Song, by Toad Records » Vinyl

Cold Seeds

Matthew — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:09:16 +0000

Buy on CD: here.

Digital Downloads: iTunes – eMusic – Amazon mp3 (coming soon)

This album was recorded over a couple of weekends at our house last year. Frances from Animal Magic Tricks recorded three songs with Neil and Pete from Meursault, and then Kenny came around for the second weekend to add his songs to the mix. This album really wasn’t planned, it’s just that by the time Frances had added her touches to the three Meursault songs on the second Sunday, everything just seemed to belong together.

It’s all messy as hell, there are clicks and noises and all sorts going on, there’s even a cameo performance from our idiotic cat Floyd in the first song, and yet the resulting album is one of the strangest, most beautiful records I’ve heard in a very long time.

1. Leave Me to Lie Alone in the Ground
2. King
3. Bubble
4. Sleet
5. Crank Resolutions
6. By 11 O’Clock She’d Left
7. The Perfume of Mexican Birds
8. Soil
9. Please Don’t Send Me Home

High res album artwork

William Henry Miller Pt.1/The Dirt & the Roots

Matthew — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:28:38 +0000

These two singles were recorded as a pair because, erm… well because we all really love vinyl and we wanted to have some to our name before the band disappear for three or four months to record the new album in the new year.

The singles include new recordings of William Henry Miller Parts One and Two with the full band, including new members Phil Quirie on guitar and Pete Harvey on cello. Dan Willson from Withered Hand and Bart Owl from eagleowl provide guest vocals on Parts One and Two respectively. The resulting recordings are really dense and layered, and some of my favourite things I’ve ever heard from the band.

1. William Henry Miller Part 1 (Single Version)

2. The Dirt & the Roots

Digital Download – iTunes – eMusic – Amazon mp3

Buy as a pair £6 – These two singles are being released together because we see all four songs as going together, so you can buy them as a pair by clicking the buy button below.

A Few Kind Words/William Henry Miller Pt.2

Matthew — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:28:15 +0000

The singles include new recordings of William Henry Miller Parts One and Two with the full band, including new members Phil Quirie on guitar andPete Harvey on cello. Dan Willson from Withered Hand and Bart Owl from eagleowl provide guest vocals on Parts One and Two respectively. The resulting recordings are really dense and layered, and some of my favourite things I’ve ever heard from the band.

1. A Few Kind Words
2. William Henry Miller Pt.2 (Single Version)

Digital Download – iTunes – eMusic – Amazon mp3

Buy as a pair £6 – These two singles are being released together because we see all four songs as going together, so you can buy them as a pair by clicking the buy button below.

Split 12″

Matthew — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:52:35 +0000

This split 12″ was originally released by our pals at Bladen County Records. When we visited Portland a year or so ago we had such an amazing time with both Matt from the label and both bands that we completely fell in love with the place. They were also kind enough to suggest that we release this record over here, as a way of giving the label a bit of a kick start.

It’s a gorgeous recording, too. Both bands are indie-folk, to a degree, but where The Builders are more raucous and rattling, Loch Lomond are equal parts lovely and creepy. To read the Skinny’s review, click here.

Oh, and for those of you who want to support what we’re up to here but don’t have a record player, fear not, because we’re slipping a CD-R of all the songs in with each purchase.

Loch Lomond:
1. Elephants & Little Girls
2. Field Report
3. Scabs on This Year
4. The Trumpet Song
The Builders & the Butchers:
1. When it Rains
2. Vampire Lake
3. Down to the River
4. The Rain