This is cool. Live footage has emerged!
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1805059259694167&id=703119639888140
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxJaXEHtqso
― cajunsunday, Thursday, 1 April 2021 10:41 (three years ago) link
Just saw someone post this on Facebook. I felt emotional watching it.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 1 April 2021 23:59 (three years ago) link
been a fan of this band for nearly 20 years and that's the first i've ever seen of them, astonishing
― Clay, Friday, 2 April 2021 02:19 (three years ago) link
Yeah, I'd seen the same 4 or 5 photos over the years, but never actual moving footage of them performing. Did Sue always sing from notes?
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 2 April 2021 02:24 (three years ago) link
I'm finally seeing visual footage of my life's soundtrack
― flamboyant goon tie included, Friday, 2 April 2021 02:48 (three years ago) link
Stuart Murdoch in the audience at the end stops clapping way too early IMO.
― kitchen person, Friday, 2 April 2021 04:47 (three years ago) link
xxp She uses notes in a lot of her spoken word performances.This was so great to see
― maf you one two (maffew12), Sunday, 11 April 2021 05:39 (three years ago) link
of COURSE she's jumping around everywhere :D
― imago, Sunday, 11 April 2021 08:42 (three years ago) link
When I saw them there were notes for only 2 songs I think, maybe The Leanover & New Town? Even then it seemed more of an affectation or a comfort, rather than actually relying on them for a memory aide. The band were really tight but visually static, and then this whirling dervish monopolising the full stage space
― Jonathan Hellion Mumble, Sunday, 11 April 2021 15:36 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3atVbiV_Ow
― Clay, Thursday, 22 April 2021 05:46 (three years ago) link
totally missed that last lot of thread updates. amazing!!
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:15 (two years ago) link
so i searched and these were also on youtube...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxIbwsauQMkNew Town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uOHEueVGdgJuno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWJW5-26IXgLet's Get Out
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:17 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MySIwLnSQUYoung Offenders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5uICT2o5MELive in Paris
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:18 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7n9ELcXnJ8Life Without Buildings Live at Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:19 (two years ago) link
am i tripping or something? are all these videos actually really real? i'm flipping out here
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:22 (two years ago) link
Was only (only!) coming here to post this, a recent interview here with Robert Dallas Gray (formerly Robert Johnston):https://arcane-delights.com/2021/11/21/robert-dallas-gray-life-without-buildings-interview/
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:23 (two years ago) link
also an AG Cook remix of The Leanover which tbh i'm not totally sure about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSv6MzFVzc0
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:25 (two years ago) link
and i don't think i ever heard this before...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qkkbGMGYgUDaylighting (b-side of Young Offenders)
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:26 (two years ago) link
Fuck I missed the earlier revive too!
Was already in bits by three quarters of the way through the Leanover
― hiroyoshi tins in (Sgt. Biscuits), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link
last thing: never knew sue was from leighton buzzard, she would've been in the year above my sister at school there. wonder if she remembers her at all? will find out at christmas
anyhow, leighton buzzard: the baron knights, kajagoogoo, silver bullet, and now sue tompkins. talk about punching above your weight :)
xp: aww! amazing isn't it?
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:33 (two years ago) link
final post i swear: sue did a track with el hombre trajeado in 2016!! how the heck did i not know this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bY8RiDuqTI
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:41 (two years ago) link
my god that live Juno is beautiful
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 21:49 (two years ago) link
also hayley tompkins
https://www.themoderninstitute.com/artists/hayley-tompkins
― stirmonster, Monday, 13 December 2021 21:54 (two years ago) link
okay this killed me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKkpuLYlcF4
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 22:10 (two years ago) link
I was at this
― Qamon (||||||||), Monday, 13 December 2021 22:26 (two years ago) link
|||||||| !!!!!!!!
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 13 December 2021 22:28 (two years ago) link
I was at the Transmission Gallery one.
― stirmonster, Monday, 13 December 2021 23:02 (two years ago) link
thanks so much for the new links
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 12:29 (two years ago) link
bagsie first dibs on stirmonster's memories if the component parts of his brain ever come up for auction.
btw optimo is given the love in that Robert Dallas Gray interview i linked to above :)
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 14 December 2021 19:14 (two years ago) link
i just read that! robert and his friends were the very first regulars the club had and came almost religiously for the first year or so when not so many people attended. i'm not sure why LWB never performed there. memory is an interesting thing as i am 99.9% sure that television song he recalls hearing wasn't ever played.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 20:01 (two years ago) link
Nick's Youtube link got me curious and it looks like Sue has done a number of solo/guest vocals:- "Country Grammer", a 2004 solo track- "Raid" / "Turnover", a 2015 solo 7"- "Do It Puritan!" with El Hombre Trajeado in 2016- "Special Long Version (Demo)" with Russell Haswell in 2018- 5 tracks with TSX on recur³ followed by 4 tracks with TSX on recur² in 2019/2020
Given her slow build-up of work the last 5 years, I wonder if she's planning a proper solo or new band LP.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 20:43 (two years ago) link
time for a comeback to show these Wet Dry Leg Cleaning posers how real random talk songs should be performed
― akm, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 21:46 (two years ago) link
Tompkins and Haswell have performed as a duo a few times now. I once saw them browsing DVDs in the Fopp on Union Street in Glasgow.
