We've Got It Covered #95

This is going to be a bit of a rushed post as I am trying to draft something at half time during the football, yeah, I know I should have done this earlier, but you try writing a post whilst also playing with a 19 month year old.
Undoubtedly the biggest story of the week in terms of the Scottish music scene was the announcement of the inaugural Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Awards. Over the years there have been a number of these kind of awards that have tried and inevitably fail due to a lack of credibility, but thanks to a lot of hard work behind the scenes from Stewart Henderson (Chemikal Underground/The Delgados), the brain child behind the awards, Scotland looks set to finally have its own answer to the Mercury Music Prize. Rather than ramble on at length about the wards, I'd suggest you check out two cracking articles which explain the ins and outs of it all over on The Pop Cop and a feature in the Herald from the fabulous Ms Nicola Meighan. Right I have a title party to be enjoying so I'll sign off with a cover by one of my all time favourite Scottish bands, The Delgados and their cover of The Dead Kennedys classic California Uber Alles...

The Delgados - California Uber Alles (The Dead Kennedys cover)

The Delgados - KEXP Session (11/04/03)

Track Listing
1. Child Killers
2. Coming in From the Cold
3. The Drowning Years
4. The Light Before We Land

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The Delgados - Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1998

Track Listing
1. Arcane Model
2. Pull the Wires From the Wall
3. Repeat Failure
4. Take Me Out
5. The Actress
6. Thirteen Gliding Principles
7. Weaker Argument Defeats The Stronger

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The Delgados - KEXP Session (01/11/04)

Track Listing
1. Everybody Come Down
2. Get Action
3. Is This All That I Came For?
4. Sink or Swim

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Chemikal Merchant

Sunday nights, for me the worst night of the week, that impending feeling of doom at the thought of having to go into work the next day can be a real killer. Sunday the 27th of September will be different though, as Martin John Henry, Lord Cut-Glass and Rick Redbeard (the Phantom Band) are playing a free gig at Bar Gandolfi as part of the Merchant City Festival. The gig should be pretty special in this intimate venue, withAlun Woodward performing songs from his excellent debut album under his Lord Cut Glass moniker, MJ Henry showcasing some of his new post-De Rosa material, and Rick 'Redbeard' Anthony adding his stripped back folk sounds to what promises to be a belter of an evening.

Lord Cut Glass a taster of what's to come

Lord Cut Glass or Alun Woodward of the Delgados as you are more likely to know him as, is finally set to release his debut album in June, and as a taster the Chemikal boys & girls have very kindly sent out a wee taster of what we can expect, have a listen to 'Even Jesus Couldn't Love You' below. The first single from the album will be 'Look After Your Wife', which is due out on June the 15th.



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