When we tell you that My Latest Novel is from Glasgow, you have permission to start thinking Arab Strap, Delgados, and Belle & Sebastian. They’re all fair reference points for the open-hearted, string-laden sweep of the band’s debut full-length Wolves, weaving nostalgic, rainy-day poetry with breezy, fragile charm-pop. It’s a top-to-bottom album, beginning with the dramatic surges of “Ghost In The Gutter” and “Pretty In A Panic,” but here are two of our favorites:
Check the vid for “Sister Sneaker Sister Soul,” where the gang takes a long stroll like a bunch of indie-pop BFFs.
And you can watch the video for “The Reputation Of Ross Francis” here.
Wolves is out on The Worker’s Institute.
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Didn’t Stereogum used to be at (or at least near) the vanguard in terms of discovering bands? My Latest Novel were all over a bunch of blogs last summer. Not that they don’t deserve it — they’re pretty good, in fact — but don’t pretend you’re tastemakers, guys..
It’s far less important to me that they were on a buch of blogs last summer that I don’t read than that they be good…and they are. I like!
jesus god. belle & sebastian and arab strap aren’t even reference points for each other.
true, this record changed the world in 2006. but i’m okay with it, if they do it again in 2007. thanks, for bringing them up!
true, this record changed the world in 2006. but i’m okay with it, if they do it again in 2007. thanks, for bringing them up!
I’ve seen them about three times and they got better each time. They were incredible at T In The Park.
The albums not bad either.
You…uh…you workin’ on a book? You got some characters? Beginning-middle-end? Friends become enemies, enemies become friends? A little comic relief? In your book?
I forgot about these dudes. I need to fire up ye old’ iPod and listen to them again. Thanks for the reminder!