I rediscovered Orange Juice recently and am blown away by Edwyn Collins mix of Velvet Underground and Byrds jangle and motown and soul influences. Sounds great 20 years on. If you haven't already download this. It is a great introduction to the wonderful music of Edwyn Collins.
Some smart tunes ; keep on burning Edwyn.
Scotland never had a musical explosion the way New York City or New Zealand or the Pacific Northwest did, no single moment that gave rise to a million great bands, no single sound associated with a particular place and time. Still, a country with a population a bit smaller than Wisconsin's has produced a steady stream of excellent post-punk bands over the last three decades. What Scotland has been lucky enough to have is an… more »
