The Vault: Lessons From Mull Historical Society

Brian Raftery | May 30, 2007 11:05 am
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As noted earlier today, one of your Idolators suffered a rather nasty bout of Anglo-fever a few years back, and most of 1999-2002 was spent trying to track down every new, maddeningly over-hyped band to come out of the U.K. There are entire CD-storage shelves lined with regret from this period, but one album that almost justifies the madness is Loss, the 2001 debut album from Scottish act Mull Historical Society. Essentially the work of a one-man band (Colin MacIntyre, who wrote and produced the whole thing), Loss is full of ornately arranged (but never overly precious) pop songs, including the low-key anthem “Animal Cannabus.” It’s well worth a listen, especially since you can get it for a penny at Amazon:

Mull Historical Society – Watching Xanadu [MP3, link expired] Mull Historical Society – Animal Cannabus [MP3, link expired] Colin MacIntyre [Official Site]

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