chilli Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 imp are exceedingly delighted to announce the return of a fantastic band on the day of their album launch:-Monday 30th January 06 The Tunnels, Doors 8pm, Entry 5 Saint Jude's Infirmary (SL Records)StanleySteven Milne (Solo)Saint Jude's Infirmary Risen from the ashes of an under-fourteen football team. Saint Judes Infirmary were formed in Kirkcaldy, Fife in the mid-nineties based around the song-writing of twins Ashley and Grant Campbell and the velvet voice of their cousin Emma-Jane. Early reviews compared their embryonic sound to a first untrammeled howls of the Velvet Underground mixed with a primal sixties girl-group beat - a comparison that neither time nor wisdom has shaken. The band moved to Edinburgh sharing stages with local luminaries such as Ballboy and NME favourites Khaya before releasing their debut single Home-made Christmas Card on the Paris France label. This dark, acerbic repose to the traditional Christmas single was described as Truly Spine-tingling dream pop and "Star-crossed mix of Blondie and Leonard Cohen! by the Scottish music press and went into a second pressing after regular exposure on BBC Radio Scotland. Various drummer departures and the brief emigration of Ashley to rebel country capital Austin, Texas, led to the band splitting. This move did however inspire Ashley and Grant to re-emerge in Amsterdam, Holland, with the critically acclaimed loud country shock troops of Sacred Heart Losers. Variously described as Funeral Troubadours and Louvin Brothers breeding with The Jesus and Mary Chain. An immaculate concept playing support slots to the likes of The Handsome family and Lift To Experience. However, earlier last year, the band heard the call again and returned, like weary Samurai massed ranks, to once more lay assault to the stale laddish inertia of the Scottish music scene. Recruiting ex-Sacred Heart Losers, Mark Francis on drums and Andrew Dempster on keyboard, the band have blazed a trail through Edinburgh's live music scene and recorded a set of new songs matching their poetic poise to a new fuzzy and melodic post punk sound-scape. These new songs are a continuation of the sound and vision that the band have sheltered since children and with them the band have been described as Possible the band that are turning me on most just now and Simply stunning, the band to watch out for this year by Beat 106 DJ Jim Gellatly. This growing momentum has culminated in Saint Judes Infirmary recently being hailed as A Gorgeously lethargic wisp of Velvet Underground/Mazzy Star melancholy, these Edinburgh dreamers are what rainy days rain for. Fronted by a sweetly cooing Debbie Harry lookalike, theyve only been together for a few months but their talent rivals that of bands with careers a dozen times as long in Paul Whitelaw's Scotland On Sunday front page expose on the top twenty bands in Scotland. Support from two acts tipped for greater things in 2006Stanley who rarely enjoy comparisons, but if you were to take the intelligence of The Divine Comedy, the creativity of Radiohead circa The Bends and the soaring vocal talents of Scott Walker & the mighty Billy Mackenzie And that can't be bad, can it? A real gem of a bandwho are as different as anybody is in the scene here.Steven Milne, a solo set from The Little Kicks front man.footnote 1St Jude's Infirmary have the Scottish Central Belt broadsheet press crowing about themfootnote 2 Coming Up in King Tut's Wah Wah Hut...SAINT JUDES INFIRMARY + The Colts + Red Bee Society + Prototypes (featuringIan McCulloch) - Friday 27th JanuaryMac the Mouth from the Bunnymen is supporting St Judes @ King Tuts!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 QUOTE: - - Stanley who rarely enjoy comparisons, but if you were to take the intelligence of The Divine Comedy, the creativity of Radiohead circa The Bends and the soaring vocal talents of Scott Walker & the mighty Billy Mackenzie And that can't be bad, can it? A real gem of a bandwho are as different as anybody is in the scene here.Just heard the news from Harry. Nice one Stephen P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartmaxwell Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 will be a great show indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted January 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 bumping your way soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 QUOTE: - - Stanley who rarely enjoy comparisons' date=' but if you were to take the intelligence of The Divine Comedy, the creativity of Radiohead circa The Bends and the soaring vocal talents of Scott Walker & the mighty Billy Mackenzie And that can't be bad, can it? A real gem of a bandwho are as different as anybody is in the scene here.[/b']Just heard the news from Harry. Nice one Stephen PLooking forward to seeing Stanley for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted January 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 will be a great show indeedget on your bike & down to the tunnels on monday nightst judes were very very impressive when they played therethe only other time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careering Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 get on your bike & down to the tunnels on monday nightst judes were very very impressive when they played therethe only other timesaw st jude's headlining @ king tuts last week, they were superb go catch them....the drummer was fantastic, sure i know him from somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 the drummer was fantastic' date=' sure i know him from somewhere[/quote']maybe from desc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted January 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 maybe from desc?fingers crossed its that drummer, coz you are right he is amazing....come see what the fuss is about st judes are just a wee bit special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippinoneastereggs Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 great gig, came in at the end of Steve's set so missed most of that but the boy can never dissapoint. Wasnt much of a fan of St Judes to be honest, and the night belonged to Stanley, amazing stuff, have heard their demos and they were amazing live.Also I love the caberet set up Imp set out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I want local bands to be able to write 'songs'! Pleeeeeeeeze if your song based, make it so......... Did you hear the one about too many ideas spoiling the broth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippinoneastereggs Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I want local bands to be able to write 'songs'! Pleeeeeeeeze if your song based' date=' make it so......... Did you hear the one about too many ideas spoiling the broth?[/quote']what you talking about, Jim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 what you talking about' date=' Jim?[/quote']It was a late night, five glasses of wine cryptic critique that I will explain no further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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