Single Review - Sink Alaska - The Path of Least Resistance / Among The Wretched

Thankfully for Sink Alaska their music isn't as ambiguous as their name.  It’s proper back to basics punk rock.  Their new double A-side release is called The Path of Least Resistance,  and it encapsulates all that is good about this Glaswegian foursome.

The Path of Least Resistance  culminates punchy guitar with mind battering fast-paced percussion to create the perfect backdrop for lead singer Alan Easton to showcase his electrifying vocal ability.  The quartet are majorly influenced by the '90’s skate rock scene, which produced bands such as Good Charlotte and Offspring, and the evidence is clear to see.  Maybe Sink Alaska could lead the way in rejuvenating that particular genre into 2014, with this record a very good foundation to start building on.

- Dominic Hewitson

Sink Alaska - The Path of Least Resistance / Among The Wretched  is out now via Make-That-A-Take Records on 7" vinyl and download here.

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 Podcast - 13th November 2013

Talk about a broad spectrum!  In this week's show there's hip-hop from Kobi Onyame and Young Fathers, punk from Medals and Sink Alaska, indie-folk from Michael Cassidy and a dose of post rock from Wolves of Winter.  Not to mention some remixing action from De Rosa, a ballboy cover of Bruce Springstein and a whole heaps more of the best new Scottish music about.


Book Group - The Lowdown of a LOUD Sound
The Birthday Suit - A Bigger World
We Were Promised Jetpacks - Circles And Squares
This Silent Forest - Root To The Seed

Cover Lover - ballboy - Born In The USA

Jo Mango - When We Lived In The Crook Of A Tree
Wolves Of Winter - Dream Catchers
Michael Cassidy - Everybody's Scared
Gone Wishing - Decoys
Kobi Onyame - Goodbye World Hello
Young Fathers - Low
Riquelme - To The Country
Lightning Papa Tam - Got Soul
Medals - Sit Back Down, Judas
Sink Alaska - Hitless Wonder
Forest Fires - Foreverlution
Alarm Bells - Hold Down

Tweet-a-track - King Post Kitsch - Fante's Last Stand - As chosen by @majesticben

Squirls - Stuck In A Bog

Re-Mixing It Up - Two Seconds To Midnight - With A Whisper Not A Bang Pt. One (De Rosa Remix)

The Mirror Trap - American Dreams
The Second Hand Marching Band - We Will Convince You
Frightened Rabbit - Holy


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