May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
I have just been perusing the latest issue of Electronic Sound magazine and was taking a cursory glance through the reviews section. King Creosote has a new release out called KY-10 (I’m going to assume it has something to do with his postcode and not anything to do with lubricant – as I think he…
The day has arrived! Sadly, my copies are in lockdown as currently Monorail are only open as an online store and I ordered my Dinked LP and CD to collect from in the store itself. I’ll be waiting some time to collect, methinks! In the meantime, there is Spotify and the digital download copy to…
For almost a decade now, Warm Digits have been producing great music. First forming and producing live improv jam sessions together in the mid-2000s, the key duo of Steve Jefferis and Andrew Hodson will soon be celebrating the 10th anniversary of debut album release, Keep Warm, in 2021. Two other albums followed. The conceptual Interchange,…
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The follow up to 2017’s Wireless World sees the Newcastle duo expand on the lyrics and guest vocalists and they take the funk up a notch too! A fantastic trip into the topical point of how not every idea we have is the right idea and should be executed blindingly. Following is my track-by-track thoughts…
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It was a miserable old day in Glasgow yesterday. Everything and the kitchen sink, weatherwise, came our way. There was a bit of sun to be had but not much. Mostly it was strong winds, rain, sleet, and even at one stage a crack of thunder and lightning. I was quite cosy at home, thank…
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The best news today! Warm Digits have a new album coming our way on April 3rd. The new album is called Flight Of Ideas and an official video of a song from the album is up on YouTube. The song is called The View From Nowhere and features guest vocalist, Emma Pollock. You can find…
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Last night I was in Oxford seeing Kelly Jones on the final night of his “Don’t Let The Devil Take Another Day” solo tour of the UK. I will review the gig in a dedicated post shortly. But while I was at the gig last night, news of this broke out within the fandom… Now…
A new single from the soon-to-be-released live album.
The follow up to groundbreaking debut, Confessions Of A Romance Novelist, is due out soon and with that comes tour dates. First cab of the rank is this! Click the image below to be taken to the Woodfired Summit website for tickets (or click HERE). Sadly I am at the drum show in Manchester that…
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Two new tracks from the forthcoming album, Love Is Magic are available to listen to on YouTube today. Touch & Go has great harmonies and that Carpenters sensitivity. He’s Got His Mother’s Hips is that fantastic not-taking-it-too-seriously/electrofunk stuff he does. Playfully sexy AF. I LOVE IT! Touch & Go will grow on me –…