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New single 'Lies' out 3rd November
Location:	Edinburgh, Scotland
Country:	United Kingdom
Last Login:	Nov 12, 2008 (402 days back)

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Music: Member Since: 3/6/2006 Band Members: For live bookings Paul Wilson for CAA (PWilson@caa.com) Management Barry Saint and Grant Dickson for Two Thumbs (management@twothumbs.co.uk) Press Murray Chalmers for Infinite 0207 290 9591, 07909 998017 (murray@infinitepr.co.uk) Legal Rep Stephen Kempner for Sheridans (skempner@sheridans.co.uk) Band - brokenrecordsband@googlemail.com Jamie, Rory Dave, Andy, Arne Ian and Gill formed Broken Records in December 2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Using a range of instruments including guitars, bass, violin, cello, accordion, mandolin, piano, trumpet, glockenspiel and drums, they create a sound combining traditional European folk with modern Scottish alternative music. Their 2007 self released debut EP which was sold at shows created a wider interest in the band in the music industry and across the nation. Drowned in Sound said of the release, â€œThis is magical, engrossing and wholly enveloping, genuinely and excitingly bursting with commercial potential. From beginning to end, this self-titled EP delights and amazes.â€ The band moved into 2008 with a new focus, and have already completed a number of much admired gigs including supports slots with The Futureheads, Editors, Sons & Daughters & The Twilight Sad. They also completed a Maida Vale session for National Radio 1 (Huw Stephens), released the acclaimed â€œIf the News Makes You Sad Donâ€™t Watch itâ€œ limited edition 7â€ single with Young Turks and gained national media attention at The Great Escape festival. With spot trips to Dublin & Amsterdam under their belt this year, the band will are expanding their live experience throughout the festival period. Their next limited edition 7â€ single, â€œSlow Paradeâ€ on the Fandango label, remains hotly anticipated. Plans are afoot to record an album in the latter half of the year whilst they continue to plot a course through the ever-changing music business environment. Influences: Nick Cave, Dirty Three, Bright Eyes, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Calexico, Bob Dylan, God Speed You Black Emperor, Neutral Milk Hotel, Yann Tiersen, Hawk and a Hacksaw, Sigur Ros, Johnny Cash, Beirut, Edith Piaf... Sounds Like: New single Lies out 3rd November. To order Ltd 7" vinyl click here Also available for download through iTunes: and following on-line shops: HMV, Tesco, Play.com, 7 Digital, TuneTribe, Juno, Amazon.com, Lala, Nokia. T-Shirts You can now buy our brand new Broken Records T-Shirts via below paypal button. The unisex shirts are available in sizes S, M, L and XL and are made of high quality cotton. T-shirts are Â£15 (including postage to UK). When ordering, please indicate which size you want the shirt. Record Label: Distiller Records (UK single deal) Type of Label: Indie
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So, the last few weeks have been a bit of a rollercoaster ride all round. We were due to be on tour with Okkervil River at this very minute, but it appears that the ubiquitous Credit Crunch Of Doom ha... Posted by BROKEN RECORDS on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:50:00 PST
Lucky Number 7
Good news! We found out yesterday that 'Lies' entered the Indie Singles chart at number 7. A huge 'Thanks!' to everyone who purchased the single last week. The full chart rundown can... Posted by BROKEN RECORDS on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:36:00 PST
Lies single out this week !
We're delighted to say that 'Lies' is released today and available from the following places:iTunes (dowload only)recordstore.co.uk (ltd signed 7" + download)Where can you buy a copy in a shop I hear ... Posted by BROKEN RECORDS on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:04:00 PST
Ghosts on Ten Tracks
Hey, For those of you interested in the tune "Ghosts" we had up a couple of months ago, I am pleased to say you can buy it now as an exclusive download from a new music site called Ten Tra... Posted by BROKEN RECORDS on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:04:00 PST
BR on Channel 4
Hey folks, Just a quick link to our first television appearance proper! We were featured on Friday night as one of Levi's "One's to watch", and our show at the Macbeth in London was filmed to m... Posted by BROKEN RECORDS on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:04:00 PST
New Lies Video!!!
Our first ever music video is now available to watch at, http://www.nme.com/mediaPlayer&playlist_id=1845 It is for the single Lies, and was Directed by a fella called Richard Poet. We shou... Posted by BROKEN RECORDS on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:56:00 PST
Tour Diary - Final Episode
As the sun was shining so ferociously on Saturday morning we decided to go for a picnic in the hills, that most well known of hangover cures. After a pit stop for sandwiches and MSG-encrusted onion ri... Posted by BROKEN RECORDS on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:01:00 PST
Tour Diay - Part 4
We awoke early on Thursday to ensure that we didn't miss out on breakfast from Dino's Grill as we had done the previous day. Arne had his doubts as he was convinced the coffee was instant (the horror!... Posted by BROKEN RECORDS on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:23:00 PST
Tour Diary - Part 3
Everyone was feeling back up to speed on Monday when we headed to Glasgow for the gig in King Tut's. It had been a good while since we last played here, right back at the end of last year with Peggy S... Posted by BROKEN RECORDS on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:34:00 PST
Tour Diary - Part 2
We arose early on Thursday to make our way from Inverness to Ullapool for the ferry to Stornoway. After a quick and horrible pit stop at McD's for a bacon roll and standardised coffee, it was a quick ... Posted by BROKEN RECORDS on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:38:00 PST
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