Admiral Fallow return with their second LP, Tree Bursts In Snow, the follow-up to the warmly received Boots Met My Face. The release of the Glasgow-based quintet's debut in 2010 saw them join high in the ranks of a burgeoning collection of Scottish bands delivering raw, emotive music and lyrics so well that Scottish Indie once again became a highly-appreciated genre. Admiral Fallow sit alongside The Twilight Sad, Frightened Rabbit, My

Frightened Rabbit have been keeping us posted on their whereabouts while they’ve been out frolicking on their Highland tour. Not by Facebook, not by Twitter, not by Skype...but by postcards. Yes, the Scottish folk rock band are bringing the old form of holiday communication back by sending Clash tour stories on the back of a postcard. Short but very sweet and sick stories they have revealed to Clash in their writings include rotting carrots, male strip clubs, delving into butts, gambling and blowing everything off to become a house painter are just a few of the moments the ...

In this year of people visiting the UK for various sporting reasons, DiS-favourites Frightened Rabbit share their tourist tips for things to do in the highlands via the medium of diary recounting the best places they discovered on their recent tour... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com

Camden Crawl (4-6 May 2012) // Words: Saam Das Last year, I somehow managed to see twenty bands across two days of the Camden Crawl . This year, I didn't quite get that far but came surprisingly close. Here's something of a chronological splurge of my wanderings around Camden on the Saturday of the festival (which followed the opening night's Koko event, somewhat separate from the Crawl itself). I began my Crawl comparatively late on, making my way down for Three Trapped Tigers in the late afternoon/early evening slot at Koko. Their thrilling instrumental sonic assault opened the ...

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Vers la gauche / To the left                          —————————————————————————————-           François Hollande est président de la République française. Autant dire qu’en vous promettant de ne plus parler de cette présidentielle, qui a bien rempli nos playlists jusqu’à maintenant, nous ne prenons pas trop de risques.           L’écart avec Nicolas Sarkozy est beaucoup plus mince que prévu et les résultats au niveau de la France sont proches de ceux du blog (où nous sommes à 50-50). Mais la gauche est de retour et le sujet de notre playlist est donc tout trouvé.                          —————————————————————————————-           François Hollande is the new President of French Republic. Needless to ...

To celebrate the release of Dream of the Inbetween this Monday (7th May) - 405 writer Joe Taylor caught up with Stuart Dougan from French Wives to discuss the album, working with Tony Doogan, festival appearances and their rise to fame. The band were also kind enough to let us stream their album in its entirety. Have a listen while you read the interview. You won't regret it. Hello French Wives, so how has the beginning of 2012 been? So far 2012 has been great for us. We unexpectedly found ourselves in the top 5 of the blog sound of ...

Being a particularly nerdy teenager in the late 90s meant that the first good music I ever really heard, discounting my mother's continuing obsession with The Police, was whoever was playing at The Bronze in this week's Buffy The Vampire Slayer. As such I have a personal weakness for glossy American indie rock. Listening to Washington DC's Access Royale felt like a nostalgia trip and, while nowadays I am more likely to be found listening to grittier British indie, it was a trip I thoroughly enjoyed. 'Ignite' really kicks off City of Paradigm in style, a big ...

REVIEW OF CLOSE LOBSTERS : STEREO, GLASGOW : 27 APRIL  The Background "The original five-person lineup of Scottish indie-pop outfit Close Lobsters will reunite for the first time since 1989 for a very brief “People of Europe Rise Up Tour” this spring and summer that so far features performances in Madrid, Glasgow and Berlin — but could grow.  Lead singer Andrew Burnett announced the tour on Facebook In January, revealing the band will reform to play Madrid Popfest on March 10, a club in Glasgow on April 27 and Berlin Popfest on July 28, with the caveat that “further dates may be scheduled ...

The Glasgow-based quintet head out on a headline tour of venues in the Scottish Highlands. Our man north of the border, Matthew McAndrew, sends these shots from their date in Dunoon.

*Frightened Rabbit* (https://twitter.com/#%21/FRabbits/status/194802173144600576) are about to start recording (https://twitter.com/#%21/FRabbits/status/194802173144600576) their next album. Submitted by Say Nothing

Levon Helm passed away  today after a long battle with cancer. This afternoon and over the next few days we expect plenty of tributes and thoughts about The Band drummer to file in from around the world. We’ll compile word of those tributes within this post and will update it accordingly. [Photos by Jeremy Gordon ] Obituaries and Remembrances : Jambands.com : “The only American member of the quintessential Americana quintet, Helm—who also played mandolin, guitar and other instruments—had managed to beat the odds for nearly two decades since being diagnosed with throat cancer in the late 1990s. “ Rolling ...

REVIEW OF  FRIGHTENED RABBIT/I AM DAVID LAING , CAFE CONTINENTAL, GOUROCK - 11 APRIL  I really wish I'd taken the camera along with me. Gourock is a small town some 25 miles west of Glasgow.  It sites at the head of the Firth of Clyde and with islands and steep hills all in close range can provide the most spectacular of scenery as indeed it did the night Aldo and myself rolled along to catch Frightened Rabbit on the first night of a short Scottish tour that was going to take them to some remote venues. It was literally a ...

Perhaps having realised reeling chamber folk isn't quite as fascinatingly singular a concept as it was last time they were around, Admiral Fallow have beefed up and are ready to charge. The first single from second album Tree Burst In Snow, out 21st May, channels the Frightened Rabbit/Broken Records spirit of forceful post-Waterboys march to valhalla with a chorus that starts crashing and becomes huger as the song progresses.

Truck Festival have announces a whole load of new additions to this year's line up, including the likes of Future Of The Left and Frightened Rabbit. Tim Minchin, John J Presley, The Last Republic, The Hi & Lo, Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou, The Dreaming Spires, Delta Alaska, Spring Offensive, Flights Of Helios, Crash Of Rhinos, Turbowolf, Man Like Me, Black Hats and Dubwiser will join the likes of Mystery Jets, Villagers and more at Hill Farm in Steventon, Oxfordshire this July (20/21). For more information/tickets, please head to thisistruck.com .