Our second Homegame session comes from Slow Club, Moshi Moshi signings and nicest-people-ever. Charles and Rebecca braved the icy Fife winds to record two songs for us at the end of the pier in Anstruther, and didn’t complain once.
Slow Club seem to unfairly suffer from identity confusion. Many people we spoke to wondered why they would be playing Homegame, having put the Moshi Moshi signing and appearances together and assumed they’re hipster indie kids. Others see the acoustic guitar and the lack of other band members and peg them as folkies. The truth is they have a little of both, but lots of neither. A bit folky, a bit indie, a fair bit rockabilly, the songs are pretty, joyful ditties with plenty of heartache and a little wide-eyed naivety.
The first track the pair were nice enough to play for us is Wild Blue Milk. To be released with “It Doesn’t Have To Be Beautiful” in June, it’s a perfect showcase for the beautiful vocal harmonies whick Slow Club use to such great effect Everyone we’ve shown this song to has been instantly converted. Watch for Rebecca slowly losing the use of her hands from the cold.
The second track is “Christmas TV”, a Christmas single with a difference: it’s good, and doesn’t sound Christmasy. With lines like “Its okay that I pray you will miss your flight and stay with me another night” it focuses on the extra emotional strain that the festive season brings. If you’ve ever been alone at Christmas, it’s guaranteed to break your heart.
Dylan was nice enough to take the photos for us on this session, and he took some of his own too.
Slow Club – Off the Beaten Facts
- The debut album, “Yeah So” will be released through Moshi Moshi on 6th July 2009
- The band claimed on their Myspace that Homegame was the best weekend ever. We can see how.
- Normally Rebecca plays drums and some odd percussion while Charles plays guitar, but here they both play guitar and sing for your entertainment.
- Slow Club songs have featured on two high profile TV adverts in North America, as well as the season finale of “Chuck” in the US.
- You can find out more at their Myspace.