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 22:18 (two years ago) link
I saw LWB in London one time, with Piano Magic I think. In Highbury, just near the Garage, can't remember the venue name. No trace of it online. Maybe I dreamed it?
― Position Position, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 02:19 (two years ago) link
I saw the same bill but it was in Camden in a basement. Right after Artists Rifles
― akm, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 02:40 (two years ago) link
yep, they played in brighton with piano magic too, round about the time of 'low birth weight' but i didn't go for some idiotic reason, genius that i am
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 06:05 (two years ago) link
I think Michael Jones of this parish and I saw the mystery Highbury venue Piano Magic support slot too - iirc it felt like a theatre space? A few actor friends of mine were there and seemed to be friends with Sue, which made me think they were some kind of improv/performance art thing, which slightly put me off. Saw them again a few months later, on some random NME bill with a friend's band at the LA2 and they completely won me over - so much so that by the time they played the Spitz a few months after that, they were pretty much my favourite band. And they split up :(
― Piedie Gimbel, Wednesday, 15 December 2021 07:27 (two years ago) link
I've doubtless mentioned this numerous times in this thread, but I saw them support The Strokes at the latter's debut headline show at the Barfly, and the Strokes were amazing - much better than I ever saw them again - but there was an unlikely magic to LWB that was sublime, and it felt like the indie scene was swapping this weird sublime music for stuff aimed squarely at the cash register. I guess it was similar to when Britpop began to coalesce and flex its commercial muscle.
― Enjoy the brighter sounds of Analog on CD (stevie), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 10:27 (two years ago) link
boops!
― dark end of the st. maud (sic), Wednesday, 15 December 2021 20:01 (two years ago) link
guess there's a repress of 'any other city' in the works...
hmm how interesting. wonder who else is in this series https://t.co/A9ctd3KxCD— Robert Dallas Gray (@rdg_music) July 26, 2023
― NickB, Thursday, 27 July 2023 16:08 (one year ago) link
Only 500 of that first one? Maybe there'll be nice liners.
The previous represses look to be still around... e.g., Rough Trade website
― maf you one two (maffew12), Thursday, 27 July 2023 16:11 (one year ago) link
kinda of hoping for some added extras tbh, 'love trinity' on vinyl would be an absolute dream
― NickB, Thursday, 27 July 2023 16:15 (one year ago) link
btw if you're into solo guitar stuff, you might be interested in rdg's forthcoming solo album. sounding very lovely to me...
https://robertdallasgray.bandcamp.com/track/stolen-moments
― NickB, Thursday, 27 July 2023 16:16 (one year ago) link
Yeah, I'm happy with my WYR pressing from 2014, but I might replace it if a new one comes with the Love Trinity tracks.
― ⓓⓡ (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 27 July 2023 21:18 (one year ago) link
I did the artwork for the WYR pressing. Meaning I put the existing artwork in a new templates, shuffled around a few logos and dates etc. Was an honor.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 27 July 2023 22:12 (one year ago) link
I would be happy if it was the live album on vinyl.
― kitchen person, Friday, 28 July 2023 00:26 (one year ago) link
I guess something is happening today
Huge news coming this afternoon.Sign up to our mailout for first dibsHead here: https://t.co/KD1VvQUxOD pic.twitter.com/c8gmSVL2c0— monorail music (@Monorail_Music) August 21, 2023
― ⓓⓡ (Johnny Fever), Monday, 21 August 2023 13:11 (one year ago) link
nice thanks. i'd probably down with international shipping just for a lyric sheet lol
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 21 August 2023 13:29 (one year ago) link
So it's a slightly deluxe version of the regular tracklist of the album.
LIFE WITHOUT BUILDINGS: Any Other CityThe Glasgow School 02Monorail Edition: 250 on colour vinyl Handstamped+numbered folder with Sue Tompkins Lyric book, flyers, final gig ticket + 2 badgeshttps://t.co/F5f5NxMkn6The most special of groups,So much love for this LP pic.twitter.com/s4tqSPUqCT— monorail music (@Monorail_Music) August 21, 2023
― ⓓⓡ (Johnny Fever), Monday, 21 August 2023 16:16 (one year ago) link