Summary
Doom-pop troubadour Rob St John is recalling the recording process for his stirring debut album, Weald. "We went faintly mad in this huge Stockbridge town house. We closed all the shutters and got the glitter ball going."
The residence belonged to Matthew Young, who runs Edinburgh DIY label Song, By Toad. While St John's bluesy, brooding alt-folk does not immediately conjure disco balls, we meet after a live performance in which a break-dancing, clarinet-wielding drummer in a Chinese mask was run of the mill. St John's music and live shows are thrilling.See the full content of this document
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Freaking Out with a Glitter Ball and a Masked Drummer
"It's really nice being back in Edinburgh," smiles the Lancashire- raised singer-songwriter, who lived in the city from the mid-late 2000s, and now resides outside Oxford. "You can collaborate with everyone, and everyone who was onsta...
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