MUSIC LIST/ROCK
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
Early arrivals to the SECC on Wednesday 9 to see Lloyd Cole and The Commotions should make a point ot catching The Railway Children. originally trom that rock 'n' roll Mecca ot Wigan and a band which has been hanging around the independent scene tora couple otyears(theirtirst mini-album. ‘Reunion Wilderness‘ enteringthe indie charts at Number One) but. perhaps because oI their lack oia dynamic image. has so tar attracted little attention. Perhaps the old association with Factory Records — in 1986 still widely consideredthe home of all things Northern and gloomy —is still hanging overtheirheads.
might give Paddy McAloon a sleepless
thought tor sure, but the band have
though the band are now under contract 1
to the vastly more mainstream Virgin. A thumbnail sketch at The Railway Children might read thattheytall somewhere in the crack between janeg indie and arena rock. Tracks lrom their torthcoming album are crammed with acoustic and electric guitars picked
‘I‘heirdehut I.I’. ungainly hut eharming. tailed to slum them at their liest. tor \\ hieli the} really \IIUUILI he \eeii li\ e. 'l'lie ()tlliooks are one ot thexe I1dinhurgli CIIIIgIUITIL‘l'tllltttIN. a sideline oI member‘on more hands than \\ e Iiit\ e space to mention here.
I The New York Piglunkers Bermuda
': 'l'riangle. (‘oasters ( ~omple\. \Vext
'l‘olleroxx. 3383353. Ill.3tlpiii 3.3llpm. Spoilt lor eIioiee tonight. hut a good mox e to end the night's gig-u ateliing here. Dance into the \xee small hours \\ itli superh grom e IIIL‘I'CITLIIII\ \\ ho. it seems. ha\ e decided that IIIIS is their last gig under that name.
I Good and Gone \egneiriiitx. t .otliian
. belore embarking on a headlining tour
; early May to promote the record. when
Street. 335 ()313. 9pm. I'ree. I‘rida} nights
at Negoeiants make getting rat-arsed prett} ohIigator). In ( iood and ( ione‘s
solid rh} thm 'n' hluex _\ou ean tiiid the
ideal aeeompanintent. It _\oii get an)
drunker than the hand. though. )tltl hetter
wateh your step.
I WBSIBD Days .\Iu\ie BU\. Victoria Street. 33“ l7th. {I alter‘lpm.
I Gyroset Lord Darnley. West Port. 33‘) 43-11. Illpm. I-ree. I’ormer menihersot Headlamps and Border Boogie Band do their thing.
I The Rootsie Tootsie Band Preservation Hall. Vietoria Street. 33(13Slh. Ll alter 9.3tlpm. Roekin' hluex.
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Martin Stephenson
and - E o I N a u n o. H the Dalntees PLUSGUESTS QUEENS HALL sun MAYt
Railway Children
THE SINGLE: "IN THE MEAN TIME" IN THE SHOPS FROM APRIL 5 EDINBURGH VENUE - FRIDAY - APRIL 29 Carlton Rd
sélé’e TIIE PIIIMITIIIES
GLASGOW BARROWLANDS SATURDAY APR 30
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and strummed with Marr-like precision. by Brian Bateman and singer/lyricist Gary Newby, belore giving way to sweeping echoey passages. The single ‘In The Meantime' sounds like it could be brightening up the airwaves tor quite a while, and selected tracks trom the LP-to-be, ‘Recurrence‘. hint at a mighty songwritingtalentonly beginning to flower, and tunes that
nightortwo.
The closing dates of the Lloyd Cole tourwill see The Railway Children playing Wembley Arena (a daunting
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already played before large audiences as support band for REM, The Smiths, New Order and The Housemartins),
of smaller venues in late April and
ONDAY 4 APR
they will be dropping by this way again. (Mab)
I Bluelingert ~a\ ern. (1m gate. 33h 5(i-11. I'.\ening.
SATURDAY 2 Glasgow
I Deacon Blue/Fairground Attraction Barron land. 3-1-1 ( ialltm gate. 7.31 lpm.
S( MD ()I "I'. l)eaeon Blue. throuin hard vtoi'k . Iiax e dexeloped into ( ilasgou \ but Ii\e hand. and liopetull} the \ueeesxot their last single. Dignit} . will Il;l\ e gi\ en them )et more eonlidenee in their pertormanee. l-‘airground Attraetion hat e a “ondertul alhiim ready l’or release on RITA. in the near Iuture. highlighting Mark .\'e\ in'\ songwriting and Izddi Reader‘s singing to In” effect For the moment. hut the single. l’erteet.
I Dream Coyotees t Ialt Bar. inn \Voodlands Road. 333 I31“. 9pm. Iit'ee. A mueh hetter Il\ e hand than their demo tapes suggest. 'I‘lie Dream (‘oyoteexseem to haxe a hit ot a RILM. fixation. Having said that. I ean think ot no one hetterto sound like.
I Billy Forbes l.a laniere. I5 I-ox Street. 3314344._‘~pm. I-'ree.
I Central Cats I.a 'I'aniere. 15H»; Street. 33] 48-14. ‘)pm. I-ree. Saturda} residencies.
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