So Long Brother Louis, Hello Admiral Fallow!

I missed this one! It seems one of my tips for 2010, Brother Louis Collective have renamed themselves Admiral Fallow. With the rebranding comes details of their debut album titled "Boots Met My Face" and a few extra tracks (including the amazing "Subbuteo") uploaded on their shiny new MySpace. The album is out in April and here's the tour details...

Upcoming Gigs
13 Mar - Homegame, Anstruther (acoustic)
1 Apr - Snafu, Aberdeen
2 Apr - Old Bridge Inn, Aviemore
3 Apr - Harleys, Bathgate
4 Apr - Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh
7 Apr - The Doghouse, Dundee
8 Apr - Oran Mor, Glasgow
13 Apr - The Slaughtered Lamb, London
14 Apr - Pav Tav, Brighton
15 Apr - Hootanannys, Inverness

Hazy Recollections @ Stereo

On Saturday the 30th of January (2.30-6.00pm to be precise) Stereo in Renfield Lane, Glasgow will open its doors to "five of Glasgow's finest Nu Folk acts and very special guests from America" as part of the first Hazy Recollections. One of the homegrown bands on show is Kowalskiy favourites Brother Louis Collective!

Here's the line-up (in no particular order):

Pearl and the Puppets,
Findlay Napier & The Bar Room Mountaineers
Brother Louis Collective (acoustic set)
Kitty the Lion
Captain and the Kings
A.J.Roach

Plus special guests to be confirmed...

Tickets are only 6 quid! Tis a great excuse to get out of the house on a Saturday afternoon.

Ten for 2010... Brother Louis Collective!

The first of my Scottish tips for 2010 are the brilliant Brother Louis Collective from Glasgow. I'll be honest and say that I'd never heard of them 'til a while back. Thank f**k for The Mill. With rumours of a debut album out sometime next year, following on from the cracking "These Barren Years" single, 2010 could be well be their year.

I've compared them in the past to Mumford & Sons (albeit a bit less 'banjolistic'... with a flute) and if Brother Louis' infectious brand of orchestral indie-pop and amazing live shows are anything to go by, there's nothing stopping them 'doing a Mumford'. Anyone out there know the number for Mumford & Sons PR man?

Last chance to see them this year is at King Tut's tomorrow night (21st December) with Kitty The Lion and Pearl And The Puppets.

There's a criminal lack of songs out there to be heard! Here's a few links to some mp3s from The Mill!



mp3: Brother Louis Collective - These Barren Years

mp3: Brother Louis Collective - Old Balloons

...Brother Louis Collective!

Rhys Darby

Having just discovered the amazing Brother Louis Collective earlier this week, I felt it necessary to bring them to everyone else's attention...... and justify the whole Brother Louis / Murray Hewitt thing from an earlier post- see photos....it's uncanny!)

Louis Abbott

I've not been at a gig for a while where I've come out and become obsessed with the support band! Check out The Mill for a few mp3's of their performance earlier this year including the amazing show-ender "Old Balloons".

From what I gather they're in the process of recording their much-anticipated debut album in between supporting Trashcan Sinatras tomorrow (Tait Hall, Kelso) and Pearl & the Puppets (21 Dec - King Tuts, Glasgow).

Don't suppose anyone has any extra info or songs they care to share?


Brother Louis Collective - Old Balloons LIVE @ The Mill from Craig Rooney on Vimeo.

Gig Review... Meursault, Brother Louis Collective @ The 13th Note (10/11/09)

So last night marked my first gig at The 13th Note in Glasgow. First up were Olympic Swimmers, a pleasant enough indie band from Glasgow well worth having a wee listen to.

Next up were the brilliant Brother Louis Collective. That's the first I've seem them and gotta say, I love them! If you imagine a Glasgow version of Mumford & Sons, with a flute, fronted by a guy who is the spitting image of Murray from Flight of the Conchords with a Liam Frost-iness in his voice. All in all, pretty damn good! Not sure of their song names (yet!) but Song 3 in particular blew me away!

Then the main reason I was there, Meursault (pronounced Murr-So ....who knew!). I've been raving about this band for ages and they didn't disappoint.. other than not playing "The Furnace". Neil Pennycook's voice is even more striking live as they played a song or two from their amazing debut album "Pissing on Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues" and recent EP "Nothing Broke". Highlight though was new song "New Ruin" which showed a darker side to the Edinburgh band. The Stereo gig on the 29th is looking good!

And last but not least was Barn Owl.... who sadly I missed. Having had a wee listen to them on MySpace, I'm beginning to wish I'd stuck around!

All this for a fiver! Bargain!

Oxjam and Other Gigs This Week!

It's shaping up to be another good week.. and a bit!


The main attraction is obviously the Oxjam Festival in Edinburgh (23rd) and Glasgow on next weekend (24th and 25th) which boasts performance from some of Scotland's top up-and-coming bands, such as Brother Louis Collective, Lions. Chase. Tigers., Zoey Van Goey, Be A Familiar, Ross Clark's new project, Three Blind Wolves and Kowalskiy favourites, Meursault, The Seventeenth Century and Odeon Beatclub.

The full Glasgow schedule can be found here thanks to Peenko!

And....

With their single launch gig at at King Tuts next Sunday (25th), Cassidy will be on a mini promotional tour of Scotland stopping at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh (22nd), Moshulu, Aberdeen (24th). Full details of the tour can be found on the band's MySpace including information on single "Night In The Box" out next Monday through King Tuts Recordings.

Dundee rockers The Law hit the road to plug debut album "A Measure of Wealth" with gigs tonight at Mad Hatters, Inverness followed by performances at PJ Molloys, Dunfermline (22nd), King Tuts, Glasgow (23rd) and Doghouse, Dundee (24th). Pop along to 7digital to download a free non-album track. Link below!

At Oran Mor, Glasgow, local bands LightGuides and Pacific Theatre have signed up to play The Mill on Thursday (22nd). For free tickets head along to The Mill website.

The icing on the cake is at Cabaret Voltaire on Saturday (24th) where My Latest Novel will be bringing their orchestral-indie magic to Edinburgh! Second album "Deaths and Entrances" is up there with the best albums this year so get your arses along!

Download: Cassidy - Vic Galloway Session (from the cracking Peenko blog!)
mp3: My Latest Novel - I Declare A Ceasefire
mp3: Odeon Beatclub - Strike Me Down
mp3 (7digital): The Law - A Generation Found
video: Brother Louis Collective: Old Balloons (live @ The Mill)

Not too shabby a week, eh?!