FatCat Staff Picks Of 2008

23/12/08

As the year draws to a close, here's some music that caught our attention in the FatCat office in 2008 In no particular order:

Atlas Sound - Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
Astral Social Club - Model Town in a Field of Mud
Kasai Allstars - The Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic
The Hospitals - Hairdryer Peace
Animal Collective - Water Curses
Autechre - Quaristice
Kemialliset Ystavat /Sunroof - Split Series #19
Eat Skull - Sick to Death
Kago - Mopskassi Maja
Deerhunter - Microcastle
Max Richter - 24 Postcards
Jeffrey Lewis - 12 Crass Songs
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
White Denim - Workout Holiday
Beck - Modern Guilt

We wish everyone a happy Christmas and a great new year.

Ten Kens - New Acoustic Video - Live From The FatCat Office

22/12/08

Always on top of the transatlantic movements of our North American representatives, This is Fake DIY - following their coverage of Gregory and the Hawk a few weeks ago (see here) - spent some time with Ten Kens, and recorded a very special 3-song acoustic set from the vinyl section of our London HQ.

Ten Kens perform Y'all Come Back Now, I Really Hope You Get To Retire, and Prodigal Sum. Click here or click play above to view the video.

Check out the Ten Kens myspace here

Piccadilly Records Exclusive Vetiver 7 inch

22/12/08

Piccadilly Records in Manchester are the only shop to stock the new Vetiver 7" Hey Doll Baby which is taken from the new EP of covers More Of The Past. They gave the bands 2nd album To Find Me Gone album of the year in 2006 and have always been firm supporters of the band and of FatCat.

Although Piccadilly is the only shop to stock this record, it is also available from the FatCat on-line store

Check out the shop's site here

and Vetiver's myspace page here

Frightened Rabbit - Spring UK Acoustic Tour

19/12/08

Accompanying their new acoustic live album Quietly Now! Midnight Organ Fight Live and Acoustic at the Captain's Rest (a complete re-imagining of 2008's stunning full-length Midnight Organ Fight), Frightened Rabbit will be hitting the road for a series of intimate acoustic shows in March, culminating at the setting of that live album, The Captain's Rest in Glasgow. These are the only acoustic shows Frightened Rabbit will be doing, and are sure to be memorable. Don't miss out. Dates below:

27 Mar - The Castle Keep, Newcastle
28 Mar - The Canteen, Barrow
29 Mar - The Musician, Leicester
30 Mar - Glee Club, Birmingham
31 Mar - The Captain's Rest, Glasgow


The band will also be spending some time in Australia and in the states over the next couple of months, and their Christmas single is out now.

Check out the Frightened Rabbit myspace here