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Pet sounds - Frightened Rabbit interview

Pet sounds - Frightened Rabbit interview

7 Jan 2010

With an obscene amount of expectation surrounding the March release of their third album, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, Frightened Rabbit look set to be the Scottish sound of 2010. Jonny Ensall visits front man Scott Hutchison in a snowy studio outside…

10 for 2010: Divorce

10 for 2010: Divorce

7 Jan 2010

Noise, beautiful noise is the speciality of Glasgow’s Divorce. Smarter than you’re average metal band, there’s hints of the brilliance of Lightning Bolt or Liars in the fivesome’s 10” EP, released last year on Optimo Music. Plus they deliver an awesome…

10 for 2010: Silver Columns

10 for 2010: Silver Columns

7 Jan 2010

Silver Columns – a top secret duo poised to reveal their true identities any day now – captured our imaginations with 2009’s brilliant disco gem, ‘Brow Beaten’. Still largely mysterious (did someone say Fence?) a debut LP this spring will be hard to…

10 for 2010: Midnight Lion

10 for 2010: Midnight Lion

7 Jan 2010

Accomplished electropop from ex Drive-By Argument members Midnight Lion.The duo score points for Miike Snow-esque chart potential and, just as Vodaphone do (they also tip them for success) we admire their melding of slick beats and Scottish accents.

10 for 2010: Errors

10 for 2010: Errors

7 Jan 2010

Rock Action favourites Errors first made their twitchy, electronic mark with 2007 EP ‘How Clean is Your Acid House?’ With another Channel 4-referencing album Come Down With Me in February, expect more melodic electronica and a full tour to follow.

10 for 2010: The Phantom Band

10 for 2010: The Phantom Band

7 Jan 2010

The brilliance of last year’s Checkmate Savage shot these ‘proto-robofolk’-ers straight into our Hot 100. Here’s hoping that, after various name changes, they’re going to stay TBP long enough to promote this year’s new album.

10 for 2010: The Unwinding Hours

10 for 2010: The Unwinding Hours

7 Jan 2010

Ex-Aereogramme men, Craig B and Iain Cook, make a welcome return with The Unwinding Hours. Their new material shows the same engrossing and heart-wrenching qualities. A self-titled debut album is due to be released on 15 Feb.

10 for 2010: Pearl and the Puppets

10 for 2010: Pearl and the Puppets

7 Jan 2010

It’s the old story. Girl meets guitar. Girl meets Elton John. Flowery alternative pop abounds across mobile phone adverts. There’s enough Regina Spektor in Katie Sutherland’s (aka Pearl)’s ouput to balance out the Sandi Thom, however. Album in the…

10 for 2010: Meursault

10 for 2010: Meursault

7 Jan 2010

Another gem from the Song, by Toad stable, Neil Pennycook and co aim to match the brilliance of 2008’s, Pissing on Bonfires/ Kissing With Tongues with an album in April, plus launch night at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh. www,myspace.com/meursaulta701

10 for 2010: Lau

10 for 2010: Lau

7 Jan 2010

Multi-award-winning folk trio Lau (comprising Kris Drever, Martin Green and Aidan O’Rourke), encapsulated the idea of achingly beautiful, traditional yet progressive folk music with their excellent Arc Light album last year. Unmissable live.

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