Scottish Fiction Podcast - 29th September 2014

Joining me on this week's show were two of Scotland's finest young songwriters, Andrew Pearson and Lovers Turn To Monsters.   Fresh from releasing their collaborative album Everything We Miss,  they chatted about the process of recording together and treated us to three live tracks.

And in order to sate the appetite for the best new Scottish music there's tracks from White, Jonnie Common and LYLO. Our usual features included too with a classic track from Camera Obscura, a Re-Mixing It Up track from Jo Mango via Carbs, a Cover Lover track from The Last Battle, and a vinyl play of a 2002 single from Idlewild.

Vasa - Not A Cop
Baren - Youth
LYLO - Forever, Spaced
Andrew Pearson & Lovers Turn To Monsters - "My Dad doesn't really like my interests, I can only imagine what he'd make of you" - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
RE-MIXING IT UP - Jo Mango - Kingdom (Carbs Remix)
blood blood - destiny stencil
Boygirlanimalcolour - Cable-tie
Deathcats - Comin' Up
Andrew Pearson & Lovers Turn To Monsters - Lavender - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Marie Collins - Buddy Holly
CLASSIC TRACK - Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country
Gone Wishing - Hoist Your Head Into The Light
Behold, The Old Bear - Seven Maybe Eight
VINYL PLAY - Idlewild - Live In A Hiding Place
The Meanest Creature Ever Known - Knives - As chosen by Andrew Pearson
Andrew Pearson & Lovers Turn To Monsters - Jason Voorhees - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Chrissy Barnacle - Nightride - As chosen by Lovers Turn To Monsters
Yusuf Azak - State Courage (Piano Version)
COVER LOVER - The Last Battle - You're The Best
White - Living Fiction
Jonnie Common - Shark


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Scottish Fiction - 29th September 2014 by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud

STREAM: Boygirlanimalcolour - JUPITER FIST / Cable Tie

Ahead of it's official release on Saturday for Cassette Store Day, we are pleased to let you stream the debut single and accompanying B-side from Boygirlanimalcolour.



JUPITER FIST  is a cacophony of crashing drums and frenzied guitars, whilst Cable Tie  retains more of a lo-fi recording feel, with both tracks ripe with '90's emo vibes.

The singe is being released via Scottish Fiction on limited edition cassette tape for Cassette Store Day and will be available from the following stores:

Love Music, Glasgow
Monorail Records, Glasgow
VoxBoxMusic, Edinburgh
Underground Solu’shn, Edinburgh
The Pebble Records Shop, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Banquet Records, Kingston, Surrey
Wah Wah Records, Wakefield
Lion Coffee + Records, London

Boygirlanimalcolour, along with Gone Wishing and Behold, The Old Bear will be playing two instore shows as part of Cassette Store Day on Saturday 27th September.  Firstly at 2pm at Love Music in Glasgow and then at 5pm at VoxBox in Edinburgh.  Click links for Facebook events.  Hope to see some of you there!

Scottish Fiction Podcast - 22nd September 2014

This week's show marked the return of our Scottish Fiction Sessions, as I was joined in the Pulse 98.4 FM studio by acoustic singer-songwriter Dear Lara.  The man behind Dear Lara, David Lan, chatted about his music and influences, as well as playing stunning live versions of tracks from his latest EP 'Cape North'.

There's also new music from Carnivores, Hector Bizerk, and Turning Plates; plus a classic track from Cocteau Twins, a Re-Mixing It Up track from Jo Mango via Machines In Heaven, a glorious cover version from Turtle and Eliza Shaddad, and a vinyl play of a gorgeous track from Siobhan Wilson.

Withered Hand - Black Tambourine
Brownbear - Dead Or Alive
Suspire - On A Clear Day
Hector Bizerk - The Fish That Never Swam
Dear Lara - Penny - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Turning Plates - A Hymn To A Quickening
Gone Wishing - The Watchers
Behold, The Old Bear - Demons In Love
VINYL TRACK - Siobhan Wilson - Dear God
Dear Lara - Girl In My Head - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
The Thrills - The End of Innocence - As chosen by Dear Lara
Vukovi - So Long Gone
Blank Canvas - Your Sin
RE-MIXING IT UP - Jo Mango - The Black Sun (Machines In Heaven Remix)
The Phantom Band - (Invisible) Friends
Dear Lara - Book Club - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
COVER LOVER - Eliza Shaddad & Turtle - Driftwood
Boygirlanimalcolour - JUPITER FIST
Carnivores - Let's Get Metaphysical
CLASSIC TRACK - Cocteau Twins - Ribbed And Veined
BMX Bandits - My Girl Midge

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Scottish Fiction - 22nd September 2014 by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud

FIRST LISTEN: Gone Wishing / Behold The Old Bear - Hoist Your Head Into The Light / Demons In Love

Last week, courtesty of Ravechild, Podcart and Last Year's Girl, you were able to get a first listen to tracks from our upcoming Cassette Store Day releases. 

