We're now less than a week away from Half My Heart Beats 7, where we get to welcome Speedmarket Avenue and Francis MacDonald to The Flying Duck. I feel terribly sorry for Speedmarket Avenue, since they have to drive six and a half hours from Cardiff to Glasgow to play at our night, then get up the next morning to drive another seven or so to play a show in London that evening. Talk about commitment to indiepop! Buy those poor souls a drink after the show, because they deserve it.
As far as the club itself goes, I'm really excited to play some of the great stuff I've been hearing this month. More than anything else, I've been getting so into the new Pocketbooks album on the How Does It Feel? label. It's called Flight Paths, and its 11 perfect pop songs will fill your heart with joy. I'd be very surprised if I hear a better album in 2009.
At the janglier end of the spectrum, McCarthy have been getting repeated listens around these parts and are sure to make an appearance at some point on Saturday. I also picked up a 2-CD Northern Soul comp at Fopp on Byres Road for the unfathomable price of £2, and I can guarantee that will be getting a spin too. Other than that, look out for Zipper, Felt, Dolly Mixtures and whatever you want to hear!
I was going to post a Speedmarket Avenue mp3 to get you in the mood, but instead, why not download this ace Skatterbrain summer compilation from last year? It may not be summer yet (in fact it's still baltic in Glasgow), but this comp features a load of jangly goodness (including the aforementioned McCarthy), as well as the title track from Speedmarket Avenue's album, Way Better Now. Brilliant stuff.
Keep checking back for more posts between now and the weekend. If you're planning on coming along, please let us know on the Facebook or last.fm event pages!
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