Iain Archer
I’ve been listening to a lot of Iain Archer lately, in anticipation of his upcoming gig with us at Big Pearly Gates in a couple of weeks.
If you haven’t heard of Iain Archer, then a) play the video at the top of this blog, and b) You haven’t heard of Iain Archer?! Seriously?!?
You can have a listen on Last.fm, or Spotify, or iTunes to get a sense of his work if you’re not familiar with it.
To fill you in on some background: Iain is someone who has been around for quite some time, knocking out brilliant singer-song-writer-y tunes since the 90s. I have some good memories of him – I can remember seeing him floating around Greenbelt when he first started out, and I have the dubious honour of once ending up drinking cocktails with him on a boat at 2 o’clock in the morning in Thames Ditton (maybe if I ever get as drunk as I did then, I’ll tell you the whole story).
Anyway, he disappears off the radar every now and then, and next thing you know he’ll be jamming with Snow Patrol, or writing songs with Peter Buck from REM. Yes, really. He’s that good.
So good in fact, that he was awarded an Ivor Novello for songwriting duties on Snow Patrol’s “Final Straw” album, as well as having his songs pop up on shows like Grey’s Anatomy.
He’s playing Big Pearly Gates, which is a new moot event. If you like what you’re hearing, it’s going to be a fantastic intimate little gig, with tons of atmosphere, right in the middle of London. Tickets are selling pretty fast already, so make sure you get in now before they all go.
Also playing are Lovers Electric and The Social Services who are also very good, and I’ll be blogging about them next week.