Boygirlanimalcolour - JUPITER FIST,  Gone Wishing - The Watchers,  and Behold, The Old Bear - Restless Day  are all still streaming online, and you can check them out via the Scottish Fiction SoundCloud page as well.


We're delighted to bring you another two tracks from the Gone Wishing / Behold, The Old Bear split cassette, which will be released via Scottish Fiction for Cassette Store Day on Saturday, 27th September. 

From Gone Wishing, here's the meloncholic Hoist Your Head Into The Light:




And from Behold, The Old Bear, have a listen to Demons In Love:



The Gone Wishing / Behold, The Old Bear split will be released via Scottish Fiction, alongwith single JUPITER FIST  by Boygirlanimalcolour on Saturday, 27th September for Cassette Store Day.  All three acts will be playing in-store performances on Cassette Store Day (Saturday 27th September) at LOVE Music in Glasgow (2pm) and VoxBox Records in Edinburgh (5pm), and copies of the cassettes can be purchased from local record shops.

Scottish Fiction Podcast - 8th September 2014

It may be into September, but the Indian summer sunshine and great music continues.  Our latest episode contains the first EVER plays of two tracks from our Cassette Store Day releases giving you a chance to hear Boygirlanimalcolour's new single and a track from Behold, The Old Bear.  There's also music from Skinny Dipper, Stanley Odd, and AmatrArt, to sate your musical appetites.

Algernon Doll - Candy Striped
Lenin Death Mask - Drowned
Sink Alaska - The Path of Least Resistance
Boygirlanimalcolour - JUPITER FIST
Behold, The Old Bear - Restless Day
The Deadline Shakes - Slipping From Your Heart
Prehistoric Friends - Bermuda Triangle
AmatrArt - Delirium Tremens
Skinny Dipper - Landing
Chrissy Barnacle - Hazelnuts
Stanley Odd - Son I Voted Yes
Fatherson - James

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Scottish Fiction - 8th September 2014 by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud

Cassette Store Day - Scottish Fiction Releases

Cassette Store Day comes but once a year bringing with it a whole heap of exclusive lo-fi indie releases.  You know the drill, support your independent record shops, record labels, and local bands by coming out on Saturday 27th September and buying some cassettes.

So you may already have heard it through the grapevine, but Scottish Fiction have got not one but TWO cassette releases lined up as part of the festivities.  For a full list of what is being release, what stores are participating and what events are on check out the official CSD website.  Here's some more about our releases:

It's a pleasure and privilege to be able to release the debut single from Boygirlanimalcolour which is called JUPITER FIST.  Fans of Lovers Turn To Monsters, may recognise Boygirlanimalcolour as Kyle's old  band, however the trio; Kyle, Barry and Findlay; got back together earlier this year for some practices and shows, and now voila!  It's no secret I'm a massive LTTM fan, but Boygirlanimalcolour are a different beast entirely.

With equal parts pop-punk and '90's emo swirling in a cacophony of frenzied guitars and crashing drums, Boygirlanimalcolour are back with a bang.  JUPITER FIST  is backed by B-side Cable-tie,  while all the artwork comes from Findlay from the band.

Our second release is a split from two fantastic musicians who we have supported at Scottish Fiction for a while.  Both have featured on the blog and radio show, as well as both recording a live session for the radio show last year. 

Gone Wishing is an acoustic alternative songwriter, with comparison to Bill Callaghan and Mike Kinsella, directing his emotive musing right to the heart.  On this release Gone Wishing offers up three brand new tracks; The Watchers,  Hoist Your Head Into The Light  and Nothing And Nowhere,  all of which showcase his heartfelt talent.  Gone Wishing has also contributed the artwork for this split release.  Please do check out more of his incredible art here - www.facebook.com/gonewishingdoesart

Behold, The Old Bear, led by Raindeer of Mitchell Museum fame, take making fun, quirky and inventive pop music very seriously.  With three tracks from them; Restless Days,  Demons In Love  and Seven Maybe Eight  on the other side of this split cassette, we think it's a winning combination. 


Both cassette will be available on Cassette Store Day from participating stores, and both are limited to 50 copies, and both will come with download links.  We'll be in a position to let you hear some tracks from the releases a little later on this month, so be on the look out for that. 

On the day itself, Saturday 27th September y'all, all three acts will be doing in-store performances at LOVE Music in Glasgow at 2pm and then VoxBox Records in Edinburgh at 5pm, so come along, say hi and pick up a cassette or two!