Presenting…Trwbador

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Trwbador (I am guessing it’s pronounced Troubador) are a boy/girl duo from Carmarthenshire in South Wales featuring half Welsh, half Dutch singer and producer Angharad Van Rijswijk alongside the ‘intricate guitar playing and hip hop style productions of all Welsh’ Owain Gwilym.

Their new single is entitled ‘Safe’ and although it’s not out until February 25, I thought it would be really nice to share this with you. Actually their stuff is really rather great, full stop.

They’ve collaborated quite a bit with Cornershop, supported Laura J Martin (who I wrote about on this blog last year) and they have announced the following live dates (just England and Wales):

SATURDAY 23/02/2013 CARMARTHEN, THE PARROT
TUESDAY 26/02/2013 CARDIFF, BUFFALO BAR
WEDNESDAY 27/02/2013 LONDON, SLAUGHTERED LAMB
FRIDAY 01/03/2013 LEICESTER, COOKIE JAR
SATURDAY 02/03/2013 LIVERPOOL, MELLO MELLO
SUNDAY 03/03/2013 THE COMPASS, CHESTER

They have also announced that their debut album will be released on March 25 (according to the press release) or April 1 (according to their website), and that there is another tour to follow, with ‘dates in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Leicester, Glasgow and Edinburgh.’ So it looks like those of us north of the border should get to see them soon.

This, by the way, is the very first song they ever did, and you can download it:

I don’t know anything about this song, except it’s really rather lovely, twee in the best possible sense, and also free to download:

Live on Fresh Air!

Yup, online, live at Fresh AIr

I will be updating as we go along.

1. Blur ‘Under the Westway.’
2. RM Hubbert ‘Car Song.’
3. Nico ‘I’ll Keep It With Mine.’ Cover version of the week
4. The Last Battle ‘ Breathe Bones, Beathe (session track).’
5. Scars ‘Your Attention Please.’ (Gone but not forgotten).
6. Bwani Junction ‘She Ain’t Saying No.’
7. The Last Battle ‘Hope Is Gold (session track).’ Buy the original version from their bandcamp here
8. Carter Damm ‘Clowning (demo).’
9. Stanley Odd ‘Get Out Ma Headspace.’
10. The Last Battle ‘The Butterfly Song (session track).’
11. The Last Battle ‘Ruins (session track).’
12. Cancel The Atronauts ‘I Sold My Soul (And This Is All I Got).’

17 Seconds Radio Show

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OK folks, there will be another radio show from me this week at 7-8PM on Fresh Air
this coming Thursday.

This was last week’s show -here’s the tracklisting again, and if you wish to listen to it, it’s there below:

1. Dead Can Dance ‘Children Of The Sun.’
2. Kate Bush ‘Running Up That Hill.’
3. Twin Shadow ‘Five Seconds.’
4. We Are The Physics ‘Applied Robotics.’
5. Aggi Doom ‘Bring Me The Head.’
6. Shamen ‘Jesus Loves Amerika.’ ‘Gone but not forgotten.’
7. Soap&Skin ‘Wonder.’
8. Cancel The Astronauts ‘Making Dynamite.’ Album of the month Animal Love Match
9. Matt Norris and the Moon ‘Roots Below.’
10. The Delgados ‘Mr. Blue Sky.’ ‘Cover version of the week.’
11. Grimes ‘Genesis.’
12. Antony & the Johnsons ‘Cut The World.’

Live on Fresh air!

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1. Dead Can Dance ‘Children Of The Sun.’
2. Kate Bush ‘Running Up That Hill.’
3. Twin Shadow ‘Five Seconds.’
4. We Are The Physics ‘Applied Robotics.’
5. Aggi Doom ‘Bring Me The Head.’
6. Shamen ‘Jesus Loves Amerika.’
7. Soap&Skin ‘Wonder.’
8. Cancel The Astronauts ‘Making Dynamite.’
9. Matt Norris and the Moon ‘Roots Below.’
10. The Delgados ‘Mr. Blue Sky.’
11. Grimes ‘Genesis.’
12. Antony & the Johnsons ‘Cut The World.’

The Fresh Air show

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A few people asked to hear my show from Fresh Air the other night, so here you go!

1. Fiction Faction ‘Apparitions.’
2. Spook School ‘History.’
3. Shonen Knife ‘Perfect Freedom.’
4. Sargasso Trio ‘Dinner.’
5. Chris Bradley ‘Waltzing.’
6. Gone but not forgotten: Uncle John & Whitelock ‘The Train.’
7. Chris Devotion and the Expectations ‘I Need Your Touch.’
8. Cover version of the week: This Mortal Coil ‘Song To The Siren.’
9. Wake The President ‘Stockholm’s Archipelago.’
10.Letters ‘Grand National.’
11. Cover version of the week
12. Astrid Williamson ‘Pour.’
13. from the Album of the Month Butcher Boy ‘Helping Hands: Butcher Boy ‘Imperial.’
14. Howler ‘This One’s Different.’

Some twat has removed this for violation of copywright. Given the bands this was giving exposure for, you are a selfish git.

