Admiral Fallow
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Admiral Fallow is a Scottish musical group formed in 2007 by singer/song-writer Louis Abbott. They have supported the Guillemots, and played at the major Scottish festivals. In 2009 the band headlined the T Break stage at T in the Park
. Their first album Boots Met My Face was re-released by Lo-Five in March 2011.
(former Delgados drummer and winner of the UK Producers’ Guild “Breakthrough Producer of the Year” award) at the Glasgow
studio Chem 19. Savage also recorded the latest Franz Ferdinand
album. The album recording was partially funded by the Scottish Arts Council
.
Lead singer and main writer Louis Abbott has said that “All of the songs document the first chapter of my life, be it memories from school or kicking a ball about with my childhood chums. All of the songs are taken from real life events. There's no fiction. I'm not into making up stories or characters for the sake of trying to stir emotions. They are songs about friends and family as well as a fair bit of self-evaluation.”
The album title comes from a line in "Subbuteo" which references an incident when Abbott was "battered unconscious" at the age of 15.
The single “Squealing Pigs” was released in Scotland on April 5, 2010 by Lo-Five Records, followed by Boots Met My Face on 26 April 2010. The release garnered album of the week praise in the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, a 4 star review from The List and was named the Best Album of 2010 by Scottish music website The Pop Cop. In addition, Linn Records
made the album available as one of their famed 24 bit Studio Master Downloads, calling it the “Record of the Week” for July 19. Boots Met My Face was later released in Germany by Indigo Records on August 13, 2010, with a UK relaunch planned by Lo-Five in February 2011. The UK release will be preceded by the single "Subbuteo" (backed with "Delivered" (alternate version)) on October 4, 2010.
Boots Met My Face was re-released by Lo-Five in March 2011.
(of the Guillemots), who supported band since its formation, asking for the band to open for the Guillemots in Glasgow and Edinburgh on their 2007 Scottish tours. The band made their second appearance at the Connect Festival that summer, followed by headline slots in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
In July 2009 the band headlined the Sunday night T Break stage at T in the Park
.
The band expanded the number of live shows, playing with King Creosote at the Fence Collective’s Homegame Festival in March, touring the UK in the first 2 weeks of April 2010 and supporting the Futureheads in Glasgow in late April. Summer festivals included opening for King Creosote at the Glasgow West End Festival and playing the Wee Chill, Rockness and Insider festivals as well as the BBC Introducing Stage at T in the Park (which helped to land BBC 2 and BBC 3 TV exposure, a live Radio 1 interview with Edith Bowman and a Radio 1 playlisting for the song "Taste The Coast").
Summer festivals were followed by an August Scottish tour including Hometown gigs with King Creosote, Adem and Silver Columns in Anstruther and in Paisley with Paolo Nutini
, the latter broadcast for live transmission on BBC Radio2’s In Concert series. A small UK tour in September, 3 dates supporting the Felice Brothers, culminated in a London show at the Lexington on September 15 and a gig at the Loopallu Festival.
. On July 5, 2011, Admiral Fallow were featured on the BBC 2 documentary "Scotland Rocks at South By Southwest" which saw them performing "Squealing Pigs" in a soup kitchen for the homeless in Austin, Texas
.
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...
. Their first album Boots Met My Face was re-released by Lo-Five in March 2011.
Boots Met My Face
Boots Met My Face was recorded in July 2009 and produced by engineer Paul SavagePaul Savage
Paul Savage is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known for being the drummer in the Scottish indie rock group The Delgados.-Early life:...
(former Delgados drummer and winner of the UK Producers’ Guild “Breakthrough Producer of the Year” award) at the Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
studio Chem 19. Savage also recorded the latest Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand (band)
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...
album. The album recording was partially funded by the Scottish Arts Council
Scottish Arts Council
The Scottish Arts Council is a Scottish public body that distributes funding from the Scottish Government, and is the leading national organisation for the funding, development and promotion of the arts in Scotland...
.
Lead singer and main writer Louis Abbott has said that “All of the songs document the first chapter of my life, be it memories from school or kicking a ball about with my childhood chums. All of the songs are taken from real life events. There's no fiction. I'm not into making up stories or characters for the sake of trying to stir emotions. They are songs about friends and family as well as a fair bit of self-evaluation.”
The album title comes from a line in "Subbuteo" which references an incident when Abbott was "battered unconscious" at the age of 15.
The single “Squealing Pigs” was released in Scotland on April 5, 2010 by Lo-Five Records, followed by Boots Met My Face on 26 April 2010. The release garnered album of the week praise in the Daily Record and Sunday Mail, a 4 star review from The List and was named the Best Album of 2010 by Scottish music website The Pop Cop. In addition, Linn Records
Linn Records
Linn Records is a Glasgow-based record label which specialises in classical, jazz and Scottish music. It is part of Linn Products.-History:While Linn engineers were testing their flagship product, the Sondek LP12 turntable, they became frustrated with some of the specialist test LPs they were using...
made the album available as one of their famed 24 bit Studio Master Downloads, calling it the “Record of the Week” for July 19. Boots Met My Face was later released in Germany by Indigo Records on August 13, 2010, with a UK relaunch planned by Lo-Five in February 2011. The UK release will be preceded by the single "Subbuteo" (backed with "Delivered" (alternate version)) on October 4, 2010.
Boots Met My Face was re-released by Lo-Five in March 2011.
Touring
Admiral Fallow were helped by Fyfe DangerfieldFyfe Dangerfield
Fyfe Antony Dangerfield Hutchins is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the indie rock band Guillemots.-Early life:...
(of the Guillemots), who supported band since its formation, asking for the band to open for the Guillemots in Glasgow and Edinburgh on their 2007 Scottish tours. The band made their second appearance at the Connect Festival that summer, followed by headline slots in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
In July 2009 the band headlined the Sunday night T Break stage at T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...
.
The band expanded the number of live shows, playing with King Creosote at the Fence Collective’s Homegame Festival in March, touring the UK in the first 2 weeks of April 2010 and supporting the Futureheads in Glasgow in late April. Summer festivals included opening for King Creosote at the Glasgow West End Festival and playing the Wee Chill, Rockness and Insider festivals as well as the BBC Introducing Stage at T in the Park (which helped to land BBC 2 and BBC 3 TV exposure, a live Radio 1 interview with Edith Bowman and a Radio 1 playlisting for the song "Taste The Coast").
Summer festivals were followed by an August Scottish tour including Hometown gigs with King Creosote, Adem and Silver Columns in Anstruther and in Paisley with Paolo Nutini
Paolo Nutini
Paolo Giovanni Nutini is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. His father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany, although both his parents are Scottish, his family having been in Scotland for three generations....
, the latter broadcast for live transmission on BBC Radio2’s In Concert series. A small UK tour in September, 3 dates supporting the Felice Brothers, culminated in a London show at the Lexington on September 15 and a gig at the Loopallu Festival.
Other activity
The band filmed a performance of "Subbuteo" on BBC Switch's The Cut music special, broadcast on BBC Two on August 28, 2010. In March 2011, their song "Squealing Pigs" featured on the soundtrack of Episode 17 of Season 4 of the US TV action-comedy spy series, ChuckChuck (TV series)
Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central...
. On July 5, 2011, Admiral Fallow were featured on the BBC 2 documentary "Scotland Rocks at South By Southwest" which saw them performing "Squealing Pigs" in a soup kitchen for the homeless in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
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Singles
- "These Barren Years" (March 2009)
- "Squealing Pigs" (April 2010)
- "Subbuteo" (October 2010)