Little Glitches
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Little Glitches are a four piece folk
/indie
band from Sheffield
, UK. The band formed in 2004 after collaborating and writing together in previous bands. The band consists of Andrew Bolam (bass guitar
), Gavin Harris (drums
), Iain Stewart (acoustic guitars), and Sam Smith (Rhodes piano
). All four members share vocal duties and the band have been noted for their strong four part harmonies
and song writing in numerous newspaper and magazine articles; such as Sandman magazine
, Dazed & Confused
magazine and the Sheffield Telegraph
. Since 2010 the band has begun taking a more collective based approach to their music making, working independently and jointly with other local musicians.
In 2005, the band performed in a film by Newcastle based artists Susie Green and Ilana Mitchell entitled The Set Up, which featured a number of North East bands, seven artists including Field Music
, Futureheads, Les Cox Sportifs and Paul Smith
.
On 4 September 2006, the band released their second cd ep, Sudden Moment of Clarity on the small independent record label Full on Calm Recordings. Again a self written and recorded effort, this time the band received some production help from Steve Fellows. The EP was released on CD and also as a digital download via AWAL
and featured a re-recording of one track from the first EP, Secondhandmind.
On 15 January 2007, the Sudden Moment of Clarity EP was chosen by Steve Lamacq
as the record of the week on his BBC 6 Music
radio show.
In December 2008, the yet to be officially released song "Cold Day" was remixed by Winter North Atlantic.
A further remix of the title track was created by The Cutler
{aka Fila Brazillia
) around the same time.
On 28 April 2009, the track "123" was featured as track of the day on the Q magazine
website prior to the later release of the 123ep.
On 29 May 2009, The Sudden Moment of Clarity remix by Industrial-U-Knit was released on the Ninja Tune
Solid Steel
podcast, chosen by DK
.
On 1 June 2009, the 123ep was released through Full on Calm Records as a CD and Digital Download via AWAL
with the band continuing to record and produce everything themselves. The EP featured the original version of 'Cold Day' that had previously been remixed by Winter North Atlantic. The ep was played by BBC 6 Music
DJs Lauren Laverne
, Tom Robinson
and Gary Crowley
and BBC Radio 2
DJ Janice Long
.
The title track 123 was remixed by Ross Godfrey of Morcheeba
and subsequently new vocals were recorded by Nathalia Ivanovski with the band.
The release was also notable for the inclusion on the CD of films for two of the featured songs by artist friends of the band Matt Fleming of The Star and Shadow Cinema and Sam Wilson. The films were not included in the download release.
A limited tour was undertaken by the band to promote the release of the EP, including a show in London
at the Notting Hill Arts Club
, at the same time as the venue hosting an art exhibition by Sam Wilson. The exhibition included original paintings used for the cover of the 'Sudden Moment of Clarity' ep.
The band next gained another Single of the Week on 26th October 2009 on Sean Keaveny's BBC 6 Music
breakfast show, preceding the 9 November 2009 release of the band's fourth EP Early Morning Time. The CD EP was put out under the Full on Calm Records label and as a digital download via AWAL.
The release was again supported by a small tour.
On 1 March 2010, the band released a compilation CD Life's Little Glitches, featuring most of the tracks from the preceding four EPs, through 'The Killing Moon Presents' label and also as a digital download via AWAL. The release did not feature the secret track 'Little Tweet' from the Little Glitches EP, the version of 'Secondhandmind' from the Sudden Moment of Clarity ep, the Industrial U-Knit remix of 'Sudden Moment of Clarity' from the 123 ep and also did not include the two films present on the CD version of the 123ep. All other tracks were presented in chronological order.
On 21 June 2010, the band released their first full-length album of mostly new material, along with a scattering of lead tracks from the previous EPs, through The Killing Moon Presents label as a digital download only via AWAL. The album was entitled Garden Rooms in memory of one of the band's former rehearsal spaces in an old Sheffield
workshop, one part of which was still inhabited by Stan Shaw
, a Little Mester
- the name given to local master craftsmen working in Sheffield Steel
whom do piece work especially making cutlery.
Following another short tour in support of the release the band curated the Penelopes Stage on the Saturday at that year's Tramlines Festival
, putting on a line-up including Neil McSweeney, Fallen Trees, Ray Heane with Bodhran player Ciaran Boyle, plus the band themselves.
