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Formed in 2008, Glasgow-based indie-rock band Sparrow and the Workshop have released two critically acclaimed albums, supported loads of great bands, made numerous festival appearances, and completed headline tours, all alongside the three members' individual projects. They're a busy trio who are releasing their new single - Shock Shock - in March, which has been mixed by Scottish blog and label Song, by toad.
Dungen - Panda
I
thought I’d start with what is probably my favourite song of all time. I could listen
to this track endlessly. I (Nick) was introduced to Dungen by Jill (prior to even
thinking about forming a band) when we were both living down in the
now-demolished area of pre-Olympic London. She had just moved over from Chicago
with a ton of music I had never heard.
Jai Paul - BTSU
Jai
Paul’s been around for a couple of years but has only released 2 frickin
singles. I wish he’d hurry up and make
an album, he uses such inventive and clever production. This is music that
really makes me want to make music.
Vic Chestnutt - Flirted With You All My Life
I’m
very new to Vic Chesnutt. I came across this song because Jill was singing it
with (Scottish folk musician) James Yorkston and I can’t stop listening to it now. It’s a beautiful,
simple song. The sentiment of the single line "oh death, clearly I am not
ready" is very powerful. The song is immediate and arresting.
Portishead - The Rip
I’ve
been as massive fan of Portishead for years. They were a local band when I was
growing up in Somerset. Again, I’m attracted to the inventiveness of their
stuff, especially this track. It builds unexpectedly and I love the moodiness
of it.
Hudson
Mohawke - Cbat
What a
riff.
Colin Stetson - Judges
This
is the kind of thing you hear every 10 years or so that genuinely makes you go "what the fuck is this?" – it’s certainly the most progressive Saxophone record
to have been made in the past 50 years, and sounds like nothing else. Not an
easy listen but a very rewarding one.
Brian
Jonestown Massacre - Nevertheless
BJM
occupy a strange area in music like no other. There’s a rich conceptual thread being tugged at through all of Anton
Newcombe’s music.
Leslie Gore - You
Don’t Own Me
I’m a
big fan of 60’s soul-pop (Shangri-la’s, Supremes etc..). The sentiment and
structure of this track is incredible; the opening line “you don’t own me" is
very defiant and perfectly suits the ominous instrumentation. The chorus is
accompanied by a sweet key change with gives the defiance its positive edge.
Shame this song got overshadowed by her "it’s my party and I’ll cry if I want
to" hit.
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