Kid Canaveral
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Kid Canaveral is an indie pop
band that formed in St Andrews
in Fife
, Scotland
, but are now based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Since 2007 the band have released a number of well received singles, an E.P. and an album on their own label, Straight to Video Records, and in 2011 they signed with Scottish independent label Fence Records
. The band have received praise for their pop hooks and melodies, and their energetic and engaging live performances.
, Scotland
, in 2004 with the band meeting whilst studying at the University of St Andrews
. The original line-up consisted of: David MacGregor (originally from Glasgow, Scotland) on guitar and vocals; Kate Lazda (from Wokingham, England) on guitar and vocals; Rose McConnachie (also from Glasgow, Scotland) on vocals and bass guitar; and Dan Sheehy (from Bangor, Northern Ireland) on drums. The band played their first gig supporting King Creosote
and The Pictish Trail
in St Andrews. The band relocated to Edinburgh in 2006 in order to be able to play a greater number of gigs, and for the opportunity to play to a wider audience. In order to release their own records David and Kate set up Straight to Video Records and between 2007 and 2010 the band put out four 7" singles (Smash Hits, Couldn't Dance, Second Time Around and I don't have the heart for this), two cassette singles (Left and Right E.P. and You Only Went Out to Get Drunk Last Night) and their debut album
.
Original drummer Dan Sheehy left the band after the release of their fourth single in December 2008, to be replaced by Clarke Geddes (from Cupar
, Scotland
) after he drunkenly applied for the vacancy. Clarke parted company with the band to move to Switzerland in June 2009 after the initial sessions for the bands first album. Scott McMaster (from Girvan
, Scotland
) was announced as his replacement shortly afterwards. Their debut album Shouting At Wildlife
was released on Monday 5 July 2010 on Straight to Video Records. The band toured the UK extensively and played a number of festivals in support of the album and recorded a live session for BBC Radio Scotland
, playing tracks from the album and a cover of the King Creosote
song 'Missionary' from Kenny and Beth's Musakal Boat Rides
.
It was announced on 23 February 2011 that the band had been signed to Fence Records
, and that the label would be re-releasing Shouting At Wildlife
on Vinyl in July 2011.
Kid Canaveral completed a short tour of the USA in March including a number of shows at the 2011 SxSW festival in Austin, Texas
. As well as their own performances, the band acted as King Creosote
's backing band for two gigs, one at the Domino Records Showcase at Emo's
and one at the British Music Embassy in Latitude 30. Kid Canaveral were filmed before and during SxSW as part of a BBC
Artworks documentary about the festival. The band made a number of festival appearances in 2011 in the UK, most notably at T in the Park
(on the BBC Introducing
stage), The Edge Festival and the Belladrum Festival.
and The Undertones
. The band have received mainly positive coverage from the press, with further praise coming from The Daily Record describing the band as "the best thing to come out of St Andrews since KT Tunstall". The List described the group as having a “charming playfulness” and “unpretentious style”. After seeing the band perform at Fête de la Musique
as part of Glasgow's West End Festival
, Paul Whitelaw described the band in his review of the event in The Scotsman
as "Juicy, chewy pop-kids to savour, proving that life still twitches in this indie guitar-pop business". The Fly
deem the band to "showcase a sound too big to be Scotland's secret for much longer" and have carried a number of positive live reviews.
The band's debut album received universally positive reviews, with The Skinny describing Shouting at Wildlife as "a thrilling, uplifting and generally all-round spiffing combination of indie-pop skills, lyrical wit, and choruses sung through smiles" and The List praised the record for being "packed with singalong melodies, frisky jangles and a real sense of purpose. A jubilant and skilful racket." The album was BBC Radio 1
Session in Scotland's Album of the Month for July 2010 and the album featured at, or near the top of a number of end of year lists and polls.
Upon the re-release of Shouting at Wildlife by Fence Records
the Glasgow Herald descirbed the album as “a Scottish pop classic [that] should be mandatory in every record collection in the country” and Vic Galloway
and Tom Morton
featured it as their 'Album of the Week' on their resepctive BBC Radio Scotland
shows, in it's week of release.
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band that formed in St Andrews
St Andrews
St Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
in Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, but are now based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Since 2007 the band have released a number of well received singles, an E.P. and an album on their own label, Straight to Video Records, and in 2011 they signed with Scottish independent label Fence Records
Fence Records
Fence Records is a record label based in Fife, Scotland which is owned and run by musicians King Creosote and The Pictish Trail...
. The band have received praise for their pop hooks and melodies, and their energetic and engaging live performances.
