Fall Apart.

Apologies for yesterday's brief entry. It was more a favour for a friend than any kind of substantial act (as you no doubt noticed.) That's not to say you shouldn't listen to it. It's a song that first came to my attention on a CD a friend made for me, which happened to be the first time I heard Rebellion (Lies) by the Arcade Fire. The blow track was my favourite.

Moving on to today's subject, the other weekend I went to the End of the Road festival down near Salisbury, which i would heartilly recommend to everyone for when it comes around next year. It's certainly the best festival I've attended outside of Glastonbury and ATP and I didn't see a bad act all weekend.

One of my highlights was watching an absolutely enthralling performance by David Thomas Broughton who pasted together a outwardly shambolic set with his guitar, some loop pedals and all sorts of clattering paraphernalia. What on the surface seemed to be melancholic folk songs were punctuated with laugh out loud moments and i literally sat with my mouth open as an incredibly detailed and meticulous performance somehow appeared from the ramshackle bumbling that appeared to be happening on stage.

His record arrived in the post today, and ineveitably it doesn't quite capture the live experience, and I'm not entirely sure how it will sit with you if you haven't witnessed him on stage, but it's still a beautiful and somewhat haunting album.

I'm still waiting for his other album to be delivered so I might post something else in the future, but I'd recommend giving this a listen.

David Thomas Broughton- Ain't Got No Sole

Having just done a quick google to get my facts straight I've also noticed he released a collaberative record with 7 Herz yesterday. You can order it here should you be so inclined