the stamps have arrived for next year's Christmas single

yep - it's all about planning ahead, and i've ordered 500 used Canadian 7¢ Christmas stamps for the 2016 Christmas single - now i've got to try not to lose them

Deerful's christmas download

Release Date - eagleowl

eagleowl's Christmas-ish single is the final release of wiaiwya-7777777 2014 - hope you've enjoyed all seven hits, and all the amazing artwork - if for any reason you don't have all the records, there's a link to get them just there on the right ==========> so, eagleowl:  

“a funereal shanty, bleakly captivating and rousing, and a reminder that the boys Yorkston and Roberts used to make records this good.” Did Not Chart
“glass-half-empty sensibility… lifted skywards by an unexpected melodic chorus and more lovely harmonies” SoundsXP
Formed in Edinburgh in 2005, eagleowl - all lower-case if you please - were initially a duo comprising Bartholomew Owl (guitar, vocals) and Malcolm Benzie (violin, guitar, vocals). With the addition of Clarissa Cheong (double bass, vocals), several years of activity as a trio followed. The band has since grown into a multi-instrumental six-piece also featuring Rob St. John (organ, harmonium, vocals), Hannah Shepherd (cello) and Owen Williams (drums). eagleowl’s sound - trembling strings, hushed harmonies and gauzy electric guitar, tracing a line somewhere between Low, Mogwai and the Dirty Three - has likewise expanded. But without sacrifice to a resolutely less-is-more song writing approach that eschews bombast in favour of restraint, promotes suspenseful builds over cathartic climaxes, and never rushes when it can take its own precious time. 
eagleowl’s debut long player (This Silent Year - released on Lost Map in June 2014) confirmed them as one of the gems and keystones of the Edinburgh and Scottish lo-fi independent music scene. Prior to that there were a string of critically-acclaimed, impossible to come by, limited-edition releases on Scottish micro labels Fife Kills and Kilter - 2008 EP ‘For The Thoughts You Never Had’ (“gorgeously quavering folk harmonies” -Word), 2010 EP ‘Into The Fold’ (“Wonderfully atmospheric” - Drowned In Sound) and 2009 7” single ‘Sleep The Winter’ (“monumentally affecting” - The Skinny).
When not performing together, all six members are highly active in other bands and collaborations, be it with Scottish alt-folk troubadour Withered Hand, Icelandic singer-songwriter Benni Hemm Hemm, their band mate Rob St. John (who also pursues a solo career), or Canadian indie-pop collective Woodpigeon.  The single will be launched in Edinburgh at Pilrig St Paul's Church Hall on Friday 12th December, as part of the inaugural Irregular Owl Movements Christmas Panto.
The picture disc is illustrated by Frances Castle

77 days is too long - eagleowl

the new, Chirstmas-ish, single from eagleowl is now available to pre order here:

a mention in Time Out London

YUP... an ideal Christmas present:

77 days til Christmas

YES!...

so now would appear to be an IDEAL time to get yourself an early Christmas present:

seven swans

this time last year those nice chaps over at Fika recordings were doing their advent calendar... thought you might like to hear (and download) the seven tunes, just in case you missed 'em:


It’s 7th December, so why not sit back and tuck into SEVEN SWANS – the wiaiwya selection box, a CELEBRATION for HEROES on QUALITY STREET…

First up let’s unwrap the caramel swirl of David Tattersall, with a beautiful instrumental blues hymn, YES! Jesus Loves Me... and then, because they’re moreish, the peanut cracknell of Jeff Mellin playing a South Carolina Spiritual, Ain’t That A Rockin All Night... World of Fox and Clair Horton will have you chewing on the toffee penny, a gold wrapper for their cover of the Waitresses’ Xmas Wrappin’... next up the Werewandas are the purple one, these rockin’ boys and girls Love You Santa Claus... what’s in the blue wrapper?, ah, yes, it’s the coconut eclair of Liverpool’s Meow Meow, desperate for a film they haven’t seen This Christmas... we’re nearing the end of today’s treats, but there’s always room for Coming Soon, and the vanilla fudge of Last Christmas and saved for last, the strawberry creme of Clemence Freschard, but sadly she’s had a Bad Year...

Make sure you don’t put the empty wrappers back in the tin, and hope the Christmas shopping is going well… thanks to all the bands and Darren & Tom for having us along…

introducing wiaiwya-7777777 2013 - Jeff Mellin

just thought it was a good time to go through all the bands who are releasing singles as part of 2013's wiaiwya-7777777 singles club... y'know, just in case you need your memory jogging...

the first single in the set will be by Jeff Mellin, out on Thursday 7th March... here's the video for his Christmas SMASH from 2010 - Every Year - taken from the album Christmastime Approximately:


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Allo Darlin singles have arrived too...

pre order the Allo Darlin Christmas single

yup... the final 7" of wiaiwya-7777777 2012 is the BRAND NEW Christmas single from Allo Darlin... 3 exclusive tracks from the band that gave Rough Trade their biggest selling album of the year... it's every bit as gorgeous as you're imagining, and there are only limited copies available... place your order sharpish to avoid disappointment:

allo darlin sleevenotes are here...

wiaiwya049 sleevenotes

time to get folding before the Eux Autres and Shrag ones arrive next week... is's all go...

and the Christmas sleevenotes for the Allo Darlin single

with a christmas theme, from the Reverend Oliver Harrison:

the greatest gift that there could be...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS...

the due date

we've been promised the Wave Pictures and Werewandas records on the week of the 21st November, so the first two singles will be with subscribers before Christmas...

this of course makes a wiaiwya-7777777 subscription the IDEAL Christmas present for the indie girl or indie boy in your life