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February 6, 2007

Band To Watch: My Latest Novel

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:

My Latest Novel - "Sister Sneaker Sister Soul" (MP3)
My Latest Novel - "The Reputation Of Ross Francis" (MP3)

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..

Posted by: Steve at 02/06/07 2:15 PM | Reply
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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!

Posted by: jilly at 02/06/07 2:24 PM | Reply
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jesus god. belle & sebastian and arab strap aren't even reference points for each other.

Posted by: lism. at 02/06/07 2:26 PM | Reply
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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!

Posted by: wiesengrund at 02/06/07 4:57 PM | Reply
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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!

Posted by: wiesengrund at 02/06/07 5:13 PM | Reply
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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.

Posted by: Allan at 02/06/07 5:32 PM | Reply
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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?

Posted by: Finchmeister at 02/06/07 6:19 PM | Reply
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I forgot about these dudes. I need to fire up ye old' iPod and listen to them again. Thanks for the reminder!

Posted by: Jonathan at 02/07/07 4:29 PM | Reply
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