Broken Records (band)
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Broken Records are a six-piece indie folk
band from Edinburgh
, Scotland
, which formed in December 2006. The band are signed to 4AD
and released their debut album, Until the Earth Begins to Part
, in June 2009. Their second album Let Me Come Home was released in October 2010.
at the Maida Vale
studios. They played a well-received set at T in the Park
's T Break stage in 2007 and went on to play two sets at the 2008 Connect Festival, including a well-attended headlining set at the Your Sound bandstand.
Broken Records released three singles on three different record labels throughout 2008: "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It" on Young Turks in April, "Slow Parade" on Label Fandango in August, and "Lies" on Distiller Records in November.
Tipped for big things by publications such as The Skinny, NME
and Q, the band signed a deal with the independent record label 4AD
, with whom they released their debut album Until the Earth Begins to Part
on 1 June 2009. The album has been described by frontman Jamie Sutherland as "based around all the shit things men do."
Broken Records released a digital EP, entitled Out on the Water, on 2 November 2009. The release contains songs recorded before Until the Earth Begins to Part. The band recently covered The Beatles
' song "Oh! Darling
" for Mojo Magazine
s Abbey Road Now!, a free cover-mounted CD given away with the October 2009 issue of the magazine.
In August 2010, 4AD announced the release of the band's second album, entitled Let Me Come Home, released on 25 October 2010. The album was produced by Tony Doogan, and features artwork by renowned graphic artist Vaughan Oliver
. Frontman Jamie Sutherland said of the album's inspiration:
In August, the band also announced the shift from being a seven-piece band to a six-piece for live touring with the departure of Arne and Gill, and the introduction of new member, Craig Ross, taking up bass and guitar duties.
edge and their faster numbers have been known to provoke ceilidh
dancing at gigs. The NME branded them the Scottish Arcade Fire, although this is an accolade previously bestowed on My Latest Novel
. The band, who swap instruments when performing live, have received numerous comparisons to Arcade Fire, and have also been compared to The Verve
and The Levellers. They were described by NME in 2008 as "one of the country's most exciting new bands."
Indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...
band from Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, which formed in December 2006. The band are signed to 4AD
4AD
4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...
and released their debut album, Until the Earth Begins to Part
Until the Earth Begins to Part
Until the Earth Begins to Part is the debut studio album by Scottish indie folk band Broken Records, released on June 1, 2009, by 4AD. Prior to the album's release, the band released three singles: "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It" in April 2008, "Slow Parade" in August 2008, and "Lies"...
, in June 2009. Their second album Let Me Come Home was released in October 2010.
History
The band was originally a three-piece comprising Jamie Sutherland, brother Rory Sutherland (violin, guitar and accordion), and Ian Turnbull (guitar, piano and accordion). After a few performances they added Arne Kolb (cello), Dave Smith (piano, trumpet), Andrew Keeney (drums), and David Fothergill (bass). Broken Records played 60 gigs in 2007 and recorded a session for BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
at the Maida Vale
Maida Vale
Maida Vale is a residential district in West London between St John's Wood and Kilburn. It is part of the City of Westminster. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, consisting of many large late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats...
studios. They played a well-received set at T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...
's T Break stage in 2007 and went on to play two sets at the 2008 Connect Festival, including a well-attended headlining set at the Your Sound bandstand.
Broken Records released three singles on three different record labels throughout 2008: "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It" on Young Turks in April, "Slow Parade" on Label Fandango in August, and "Lies" on Distiller Records in November.
Tipped for big things by publications such as The Skinny, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
and Q, the band signed a deal with the independent record label 4AD
4AD
4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...
, with whom they released their debut album Until the Earth Begins to Part
Until the Earth Begins to Part
Until the Earth Begins to Part is the debut studio album by Scottish indie folk band Broken Records, released on June 1, 2009, by 4AD. Prior to the album's release, the band released three singles: "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It" in April 2008, "Slow Parade" in August 2008, and "Lies"...
on 1 June 2009. The album has been described by frontman Jamie Sutherland as "based around all the shit things men do."
Broken Records released a digital EP, entitled Out on the Water, on 2 November 2009. The release contains songs recorded before Until the Earth Begins to Part. The band recently covered The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' song "Oh! Darling
Oh! Darling
"Oh! Darling" is a song by The Beatles composed by Paul McCartney and appearing as the fourth song on the album, Abbey Road, in 1969. Its working title was "Oh! Darling "...
" for Mojo Magazine
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
s Abbey Road Now!, a free cover-mounted CD given away with the October 2009 issue of the magazine.
In August 2010, 4AD announced the release of the band's second album, entitled Let Me Come Home, released on 25 October 2010. The album was produced by Tony Doogan, and features artwork by renowned graphic artist Vaughan Oliver
Vaughan Oliver
Vaughan Oliver is a British graphic designer based in Epsom, South of London. Oliver is most noted for his work with graphic design studios 23 Envelope and v23...
. Frontman Jamie Sutherland said of the album's inspiration:
In August, the band also announced the shift from being a seven-piece band to a six-piece for live touring with the departure of Arne and Gill, and the introduction of new member, Craig Ross, taking up bass and guitar duties.
Sound
Use of the violin, cello, and accordion gives them a distinctly ScottishScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
edge and their faster numbers have been known to provoke ceilidh
Céilidh
In modern usage, a céilidh or ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing. It originated in Ireland, but is now common throughout the Irish and Scottish diasporas...
dancing at gigs. The NME branded them the Scottish Arcade Fire, although this is an accolade previously bestowed on My Latest Novel
My Latest Novel
- Background :A four piece, , My Latest Novel are from the small town of Greenock, near Glasgow in Scotland. They augment the traditional rock line up of guitars, drums, bass and keyboards, with the use of violins, xylophones, samples and undulating percussion, as well as multi-part vocals...
. The band, who swap instruments when performing live, have received numerous comparisons to Arcade Fire, and have also been compared to The Verve
The Verve
The Verve were an English rock band formed in 1989 in Wigan by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones, and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboardist Simon Tong later became a member. Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to shoegazing and space...
and The Levellers. They were described by NME in 2008 as "one of the country's most exciting new bands."
Singles
- "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It" (Young Turks, YT012), 14 April 2008
- "If the News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It"
- "Lessons Never Learned"
- "Slow Parade" (Label Fandango, GALLAGOS022), 18 August 2008
- "Slow Parade"
- "The Problem with Remembering"
- "Lies" (Distiller Records, DTIL 006), 3 November 2008
- "Lies"
- "Travelling Songs"
- "Until the Earth Begins to Part" (4AD, AD 2909), 11 May 2009
- "Until the Earth Begins to Part"
- "And They All Fell Into the Sea"
- "A Good Reason" (4AD), September 2009
- "A Good Reason"
- "Lies" iTunes reissue (4AD), 9 March 2010
- "Lies"
- "Travelling Songs"
- "Lies" (music video)
- "A Leaving Song" free digital download (4AD), 13 August 2010
- "A Leaving Song"
- "A Darkness Rises Up" digital download (4AD), 18 October 2010
External links
- Official website
- Broken Records Studio Diary, ClashClash (magazine)Clash is a popular music and fashion magazine based in the United Kingdom. Its magazine title is published 12 times a year. It has a circulation of around 40,000....