Phil Taggart joined Rigsy and Stuart Bailie to talk new music, including:
Son Of The Hound – Pilgrim
Philly: “Son Of The Hound used to go under the name Meb Jon Sol – this is something of a branding change… Pilgrim is just an incredibly beautiful, almost western sounding track… That whistling melody is just so infectious.”
MOSA – Piece Of Home
Stu: “They’re from County Down but they have that glowering southern states kind of vibe about them.”
More Than Conquerors – Human Nature
Rigsy: “This is More Than Conquerors on absolutely flying form... What a shame they’ll be calling it a day this Friday with their last gig! We’ve all had a bit of history with them, we’ve enjoyed shows fondly in their company.”
Philly: “There are so many songwriters and talented musicians in that band - that I think we’ll actually see a purple patch of music coming from the artists associated with More Than Conquerors in the 12 to 18 months, after they break up.”
Katharine Philippa and Edward Butler – Futures Full
Rigsy: “It seems these two have aligned rather than collaborated… it’s a match made in creativity heaven… I’m delighted to say that they are two wonderful, super, unique voices and creative minds… As weird and wonderful as I hoped it would be.”
Only Rivals – Replace // Exchange
Philly: “I just love it… Everything from the slightly emo tinged tones of his voice to the really low chugging drop-D bass… it’s great.”
Clanns – Korova
Stu: “This is proper widescreen-let’s-look-at-the-Atlantic-and-have-our-minds-blown-music… and there’s a wibbly-wobbly video to go with it … that’s the technical term!”
Blue Whale – Jack Irons
Philly: “If the last Korova track was playing in some sort of transcendental meditation hut, these guys would come in and stick their boot through the speakers! This track is quite mathy… it’s a factory for guitar hooks.”
