A micro-indie record label based in Fife, Scotland: The Fence Collective, King Creosote, The Pictish Trail, FOUND, James Yorkston, OnTheFly, Rozi Plain, François & the Atlas Mountains, Player Piano, Gummi Bako, Lone Pigeon, Pip Dylan, H.M.S. Ginafore, OLO Worms and more . . .
A ten song tug-of-war of longing, regret, guilt, lust and more regret – topped and tailed by plaintive instrumentals. Mournful accordions wallow in a bed of muddy synths, wineglass symphonies, plodding banjo and stirring piano chords. Floating above it all are two beautifully distinct voices, each blessed/tainted with a knack for penning the most heart-breaking of lyrics.
King Creosote
In 1995 Kenny Anderson, then lead singer/songwriter for the scottish bands skuobhie dubh orchestra and khartoum heroes, launched his own label fence with his own solo project king creosote. With a healthy cynicism of all things music industry related, kc set out to make home recorded music in as stress-free an environment as possible, and [...]
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