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18 Oct 2007
ROCK In Rainbows (www.inrainbows.com) So you’ve registered, paid what you thought your download might be worth (in our case £3.03 plus 45p admin fee – who are you calling cheap?), downloaded, burned, copied it and generally stuck it to ‘The Man’ in…
He’s responsible for one of the biggest albums of last year, yet nobody seems to recognise José González as he sits sipping his beer in the corner of a hip London hotel bar. In fact, the Swedish singer-songwriter is so softly spoken that it is almost…
ALT.COUNTRY Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Mon 29 Oct It would be difficult to find a location more at odds with the music of Sam Beam than the London hotel lobby I meet him in. Swanky, super modern and decked out in stark white clinical decor and…
JAZZ Tolbooth, Stirling, Sat 20 Oct This is the only Scottish date for a world-jazz quartet featuring the guitar work of Larry Coryell. It’s a rare Scottish outing for the American guitarist, who made his name in the first wave of jazz-rock fusion…
ART POP The Caves, Edinburgh, Thu 1 Nov The latest musical ponies to be welcomed into the warm stables of Fence Records are the Edinburgh art pop collective, Found. According to band member Tommy Perman they’ve found themselves a good home. ‘I guess…
• Various Off the Beaten Track (Mister Tramp) A dozen of Scotland’s most delicious new acts including Frightened Rabbit, Beerjacket, Evan Crichton and Galchen shine on this classy showcase from this potential-filled new label. • To Rocco Rot ABC123…
ROCK Barrowland, Glasgow, Sun 28 Oct ‘There’s always been a fight within ourselves between wanting to rock out and also wanting to be totally pop,’ says Tim Wheeler, grinning. ‘So there’s always a real tension to what we do.’ And there, in a…
Deborah Arnott and Clare-Louise Neilson, aka banjo duo Blueflint, play haunting bluegrass shot though with a yearning sadness and soothing harmonies. Influenced by old-time Americana they have added a full backing band (including Roddy Neilson, Ian…
INDIE POP Rise Above (Rough Trade) Although the new album from New York singer-songwriter Dave Longstreth is pitched as a from-memory re-interpretation of Black Flag’s Damaged LP, there isn’t much here that will have old punks getting excited. With…
Tomorrow’s music today. This issue: Enter Shikari This pioneering St Albans rave-metal outfit’s recent achievements really speak for themselves, but just in case you hadn’t noticed their incredible ascent to award-winning, genre-bending poster boys…
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