Good Reviews vs. Bad Reviews

Calamateur

“Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and do not dismiss a movie until you have made one, and do not dismiss a person until you have met them. It is a fuckload of work to be … Continue reading →

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Album Reviews So Far…

Scottish Sunday Express review

As you no doubt know by now, my new album ‘Each Dirty Letter‘ has it’s official release this week I’ve been really encouraged by the positive reviews the album’s had so far. Here are a few snippets: – Scottish Sunday … Continue reading →

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New album ‘Each Dirty Letter’ out this week

Each Dirty Letter

My new album ‘Each Dirty Letter‘ is officially released this week! “This week?! It came out months ago!” I hear you say. Well yes, I admit it’s been for sale on my website for a while now, but there’s been … Continue reading →

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‘Banoffee’ Press Release

My friend Richard Vernon wrote the press release for my brand new single ‘Banoffee‘. It explains the song itself a bit more, as well as my choice of cover versions. Here it is: ‘Banoffee’ is the new Calamateur single and … Continue reading →

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New single ‘Banoffee’ out this week!

This week I’ve released a new download-only single. It’s called ‘Banoffee‘ and is taken from my latest album ‘Each Dirty Letter‘. [bandcamp album=122243228 size=venti bgcol=ebeaea linkcol=4285BB] It’s backed with three B-sides: ‘Flesh and Blood’ (originally by Johnny Cash), ‘Strong Hand’ … Continue reading →

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Baron Taylor Street video

There’s a long story behind the song that soundtracks this video which, if you’re interested, you can read here. The short version is this: Al and Fin from DUFI asked me to make some music with kids from Cauldeen Primary … Continue reading →

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Lewis Gordon

And last but not least in this short series of posts on people who helped me make my new album… Lewis Gordon is someone who I’ve actually only met once or twice in real life. He’s a great bass player … Continue reading →

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Derek Steele

Following on from my recent post about the people who helped me make my new album…. My good friend Derek Steele drew all the original artwork for the CD, he drew the images that come with the album download, and … Continue reading →

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Jo Mango

Jo Mango

Calamateur – ‘Retreat’ featuring Jo Mango [bandcamp track=418339971 size=venti bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB] At the risk of boring everyone by repeating myself (and sounding like a big-head), I think my new album is some of the best music I’ve ever made….but that’s … Continue reading →

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‘Each Dirty Letter’ Press Release

Richard Vernon

As you may have read in previous posts, I asked my friend Richard Vernon to write the press release for my new album, ‘Each Dirty Letter‘. After a long email conversation, Richard went away and wrote it up. Here it … Continue reading →

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