A chance recommendation via Kathryn on Bluesky at the weekend introduced me to Cloth and their wonderful new single, Polaroid.
Cloth hail from Glasgow and are not just a duo, but twins Rachael Swinton and Paul Swinton. Polaroid, like their previous (and second) album Secret Measure was recorded and produced by Ali Chant in Bristol.
There's a driving bass and guitar strum, furnished with strings and and propusive percussion, over which Rachael's vocals bounce lightly over the top. I love it.
As is often the case, I hear a band for the first time, check out more and find that they've been going for 5 years or more. In fairness, Cloth's self-titled debut album came out in November 2019 and things pretty much hit the fan across the world not long after, but I'm glad to have finally come to Cloth and their music.
Here are some further selections from Secret Measure (2023), Low Sun EP (2022) and a 5th anniversary remix of Felt by Pale Blue Eyes from their first album, Cloth (2019), available digitally on Bandcamp or physically via their website, apart from the Felt remix which can be found and purchased elsewhere online.
...While scouring t'internet for more background on Cloth, I discovered that Cloth are currently signed to Mogwai's label Rock Action (who also provide a rather fine remix of Felt) and, prior to that, previously debuted on Last Night from Glasgow in 2018.
As a LNFG member, I have access to their digital vault covering 2016 to the present. Sure enough, I've been sitting on Cloth's debut album and a couple of EPs all this time and was none the wiser. Time for me to catch up...
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