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Member Since: 16/12/2005
Band Members: eric lindsay, jim lang, lynnie carson, gary woodside, paul and leslie smith, also appearing are marcus mackay, paul carroll, eric russell and charles clark
Influences: wilco, my morning jacket, flaming lips, loving spoonful, kinks, burt bacharach, sun kil moon, gary numan, low, galaxie 5oo, nick drake, calexico, the zephyrs, love, neil young and so on...
Sounds Like: a band who can't decide if country is better than electro, pop is better than rock, funny lyrics are better than serious, sausage is better than slice, acoustic is better than electric, analogue is better than digital, if it's better to be 17 or 33, loud is better than quiet, fast is better than slow, and a bit like most of the best bands there've ever been arguing about it all.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

it's a gig!

yoplaying a wee acoustic gig at the cafe continental tomorrow.would be nice to see you all theree
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:31:00 GMT

vote for whiteout on vic galloway's show

Hi alltonight is "W" in the vic galloway show's A - Z of Scottish music-why don't you text (80295) email on the BBC Scotland website or call 'em to vote for Whiteout!cheersE
Posted by on Mon, 18 May 2009 09:28:00 GMT

original version of minus seven- with mani on bass!!

hi folksfinally dug out a long lost version of a track on the new album called "Minus Seven" which started life as a collaboration with Primal Scream's Mani, after a summer in which I crashed in his a...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:11:00 GMT

buy "Dreams are the foundations of reality" NOW!!!

Hi everyone,after a very successful album launch last week I am happy to announce that the debut Eli album is now available for purchase. Until I figure out how to work my Paypal account you can send...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:16:00 GMT

album launch night...

hi everyonefinally , after exactly three years since recording began, our debut album will be launched at the cafe continental in gourock. doors open at 9ish, and the easter fun will last til one.the...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:03:00 GMT

whiteout "reunion"....

yoon friday 27th feb, me and paul from whiteout, lynne and jim from eli and big shug played a secret whiteout reunion gig at mcdee's 40th birthday bash!for the first time in ten years we rolled out cl...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:59:00 GMT

oh ye of little faith...

hi all - happy st andrew..s day!!!!!contrary to popular opinion news of our demise has been greatly exagerated-real life has been proving nuff to deal with in recent months without the very pleasant d...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:08:00 GMT

we still live!

hi it´s been a long time. we are finalising art work for the album Dreams Are THe Foundations of Reality which you should be able to buy soon.i'd like to invite you all to macsorleys on thursday wher...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:50:00 GMT

we still live!

hi it´s been a long time. we are finalising art work for the album Dreams Are THe Foundations of Reality which you should be able to buy soon.i'd like to invite you all to macsorleys on thursday wher...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:50:00 GMT

Cameron´s big success

well ladies and gentsI would like to take this opp. to thank EVERYBODY who helped make Cameron´s Big Gig a total and resounding success. I spent the whole night waiting for something to go wrong and ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:33:00 GMT