Live on Fresh Air

My radio show can be streamed live right now on Fresh Air:

Link here

1. Fiction Faction ‘Apparitions.’
2. Spook School ‘History.’
3. Shonen Knife ‘Perfect Freedom.’
4. Sargasso Trio ‘Dinner.’
5. Chris Bradley ‘Waltzing.’
6. Gone but not forgotten: Uncle John & Whitelock ‘The Train.’
7. Chris Devotion and the Expectations ‘I Need Your Touch.’
8. Cover version of the week: This Mortal Coil ‘Song To The Siren.’
9. Wake The President ‘Stockholm’s Archipelago.’
10.Letters ‘Grand National.’
11.Amy Winehouse ‘Cupid.’
12. Astrid Williamson ‘Pour.’
13. from the Album of the Month Butcher Boy ‘Helping Hands: Butcher Boy ‘Imperial.’
14. Howler ‘This One’s Different.’

17 Seconds Records update…and more so!

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Yup, one of those posts where I blow not so much my own trumpet (ahem!) as those of the artists we are privileged to work with…and some of those artists that they’re playing with.

First up, if you’re thinking of heading to the Dylan Uncovered Night at the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh, this Thursday (February 10) the very first act on will be our Chris Bradley, whose album At The Outpost was the first physical album release on 17 Seconds Records last year. The night will also feature Song, By Toad Records’ Yusuf Azak as well as Esperi, Norman Lamont, Hookers for Jesus, The Sundancer, Shock and Awe, Edinburgh School for the Deaf, Issac Brutal and the Trailer Trash Express, and Tribute to Venus Carmichael. Chris will be on at 7:50.

Fiction Faction released the first release of the year on the label last week with ‘Apparitions’ playing in Glasgow twice and London (their support act for the first Glasgow gig, who they then supported at their single launch the following week was Armellodie’s CD/EX (AKA Chris Devotion and the Expectations), whose debut single ‘I Need Your Touch’ is very good indeed. Fiction Faction are next playing live on March 29th at the Captain’s Rest, Glasgow when they support Scanners. Scanners are shortly to release their new single ‘Salvation.’

The Last Battle, meanwhile are extremely busy (as ever). Tomorrow they are playing at Bloc in Glasgow and it’s free. Nada. So go. They will also be supporting Kid Canaveral at EDinburgh Royal Collge of Art on February 26, and two more dates further afield in March: the Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore (March 19) and Musa Art & Music Cafe, Aberdeen (March 20).

They will also be playing with the rather excellent Letters at Henry’s Cellar Bar on February 16.

Letters are about to launch a free single of which this is the rather ace ‘Double A-side’:

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Live on Fresh Air!

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tune in here for my show on Fresh Air…

1. Sexual Objects ‘Full Penetration.’
2. Album of the month : Scottish Enlightenment St. Thomas. Scottish Enlightenment ‘Earth Angel -with sticks in Crypt.’
3. Gone but not forgotten: The Primitives ‘Crash.’
4. Randan Discotheque ‘Heather the weather.’

5. The Last Battle ‘Nature’s Glorious Rage.’
6. Cover version of the week the Slits ‘I Heard It through The Grapevine.’
7. Sugar Minott ‘Good Thing Going.’
8. Esben and the Witch ‘Marching Song.’
9. Fairport Convention ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes?’
10. Roky Erickson ‘Devotional Number One.’
11. eagleowl ‘No Conjunction.’
12. Gregory Isaacs ‘ Night Nurse.’
13. Savings and Loan ‘Pale Water.’
14. Mitchell Museum ‘Tiger Heartbeat.’
15. Yusuf Azak ‘Eastern Sun.’
16. Come on Gang! ‘Fortune Favours The Brave.’
17. Le Reno Amps ‘Never Be Alone.’
18. The Last Battle ‘Ruins.’

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1. She’s Hit ‘Re: Peater.’
2. Album of the month Aberfeldy Somewhere to jump from. Aberfeldy ‘Claire’
3. Miniature Dinosaurs ‘Cold Shoulder.’
4. Meursault ‘Crank Resolutions.’
5. X-Lion Tamer ‘Hope.’
6. Not Squares ‘Release the bees.’
7. Funeral Club ‘Whiskey & Clyde.’
8. Last Battle ‘Soul of the Sea.’ (Live at the Wee Red Bar, July 1, 2010)
9. Gone but not forgotten: Orange Juice ‘Felicity.’
10. For a Minor Reflection ‘Dansi dans.’
11. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes ‘Home.’
12. Cover version of the week: Felix Kubin ‘Hello.’ (Originally performed by Lionel Richie).
13. Jesus H. Foxx ‘Trying to be good.’
14. Schnapps ‘Cross Dresser.’
15. Entrailicus ‘Urban Sprawl.’
16. Sparrow and the workshop ‘The Gun.’
17. The Cure ‘Inbetween days.’

Getting ready…

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…for my last Fresh Air radio show.

It’s been fun, and I’m hoping to make a return to the station come October when they broadcast again.

This week I will have live music from X-Lion Tamer, ‘gone but not forgotten’ is Orange Juice, and there’ll be another cover version of the week. Also a final track from the album of the month by Aberfeldy and my little brother’s going to put in an apperaance as well.

I’ve loved playing a whole host of new(ish) scottish bands and this week will be no exception, including the likes of Ming Ming and the Ching Chings, She’s Hit, and Midas Fall.

White Heath -‘Election Day (Live for 17 Seconds).’ mp3

X-Lion Tamer -‘Starsign (Vic Galloway session).’ mp3