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The Only Stars

Album: Clip from single out 31/7/06

Released: Oct 30, 2005

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Genre: Other
Location Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Profile Views: 44681
Last Login: 10/15/2012
Member Since 10/15/2005
Website http://www.nationalparksite.com
Record Label Various
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Formed by John Hogarty and Scott Walker (guitar), Simon Shaw and Michael McGaughrin joined when forced into becoming a real band after being offered a gig at the Pastels' club Illumination with Future Pilot AKA. After nine under-achieving years and seven records, the lineup is now John, Simon, Gerard Love playing guitar and the incredible Eilidh Rodgers on drums. With John moonlighting earlier in the year for Simon's band (Lucky Luke) and lately Music and Movement, plans are afoot for some new National Park shows/ recordings. .. More tracks can be heard at: ..nationalparksite.com.. ..and you can see National Park videos on ..http://www.youtube.com/yieldrecordings..... ....Discography.. ..(1998) Great Western 10" ..(1999) National Park vs. Future Pilot AKA 7" ..(2000) Sterling, on Future Pilot AKA vs. a Galaxy of Sound ..(2001) No More Rides, on Geographic Japanese compilation ..(2002) No More Rides, on Geographic comp for rest of world ..(2003) Secret Songs 7" ..(2005) The Only Stars, on Crunk Into Up Vol. 3 ..(2006) The Only Stars/ La Solara 7" - out 24/7/06 ..(2006) National Park 7" - forthcoming .. ....Buy new National Park 7" online now.... ...... .......... ..Get the new 7" single, The Only Stars, direct from the ..Yield Recordings online shop.., now. Secure Paypal Transaction...
Members
John Hogarty - Guitar and Vocals.. Simon Shaw - Bass Guitar.. Gerard Love - Guitar.. Eilidh Rodgers - Drums.. ..Thanks to Katrina Mitchell for drumming when Eilidh broke her collarbone... ..New single also has Michael McGaughrin - Drums, Bill Wells - Piano, Sarah Martin - Flute and Mick Cooke - Horn...
Influences
Maybe some of the people we've played with will give you an idea where we're at: ....Gigs with.. ..The Pastels ..Appendix Out ..International Airport ..Movietone ..The Styrenes ..Acid Mothers Temple ..Richard Youngs ..Lucky Luke ..Music and Movement ..Elliot Smith ..Jad Fair ..Future Pilot AKA ..Belle and Sebastian ..Empress ..Tape ..Tenniscoats ..Bill Wells' National Jazz Trio of Scotland ..Phantom Engineer .. ..This is a very eclectic list for a band with such a monomaniac sound...
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Loose, ten-minutes-long, tape hiss, folky, warm, a bit like the Velvets, lonesome, a stripped-down (musically!) Galaxie 500/ Yo La Tengo, slightly blurred, like it's raining, snowing, really sunny, somewhere between the visceral and the whistleable.

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Bio:

Formed by John Hogarty and Scott Walker (guitar), Simon Shaw and Michael McGaughrin joined when forced into becoming a real band after being offered a gig at the Pastels' club Illumination with Future Pilot AKA. After nine under-achieving years and seven records, the lineup is now John, Simon, Gerard Love playing guitar and the incredible Eilidh Rodgers on drums. With John moonlighting earlier in the year for Simon's band (Lucky Luke) and lately Music and Movement, plans are afoot for some new National Park shows/ recordings.

More tracks can be heard at: nationalparksite.com

and you can see National Park videos on http://www.youtube.com/yieldrecordings.

Discography
(1998) Great Western 10"
(1999) National Park vs. Future Pilot AKA 7"
(2000) Sterling, on Future Pilot AKA vs. a Galaxy of Sound
(2001) No More Rides, on Geographic Japanese compilation
(2002) No More Rides, on Geographic comp for rest of world
(2003) Secret Songs 7"
(2005) The Only Stars, on Crunk Into Up Vol. 3
(2006) The Only Stars/ La Solara 7" - out 24/7/06
(2006) National Park 7" - forthcoming

Buy new National Park 7" online now

Sleeve for National Park 7

Get the new 7" single, The Only Stars, direct from the Yield Recordings online shop, now. Secure Paypal Transaction.

Member Since:

October 15, 2005

Members:

John Hogarty - Guitar and Vocals
Simon Shaw - Bass Guitar
Gerard Love - Guitar
Eilidh Rodgers - Drums

Thanks to Katrina Mitchell for drumming when Eilidh broke her collarbone.

New single also has Michael McGaughrin - Drums, Bill Wells - Piano, Sarah Martin - Flute and Mick Cooke - Horn.

Influences:

Maybe some of the people we've played with will give you an idea where we're at:

Gigs with
The Pastels
Appendix Out
International Airport
Movietone
The Styrenes
Acid Mothers Temple
Richard Youngs
Lucky Luke
Music and Movement
Elliot Smith
Jad Fair
Future Pilot AKA
Belle and Sebastian
Empress
Tape
Tenniscoats
Bill Wells' National Jazz Trio of Scotland
Phantom Engineer

This is a very eclectic list for a band with such a monomaniac sound.

Sounds Like:

Loose, ten-minutes-long, tape hiss, folky, warm, a bit like the Velvets, lonesome, a stripped-down (musically!) Galaxie 500/ Yo La Tengo, slightly blurred, like it's raining, snowing, really sunny, somewhere between the visceral and the whistleable.