mp3: Sister Sneaker, Sister Soul (windows media)
website: http://www.mylatestnovel.com
You know, I was trying to be smart. I first wrote about My Latest Novel on March 25, 2004. You can see the proof here. So when it got to the 23rd last week and I began falling for their new album Wolves, I looked back in time to discover when I first found them, realised it was almost two years to the day, and thought to myself, “I know. I won’t write about them today, but I’ll save it until the anniversary and make it look more spooky.” So of course I ended up extra-busy again and it all slipped past. Now I look quite foolish instead.
The thing is, My Latest Novel are in Amsterdam tonight playing London Calling, and I thought long and hard about going because I’ve really wanted to see them live since I first heard them. But I just can’t help the fact I’ve been too busy, so I’ve settled for watching them on 3voor12TV all the time (as all they ever show is London Calling performances), and hoping that the band go down so well that they are given a proper Dutch tour in a few months.
The first song I ever heard by them was ‘Sister Sneaker, Sister Soul’ and I still love it. The windows media file I have linked at the top is still that original demo version I think. The album version is possibly more subtle in parts and also much longer, as it features an extended outro, but it’s still lovely.
As for the rest of Wolves, well I really wasn’t sure at first. One of the things that initially hit me was a couple of spoken word moments. Sometimes I’m into that kind of thing, but more often than not, I’m not - like with Arab Strap for example. But I’ve given it a fair go since, and I must admit that I’ve really come to like the complete album. When it wants to be dark there are swirling violins and great moments of tension. When it wants to be cheery, there are the perfect summer’s day moments like ‘Sister Sneaker’ and ‘The Hope Edition’.
I’ve noticed a trend of English press calling them the Scottish Arcade Fire. It’s quite funny seeing as how they had the core of their sound sorted long before anyone in Britain cared who the Arcade Fire were. But I suppose it can’t hurt too much, and there are brief glimpses where I can see what they mean. The more prominent comparisons in my mind, however, are Belle and Sebastian, Deacon Blue (Fellow Hoodlums-era for those spoken word bits, but I think it’s just me hearing that), and when they’re at their best I get to remember The Delgados (who I really miss).
Not only am I sorry that I’m not seeing them tonight, they make me regret not being around more in Glasgow where I could experience bands like this regularly. For now, I’ll just settle for having a lovely album to carry around with me for the coming spring.
Its true, you were perhaps the first person to ever write about us on a website, think i printed it off and kept it :) shame you couldnt make the gig at London Calling, but hopefully we will be back again soon.
take care
kindest regards
paul from the novel
Comment by Paul — April 13, 2006 @ 8:33 am
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