXXXE version of the album - they got it free this past weekend.  This special version comes with an extra disc of Fence Collective covers, performed by the King.  You can purchase it in all good indie shops, and from the Domino website (www.dominorecordco.com).

If you need more KC in your life, you might want to stroll down to the Pure Groove record shop in London (6-7 West Smithfield, Farringdon, EC1A 9JX) at around 5pm on Saturday 25th April (THAT'S THIS SATURDAY).  He'll be doing a free acoustic instore performance, y'see.  He's also performing at the KOKO that night, as part of the Camden Crawl.

Also happening in the London area, on Tuesday April 28th, is a special show at The Social (5 Little Portland St, just off Great Portland St).  As part of 'It's Crunch Time', there will be performances from The Fence KCollective, Player Piano and the Memory Band.  And all for the credit crunching price of 99p.  INSANE.  Doors are at 6pm, and it goes on til midnight, i think.

If you're not in the London area, you might want to check the gigs page for details on tour dates for King Creosote - he's playing across these fair isles throughout May and June, with The Pictish Trail and Player Piano as support.  What an irresistable bill.
 

5th April 2009

The first cut from King Creosote's new album, Flick The Vs  (which is released over Homegame weekend, 17th/18th/19th April 2009), is now available to view online!

'Coast On By' is also up for single of the week on Marc Radcliffe & Stuart Maconie's Radio 2 show - this is decided by listener vote, all votes have to be in by midnight on Sunday.

That's tonight!

Please email radcliffe.maconie@bbc.co.uk with "King Creosote - Coast On By" in the subject bar to make the good times happen!

UPDATE!  KING CREOSOTE'S 'COAST ON BY' WAS MADE RADCLIFFE AND MACONIES SINGLE OF THE WEEK!  IT WON!  IT CAME FIRST!  BONZA!

 

30th March 2009

Greetings from America!

Just a quick news item to let you know about a new Rozi Plain radio session ... 

On the first day of our US tour we went to visit our pal David Garland, to do a Rozi Plain session for his Spinning On Air radio show on WNYC.  There's some choice cuts from her debut album, 'Inside Over Here', as well as a couple new tracks ... and some chat with Garland himself.  Lovely chap.

 
You can see pix from the session, and download the whole thing here:

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/spinning/episodes/2009/03/29
 

The Pictish Trail / Rozi Plain tour around America continues this week, with Viking Moses and Golden Ghost - and visits New York on Thursday April 2nd at Crash Mansion (199 Bowery).   Tickets are $8 advance, and $10 on the door -and you can purchase them from here - or by clicking the flyer below ...

 

 

8th March 2009

To escape Homegame organisation, The Pictish Trail is packing his bags, and heading off to America for a month.  He's taking with him 30 pairs of pants, 30 pairs of socks, his Micro-Korg, small mixer, Kaossilator, acoustic guitar ... and also Rozi Plain!  The pair will be touring with our Homegame guests, Viking Moses and Golden Ghost, for what is sure to be an incredible Fence tour!

The tour kicks off this Tuesday night, March 10th, with a show **JUST ANNOUNCED** at Monster Island Basement, in Brooklyn NYC - and continues through Buffalo, Oberlin, Chicago, St Louis, Fayetteville, Denton, Houston, Lafayette, New Orleans, Birmingham (in, er, Alabama), Macon, Athens, Charlotte, Charleston, Chapel Hill, Winston-Salem, Baltimore, NYC again, Long Island, Philadelphia, Boston, New Haven ... with a week long stop in Austin, Texas, for the South By South West conference!

FOUND will also be over for SxSW.  Both Pictish Trail + FOUND are playing at the Scottish Showcase on Friday March 20th, from 2.45pm onwards. FOUND are also playing a few shows in New York at the end of the month too.

