New sounds from Scotland!
Admiral Fallow | Over the Wall | Tango in the Attic
Woodenbox With A Fistful Of Fivers | The Wellgreen
The Seventeenth Century | Kitty the Lion
Three Blind Wolves | Sebastian Dangerfield
Admiral Fallow (formerly known as Brother Louis Collective until 2010) is a Scottish musical group formed in 2007 by singer/song-writer Louis Abbott.
They’re influenced by acts including Tom Waits, Elbow, Low, Midlake, King Creosote, and Bruce Springsteen. And add clarinet, flute, stand up double bass and four vocalists to create their own usual joyous, orchestral-tinged pop sound.
The group recorded debut album “Boots Meets My Face” in 2009, had it produced by Paul Savage (award winning producer) and have been helped by Fyfe Dangerfield since the very beginning.
Notable tracks: Squealing Pigs, Dead Against Smoking, Subbuteo.
Squealing Pigs
Over the Wall is named after a fanzine associated with Scottish Third Division football club Albion Rovers FC, of whom Prentice is a devoted follower, been described as “one of the more stunning albums of the year” by This is Fake DIY and released their long-awaited debut album “Treacherous” on November 22, 2010.
They’re Ben Hillman (vocals/keyboards/trumpet/electronics/guitar) and Gavin Prentice (vocals/guitar/keyboards), and have played together since 2006.
Notable tracks: Thurso, Shifts, Istanbul.
Thurso
Tango in the Attic was formed in Glenrothes, Fife, in late 2007. Each of the five members brings a different influence to the band and together they add a new and colourful sound to the growing Fife music scene.
Taking heed from such bands as The Strokes and Vampire Weekend, their sound can be described as a Scottish version of East Coast Garage. Using a varied instrumentation they continually conjure up energetic and engaging live performances bringing crowds in underground venues across Scotland alive.
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Notable tracks: King’s Arms, Leftside, The Letting Go.
Woodenbox with a fistfull of Fivers
Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers formed in January 2008 following the release of Ali Downer’s solo album Woodenbox.
Since forming, the band has been racking up airplay on Radio 1, Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and BBC Scotland. They have been building support throughout the summer following appearances at Connect Festival, Dunstaffnage Festival and the best of Yoursound at The Edge festival.
Debut album “Home and the Wildhunt” was released in 2010.
Notable tracks; Twisted Mile, Letting Go, Hang the Noose.
The Wellgreen:
The Wellgreen is a psychedelic, folk rock band from Killearn & Duntocher, Scotland.
Debut album “The Wellgreens” was released in December 2010.
Notable tracks: December Child, Into the Red Light.
The Seventeenth Century:
The Seventeenth Century are a young 5 piece contemporary folk/rock band formed in Glasgow at the start of 2008 when they were studying music at Reid Kerr College and Glasgow University.
The band draws influences from an eclectic collection of genres, including Folk and Baroque music as well as post rock and experimental music and presents these genres in a contemporary setting.
The works of composers such as J.S Bach and Vivaldil as well as artists such as The Beach Boys, The Dirty Three, Sonic Youth, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and The Velvet Underground were interests the members had in common and influenced their sound. Vocal harmonies and intertwining melodies are components the band has had in its music from an early stage.
Notable tracks: Young Francis, MidOctober, Gregorian Calender.
Kitty the Lion:
Kitty the Lion began life as the singer-songwriter Anna Meldrum, reared at the seaside on a diet of folk and pop. In this cub stage, Anna toured the open mics and small venues of Glasgow with her acoustic guitar, and sensible shoes because Glasgow is a wet city and cats hate water.
In the next few months and years, Anna was lucky enough to play lots of exciting gigs, including an appearance at Hydro Connect Festival, and a string of support slots with Duke Special. All this gigging led to her to meet many like-minded musicians, so in 2009 the cub grew up into a fully fledged LION, when Joe Rattray on upright bass and Nick Roan on drums were added to the lineup.
With the addition of these two, and the later recruitment of Sorren Maclean on guitar and Callum Wiseman on mandolin, Kitty the Lion’s sound was upgraded from a meagre mewling to an upbeat, folk-tinged roar.
Notable tracks: Lion in the Bed, Spilt Ends, Gutted.
Three Blind Wolves:
Formerly Ross Clark & the Scarfs Go Missing, Three Blind Wolves are four dudes that hail from all the far flung corners of Glasgow.
They make music because they want to make the kids feel like dancing with their shoes off in a deep summer forest, where the leaves drip with golden sunshine onto hands and lips and shoulders and hips bumping together in time.
Notable tracks: Hotel, Emily Rose, Sex is for Losers.
Sebastian Dangerfield:
Sebastian Dangerfield is four dudes who met at a Tom Jones appreciation night in Buenos Aires. We all moved to Scotland to form the band because there wasn’t enough room to live in Wales.
They combine folk with indie-pop, making them a unique and desirable outfit, and still makes songs about Tom Jones.
Notable tracks: Morris, The Sycamore Tree.
