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We love blogs!
With only a few months left till the festive season, we've been reflecting on the last 10-months and are pretty proud of our wonderful roster and the brilliant bands and record labels we've worked with this year. For us, bloggers are just as important as any other member of the press we contact on a daily basis and we love hearing their feedback, which is why we've dedicated this little news story to all the lovely blogs we work with.
Not only have we dedicated a weekly blog post dedicated to our favourite blogs, we're always trying to look for new ways to give away music and videos. Our Soundcloud page is the first place to stream and download the latest tracks from our bands and labels.
Here, we've included some information about our November releases with free MP3s, our new "Autumnal Waves" set on Soundcloud and exciting news about Last.fm's upcoming pop-up sessions with DELS and The Leisure Society!
If you run a blog and would like to be considered for our "blog of the week" or would like digital promo copies of anything you read about below, please get in touch: info@abadgeoffriendship.com
November Goodies
Coming up in November, we've got two brilliant new debut releases from The Birthday Suit (Rod Jones of Idlewild) and The Moth & The Mirror (featuring members of Arab Strap, Frightened Rabbit and Admiral Fallow).
Idlewild guitarist / songwriter Rod Jones, is back with a remarkable new solo project, The Birthday Suit. Their debut album, The Eleventh Hour, is a return to the noisy pop moments that originally established him as a legend in the UK music scene.This debut offering sees him deliver some of the most passionate, fiery and powerful songs he has ever written. It creates a sound that captures the sound of early Idlewild albums, such as 100 Broken Windows - an album that was recently voted the number one Scottish album of the last decade by readers of The Skinny magazine.
The Eleventh Hour is due for release on 11th of November 2011 via Sing It Alone Records. You can stream and download the album track "Do You Ever?" via the ABoF Soundcloud page.
The Birthday Suit - Do You Ever? by abadgeoffriendship
The Moth & The Mirror have been proclaimed as a Scottish supergroup, comprising of members taken from an array of Scottish talent including: Stacey Sievwright from The Reindeer Section and Arab Strap (vocals/guitar), Gordon Skene from Frightened Rabbit (guitar/vocals), Louis Abbott from Admiral Fallow and Song of Return (guitar/vocals) Kevin McCarvel (bass), Iain Sandilands (percussion) and Peter Murch (drums).Honestly, This World is the band's debut album following on from their first official release, the single, Germany. It's a melodic tour de force; the arrangement of the backing track creating deeply textured soundscapes that elevate Stacey's vocals to a transcendental plateau to captivate the listener.
Honestly, This World will be released on November 7th via Olive Grove Records as a download and limited edition CD. You can stream and download the Headron remix of the album track "Germany" via the ABoF Soundcloud page.
The Moth & The Mirror - Germany (Headron Remix) by abadgeoffriendship
Autumnal Waves!
Our "Autumnal Waves" set on the ABoF Soundcloud page celebrates our Autumn releases in 2011. This include the tracks mentioned above and others from Keith Top of the Pops, Mausi, Sweet Baboo and others. These are all completely free to download.
ABoF: Autumnal Waves (Aug-Nov 2011) by abadgeoffriendship
DELS and The Leisure Society free pop-ups!
After a successful summer of Last.fm pop-up sessions, DELS and The Leisure Society have been confirmed for November.
On Monday 7th November, DELS will hit The Lock Tavern at 8pm for a FREE, intimate pop-up session for Last.fm and HP. Then on the 24th November, The Leisure Society will appear at Tamesis Dock for the second free pop-up session that month. These are not ticketed events, you simply turn up and enjoy the music!
More official information will be released this week and next so keep checking our website for details.