Hey! On the 7th of September we'll release our penultimate release and have our penultimate Used Vinyl Club show. This one promises to be a riff spectacular with support sets from Spanish Announce Team and Avenging Force. Words from Guild of Defiants on their 16 track anthology release:
Between 2000 and 2005 Andy Donovan, Mark Donovan, Paul Durand and Stewart Scanlon made up and recorded the following songs:
Variables is about this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_%28computer_science%29 - in relation to my bank balance.
Playschool is about a recurring dream where I'm younger than I actually am.
The Gauntlet is about Takeshi's Castle.
Joey on the Jetty is the type of song we imagined hearing on Dawson's Creek. Stew said we should call it Joey on the Jetty.
Undo is about an imaginary real life undo button.
I Used to be a Pioneer then I Wrote a Song About love is about writing normal songs, then writing a love song which was not very interesting.
The Gene Rally is about 'politics' or something like that. It's the first and last song we tried to make up about 'politics'.
Game Over is about the sadness end of anything. Specifically a computer game which is more enjoyable than the real life. Namely Zelda - Ocarina of Time.
Lucy Jackson is about the family cat Lucy and family dog (at the time RIP mate) Jackson and their relationship. Lucy was – and still is - the boss.
Rekordmeister is about Bayern Munich on Pro Evolution Soccer 4. Or Rekordmeister as they were called for legal reasons.
Scrabble is one of three songs on this record about drinking and the surrounding artefacts and effects. Plus, Mark wanted to call a song Scrabble.
Bits and Pieces about breaking up with my girlfriend then offering to cut myself into bits and pieces if this was somehow desirable. I was 19.
The Less I use my Brain is another of three songs on this record about drinking and the surrounding artefacts and effects.
Vis a Vis is the third and final song on this record about drinking and the surrounding artefacts and effects.
Penny is about perceived lucky charms and panicking when you lose one.
See No Evil is about a friend in denial and comparing them to the See No Evil Monkeys. It was also written for my friend (different friend) Jessica because she got a drawing that I did of the See No Evil monkeys tattooed on her body.
Andy x
