As with James, Carter the Unstopppable Sex Machine and Les Negresses Vertes, Sebastian dangerfield is not the name of a singer but a band.

Hailing from Edinburgh, the four friends (who reportedly have covered Panjabi MC and T.Rex – is this a trick to see if people are actually reading press releases and/or mindlessly recycling them? We may never know) are shortly to release their new EP. It is entitled The Sound Of the Old Machines. Leaving behind their bhangra and glam rock roots (!), it is a beautiful fusion of indie and country, if these two tracks are anything to go by. I have played these tracks several times this evening already – not sure which one I like better, they’re both pretty damn excellent.

You Played Your Part, Singer! by sdangerfield

The Sycamore Tree by sdangerfield

The band, by the way are (fanfare please): Jason Irvine,Stuart McGachan, David Thompson and Jim Watson. Though they’ve released stuff before, this is a big step forward for them. I am trying to work out who does what in the band -but arguably, when it sounds this good it doesn’t matter. The EP will be released at a launch party on April 22nd at The Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh (Edinburgh College of Art -c’mon, keep up!), with support from We See Lights and Adam Thompson (of We Were Promised Jetpacks fame). It will then be available digitally from May 2nd through iTunes and Bandcamp.