History
Kid Canaveral formed in St AndrewsSt Andrews
St Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, in 2004 with the band meeting whilst studying at the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
. The original line-up consisted of: David MacGregor (originally from Glasgow, Scotland) on guitar and vocals; Kate Lazda (from Wokingham, England) on guitar and vocals; Rose McConnachie (also from Glasgow, Scotland) on vocals and bass guitar; and Dan Sheehy (from Bangor, Northern Ireland) on drums. The band played their first gig supporting King Creosote
King Creosote
Kenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...
and The Pictish Trail
The Pictish Trail
Johnny Lynch is a Scottish musician who performs under the stage name The Pictish Trail. Lynch runs Fence Records alongside Kenny Anderson.As of 2010 he also plays with Adem Ilhan in the band Silver Columns.-Early life:...
in St Andrews. The band relocated to Edinburgh in 2006 in order to be able to play a greater number of gigs, and for the opportunity to play to a wider audience. In order to release their own records David and Kate set up Straight to Video Records and between 2007 and 2010 the band put out four 7" singles (Smash Hits, Couldn't Dance, Second Time Around and I don't have the heart for this), two cassette singles (Left and Right E.P. and You Only Went Out to Get Drunk Last Night) and their debut album
Shouting At Wildlife
Shouting at Wildlife is the debut album from the Indiepop band Kid Canaveral, originally released on July 5, 2010 on Straight to Video Records and, due to the success of the inital pressing, given a wider re-release on Fence Records on July 25, 2011 on Vinyl and CD.-Recording and music:Following...
.
Original drummer Dan Sheehy left the band after the release of their fourth single in December 2008, to be replaced by Clarke Geddes (from Cupar
Cupar
Cupar is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland. The town is situated between Dundee and the New Town of Glenrothes.According to a recent population estimate , Cupar had a population around 8,980 making the town the ninth largest settlement in Fife.-History:The town is believed to have...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
) after he drunkenly applied for the vacancy. Clarke parted company with the band to move to Switzerland in June 2009 after the initial sessions for the bands first album. Scott McMaster (from Girvan
Girvan
Girvan is a burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of about 8000 people. Originally a fishing port, it is now also a seaside resort with beaches and cliffs. Girvan dates back to 1668 when is became a municipal burgh incorporated by by charter...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
) was announced as his replacement shortly afterwards. Their debut album Shouting At Wildlife
Shouting At Wildlife
Shouting at Wildlife is the debut album from the Indiepop band Kid Canaveral, originally released on July 5, 2010 on Straight to Video Records and, due to the success of the inital pressing, given a wider re-release on Fence Records on July 25, 2011 on Vinyl and CD.-Recording and music:Following...
was released on Monday 5 July 2010 on Straight to Video Records. The band toured the UK extensively and played a number of festivals in support of the album and recorded a live session for BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...
, playing tracks from the album and a cover of the King Creosote
King Creosote
Kenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...
song 'Missionary' from Kenny and Beth's Musakal Boat Rides
Kenny and Beth's Musakal Boat Rides
Kenny and Beth's Musakal Boat Rides is the first album by King Creosote released by Fence Records and Domino Records, however far from his debut release on Fence alone. It was Anderson's first album not to be released as a CD-R. The album made No...
.
It was announced on 23 February 2011 that the band had been signed to Fence Records
Fence Records
Fence Records is a record label based in Fife, Scotland which is owned and run by musicians King Creosote and The Pictish Trail...
, and that the label would be re-releasing Shouting At Wildlife
Shouting At Wildlife
Shouting at Wildlife is the debut album from the Indiepop band Kid Canaveral, originally released on July 5, 2010 on Straight to Video Records and, due to the success of the inital pressing, given a wider re-release on Fence Records on July 25, 2011 on Vinyl and CD.-Recording and music:Following...
on Vinyl in July 2011.
Kid Canaveral completed a short tour of the USA in March including a number of shows at the 2011 SxSW festival 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...
. As well as their own performances, the band acted as King Creosote
King Creosote
Kenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...
's backing band for two gigs, one at the Domino Records Showcase at Emo's
Emo's
Emo's is a prominent nightclub located in Austin, Texas. Emo's got its start as a Houston punk club in 1989, with the Austin location opening in 1992. The Houston location closed its doors in September 2001....
and one at the British Music Embassy in Latitude 30. Kid Canaveral were filmed before and during SxSW as part of a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Artworks documentary about the festival. The band made a number of festival appearances in 2011 in the UK, most notably 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...
(on the BBC Introducing
BBC Introducing
BBC Introducing is the brand for new music programmes across the BBC radio stations, showcasing unsigned, self signed and other emerging musical talent primarily from the UK. Launched in 2007 the Introducing brand brings programming from across the BBC under a unified brand with each show retaining...
stage), The Edge Festival and the Belladrum Festival.
Critical response
The Glasgow Herald magazine praised the bands style, hailing them as their "new favourite Scottish Band" drawing similarities with the powerpop of XTCXTC
XTC were a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" , but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical success.- Early years:...
and The Undertones
The Undertones
The Undertones are a punk rock/new wave band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975.The original line-up of the Undertones released thirteen singles and four studio albums — The Undertones , Hypnotised , Positive Touch and The Sin of Pride — before disbanding in July 1983.Music guide Allmusic...
. The band have received mainly positive coverage from the press, with further praise coming from The Daily Record describing the band as "the best thing to come out of St Andrews since KT Tunstall". The List described the group as having a “charming playfulness” and “unpretentious style”. After seeing the band perform at Fête de la Musique
Fête de la Musique
The Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, is a music festival taking place on June 21.-History:The idea was first broached in 1976 by American musician Joel Cohen, then employed by the national French radio station France Musique. Cohen proposed an all-night music celebration at the...
as part of Glasgow's West End Festival
West End Festival
The West End Festival is an annual festival in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland.-History:The West End Festival in Glasgow was started in 1996 by Michael Dale as a small local festival centred on Byres Road....
