A catch-up / King Tut’s gig plug...

Hey hey,So it's been a while since our last 'proper' blog, and though you may have been relishing in the silence, here comes the latest.

First up, the only direct plug: we're playing at King Tut's in Glasgow on Dec 27. Right after Christmas n'all that, a great night to head out for a gig and a piss up. Should be a good one too. We're playing with Odeon Beat Club and Jack Butler - bands that have given us a right-good run for our money whenever we've shared stages with them before, so we should be on our toes methinks. Anyway, we'd love to see as many friendly faces there as possible with Santa hats on etc. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/venue/190152 and at the bar in Tuts.

Apart from preparing for that potentially corking show, we've just been happy to be in Glasgow for such a consistent period of time without touring. We've finally finnished and mastered the first album (thanks to the support of the lovely Scottish Arts Council). We're all really happy with it after such a long time in the making, and we're pondering over how to get the thing into the shops. AND, whatsmore, we've been writing some tunes again. This has been really nice. We've moved into our own rehearsal space (with lovely room-mates Das Contras) and we've just been doing what I think we do best - wasting away the hours getting excited about the sounds we make.

Also, we're going to be on the telly - STV Dec 18 (only the Scottish folks for the telly version I'm afraid, though I'm sure it'll make it online somehow). It's a documentary on Scottish music and features performances from 'up and coming' Scottish acts - us (ha-ha-ha), The Law and Amy Macdonald. Tune in - right before Coronation Street or some other pish!

You should all check out this ridiculously excellent animated 'Lucy, What You Trying to Say?' video that the wonderfully talented Rob Zywietz made for us:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtfpvLspiks

It's one of the nicest things I've ever seen, though every time I watch it I think about the brief conversation I had with Rob about the video before a gig of ours in Edinburgh (I'm a right nervous prick before shows mind) and wish I had been slightly more charming. In reality I think I was a bit more like the wrong character in the video...

Final thought... it would be nice if Malcolm Middleton could be Christmas number 1 so that at last there might be a band-wagon for us to get on -'mon the Malcy! You'll never die alone with us on your back!

Love

Damo & the Pops x