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CLUBS The Blg Splash Ocean Terminal, Leith. 0870 220 1 116. 9pm—3am. £35. Armand Van Helden headlines joining regulars Trendy Wendy. Jon Pleased. 2 Many JDs and Sally F.
CLUBS Colours Meets Hed Kandl NYE 2006 City. Market Street, 226 9560. 9pm—5am. £22.50. The decadent glamorous club returns for another Hogmanay of hot house sounds from Paul Wilkins. Rob Wilder, Paul Hill and many. many more. CLUBS Flaunt NYE Massa. Market Street. 9pm—5am. £10. Hogmanay special from Jon Edwards and Tommy Gallo and their house mix. FOLK & WORLD New Year Revels Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street. 220 4349. 9.30pm—3.30am. 5345. Three floors of partying with DJ Jorge from Salsa Viva. bluegrass rock from Hayseed Dixie. the Backbeat Beatles. and ceilidh madness from the Wild Cigarillos and Bella McNab's Ceilidh Band.
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FOLK 8. WORLD Hayseed Dlxle, Fraser Macllaughton Band and Buarach Hoolle. The Mound, 10pm—3am. Free. Hayseed Dixie turn up again plus contemporary takes on traditional Scottish music.
CLUBS The Beat Goes on . . . The Exchange. 11 Newmarket Road. 10pm—5am. 9320. Three of Edinburgh's best-loved clubs join forces for this Hogmanay special. Hot disco and a dancefloor w0rkout from Disco Inferno. hop hop specialist SOul Biscuits and the bests in funk and soul with special guests Jared. James Trouble and Funky Plummer. CLUBS The Great Calverto, Tartan Dholles and Motherfunk Party Stage, Princes Mall, 473 2000. 10pm—3am. Free. Cheesy pop mixed with Sikh sounds all rounded off with the best in funk. CLUBS Departure Lounge Hogmanany Special The Caves. Niddry Street. 226 7010. 10pm—5am. £20. 'Jazz grooves, Latin rhythms and funky global beats' from Orkestra Del Sol and Edinburgh Samba School. and DJ sets from Dolphin Boy and Astroboy.
ROCK & POP Hard-Fl, Sons and Daughters and This R 2-Tene Waverley Stage. Waverley Bridge, 473 2000. 10pm—1am. Free. Energetic dole rock quartet Hard-Fi headline the Waverley Stage. See right for Sons and Daughters and ska classics from This R 2-Tone.
CLUBS Hogmanay Fever Ego. Picardy Place.
10pm-5am. 9220—5325 (216). The open-minded. gay-
friendly Fisher and Price are joined by Martin Valentine. the Visitor, Kaupuss and Neil Kerr. CLUBS Progresslon 8. Tokyoqu present Hogmanay 2005 The Liquid Floom, Victoria Street. 10pm—5am. $220. The deep and expansive house nights join forces to see out 2005. with the Tokyoblu six-piece band going live for their party-up Basement Jaxx style grooves.
CLUBS Stereotype Hogmanay Spetacular
18 THE LIST 15 Dec 2005—5 Jan 2006
Box of tricks
Despite the dark undertones and dapper get up, SONS & DAUGHTERS are the perfect act to whip Hogmanay revelers into a frenzy. Camilla Pia explains just why.
rom their mesmerising murder ballads to
that striking rockabilly chic. there‘s no-
one quite like this Glasgow foursome right now. Amid all the art rock bluster and Arctic Monkeys babble. Sons and Daughters have been quietly and consistently knocking out top notch tunes since they first formed: Adele Bethel (vocals/guitar/piano) and David (iow (drums) ditching touring work with Arab Strap to hook tip with ex-March of Dimes man Scott Paterson (vocals/guitar) and Ailidh Lennon (bass/mandolin/pianol way back in the winter of 2001.
After a series of stunning live performances. the
band soon caught the attention of indie superstars Franz Ferdinand who. by the time Love the (‘up
was ready to be released in 2004. had sung their praises enough to generate a healthy amount of
interest in that impressive mini-album. And rightly so: the devilish 'Blood’ or stonning stand- out track ‘Johnny C ash' both still make for spine- tingling live experiences. However. this first effort could only hint at the delights to come in the form of debut LP proper The Repu/sirm Box. released by Domino earlier this year. From start to end it beats and screams its way through ten
slices of infectious pop noir. taking elements of
country. post-punk. blues and traditional folk and twisting them to create something utterly unique.
From the lusty howl of ‘Red Receiver‘ to ‘Dance Me ln"s glittery guitar stomp and the climactic spaghetti Westemesque stripped down epic that is ‘Rama Lama'. the record stands head and shoulders above the majority of indie rock releases this year in musicianship. passion and lyrical prowess.
However. to get a taste of the full Sorts and Daughters experience the live show is a must. Lennon and Gow provide the linger-clicking cool to Paterson and Bethel’s wild abandon as the two vocalists writhe and stamp around the stage. spitting out rage-fuelled verses and wrapping microphone cords around each other — the chemistry between them is extremely palpable to even the most unobservant gig-goer. leaving fans physically and emotionally drained after a night in their compelling company.
Nick Cave. Johnny Cash and PJ Harvey are all clear influences on the quartet‘s sound and. on the strength of their past efforts. all signs point to Sons and Daughters following their heroes‘ ability to churn out high quality material that will improve with each release. A lengthy career seems to be on the cards then. and you can bet your bottom dollar that the best is still to come.
Waverley Stage, Royal Bank Street Party, Edinburgh, Sat 31 Dec.