Following that, the band retreated into the studio at the end of August 2010 and began to pro-actively collaborate with other local musicians and writers such as Lisa Palmer, who has previously worked with Animat
, Laura Cohen of Little Robots
, Bennett Holland who is currently (2011) also working with Toddla T
, King King
and Jube, Julie Clarkson, also of Jube, Kieron Wright The Jesus Loves Heroin Band Chuffy Stanley and many others. Since February 2011, the band have been posting monthly tracks on their blog showcasing the first fruits of these collaborations.
2004 - Irrepressible Records
Sudden Moment of Clarity ep
04/09/2006 - Full on Calm Recordings/AWAL
123 ep
01/06/2009 - Full on Calm Recordings/AWAL
Early Morning Time ep
09/09/2009 - Full on Calm Recordings/AWAL
Life's Little Glitches
01/03/2010 - The Killing Moon Presents/AWAL
1. Secondhand Mind
2. A Minor in Sheffield
3. What You Don't Know
4. Mistakes
5. A Minor Reprise
6. Sudden Moment of Clarity
7. Sweeping Away
8. All This Time
9. Are You Scared
10. 123
11. Cold Day
12. Two Dead Men
13. Trees Line Roads
14. Sunshine On Rain
15. Early Morning Time
16. Full Load on Wool
17. Here Comes the Weekend
18. Happiness
19. Here Comes The Weekend (reprise)
Garden Rooms
21/06/2010 - The Killing Moon Presents
1. Which Way to a Better Llife
2. Stumble
3. Down the Road
4. Birthday Oohs
5. Sudden Moment of Clarity
6. Wednesday Again
7. 123
8. Crystal Peaks
9. Come on Now
10. Dark Days
11. Puttin it Badly
12. What you Don't Know
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
/indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
band from Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, UK. The band formed in 2004 after collaborating and writing together in previous bands. The band consists of Andrew Bolam (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), Gavin Harris (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
), Iain Stewart (acoustic guitars), and Sam Smith (Rhodes piano
Rhodes piano
The Rhodes piano is an electro-mechanical piano, invented by Harold Rhodes during the fifties and later manufactured in a number of models, first in collaboration with Fender and after 1965 by CBS....
). All four members share vocal duties and the band have been noted for their strong four part harmonies
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
and song writing in numerous newspaper and magazine articles; such as Sandman magazine
Sandman (magazine)
Sandman was a free music magazine launched in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, in September 2002. Later versions were created, specifically covering Leeds, Kingston upon Hull, York, Nottingham and Manchester before all five editions were amalgamated into one compendium edition which also covered...
, Dazed & Confused
Dazed & Confused (magazine)
Dazed & Confused is a British style magazine, that was set up in 1992 and published monthly. Its founding editors were Jefferson Hack and Rankin...
magazine and the Sheffield Telegraph
Sheffield Telegraph
The Sheffield Telegraph is a weekly newspaper published in Sheffield, England.-History:Founded in 1855 as the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, it was the city's first daily newspaper, published at 08:00 each morning. The newspaper struggled until W. C...
. Since 2010 the band has begun taking a more collective based approach to their music making, working independently and jointly with other local musicians.
History
In 2004, the band released their first eponymously titled EP through small independent label Irrepressible Records, all entirely self written, recorded and produced. The CD release featured original cover art by Sam Wilson, who was to go on to provide pictures and designs for all their subsequent releases. The EP gained a warm review in Dazed & Confused magazine, in their Releases of the Month section.In 2005, the band performed in a film by Newcastle based artists Susie Green and Ilana Mitchell entitled The Set Up, which featured a number of North East bands, seven artists including Field Music
Field Music
Field Music are a band from Sunderland, England who formed in 2004. The band's core consists of brothers David and Peter Brewis , with Andrew Moore. Their line-ups have at times featured members of both Maxïmo Park and The Futureheads...
, Futureheads, Les Cox Sportifs and Paul Smith
Paul Smith (musician)
Paul Smith is the singer for the British indie rock group, Maxïmo Park.-Biography:...
.
On 4 September 2006, the band released their second cd ep, Sudden Moment of Clarity on the small independent record label Full on Calm Recordings. Again a self written and recorded effort, this time the band received some production help from Steve Fellows. The EP was released on CD and also as a digital download via AWAL
AWAL
AWAL is a UK based digital distribution and entertainment services company that works with independent artists, comedians, and labels. The company was started in 1997 by Denzyl Feigelson....
and featured a re-recording of one track from the first EP, Secondhandmind.
On 15 January 2007, the Sudden Moment of Clarity EP was chosen by Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
as the record of the week on his BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
radio show.
In December 2008, the yet to be officially released song "Cold Day" was remixed by Winter North Atlantic.
