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Adam Stafford & The Death Bridge Convention
“Music in The Mirabel” (mini covers-LP)
Download for FREE here!
“Highly original, utterly georous mini-LP of cover versions of Devo, The Twilight Sad and others, with a notable list of contributors including Emily Scott and Alan Bissett.” 5/5 – The List
“Daniel Johnston’s ‘Blue Clouds’ – something of a showstopper in live, looped mode – is recognisable in all its genius, the cover of Devo’s ‘Big Mess’ is something of a revelation, and adds a decided new dimension to the song and makes you wonder why Johnny Cash never covered it.” 4/5 – Is This Music?
“…it manages to retain the most pivotal aspects of each of these tracks whilst significantly altering them… There is the distinct feeling of a narrative being thread through the album, if not through lyrics then at least through a carefully chosen sequence of imagery. Each of these tracks have been chosen for a reason and they form a wonderfully coherent collection that is worthy of being considered an album in it’s own right, rather than simply a collection of others work.” – Sonic Reverie
” Opener Blue Clouds is the highlight, retaining only the vocal of Daniel Johnston’s original, otherwise built upon layers of looping vocals – hums, swooshes and rambles – towards a rousing climax. The Twilight Sad’s Walking For Two Hours is stripped of its ferocious guitars and righteous vocals in favour of a disquietingly placid take, and Devo’s Big Mess is completely reimagined, the peppy synth-driven original rendered as a slow, creepy tale of mental instability. A lesson in musical recomposition.” 3/5 – The Skinny
Adam Stafford plays Roxy Arts Theatre in Edinburgh 15th of August (NOTE: this show has now been cancelled!), No Dancing in Stereo in Glasgow on August 27th and the ECC stage at London’s Offset Festival on September 6th.
New Burnt Island Single!
Burnt Island – Hiding Out/Gambler’s Dream 
After issuing their debut mini LP, “Music & Maths” on Chaffinch Records to across-the-board 4 & 5 star reviews, Glasgow’s Burnt Island return to Wise Blood Industries with a double A-side of “Hiding Out” (taken from the LP) and an unreleased track, “Gambler’s Dream”.
The band, who have been active in various incarnations in Glasgow over the last 4 years are headed-up by acclaimed author Rodge Glass (No Fireworks, Hope For Newborns, Alasdair Gray: A Secretary’s Biography, The Year of Open Doors) and features the line-up of Malcom Jack, Rik Evans, Amber Comerford and Andrew Campbell.
Download the excellent single for FREE here and buy their mini LP from Chaffinch here!
Summer News!
June:
The Kays Lavelle‘s beautiful debut LP “Be Still This Gentle Morning” is finally available to buy and download from here now and from iTunes. If you don’t already have the album please do go and get a copy and immerse yourself in their aurally delightful midnight world full of building pianos, swelling strings, uncluttered space and throbbing drums.
It’s rare we release full-blown pop on WBI, but Glasgow’s Paws (pictured) have it droves with their single “Violent Vicky Violet” and its B-side “Kim Deal”. Channelling the chiming guitars and stomping fat drums of early Dinosaur with the pop sensibilities of Urusie Yatsura and fresh from supporting Ariel Pink and The Dum Dum Girls, download the single for nowt here!
July:
Glasgow’s Burnt Island return to WBI with a special single release of “Hiding Out” from their mini “Music & Math” coupled with a brand new unreleased track “Gamblers Dream” on Monday 12th.
Adam Stafford and his newly assembled band The Death Bridge Convention issue a mini covers LP “Music in The Mirabel” for free download on Saturday 24th and Jamie Sturrock follows his first EP “Giascape” with his, yet untitled, second a week later on Saturday 31st.
Keep checking blogs for details and live events.
Be Still This Gentle Morning
The brilliant Kays Lavelle issue their debut LP “Be Still This Gentle Morning” today (Monday 17th) in all good record shops in Central Scotland (Glasgow and Edinburgh). The LP is available directly from here now and from iTunes.
The Blogesphere has been going crazy over the LP since its unfortunate leak a few weeks ago, you can read a glowing review here, and on various other blogs if you type it into your search engine.
The band are promoting the LP regularly live and have a smattering of Summer shows along with an Autumn tour lined up. Check their myspace for gig details.
The single “Ten Times”, along with the Japanese War Effort remix is still available to download for FREE from here.
Stafford Single
After issuing his second solo LP Miniature Porcelain Horse Emporium this week, Adam Stafford releases his debut single, a double A-side of Shot-down You Summer Wannabes and Frederick Wiseman. It has received (joint) Single of the Month in The Skinny Magazine chosen by WHY?’s Yoni wolf (April 10)!
Download for nowt Here!
Adam is also making some public appearances over the next few months, namely supporting the wonderful Conquering Animal Sounds at The Wee Red Bar on Saturday 15th of May, supporting the disgustingly awesome Over The Wall at their LP launch in Oran Mor in Glasgow on 27th of May, at the literature/music evening Words Per Minute in Creation Studios in the Trongate in Glasgow on May 6th and performing the ECC stage at London’s Offset festival September 4-5!