Here's the full listings of all dates

ROZI PLAIN
Tue March 10 New York, NY - WNYC (Spinning On Air recording session.)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Tue March 10  Brooklyn, NY - Monster Island Basement
(128 River St @ Metropolitan Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Wed March 11 Buffalo, NY EARLY SHOW - 6PM @ Sugar City w/ JEFFREY LEWIS, DUFUS
(19 Wadsworth / Buffalo, NY / 14201)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Thu March 12 Oberlin, OH @ Oberlin College - Fairchild Chapel
(50 W Lorain St / Oberlin, OH‎ / 44074)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Fri March 13 Chicago, IL @ The Palace
(2005 S. Allport / coach house in rear of main house / Chicago, IL / 60608)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Sat March 14 Rock Island, IL @ Daytrotter (noon recording session)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Sat March 14 St Louis, MO @ Lemp Arts (evening show)
(3222 Lemp Ave, St Louis, MO 63118)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Sun March 15 Fayetteville, AR @ Smoke & Barrel Tavern
(324 W Dickson St, Fayetteville, AR 72701)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Mon March 16 Denton, TX @ Muscle Beach (HouseByHouseWest)
(907 Denton St, Denton, TX 76201)

FOUND
Wed March 18 Austin TX -  Peckerheads
HYPE MACHINE / BLOG FRESH RADIO PARTY. FOUND on at 5pm
(402 E. 6th Austin, TX 78701 (above Jackalope)

PICTISH TRAIL
Wed March 18 Austin, TX @ Club 1808 (Pictish Trail - Moshi Moshi Party - 7pm)
(1808 E 12th St / Austin, TX / 78702)

ROZI PLAIN
Thu March 19 Austin, TX @ Monkey Wrench Books (Rozi Plain - 12pm)
(110 E North Loop Blvd / Austin, TX / 78751)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Thu March 19 Austin, TX - EARLY SHOW - 2PM @ Murkville / Silence Day Party

FOUND
Thu March 19th Austin, TX Fado's Irish Pub
FADO'S DAY PARTY, FOUND on at 3pm
(214 West 4th St, Austin TX 78701)

VIKING MOSES
Thu March 19 Austin, TX - EARLY SHOW - 5:30PM - Viking Moses @ French Legation Museum (Other Music/Dig For Fire Party)
(802 San Marcos Street / Austin, TX / 78702)

VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Fri March 20 Austin, TX @ Monkey Wrench Books (Viking Moses - 12pm, Golden Ghost 12:45)
(110 E North Loop Blvd / Austin, TX / 78751)

PICTISH TRAIL + FOUND
Fri March 20 : Austin, TX @ SHOWCASING SCOTLAND PARTY
FOUND are on at 2.45pm / / Pictish on at 4.15pm
(512 San Jacinto, Austin, 78701 TX)

PICTISH TRAIL - OFFICIAL SHOWCASE
Fri March 20 Austin, TX @ Creekside EMC Hilton Garden Inn (Pictish Trail - 1am)
(500 N I-35 / Austin, TX / 78701)

FOUND - OFFICIAL SHOWCASE
Sat March 21, Austin TX - Volume Nightclub, FOUND 9pm
(612 E. 6TH ST, Austin, TX 78701)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Mon March 23 Houston, TX @ Super Happy Fun Land w/ Drew Danbury, The Wild Moccasins
(3801 Polk Street / Houston, TX / 77003)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Tue March 24 Lafayette, LA - 1PM @ KRVS FM - Lacouture Lagniappe Radio Show

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Tue March 24 Scott, LA @ Bourque's Social Club
(1012 Saint Mary Street / Scott, LA / 70583)

FOUND
Tue March 24 NYC, NY -  Fontana's
(105 Eldridge St., New York City, New York 10002)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Wed March 25 New Orleans, LA (details pending)

FOUND
Wed March 25 NYC, NY - Rockwood Music Hall
(196 Allen Street, New York City, New York 10002)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Thu March 26 Birmingham, AL - Details pending

