Edited from this bandcamp page:-
“Fenella is Mairi Whittle (vocals) and Jack Boyce (guitars / piano). They met while studying in Glasgow, bonding over a shared love of Elektra Records output (Love / Nico / The Doors), allied with outre artists from that period (The Velvet Underground / Tim Buckley) along with artists from jazz and European cabaret.
Early singles were released on Little Tiger Records, a label run by students from Riverside Music College in Busby (just outside Glasgow). These releases received play on BBC 6Music and BBC Radio Scotland, which brought Fenella to the attention of tastemakers in Scotland. This resulted in prestigious support slots with artists such as Vic Godard, Lloyd Cole, Jazzateers, James Grant and Justin Currie.
Fenella signed to Last Night from Glasgow / Little Tiger Records in a joint venture release of their debut album, A Gift From Midnight, It is a unique co-release by two labels with specialisms outwith the norm – Last Night from Glasgow runs on socialist principles with 100% of all profits from releases going to artists, whist the students who run Little Tiger are involved in all processes from A&R through to marketing and promotion (under the auspices of lecturer Douglas MacIntyre – The Creeping Bent Organisation / The Sexual Objects / Port Sulphur)
The album is released on vinyl / download on 29th March 2019, and will be launched the same day with a live performance at the Blue Arrow jazz club in Glasgow.”
mp3 : Fenella – A Gift From Midnight
The title track of an album which throughout leans heavily on the influences mentioned above.
JC
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 