If you really want to know....
Once apon a time, singer Biff Smith's sister Gill attended The Glasgow School of Art where drummer Craig Laurie was working. Gill mentioned Craig's name to Biff who was trying unsuccessfully to get a band together and they met up for a rehearsal. On the day of the rehearsal Craig had been to a football match and was slightly the worse for wear after having had "a few". He entered the practice room, sat behind the drum kit and fell backwards off the drum stool. It was love at first sight.
Over the next year or two, other members came and went until The Starlets finally settled on their first team of Biff Smith - voice, Mark McSwiggan - Guitars, Stephen McGourty - Bass, Craig Laurie - Drums, Nigel Baillie - Brass, and Iain White - Strings, in time to deliver their debut album "Surely tomorrow you'll feel blue" (2001). Inspired in part by alternative guitar pop and old string-laden movie soundtracks, it was a lush poetic album which, despite being utterly out of step with prevailing musical trends, gained critical acclaim, winning "Jockrock album of the year", and was included in "Is this Music" top 100 albums by Scottish artists, as the band began to find an audience beyond their home town of Glasgow. This continued with the release of the second album "Further into night forever" (2003) which was again a critical success and brought the band to the attention of the Japanese label Muzak which licensed the record for Japan and helped promote The Starlets' first ever live performances in Tokyo.
The new album, "Out into the days from here", is out now in Japan on Fastcut Records and has sold out it's first pressing. The Starlets have just returned from a two week sold-out tour of Japan and are now acclimatising to cold and rainy Glasgow whilst planning the UK release of the new album.
"Out into the days from here" is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2009 on the band's own label, Stereotone. UK gig dates will be announced soon.
Would love to play your stuff on my radio show, The British Breakfast on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond, Virginia USA and streamed live every Saturday morn between 9-11AM my time and 2-4pm UK time. Can you make that happen?
Respectfully,
Gene Pembleton
ewpsw@comcast.net
2500 Lauderdale Drive Richmond, Virginia USA 23233
The name of this band is elomaticmill. Thank you for listening to our music. We are recording now. Please continue your favors toward us in the future.
thank you for accepting！a-ri-ga-toh！
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Episode 22 of Jim Gellatly's NEW MUSIC available for free from iTunes & Radio Magnetic.
In this latest edition, Jim uncovers more new music from Scotland from brand new bands and some old favourites.
Featured acts include Franz Ferdinand, We Rock Like Girls Don't, Butcher Boy, The Starlets, Luva Anna, Kaleidoscope Eyes, Urban Joe and Frightened Rabbit.
Hello Biff! I'm sorry for my reply was very late! I have not seen our profile's page for 3months at all...I'm very lazy man...I noticed your comment today! Thank you very much!
The Starlets ha bokutatino tomodatidesu! Your latest album is the best!
We will try to restart the band in 2009! Cheers, Takashi