, Paul Whitelaw described the band in his review of the event in The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
as "Juicy, chewy pop-kids to savour, proving that life still twitches in this indie guitar-pop business". The Fly
The Fly (magazine)
The Fly is a free music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. The magazine is published by the HMV owned MAMA Group.The magazine started as a listings leaflet in Camden, north London, for the Barfly music venue on Chalk Farm Road...
deem the band to "showcase a sound too big to be Scotland's secret for much longer" and have carried a number of positive live reviews.
The band's debut album received universally positive reviews, with The Skinny describing Shouting at Wildlife as "a thrilling, uplifting and generally all-round spiffing combination of indie-pop skills, lyrical wit, and choruses sung through smiles" and The List praised the record for being "packed with singalong melodies, frisky jangles and a real sense of purpose. A jubilant and skilful racket." The album was BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
Session in Scotland's Album of the Month for July 2010 and the album featured at, or near the top of a number of end of year lists and polls.
Upon the re-release of Shouting at Wildlife by Fence Records
Fence Records
Fence Records is a record label based in Fife, Scotland which is owned and run by musicians King Creosote and The Pictish Trail...
the Glasgow Herald descirbed the album as “a Scottish pop classic [that] should be mandatory in every record collection in the country” and Vic Galloway
Vic Galloway
Michael "Vic" Galloway is a DJ on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio 1, Vic presents a self-titled show on Radio Scotland every Monday from 8:05pm-10pm and does the BBC Introducing Scotland Radio 1 programme Wednesday evenings/Thursday mornings from 12:00-2:00am...
and Tom Morton
Tom Morton
Tom Morton is a Scottish writer, broadcaster, and musician. He lives and works mainly in the Shetland Islands.Morton currently presents a BBC Radio Scotland show, broadcast each weekday afternoon...
featured it as their 'Album of the Week' on their resepctive BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotland's national English-language radio network. It broadcasts a wide variety of programming, including news, sport, light entertainment, music, the arts, comedy, drama, history and lifestyle...
shows, in it's week of release.
Albums
- "Shouting At WildlifeShouting At WildlifeShouting at Wildlife is the debut album from the Indiepop band Kid Canaveral, originally released on July 5, 2010 on Straight to Video Records and, due to the success of the inital pressing, given a wider re-release on Fence Records on July 25, 2011 on Vinyl and CD.-Recording and music:Following...
" (Digipak CD and Digital Download, 5 July 2010, Straight to Video Records STV-008 / 12" Vinyl LP, 25 July 2011, Fence RecordsFence RecordsFence Records is a record label based in Fife, Scotland which is owned and run by musicians King Creosote and The Pictish Trail...
FNC 811)
Singles
- Smash Hits (7" Single and Digital Download, 5 March 2007. STV-001)
- Couldn't Dance (7" Single and Digital Download, 22 June 2008. STV-002)
- Second Time Around (7" Single and Digital Download, 27 October 2008. STV-003)
- I don't have the heart for this (7" Single and Digital Download, 15 December 2008. STV-004) Split single with Come On Gang!
- You Only Went Out To Get Drunk Last Night (Cassette and Digital Download, 31 May 2010. STV-007)
- And Another Thing!! b/w Missionary feat. King CreosoteKing CreosoteKenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...
(Cassette Single, 25 July 2011. Straight to Video Records/Fence RecordsFence RecordsFence Records is a record label based in Fife, Scotland which is owned and run by musicians King Creosote and The Pictish Trail...
. STV-009/FNC-CT1) Cassette very limited and only available with Shouting at Wildlife Vinyl. - And Another Thing!! (Digital Download, 11 July 2011. Straight to Video Records/Fence RecordsFence RecordsFence Records is a record label based in Fife, Scotland which is owned and run by musicians King Creosote and The Pictish Trail...
. STV-009) - Homerun and a Vow (As King CreosoteKing CreosoteKenny Anderson, known primarily by his stage name King Creosote, is an independent singer-songwriter from Fife, Scotland. To date, Anderson has released over forty albums, with his latest, Thrawn, released in 2011. Anderson is also a member of Scottish-Canadian band, The Burns Unit...
and Kid Canaveral)/Nowhere Near Half Done (7" Single and T-Shirt with Digital Download, 31st October 2011. Fence RecordsFence RecordsFence Records is a record label based in Fife, Scotland which is owned and run by musicians King Creosote and The Pictish Trail...
. FNC-SECRET7-011)
Compilations
- "Limbo Live Volume 01" (Ltd. CD and Digital Download, 23 April 2009. MGM-001) - Contains a live version of the track "Second Time Around". Recorded live at The Voodoo Rooms, EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
on the 13th December 2008. - "The Inside Track" (Digital Download, 4 August 2010) Charity album for Waverley Care featuring "Stretching The Line"