A further remix of the title track was created by The Cutler
The Cutler
The Cutler is an electronica collaboration from Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire. Formed by Steve Cobby, formerly half of Fila Brazillia, and David 'Porky' Brennand, founder of Pork Recordings, they play electronica and dub, and are sometimes described as being left field.Formed in 2006, their debut...
{aka Fila Brazillia
Fila Brazillia
Fila Brazillia was an electronica collaboration from Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire in North-East England. Formed in 1990 by Steve Cobby and David McSherry...
) around the same time.
On 28 April 2009, the track "123" was featured as track of the day on the Q magazine
Q (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
website prior to the later release of the 123ep.
On 29 May 2009, The Sudden Moment of Clarity remix by Industrial-U-Knit was released on the Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
Solid Steel
Solid Steel
Solid Steel is the name of a series of DJ mix albums issued on Ninja Tune independent record label in the UK.Solid Steel also has a radio station webcast and related live concerts which further showcase the DJing talents of such artists....
podcast, chosen by DK
DK
DK, dK, or dk may refer to:* DK, Dilawar computer instructor also known as DK-SHK.* @DK, a block for older kids on Discovery Kids* .dk, the country code top level domain for Denmark* DK, the abbreviation of the girl group Danity Kane...
.
On 1 June 2009, the 123ep was released through Full on Calm Records as a CD and Digital Download via AWAL
AWAL
AWAL is a UK based digital distribution and entertainment services company that works with independent artists, comedians, and labels. The company was started in 1997 by Denzyl Feigelson....
with the band continuing to record and produce everything themselves. The EP featured the original version of 'Cold Day' that had previously been remixed by Winter North Atlantic. The ep was played by BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
DJs Lauren Laverne
Lauren Laverne
Lauren Cecilia Fisher , known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, television presenter, author and singer...
, Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson is an English singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter, better known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band...
and Gary Crowley
Gary Crowley
Gary Crowley is an English broadcaster and DJ.When he was at school in the late Seventies Crowley started a punk fanzine titled The Modern World, interviewing some of the most important bands of the day including the Sex Pistols, the Clash and the Jam.After leaving school he took up a junior...
and BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
DJ Janice Long
Janice Long
Janice Long is an English radio broadcaster currently working on BBC Radio 2. Her show is on Sunday to Thursday nights from midnight to 02:00. She is the older sister of TV and radio personality Keith Chegwin.-Early career:...
.
The title track 123 was remixed by Ross Godfrey of Morcheeba
Morcheeba
Morcheeba are a British band, mixing influences from trip hop, rock, R&B, and pop.They have produced 7 albums since 1995, two of which reached the UK top ten.-Biography:...
and subsequently new vocals were recorded by Nathalia Ivanovski with the band.
The release was also notable for the inclusion on the CD of films for two of the featured songs by artist friends of the band Matt Fleming of The Star and Shadow Cinema and Sam Wilson. The films were not included in the download release.
A limited tour was undertaken by the band to promote the release of the EP, including a show in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
at the Notting Hill Arts Club
Notting Hill Arts Club
The Notting Hill Arts Club is a music and arts venue in Notting Hill, central London, England. The club holds clubnights every night of the week. Its range of events covers everything from interactive crafts to themed Soviet nights, but perhaps most famous is its Death Disco clubnight, which is run...
, at the same time as the venue hosting an art exhibition by Sam Wilson. The exhibition included original paintings used for the cover of the 'Sudden Moment of Clarity' ep.
The band next gained another Single of the Week on 26th October 2009 on Sean Keaveny's BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
breakfast show, preceding the 9 November 2009 release of the band's fourth EP Early Morning Time. The CD EP was put out under the Full on Calm Records label and as a digital download via AWAL.
The release was again supported by a small tour.
On 1 March 2010, the band released a compilation CD Life's Little Glitches, featuring most of the tracks from the preceding four EPs, through 'The Killing Moon Presents' label and also as a digital download via AWAL. The release did not feature the secret track 'Little Tweet' from the Little Glitches EP, the version of 'Secondhandmind' from the Sudden Moment of Clarity ep, the Industrial U-Knit remix of 'Sudden Moment of Clarity' from the 123 ep and also did not include the two films present on the CD version of the 123ep. All other tracks were presented in chronological order.
On 21 June 2010, the band released their first full-length album of mostly new material, along with a scattering of lead tracks from the previous EPs, through The Killing Moon Presents label as a digital download only via AWAL. The album was entitled Garden Rooms in memory of one of the band's former rehearsal spaces in an old Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
workshop, one part of which was still inhabited by Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw is an American actor.Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis Brother of Vaan Shaw...
