get wiaiwya-7777777 2015 for a little cheaper

partly to celebrate the final year of wiaiwya-7777777, and partly to clear some space in the flat, i'm very pleased to say that throughout May you can get 20% off the complete set of the 2015 club releases from bandcamp - just use the discount code 77777772015 when checking out



i'm sure you remember, but just in case, the full tracklisting for the seven two colour 7" singles is

1.the Fairlight Myth - Alpha November 03:31
2.the Fairlight Myth - Love Repeats 03:31
3.World Of Fox & Amelia Fletcher - Be Kind To My Love 02:58
4.World Of Fox & Amelia Fletcher - Oh My Love 03:55
5.Bel Étage - Quiet Town 03:41
6.Bel Étage - Lonesome Heartache Constellation 02:31
7.Woodpigeon & Norman Blake - Brutish Birds 03:06
8.Woodpigeon & Norman Blake - Tokyo Hotel Room 02:17
9.Fever Dream & Laura K - Ghost 04:42
10.Fever Dream & Laura K - the Squall 05:27
11.Bill and Hannah Botting - Flags and Windchimes 04:21
12.Bill and Hannah Botting - Brisbane on Everything 04:00
13.Bill and Hannah Botting - No Thank You Sir 02:30
14.the Friday Swaps - Hot Dog Race 02:27
15.the Friday Swaps - Half Past 02:09

all of this year's singles:

 

posters! - Woodpigeon and Norman Blake

this year's singles all come with posters, and they look a lot like this:

Release Date - Woodpigeon & Norman Blake

as you may or may not know, wiaiwya-7777777 is a seven inch singles club, a very ambitious seven inch singles club, due to last for seven years

today we reach the mid point, the 25th single of the set...


The Woodpigeon and Norman Blake 45 is the sound of the Laurel Canyon recorded on a feather, with a bit of Prefab Sprout and Fairport Convention added for good measure; delicate wispy harmonies, intimate acoustic instrumentation, and the West Coast feel that Glaswegians do so well.

Woodpigeon is fundamentally Mark Andrew Hamilton writing songs. Starting off in Edinburgh (with members of eagleowl), then moving to Canada for the band's first full-length album, entitled Songbook, released in late 2006. Three years later the second long player, Treasury Library Canada c/w Houndstooth Europa was long-listed for the Polaris Prize, and Hamilton served as the curator of the first annual Sled Island Festival in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
2010 saw the band's third album, Die Stadt Muzikanten, then 2012 marked a move to Vienna and 2013 the release of Thumbtacks + Glue on Fierce Panda.
Woodpigeon has collaborated with over 70 musicians, and has played alongside Withered Hand, Ólöf Arnalds, Broken Social Scene, Patrick Wolf, Iron and Wine, Grizzly Bear, and Calexico, has appeared as part of Ray Davies’ Meltdown, and played Iceland Airwaves festival twice.

Of course Norman Blake needs no introduction, but here goes anyway: Norman has been recording hits since the Boy Hairdressers ep in 1986, after a stint in the BMX Bandits he formed Teenage Fanclub in 1989, two years later they released one of the best albums of the 90’s – Bandwagonesque… aside from 10 Fanclub LPs (with another in the pipeline) Norman has recorded with Joe Pernice, Euros Childs, Jad Fair, the Pastels, Tenniscoats, Kevin Ayers, Bill Wells, The Reindeer Section, Snowgoose, Yeon Gene and The Pearlfishers.

Today we’re adding Woodpigeon to that list.

five boxes of these arrived yesterday

77 days is too long - Woodpigeon & Norman Blake

today the world is a better place than it was yesterday

yep - the fourth of this year's 7777777 singles club is by Woodpigeon & Norman Blake and is (predictably) gorgeous

you can pre-order it from today, until it sells out - so move sharpish

recap on this year's wiaiwya-7777777 singles club

just a quick recap on this year's wiaiwya-7777777 singles club, as i know it can be a lot to take in - it's easy to get sevenblind to it all

so, 2015 is the fourth year of the wiaiwya singles club - each subscriber gets seven singles in the post over the year - and subscribing is the only way to guarantee your copies

to subscribe to wiaiwya-7777777 2015 (seven 7" singles)

incl UK p&p £42.00 GBP incl EUR p&p £49.00 GBP incl US & ROW p&p £56.00 GBP

add 2014 membership number

this year we've asked people to record with artists they don't usually work with, resulting in seven one-off collaborations

Pete Astor and Keith Negus have formed the Fairlight Myth:

World of Fox has recorded two duets with Amelia Fletcher



Pam Berry and Lupe Núñez-Fernández are recording together as Bel Étage



Mark Woodpigeon asked Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake if he'd like to collaborate on a single (available to preorder from 22nd May and is released on 7th August)

FeverDream enlisted their old friend Laura K to help with the first new material to be released after their debut long player (available to preorder from 22 July, and out 7th October)

Bill Botting and his sister Hannah put together a super group (with a Tigercat, a Wave Picture and an Owl & Mouse) - out 7th November

and finally Pete Weiss recorded a new single with Chris Ballew from the Presidents of the United States of America) - out 7th Decenber

wiaiwya-7777777 2015 - the lineup

yup - the wait is over... here's the lineup for next year's singles club, #viimmxv

wiaiwya-7777777 2015 (or wiaiwya vii mmxv) will be seven collaborations, some are one-offs, some a looking like they might become going concerns, but these records will be the first vinyl outing for each collaboration.
 

feverdream & laura k

woodpigeon & norman blake

world of fox & amelia fletcher

the fairlight myth (pete astor & keith negus)

hannah botting (owl and mouse) & bill botting (allo darlin)

bel etage (pam berry & lupe nunez-fernandez)

pete weiss & friends (tbc!)

 

the release dates will be 7th April, 7th May, 7th June, 7th August, 7th October, 7th November and 7th December, and as usual there's be all sorts of presents for subscribers:

what are you waiting for?... make sure you don't miss out and sign up HERE (and if you subscribed in 2014 you can keep your membership number):

to subscribe to wiaiwya-7777777 2015 (seven 7" singles)

incl UK p&p £42.00 GBP incl EUR p&p £49.00 GBP incl US & ROW p&p £56.00 GBP

add 2014 membership number

you'll notice that the price has gone up a tiny bit for next year (sorry!) but the increased postage costs have meant it's just not possible to keep at 2012 prices any more - remember that as a subscriber you get 10% off everything in the wiaiwya shop too.

and finally, just as a reminder, wiaiwya-7777777 is a celebration of the format and all things seven... Each year subscribers (there are 7*30 of you) pay 7*£5 (plus postage) for seven exclusive singles, one released on each day of the week, always on the 7th of the month...