lazy posting, make model,

this month's glasgow artists highlight ends with make model.

videotastic! and sadly for once, the lazy mosquito has bitten me good, so these word's ain't mine, but the words of my news publication of choice: theguardian!

The LSB, their debut single released in July, all stomping beats, call-and-response, duelling-gender chants and shouts and a chuck-it-in-the-mix approach to production. During Make Model's performances, either in the studio or onstage, several melodies fight to be heard over the instrumental melee, and it sounds as though the band are having either fun or experiencing some sort of semi-religious fervour during recording (note to church-goers: GUM acknowledges that both are possible simultaneously). Czech Neck, the B-side, harnesses their madcap energy to more streamlined effect, with its acoustic guitars strummed manically over layers of synthesiser.



The six-piece formed last year but are already stalwarts of the festival and gigging circuit, having conquered, laid slain to and generally entertained the masses in a non-violent way at Skye, GoNorth, RockNess, 02, Latitude, T In The Park and Indian Summer, with further metaphorical massacres to come at Belladrum, Reading and Leeds, Connect and Loopallu. They released The LSB on their own label The Biz, and they were recently crushed, ever so gently, in the stampede to be signed by EMI, who will be releasing their already-anticipated album next year, with the first single from it mooted to be The Was, due out in March 2008. The music industry continues to lead the world in forward planning.

and here's some mp3s, now let's just forget my lax posting ettiquette.

download: make model - alive alive o



download: make model - the was (autokratz to scale mix)



and the previous glasgow spotlights:

john b mckenna
big face
zoey van goey

now go see them on the sauchiehall crawl (below) on sunday! stay safe.