Single Ticket #11 - The State Broadcasters and Jesus H. Foxx
Posted in SHOFT on 17th May 2012
Having tried, and mostly failed in keeping up to date with interesting new things here on Songs Heard on Fast Trains, I more than anyone appreciate how the mundane churn of day-to-day life can get in the way of doing creative, interesting or rewarding things. I also know all too...
Plastic Animals - Automaton EP
Posted in SHOFT on 15th May 2012
It's always tempting in a reductionist view of our complex world, to imagine there are rules - and that at some point in the past Edinburgh and Glasgow did a deal. Glasgow got the guitar bands, the downbeat Americana and the indie-pop while Edinburgh settled for the alt-folk or whatever...
Lonely Tourist - I Live Where You Are
Posted in SHOFT on 13th May 2012
There is something compelling but dangerous about holding a mirror up to your life. Most of us stumble around weaving a fairly comprehensive web of self-deception which gets us through the week, stops us losing our minds and generally makes the everyday bits of life bearable. But imagine a record...