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Holla!
We played a few shows last week on our mini tour and picked up some reviews along the way. We also got played by Steve Lamacq which is cool.
Here are a couple of press bits....
News of the World - Published 26th July 2009
BE A FAMILAR, Tunnels, Aberdeen, 23 July 2009 ,
WITH the kind of richly layered sound that you would expect from a seven piece, this fast-rising Glasgow outfit is turning heads with their delicately-crafted guitar pop.Opener High Sky introduces the winning double vocal dynamic of Chris Pashley and Maria Higgins.With horns and cello filling out the sound there's an orchestral feel reminiscent of bands like the Arcade Fire and The Flaming Lips. New single Pain In The Heart has some great punchy guitar and two part vocals and puts A-Listed in mind of an updated Fleetwood Mac.After a bombastic Hitting A Wall the band can't refuse the calls for an encore and launch into Temper Temper which tops things off nicely. Expect good things in the future.DAVE CRAIG
BE A FAMILIAR (Hootananny, Inverness, 17 July 2009)
Hi arts website - 23 July 2009
GRANT MACLENNAN checks out the sound of Be A FamiliarA DIVERSE crowd was witness to a spectacle on a wet and windy Friday night in Hootananny. Be A Familiar brought a unique and exciting sound, in complete contrast to the conditions outside, which set them far apart from the current hoards of electro-indie styled bands currently being pumped out of the Scottish music scene. On tour in aid of promotion for their first split single release, “You’d make a great ghost”, Inverness was the first of seven dates around Scotland.
The seven piece consisting of guitar, bass, drum, cello, trumpet and piano, creating a rich sound with an obvious ability to fill much larger venues to much larger crowds. A huge charm of BAF is the twin vocals. With the sharp rough sounds of Chris balanced by the soothing tones of his counterpart Maria, it’s compelling to listen to.
Placing the sound of BAF is tricky. Their sound is certainly Scottish (think Idlewild) but much, much, deeper in terms of instrument arrangement. The syncopated drum beats and ska-esque trumpet makes tracks like ‘Splinters’ and ‘Titoe’ impossible not to dance too. It is truly an amalgamation of the sounds of their influences.
A pub will always be harder to play than a specific music venue. The crowd is made up of people who have come to see you, but the majority will only be there by chance. For a band generating a fan base this is ideal time to attract the masses to your music. BAF took real advantage of this situtaion, conversing with the crowd during interludes and at least trying to get them participating in a clap-along.
BAF are only one of many Glasgow bands which are developing a sound away from the mainstream NME-plaid shirt brigade of the past couple of years. The new single is a split single with city co-inhabitants, Tango in the Attic.
Thanks to all the people who came to watch us play over the 6 dates. We enjoyed ourselves immensely. Hope you grab yourself a single.
Love. BAF.xxxxx
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12:44 PM
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