Today’s featured Scottish act’s song comes courtesy of its inclusion on David Cameron’s Eton Mess, a compilation album released in October 2015 on Song, By Toad Records. This is the sixth time I’ve gone to that album, and here’s a reminder of what it was all about:-
“Almost all of the singers and bands were, at the time, unknown with very little more than a few tracks available online or via a limited physical release, most often cheaply done on a cassette. Label owner, Matthew Young, said at the time:-
“Most of the bands are friends and a lot of musicians feature on several of the album’s tracks, one of the reasons why we’ve put the compilation together. It feels like there’s this pool of really talented musicians bubbling away and all sorts of excellent music is starting to emerge from the mix. Bands are forming, breaking up, and starting again all the time. When you see a loose collection of bands connecting like this you never know what is going to happen. A few will disappear, some will do okay, some might pave the way for others, and a few of these bands could go on to do really well.”
The track from Dearness was this:-
mp3: Dearness – It’s Ok, You’re Fine
A more than decent lo-fi indie number. Dearness was the stage name used by Ryan Drever, the bass player with PAWS, for his solo material. In addition to this track on the compilation, there was a very limited cassette/CD release of an album, Accidental Gold, also back in 2015. It’s OK, You’re Fine is also on said album, and while the cassette/CD has long sold out, it is available digitally via bandcamp. Click here.
JC
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