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About Me

Wake the President should be easy to define. They hail from the west end of Glasgow. They play finely-crafted pop songs with a lyrical conceit. They are signed to the Electric Honey imprint at Stow College. They have a sartorial preference which marks them out. None of them particularly wants a job. Anyone see where this is going?
When the be-suited WtP climb onstage to play live, the uninitiated member of the audience may sagely nod, chuckle to themselves and prepare for half an hour of twee pop homage. True, there is a debt to the acoustic-led stylings of early Belle and Sebastian. Less predictable, however, is the visceral thump of Arab Strap, the art-pop delirium of Orange Juice, the incandescent jangle of messrs. Marr and Deebank, the rumbling precision of Rourke and Joyce.
And the show itself? Serenity and chaos. Vulnerability and hubris. An elegant din. They might dress fey, but would you want to fight them? Erik Sandberg delivers lyrics about cognitive therapy and sexual deviance as if experiencing his own personal catharsis, now rocking, now barely standing, as twin brother BjÃ¶rn and the rest of the band, veering from major to minor, desperately try to keep the ship on course behind him.
FOR ALL BOOKING AND PRESS STUFF, PLEASE CONTACT US ON: [email protected] - THANKS, WtP.
You can't change that Boy video (thanks Mark!)
Below is a video that our friend David pulled together for our debut single (cheers David!)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/23/2006
Band Website: saydirtyrecords.co.uk
Band Members: Guitar Eddie The Bear Markus Corrigan Schott Sieczkowski
Influences: The Ben Nevis bar, Johnny hates Jazz, Prefab Sprout, Remember Fun, Arab Strap, Felt, Let's Go Naked, The Associates, Baby Lemonade, Belle & Sebastian, Orange Juice, The Submarines, The Hardy Boys, Tibi Lubin.
Sounds Like: MyGen Profile GeneratorWalter Littlejohn ordering a whisky water at the Ben.

BUY REMEMBER FUN FROM NORMAN RECORDS - CLICK BELOW

BUY THE DEBUT 7 INCH - SORROWS FOR CLOTHES - BY WAKE THE PRESIDENT BY CLICKING ON THE COVER ART:

BUY OUR 3RD 7" SINGLE - YOU CAN'T CHANGE THAT BOY - BY CLICKING ON THE COVER ART:

Also available is this fabulous compilation called "Get while the getting's good" out on Markus Wilhelm's, Hamburg-based, Aufgeladen und Bereit label. This rather dashing collection of Scottish artists featuring the luminaries - Future Pilot aka, Camera Obscura, Jock Scott, Endor, Bricolage, Tibi Lubin, Down the Tiny Steps and many, many more. Click the front cover to purchase and revere!!

Record Label: Electric Honey (UK)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

INDIE MP3 SAY, AMONG MANY OTHERS...

http://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/2008/04/wake-presidentthe-kingfis hers-split-7.html Wake the President are at the poppiest they have ever been with You Can't Change That Boy. This is music that if it...
Posted by Wake the President on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:13:00 PST

NEW BREED REVIEW FROM THE LIST

Wake the President (4 stars)* Source: List.co.uk* Date: 10 April 2008* Written by: Stuart PurcellGlasgow School of Art, Saturday 5 AprilThere seems to be two video cameras and at least three photo...
Posted by Wake the President on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:56:00 PST

WTP News...WTP News...WTP News...

Good evening, fellow cyberspace popsters.As I write this, the green half of Wake the President is mired in melancholia, having watched their team turn up at the home of its oldest rivals and cheerily ...
Posted by Wake the President on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:19:00 PST

XFM SCOTLAND SINGLE OF THE WEEK

So, two in a row is even more apt, not that any of us are Celtic fans - no, no, no, that’d be just wrong, wrong! Guitar Eddie supports Crossloan Rovers, Bear supports Queen of the South, Markus ...
Posted by Wake the President on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:52:00 PST

RADIO 2 SINGLE OF THE WEEK

None of us expected single of the week on Radio 2 the first time round - nevermind a second time. So thank you for putting a smile on my face for the rest of the week. You know who you are. Bjorn x ...
Posted by Wake the President on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:27:00 PST

SLAP YOUR MAKE-UP ON

Afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen. I've posted a couple of new songs and I'm going to post up an instrumental version of our last single in a little moment. 'You can't change that boy' is out on Aufge...
Posted by Wake the President on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:49:00 PST

CELTIC CONNECTION REVIEWS

I think 2 or 3 reviews might begin to filter in over the next week or so.. I'll just keep editing this individual blog with the links etc.. http://www.isthismusic.com/wake-the-president-zoey-van-...
Posted by Wake the President on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:06:00 PST

MOJO MAGAZINE - ESSENTIAL MODERN INDIE GROUP

MOJO - March 08 - P.81"The Smiths may have made the ultimate indie record, but the fact that an indiepop scene still exists today is down to Belle & Sebastian. Ten years ago, Stuart Murdoch and co...
Posted by Wake the President on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:52:00 PST

A&B, EH,RT AND BLEEP.

So, here's the plan for the first half of the year: Another 7" vinyl is in the offering from Wake the President with a bit of a twist - Markus Wilhelm's, superb Hamburg-based label, Aufgeladen u...
Posted by Wake the President on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:24:00 PST

SKINNY MAG REVIEW OF REMEMBER FUN?

Jings, all these reviews are a tad tardy coming through but they're welcome all the same you double-you-tee-pee-r's: "Wake the President's second 7" single Remember Fun? ignores the fact that we're cl...
Posted by Wake the President on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:38:00 PST