, a Little Mester
Little mester
A little mester is a self-employed cutlery worker who rents space in a factory. The term is used almost exclusively to describe the craftsmen of the Sheffield area, and is mostly archaic as this manner of manufacture peaked in the 19th century and has now virtually died out...
- the name given to local master craftsmen working in Sheffield Steel
Sheffield Steel
For the University Newspaper published under the same name; see The Steel PressSheffield Steel is the eighth studio album by Joe Cocker, released in 1982...
whom do piece work especially making cutlery.
Following another short tour in support of the release the band curated the Penelopes Stage on the Saturday at that year's Tramlines Festival
Tramlines Festival
The Tramlines Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Sheffield. The festival is free to attend, and the lineup consists of national and local artists. The festival is curated and organised by a panel comprising local venue owners, promoters and volunteers. The name of the...
, putting on a line-up including Neil McSweeney, Fallen Trees, Ray Heane with Bodhran player Ciaran Boyle, plus the band themselves.
Following that, the band retreated into the studio at the end of August 2010 and began to pro-actively collaborate with other local musicians and writers such as Lisa Palmer, who has previously worked with Animat
Animat
Animats are artificial animals, a contraction of anima-materials. The term includes physical robots and virtual simulations. Animat research, a subset of Artificial Life studies, has become rather popular since Rodney Brooks' seminal paper "Intelligence without representation". The word was coined...
, Laura Cohen of Little Robots
Little Robots
Little Robots is a stop-motion animated children's TV series, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Create TV and Film Limited and broadcast on CBeebies . The fiction series was based on the eponymous book by Mike Brownlow, published by Ragged Bears Publishing...
, Bennett Holland who is currently (2011) also working with Toddla T
Toddla T
Toddla T is the stage name of Thomas Mackenzie Bell – a DJ, record producer, re-mixer and composer from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.- Biography :Toddla T, born 22 February 1985, was raised in Sheffield where he attended King Edward VII School...
, King King
King King
-Personnel:*Lester Butler – vocals and harmonica*Paul "The Kid" Size – lead guitar*Dave Lee Bartel – rhythm guitar*Johnny Ray Bartel – bass*Bill Bateman – drums-External links:* *...
and Jube, Julie Clarkson, also of Jube, Kieron Wright The Jesus Loves Heroin Band Chuffy Stanley and many others. Since February 2011, the band have been posting monthly tracks on their blog showcasing the first fruits of these collaborations.
Track Listings
Little Glitches ep2004 - Irrepressible Records
- Secondhandmind
- A Minor in Sheffield
- What You Don't Know
- Mistakes
- A Minor Reprise
- Little Tweet (secret track)
Sudden Moment of Clarity ep
04/09/2006 - Full on Calm Recordings/AWAL
- Sudden Moment of Clarity
- Secondhandmind
- Sweeping Away
- All This Time
- Are You Scared
123 ep
01/06/2009 - Full on Calm Recordings/AWAL
- 123
- Cold Day
- Two Dead Men
- Trees Line Roads
- Sudden Moment of Clarity (Industrial-U-Knit remix)
- Sunshine On Rain
- 123 - Animated film by Sam Wilson
- Stringly Glitch Technicolour (sunshine on rain) - Film by Matt Fleming
Early Morning Time ep
09/09/2009 - Full on Calm Recordings/AWAL
- Early Morning Time
- Full Load on Wool
- Here Comes the Weekend
- Happiness
- Here Comes The Weekend (reprise)
Life's Little Glitches
01/03/2010 - The Killing Moon Presents/AWAL
1. Secondhand Mind
2. A Minor in Sheffield
3. What You Don't Know
4. Mistakes
5. A Minor Reprise
6. Sudden Moment of Clarity
7. Sweeping Away
8. All This Time
9. Are You Scared
10. 123
11. Cold Day
12. Two Dead Men
13. Trees Line Roads
14. Sunshine On Rain
15. Early Morning Time
16. Full Load on Wool
17. Here Comes the Weekend
18. Happiness
19. Here Comes The Weekend (reprise)
Garden Rooms
21/06/2010 - The Killing Moon Presents
1. Which Way to a Better Llife
2. Stumble
3. Down the Road
4. Birthday Oohs
5. Sudden Moment of Clarity
6. Wednesday Again
7. 123
8. Crystal Peaks
9. Come on Now
10. Dark Days
11. Puttin it Badly
12. What you Don't Know