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SPY MOVIE

..like Joy Division fronted by Debbie Harry..

About Me


1. Philip Larkin Said
2. Keswick
3. What Would Morrissey Say?
Buy the Philip Larkin Said EP for £4 inc p&p,
Ex Mouse Eat Mouse founder Johnny White formed Spy Movie in 2008. Having completed touring and promoting Mouse Eat Mouse’s critically acclaimed debut album Mair Licht, he decided to leave and return to his indie pop roots.Kat King and David Mitchell, who’ve played with various bands in Glasgow, joined and began writing furiously.Described as “indie-pop brilliance…” by ThereGoesTheFear.com, their debut EP is three bittersweet slices of jangling Glasgow indie folk recalling bands such as Camera Obscura, Blondie and The Smiths.Kat King (pictured) provides heart-stopping plangent vocals, while David Mitchell layers a soft sea of shimmering acoustic and electric guitars beneath. Johnny White plays bass and sings harmonies. Drums on this release were provided by Toronto-based audio engineer Michael. Spy Movie have since recruited Joe McGuinnes on guitar and Charlotte Moss on drums.Spy Movie are playing gigs in Glasgow and throughout Scotland in 2009.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/25/2008
Band Members: Kat - singing / David - guitar / Johnny - bass / Joe - guitar / Charlotte - drums
Influences: Camera Obscura, Iron and Wine, Joy Division, Mouse Eat Mouse, King Creosote, The Smiths, The Velvet Underground, Teenage Fanclub, The Pastels, The Jesus Lizard,Morrissey,Zoey Van Goey, REM
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

We played stuff, people listened, heres what they wrote - assorted EP reviews!

From the Daily Record 20th March '09: Spy Movie - Philip Larkin Said EP Another Scots band whose musical year zero was the Postcard sound. So as well as the title track referring to the gloomy English...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 06:45:00 GMT

Philip Larkin Said - 50s video mish-mash fun.

Hi all - here is a wee video we put together for Philip Larkin Saidhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAoSwiAMLF4Comments and ratings welcomed :)
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 05:52:00 GMT

Philip Larkin Said EP now for sale!

Finally, the record's here. And it sounds great. You can get a copy by clicking on the Paypal link below. There will only be 100 cd copies- after that, they're all gone and you'll need to download the...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:29:00 GMT

Changes to the line up for the launch night

Sadly, Dumb Instrument are unable to play at the Note on the 22nd- it's very sad as they're not only brilliant but also good pals : (However, the very fine Lean Tales have ridden to the rescue and hav...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:47:00 GMT

The joys of cellophane wrapped records

Well, the EP's done- Matt did a great job as usual of the production and also loads of extra stuff here and there above and beyond the call of duty. The three songs have been mastered and it's just ab...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:43:00 GMT

Ep recording completed soon

Hey all,As you'll hear on the player thingummyjig, we've completed the demoing of the a side for the EP. It was great to be back working with Matt again in Maybank and the studio felt very comfortable...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:01:00 GMT

Philip Larkin EP launch night

Hey all, Our forthcoming debut EP, Philip Larkin Says will be launched at a special show at The 13th Note in Glasgow in February. Playing with us will be The Ex Men and Dumb Instrument- a line up I co...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:06:00 GMT

Recording news

Well friends ( as John McCain ) would say...a bit of news for you from the Spy Movie camp. We're going into the studio on the 5th of December to record the a side for our debut single ( out in Februar...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:09:00 GMT

Drummerless , but content watching The Ex Men

Hey all,Sadly, our brilliant drummer Liam has had to call it a day due to other more pressing commitments...we knew we only had him for a short while, but after the gig at the Winchester we said a tea...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:08:00 GMT

We’re ready to go very very soon ( 21st August )

Well, it's been an interesting few months here at Spy Movie HQ. Our line up has been finalised with the addition of the fantastic Liam on drums-plays like clockwork and has a fine collection of shirts...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:03:00 GMT