Modern Classics - Damien Rice - O

Originally airing on Monday 2nd January, this episode of Modern Classics is now available for your listening pleasure.  Damien Rice's debut was a slow burner, yet word of mouth and it's enthralling content have propelled 'O' as a blueprint for singer songwriters. 

Have a listen to the show again:

Modern Classics - Damien Rice - O by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud

Modern Classics - Sigur Ros - Takk

The latest episode of Modern Classics is now up and available to listen to again. Encouraged by my history of poor pronounciation, I decided to tackle one of the most beautiful albums released in the last ten years.

Have a listen to the show and enjoy Sigur Ros' 'Takk'.

Modern Classics - Sigur Ros - Takk by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud

Modern Classics - Oasis - The Masterplan

This show aired on Pulse Community Radio a while back, but I forgot to put the link up on the blog. Have a listen below to understand why I chose a B-Sides album over Oasis' seminal debut 'Definitely Maybe' and follow up '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?'

The Modern Classic album on this show is Oasis - The Masterplan. Enjoy. As always comments are appreciated.

Modern Classics - Oasis - The Masterplan by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud

Modern Classics - LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver

The latest episode of my other radio show on Pulse Community Radio aired last Friday. In this episode of Modern Classics, I take a look at one of my favourite albums of recent years, LCD Soundsystem's 'Sound Of Silver'. I've previously blogged about 'All My Friends' as part of my 31 Songs feature, so if you've read that then you'll have an idea of how this album changed my perception. Anyway, now you can listen to the full show again below. Enjoy.

Modern Classics - LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud

Modern Classics - Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

The latest episode of Modern Classics aired on Pulse Community Radio last Monday instead of my ususal show. The latest album to feature on the show is the 2006 album 'Neon Bible' by the Arcade Fire. An album full of condemnation for aspects of modern society, organised religion and fear of war, it builds on their incredible debut 'Funeral' and firmly cemented the band's place as a force to be reckoned with.

Listen again to the show below:

Modern Classics - Arcade Fire - Neon Bible by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud

Modern Classics - Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight

The latest episode of Modern Classics aired last night on Pulse Community Radio and the album I looked at in this episode was from Selkirk's finest Frightened Rabbit. Released in 2008, The Midnight Organ Fight is the most recent album to feature on Modern Classics, but for the way it has kick started the Scottish music scene it deserves all the accolades it gets.

Listen to the full show again here:

Modern Classics - Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud

Modern Classics - Muse - Absolution

The very first Modern Classics show, featured the third album from Devon boys Muse. Absolution was a triumph of rock and a showcase of Muse's penchant for all things conspirital.

Listen to the show again to hear a track by track run through of the album, listeners opinions, and live tracks from Muse themselves.

Modern Classics - Muse - Absolution by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud

Modern Classics - Jeff Buckley - Grace

This is an old episode of Modern Classics, which aired a while back. The album that I focused on in this show was 'Grace' by Jeff Buckley. I talk about influences on Buckley, included his father Tim, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and more. I also talk about how Buckley's style has gone onto influence future singer/songwriters.

Listen below to hear the show:

Modern Classics - Jeff Buckley - Grace by Scottish Fiction on Mixcloud