ARTiST : Alex Cornish
ALBUM : Until The Traffic Stops
LABEL : Bellevue Records
GENRE : Indie
RELEASE : 2009-03-24
STREET : 2009-04-27
ENCODER : LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
QUALiTY : 205kbps avg / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
SiZE : 76.01 MB
PLAYTiME : 00:51:33
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
1. Until The Traffic Stops 4:36
2. Counting Chimney Pots 3:57
3. This One's For You 5:26
4. My Word What A Mess 4:35
5. The King Of Hearts 4:04
6. Lights On 5:03
7. Scotland The Brave 4:35
8. The Trouble I Am 5:19
9. Same Ride Same Way 5:22
10. Untied 8:36
51:33
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Alex CornishÆs debut album æUntil The Traffic StopsÆ - written, played,
sung and produced in his Edinburgh bedroom by the self-confessed ôcomplete
fucking control freakö û has provoked the kind of tips and plays that any
major-label release would beg for. Sessions for Radio 2 (Dermot OÆLeary),
6 Music, XFM Scotland, a song played over the end credits of a Hollywood
film and The Sunday TimesÆ ôhottest download of the weekö û this is a special
record, made all the more remarkable for itÆs DIY beginnings.
Now, encouraged by the reaction to the albumÆs initial low-key release,
and with a team of like-minded music industry supporters on-board, æUntil
The Traffic StopsÆ is to be re-released, with the title track out as a
single on September 29th.
Five years ago, Alex Cornish was living in London and stuck in a rut,
playing in various ôshit bands that were going nowhere,ö doing showcases
for major labels that werenÆt interested, playing occasional session guitar
and writing bits of music for television. ôMy DadÆs family are Scottish and
Mum and Dad moved to North Berwick when I went to University, so I used to go
up during the holidays,ö Alex recalls. ôWhen I got fed up of London, Scotland
was the natural place to go to, to see if I could get a new perspective on
things.ö AlexÆs instincts proved to be correct - within a month of moving to
Edinburgh heÆd written and recorded the songs that would become æUntil The
Traffic StopsÆ.
ôIt was something about getting out of my comfort zone, although I actually
felt immediately at home in Scotland. It opened it all up - the scope for what
was possible, ie anything.ö
And he didnÆt stop there. He set up his own label - Bellevue Records û secured
an independent distribution deal and put the album out himself. ôI was stuffing
envelopes and calling up the press and radio producers to try and get it played
out. No-one else was going to do it, because no-one else cared as much as I didö.
ItÆs a complex album û musical sweetness masks a dark, bitter seam; soaring
melodies disguise hints of anger. This is an album that, lyrically and musically,
rewards repeated listening.
Low-key singles æThis OneÆs For YouÆ and æMy Word What A MessÆ began to pick up
plays on XFM Scotland, Radio Scotland, 6 Music and Radios 1 and 2. Live sessions
followed for Jim Gellatly, Tom Robinson and even Dermot OÆLearyÆs show on Radio
2 û a slot very rarely given to an unsigned artist. ôIm on the Right Sideö was
chosen to run over the closing credits of Hollywood movie æSolsticeÆ, by Blair
Witch Project director Dan Myrick.
öI wasnÆt looking for a major record deal, but there were some cool people in
the industry offering to help, without wanting to taking over. There were limits
to that box room where I recorded the album and I wanted to improve some things
here and there, and now IÆve got the opportunity to do it.ö
Alex Cornish has made a remarkable album which deserves not only the accolades
itÆs had so far, but to be discovered by a much wider audience. In the words
of the great songwriter, Tom Robinson : ôThis is Alex Cornish - and itÆs absolute
qualityö.
http://www.alexcornish.com