Scottish
beat 'n' folk. Part four in State Records' Soundgate Sound Acetate
series.
Edinburgh's garage-folk
overlords The Thanes break with tradition on the fourth instalment in
State Records' Sandgate Sound Acetate series, being as the single was
recorded at the band's own Ravencraig studio as opposed to State's
own Sandgate Studio. It's no less satisfying however with the A-side
being an original composition. She's Coming Back To Me is a stomping
slice of biting 12-sting fuzz and Jagger-ish snarl, with a vocal plea
that sounds simultaneously hopeful yet worried that things might not
actually work out.
The B-side is a
poignantly dedicated to George Gallacher, lead vocalist and
songwriter with '60s beat legends The Poets who sadly passed away in
August 2012. Here The Thanes cover Love Is Fading Away, a track
originally recorded by The Poets back in 1965, but which remained
unavailable for three decades. An altogether gentler affair to the
A-side, its arpeggio jangle underpinning a more reflective and
resigned take on love's passing and non-true course. Good stuff!
Limited to 500 copies
on heavy vinyl with hand-stamped sleeve.
Click here for the
State Records website.
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