HAMILTON YARNS
MP3: Bess

Experimental (and occasionally droning (= good)) sounds of the landscape waking rather abruptly after an Ice-Age, getting to it’s feet and stumbling lazily to the sea. The Hamilton Yarns sing a harmony over the event and they sound like they are singing a story of the land. All of their pastoral music is like the soundtrack to the film before it has even been dreamed up: It’s subtle, beautiful and minimal in that sort of way.

Villains and endings isn’t what Brighton’s The Hamiliton Yarns need, although they definitely like stories. Bess drifts, but just like seasonal drift it’s not something you need to make a big deal out of, just something worth a little of your appreciation, understanding and time.

The sort of places they play gives you an quick indication of the sort of band The Hamilton Yarns are.

An older tale, from 2005…

MP3: Paul Miller

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Thank you for the suggestion Jane. Play some folky music in Sheffield some time again soon, Ja?

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If liked that, you might like these:

16nd February: Held By Hands: “electric-guitar feedback shreds the stars and moon and scatters a light…a disconnected lofi-shape that is too infectious to not get excited about.”

2nd February: The Matinee Orchestra: “big sounds and samples delivered this morning through a soaking shower of lost, organic and journeying acoustic instruments”

10th October: The First Last Dinosaur: “A droning and jazzy march towards the dusk”

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NEW: Bands reviewed on Nothing But Green Lights who are playing shows in the next few days….

In the future this information will have a dedicated page. It’ll also cover the next few weeks/months: not days. So: those of you not fortunate enough to live in the U.K will not have to be subjected to a great list of dates every time I post. But the time is nigh! Go see some bands and buy yourself a t-shirt.

29th March:
Frightened Rabbit: Barfly : Glasgow
Johnny Foreigner: Cockpit w/Blood Red Shoes: Leeds
Jonquil: Matadero Viejo w/ Matt Elliott: Huesca, Spain
Puzzle: Pilgrim with Super Tennis: Liverpool
Slow Club: Thekla w/ Duke Spirit: Bristol
The Accidental: Cecil Sharp House: London
Elle SAppelle: @ Joseph Well: Leeds, Northwest

30th March:
Slow Club: G UNITs night: sheffield
The Wave Pictures: The Luminaire w/ Darren Hayman: London
Jonquil: Sala Zero: Tarragona, Spain

31st March:
Slow Club: The Enterprise w/ The Wave Pictures: London
The Wave Pictures: The Enterprise supporting Slow Club: London
Jonquil: Cafe la Palma: Madrid, Spain

1st April:
Frightened Rabbit: Bodega w/ Make Model: Nottingham
Johnny Foreigner: Cavern Club: FREE entry: Exeter
Jonquil: Radio3 / La2 TV: Madrid, Spain
Nancy Elizabeth: The Ruby Lounge, supporting Efterklang: Manchester
Owen Duff: The Goldhawk Sessions@The Goldhawk: London
Mathew Sawyer: 93 feet east: London
Fanfarlo: White Heat w/ El Guincho [Spain] and Munch Munch: London, London and South East

21st May
Hamilton Yarns: The Vaults Cafe: Oxford

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