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Misophonic Minds: Another Corner of Barnsley Counter Culture - The Black Lamps | McCarthy Vigil | Aztec Doll | Garforth & Myers
A digital compilation of music from Barnsley-based musicians curated by local label Of National Importance Records, all for just £3 - the entirety of which will be donated to Willow Foundation: www.willowfoundation.org.uk
Included are first ever tracks released by Tender Firs, Film and Peter Dand; brand new and unheard recordings from Aztec Doll, McCarthy Vigil, Charlie North, rama zu, Lyndon Scarfe, Liam Stewart and Diskettes Fore Minor; Exclusive premiers of songs from forthcoming releases by Garforth & Myers, Explorers Society and Del Scott Miller; an alternate mix of a track from The Black Lamps debut record; a likely last ever recording from The Exhibition and more from Bruja, Heavy Suns, Richard Kitson and Sarah-Jane.
Aztec Doll: “Lyrical lonerism at its finest” 8/10 There Goes The Fear
The Black Lamps: “I still ache to wax lyrical about The Black Lamps. It makes me so happy to discover a ‘new’ band of this quality” 9/10 [sic] Magazine
Garforth and Myers: “Sometimes cute, sometimes dark but always thoughtful and striking, this band has got an incredible talent for keeping their listeners hooked to every word with the soft, intricate music accompanying the words beautifully” For Folks Sake
McCarthy Vigil: “Finger-picked folk melodies combine with tremolo Bright Eyes-like vocals unfolding like a Sunday morning stretch, with a lovely head-nodding coda over slippery chiming guitar sonics” Sounds XP
Del Scott Miller: “A first-rate song writer, and yet with even the most complex song structure or lyric, his everyman voice (he’s always reminded me of Paul Heaton) allows it to stay accessible.” Alternative Barnsley
The Exhibition: “What we are witnessing is a band beginning to fire on all cylinders. God help us all.” 8/10 Tasty Fanzine
Richard Kitson: “Richard Kitson has quietly emerged as one of the best guitar pickers of his generation. His latest album also proves that he has the songs and a storyteller's gift.” Folk Radio UK
Charlie North: “Ambitious, visionary and ultimately gorgeous. Charlie North is the Gods’ nectar of ambient music.” Nick Luscombe XFM