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Fri March 27 Macon, GA @ The Golden Bough Bookstore
(371 Cotton Ave / Macon, GA / 31201)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Sat March 28 Athens, GA @ Flicker Theater
(263 W Washington St / Athens, GA / 30601)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Sun March 29 Charlotte, NC @ Bay Street House

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Mon March 30 Charleston, SC @ John Rivers Communications Museum
(58 George Street / Charleston, SC / 29424)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Tue March 31 Chapel Hill, NC @ No Love For Ned (6pm radio session)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Tue March 31 Winston-Salem, NC @ Krankies - The Werehouse w/ Cakes Of Light
(211 East Third Street / Winston-Salem, NC / 27101)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Wed April 1 Baltimore, MD (details pending)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Thu April 2 New York, NY @ Crash Mansion
(199 Bowery / New York, NY / 10002)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Fri April 3 Long Island, NY @ middle school show (3pm - 5pm)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Fri April 3 Philadelphia, PA @ Bernie Mac Memorial Museum
(5006 Cedar Ave / Philadelphia, PA / 19143)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Sat April 4 Boston, MA (details pending)

PICTISH TRAIL + ROZI PLAIN + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST
Sun April 5 New Haven, CT @ BAR w/ Landing
(254 Crown Street / New Haven, CT / 06511)


Phew.

America isn't getting all the love, though.  The Pictish Trail is touring with Golden Ghost and Viking Moses in May, at select dates around the UK. We're looking for shows to fill May 5th and 6th ... and possibly some shows over May 9th and 10th too!  If you're interested, get in touch with The Pictish Trail via MySpace (www.myspace.com/pictishtrail)

PICTISH TRAIL + VIKING MOSES + GOLDEN GHOST MAY UK TOUR!

Fri May 1 Newcastle - The End

Sat May 2 Hartlepool - Cosmos Club

Sun May 3 Wakefield - Henry Boons

Mon May 4 Manchester - Kings Arms

Thu May 7 London - Luminaire, with Player Piano

Fri May 8 Brighton - Upstairs at The Quadrant
 

5th March 2009

Every so often, an album comes along that changes the way you think about music ... and about life; it touches you in a special way - and reminds you of all the special moments in your life that you have shared with friends, relatives, pets and inanimate furry objects. 

The Red Well's debut album is not that album.  It doesn't do any of that 'era-defining' crap.  But it's really f**king good.  And it rocks like a mother.

Even The List thinks so, in their current issue ...

THE RED WELL - AMID STORMS WE ARRIVE
**** (4 STARS)
This Edinburgh outfit have been impressing live audiences for years, and this debut album does a great job of capturing their unique blend of post-grunge and Scottish folky indie. It’s an ambitious record, epic grandeur lurking in the dynamics of ‘Put In A Good Word For Me’ and especially the awesome ‘Water, Eventually’, while there is a thread of poignant melancholy throughout, most noticeably in the plaintive ‘Skerryvore’.

Singer Jim Abel’s emotive vocal is matched by arrangements that marry the wilful exuberance of Pavement with the heartfelt songsmithery of Springsteen’s more thoughtful moments. All in all, a quality calling card.

= = = =

>> YOU CAN BUY THE RED WELL ALBUM HERE!

The Red Well are playing THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON (7th March 2009), as part of our Pre-Season Friendly at Old St Paul's Church Hall (on Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh).  Tickets are available online (your name will be reserved at the door), from Avalanche Records (on Cockburn Street), and of the door of the venue (doors open at 2pm) - and ALL ticketholders will receive a free copy of the new Player Piano E.P.!

>> BUY TICKETS FOR THE PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY HERE!

 

 

The Red Well

Withered Hand

 

 

You're Not Alone
CD - £3.99

LOVE + HATE = HATE
 CD   OUT OF STOCK

I Don't Have The Heart For This b/w Start The Sound
7" - £2.99

 

 

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