The first song in the MySpace player is from a new signing to Fence Records, FRÁNÇOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS. The track is called 'Be Water', and it is taken from his forthcoming album Plaine Inondable which is being released on Fence on December 7th 2009. Fránçois is an multi-talented songwriter, musician, animator and artist, hailing from Saintes, a small town on the west coast of France. For the past couple of years he's been an active member of the Bristol music scene, performing with Movietone (Domino Records), Crescent (Fat Cat Records) and Rozi Plain (Fence Records), as well as being a touring member of Camera Obscura (4AD). An accomplished singer-songwriter in his own right, Fránçois has recorded 3 albums, and a barrage of EP's, released through various labels (including Stitch Stitch, Too Pure, Talitres). Plaine Inondable is his debut for Fence Records - and it is a stunning album. Across ten tracks, piano chords swell, electric guitars gently shimmer, and Fránçoisʼ soft croon floats throughout - his bilingual songs melding the bitter-sweet yearning of Leonard Cohen with the melodic playfulness of Serge Gainsbourg and Françoise Hardy.
Fránçois is on tour around the UK throughout November, with support from The Balky Mule (Fat Cat) and Rozi Plain (Fence). See the Fence website for details! CHECK THE FENCE WEBSITE FOR GIG DETAILS!
If you need a Fránçois fix before then, check out the video below - animated by Fránçois himself - for 'Be Water'.
The second song in the MySpace player is 'Mad Dog' by PLAYER PIANO - which features on Into The Dark EP, released in the summer of 2009. PLAYER PIANO is the work of Mr Jeremy Radway - an incredibly talented pop-wünderkind from Indiana, USA ... who now finds himself in London. A regular fixture at Fence Records shows - and currently on tour around the UK with King Creosote and Pictish Trail - Player Piano's songs are timeless nuggets of glam-croon goodness, that no Fence collector should be without. The EP is released on a double 7", housed in a dazzling gatefold sleeve - and each copy comes with A FREE CD of all the tracks, and a BONUS TRACK! You can buy this EP now, from the Fence Records website. BUY YOUR COPY OF 'INTO THE DARK EP' BY PLAYER PIANO, RIGHT HERE!
The third song in the MySpace player is 'No Cigarettes' by WITHERED HAND, which you can find on his latest release, the You're Not Alone EP. Consisting of 4 songs, the EP was recorded by our ringmaster, King Creosote - and is available for just £3.99 from the Fence Records webshop BUY THE WITHERED HAND EP NOW! NOW!!!
The fourth song in the MySpace player is 'Let Fidelity Break' by FOUND, taken from an E.P. of all new material - that is harder, faster, brighter and more eletronic than anything they've done before. The Fidelities EP is 8 tracks of music spread across two formats - 12" vinyl and CD (which come together in a complete package). BUY THE FIDELITIES EP, BY FOUND, RIGHT HERE!
The fifth song in the MySpace player is 'Before The Dark' by The Red Well. The band is the brainchild of Jim Abel, a songwriter from Edinburgh - who has been a part of the Fence Collective for a wee while now. The song is taken from his debut album, 'Amid Storms We Arrive', which was released on Fence Records on March 2nd. BUY THE RED WELL ALBUM HERE!
The sixth song in the MySpace player, 'Quarter Inch', is by HMS GINAFORE, and features on her upcoming collaboration with KING CREOSOTE, entitled LOVE + HATE = HATE. The album is currently SOLD OUT on the Fence Records website - but you can still buy copies from our network of indie-shops! BUY LOVE + HATE = HATE NOW!
The seventh track is 'Ear Against The Wireless' by KING CREOSOTE, and features on his latest home-recorded opus (deep breath now) 'They Flock Like Vulcans To See Old Jupiter Eyes On His Home Craters'. Previously only available at live shows, the album is now up on the Fence Records website ... BUY 'THEY FLOCK LIKE VULCANS ...' NOW!
The eighth song uploaded onto the player is 'I Don't Know Where To Begin' by THE PICTISH TRAIL, taken from his critically acclaimed debut album Secret Soundz Vol. 1. This album is out now, and available to buy from all good independent record stores and the Fence Records website. BUY SECRET SOUNDZ VOL.1 NOW! !
ROZI PLAIN is the ninth thing up on the MySpace player, with her song 'RoofRookCrookCrow'. This track features on her debut album Inside Over Here, BUY 'INSIDE OVER HERE' NOW!
All of the titles listed above are available in these great indie shops ...
* avalanche (edinburgh)
* monorail (glasgow)
* norman (leeds)
* rough trade (london)
* resident music (brighton)
* one-up (aberdeen)
* piccadilly records (manchester)
"Proficient Greek/ Polish folk act Fanattica recreate an authentically rowdy continental wedding party"- The List
"Balkan-influenced mania to make even the scurviest of sea dogs heave and haul those oars. Their virtuously raw songs turn Scotland’s capital into a Balkan fairytale of fog swept docks and drunken tangos.” - The Skinny
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Lin Zhang Vs Eaten By Children Friday 20th November, Stills Gallery, Cockburn St. Edinburgh. 7pm doors – first act on shortly after! £5 entry.
A Deer For Your Lamb is back in Old York to bring you Fence records lastest signing Fránçois & the Atlas Mountains with amazing support from The Balky Mule (fatcat records), Rozi Plain (fence records) and How Deep Is The valley.should be very special!
2's UP, it's ma fuckin birthday... Free Limited Edition Print (1/50) and an 80min mix cd (1/150) to the earliest arrivals...
NOTE THAT WE ARE STARTING AT 9 THIS MONTH, TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE TREMOLO BEER GUT (all the way from Denmark) AND BIG NED (all the way from the black lodge).
I HAVE A SPARE TICKET FOR THE HALLOWEEN WEEKENDER NEXT WEEK, ANYONE KNOW ANYONE WHO IS AFTER ONE? ALSO, I HAVE A SINGLE BED IN A TWIN ROOM GOING IF ITS NOT TO WEIRD, CAN ARRANGE WITH OR WITHOUT THE TICKET SO NOT OUT OF POCKET, IS IN ANSTRUTHER AND £33 A NIGHT. ALSO AM TAKING THE CAR FROM GLASGOW AND PICKING TWO FOLK UP IN EDINBURGH, AIMING TO GET THEIR FOR TWOish IF TRANSPORTS A PROBLEM.
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