Day 232.
So this post finds me in Lima, Peru, for family reasons.I should stay for 10 days, so no orders will be posted during this time. It has been one of the most stressful trips I’ve ever made. The preparations, all the paperwork needed, all the health affidavits to clear, the PCR test, it just so complicated. When returning to NYC it won’t be as difficult but there is a mandatory 14 day quarantine. So yeah, I honestly hope this nightmare is over soon.
The Slow Summits: wow, a new wonderful song by the Linköping, Sweden, combo. It is called “Not the One” and it sounds terrific with the string arrangements. I contacted the band some time ago and they told me that they are looking to release an album. I hope that happens soon. The songs they have so far are so good.
Beverly Kills: another Swedish band that sounds amazing is this Gothenburg combo. I am so glad that great bands are appearing now in Sweden. I was missing that. The band has a new song called “Trophy Hunt” that is a very fine single. I need to track down their previous releases for sure.
The Blue Herons: another new song, this time from Lucerne, Switzerland, from a band we have featured in the past, The Blue Herons! This new song is called “In the Skies” and it is a wonderful jingle jangle song. Andy Jossl makes the songs as usual and this time Gretchen DeVault sang and wrote the song!
Spunsugar: more from Sweden, now from Malmö! It seems it is all about Sweden today. The shoegazy band has releasde their album “Drive-Through Chapel” on Adrian Recordings and there are some superb dreampop tracks here. The album consists of 11 songs and is now available on vinyl.
U.S. Highball: lastly we check out this duo from Glasgow who will be releasing their album “Up to High Doh” on November 20th. It is coming out on vinyl and there will be a US version and a Rest of the World one. Right now we can preview the opening track, “New Neighbour”, which is a very Scottish pop sounding track. And yes, that is a good thing.
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Another fantastic Irish band I discover thanks to the Fanning Sessions blog! Wow really wow!
So who were behind The Riordans? Pat Clafferty on vocals and acoustic guitar, Jill Hahn on guitar, Damien Byrne on bass and Milo Maden on drums. Jill and Pat would go to form Mexican Pets, and later Pat was in Wheel.
Did they release anything? I think not. The story says that Mother Records approached them to record a single. The band actually end up recording it at Windmill Lane Studios, but it doesn’t say which songs or how many. In the end nothing was released.
Did they record a Fanning Session? Yes, that they did. At least three songs were recorded, “Lay Down Your Burden”, “Whistle”, “Which Road to Go” and “Glee”. What year was the session recorded? It doesn’t say…
The same blog posted another song later on on a different post. It is called “Blue Blue Blue”. The post says that in the recording session for this song the band also recorded “Which Road to Go?” and “Dustbowl Dress”.
The third and last post about The Riordans was not long ago, this past April. Here they shared a song called “Greener Elsewhere” that dates from 1988. There is also a photo of Pat and Jill taken in Eustace St.
And that’s it really. I feel kind of stealing all the info from the Dave Fanning blog, but honestly I would add more but there’s no more to add. There’s nothing on the web about them. So yeah, maybe I’ll get lucky and learn more about them through the Comments section? Crossing fingers!
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