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Member of the Wedding

About Me



'New Century/Painter of Night' single available to download now from itunes & emusic. For emusic go to http://www.emusic.com/artist/Member-of-the-Wedding-MP3-Downl oad/12602433.html.

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Member Since: 28/11/2006
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Member of the Wedding are a mixed sex beat combo from Glasgow. Their debut EP, 'Chapter & Verse' was released by Cosy Recordings in May 2009 and is available through Cosy Recordings . It has space on the shelves of Fraction Discs (Gothenberg), Vollwert Records (Berlin) and Avalanche Records (Glasgow).

Tracklisting:

1. No Idea
2. Stoop To Conquer
3. Leave The City Behind
4. Friend of a Friend of a Friend

Artwork by the late, great Hannah Frank. www.hannahfrank.org.uk.

Some Kind Words...

"They’re attractively ragged and charmingly offbeat with a haunting melancholy from the Scott Walker songbook and a compellingly droll country twang that recalls Lee Hazlewood. This is an exceptionally strong EP."
Fire Escape Talking

"Nicely constructed, semi-acoustic pop"
Is This Music? (5/5)

"They channel the songwriting skills of Jonathan Richman and the Go-Betweens with the spirit of The Vaselines, Josef K and Orange Juice."
17 Seconds

"It’s less anti-folk, too and more a sort of wayward leper, cut loose from the world of old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll for dressing too sharply and drinking too many martinis.... Biting cynicism, flat, suave delivery, and grumbly, unpolished guitars – this really is right up my street, isn’t it."
Song By Toad

"Leave The City Behind is the best so far, it seems like it’ll fall apart at any minute, and reminds me of the outsider music of Daniel Johnston, in a spooked out country style."
Russell's Reviews

"Member of the Wedding are scratchy, slinky and seductive as hell."
Unpopular Culture
Influences: It's all about Jacques Dutronc, The Go-Betweens, Gene Vincent, The Magnetic Fields, Johnny Cash, Daniel Johnston, Orange Juice, Scott Walker, The Smiths, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, The Gun Club, Kate Bush, Fred Neil, Pavement, Bob Dylan, Love, The Cramps, Neil Young, John Cale, Television, Beach Boys, The Fall, Velvet Underground, Leonard Cohen, Beach House, Serge Gainsbourg, Arcade Fire, Phil Spector, Nina Simone, Crystal Stilts, Johnny Thunders, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Jeff Buckley, Joanna Newsom, Bonnie Prince Billy, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Byrds, Lee & Nancy, Gram Parsons, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Broken Social Scene, The Vaselines, Belle & Sebastian, Tindersticks, John Phillips, Magazine, Dexys Midnight Runners, Echo & The Bunnymen, Monte Carlo & Rookie, Fleet Foxes, The National, Captain Beefheart, The Human League, Animal Collective, Leadbelly, New York Dolls, Josef K, The Shins, Emmylou Harris, The Shirelles, New Pornographers, Andrew Bird, The Pastels, Blondie, Sonic Youth, The Clash, Ramones, Smog, The Carpenters, Patti Smith, Roy Orbison, Bat For Lashes, The Shangri-Las, Joan As Police Woman, Grandmaster Flash, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Feelies, Bruce Springsteen, Pulp, The Replacements, LCD Soundsystem, Elvis Presley, Camera Obscura, The Embarrassment, Aretha Franklin, Roxy Music, New Order, Joy Division, Jimmy Cliff, Vic Godard, Joni Mitchell, Adam Green, Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs.
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Cosy

My Blog

Getting with the programme...

Some will have no doubt heard the sad news that Stephen - our much esteemed rhythm machine - has left the band to concentrate on leading a normal and healthy existence in the real world. We wish him w...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:48:00 GMT

Painter of Night

Okay, okay, it's a pretentious title but it stuck and after a while we gave up fighting it. So, here's 'Painter of Night' complete with waspish synth and a vocal effect stolen from Scott Walker. This ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:59:00 GMT

Dead Handsome

As some of you may already know, I've started writing and recording some songs under a new alias, Dead Handsome, which means I now get to lead a sort of weird musical double-life like Bruce Wayne if h...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:48:00 GMT

CANCELLED 25th Sep - Classic Grand

Just a quick note to let you know our gig at the Classic Grand on 25th September with Lean Tales has been cancelled. The word is it will be re-scheduled at some point soon.xx
Posted by on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:59:00 GMT

A Strangled Cat

It must be summer. It's raining. And that's not all - we have a new song for you. We returned to La Chunky in May and recorded three songs. The first one we done was New Century which used to be up on...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:10:00 GMT

Friend

Hmm... yes, we've added a new song to the player - Friend of a Friend of a Friend. It's the last song to feature on the EP but it's definitely our favourite. We hope you like it. Special attention sho...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:55:00 GMT

Three From Leith

As well as featuring on Subcity's Pop Goes The Revolution a couple of week ago, 'Stoop To Conquer' gets a little airtime on the Three From Leith podcast tomorrow (show 173). Keep an ear out!http://www...
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 12:14:00 GMT

Chapter & Verse - Out Now!

Yes, the release date is finally upon us. You should be able to order copies from the Cosy website this week. The EP will also be available from OurSpace and Avalanche from Monday 18th May. We recomme...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 04:33:00 GMT

Applejack and other adventures

Just before Christmas we played a show at The Flying Duck and met a girl called Elodie who interviewed us. She recorded our thoughts on life and music, translated them into French and included us in h...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:05:00 GMT

Chapter & Verse EP

Weve got an EP coming out in April on the esteemed indiepop label Cosy Recordings. The EP is called Chapter & Verse and makes use of cheap guitars, fender amps, and groovy 60's organs. You will be ...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:44:00 GMT