George Thomas And The Owls - Shooting Cabin Songs

FORTE WELCOMES THE RED DEER CLUB INTO THE FOLD, AND TO GET THE LABEL UNDER WAY WITH FORTE, AS THE RED DEER CLUB HOBBLES THROUGH THE DEPTHS OF MIDWINTER, ONCE AGAIN IT IS THE SOUND OF GEORGE THOMAS AND THE OWLS THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY TO US ACROSS THE MOORS AND THROUGH THE TREES. SHOOTING CABIN SONGS IS THE SECOND FULL LENGTH RELEASE FROM GEORGE AND HIS MOTLEY COLLECTION OF MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS AND AS SUCH IT STANDS AS BOTH A COMPANION PIECE TO, AND A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD FROM, CONCERT FOR TWO BICYCLES, THEIR DEBUT. IN GEORGE'S WORDS THE INTENTION WAS TO CREATE "SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE A PHIL SPECTOR RECORD GONE WRONG, LIKE IT WAS MADE IN A BARN AND EVERYTHING WAS BROKEN." WE JUST RAISED OUR EYEBROWS AND LET HIM GET ON WITH IT. HOWEVER, HAVING HEARD THE FINISHED RECORD SUCCEED ON ALL COUNTS, WE'RE GLAD WE DID. AS IF CO-HEADLINING THE INAUGURAL RED DEER CLUB TOUR WITH LIZ GREEN AND AN EVER-CHANGING LINE-UP OF OWLS WASN'T ENOUGH, GEORGE HAS ALSO MANAGED TO FIT IN TWO SUPPORT TOURS WITH THE LEGENDARY VIKING MOSES, VARIOUS CAMEO APPEARANCES AT FESTIVALS FROM FIFE TO DORSET, THE RECORDING OF THREE NEW ALBUMS ACROSS WOODLANDS, HOTEL BARS AND LIVING ROOMS, AND ALL WHILST HOLDING DOWN A REGULAR JOB TO PAY FOR IT ALL. HIS CLAIM TO BE PROUD OF NOTHING BUT HIS WORK RATE MAY SOUND UNDULY MODEST, BUT IS AT LEAST JUSTIFIED IN ONE RESPECT. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH GEORGE WILL ADMIT ONLY TO ATTEMPTING TO WRITE "MILDLY INTERESTING POP SONGS" HIS ABILITY TO POLARISE THE OPINIONS OF AUDIENCES AND CRITICS ALIKE SUGGESTS THAT THIS CLAIM IS MORE THAN A LITTLE DISINGENUOUS. EITHER WAY, HERE AT RED DEER CLUB WE'RE SURE YOU'LL AGREE THAT SHOOTING CABIN SONGS IS A BEAUTIFUL RECORD, EVEN IF "MILDLY INTERESTING POP" MIGHT NOT BE THE CORRECT TERM FOR IT. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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