Woodpigeon - Thumbtacks and Glue (2013)

Tracklist

01. The Saddest Music in the World
02. Red Rover, Red Rover
03. As Read in the Pine Bluff Commercial
04. Children Should Be Seen and Not Heard
05. Little Wings
06. Sufferin' Suckatash
07. Robin Song
08. Edinburgh
09. Hermit
10. Thumbtacks and Glue

Calgary-via-Vienna artist Woodpigeon (aka Mark Andrew Hamilton) release his new album Thumbtacks and Glue on February 25. While ‘Thumbtacks and Glue’ (released via Fierce Panda in U.K. and Boompa in U.S. / Canada) is Woodpigeon’s first proper full-length release since 2010 the past few years have been anything but quiet for Hamilton with the release of the bonus full-length ‘Balladeer’ in 2010 and the tour-only full-length, ‘Diamonds’ coinciding with his recent North American tour supporting Patrick Wolf. Woodpigeon continues to refine and expand upon his sound with ‘Thumbtacks & Glue’, recorded in Calgary, Alberta with producer Arran Fisher and mastered by Ryan Morey. Known for his stunning and heart-wrenching orchestral pop, ‘Thumbtacks & Glue’ shows off Hamilton at his most diverse, from ‘Children Should Be Seen And Not Heard’ crunching guitar and ‘As Read In The Pine Bluff Commercial’ pure pop to the delicacy of ‘Little Wings’ and the bitter sting of ‘Robin Song’. This is the sound of a songwriter hitting his stride. The Observer declared Woodpigeon a “Best New Discovery” in June of past year, while Canada’s Post City Magazine called Hamilton’s September Toronto performance “awe-inspiring”, and the Saatchi Gallery awarded Woodpigeon the “New Talent Award” at their inaugural ‘Glittering Prizes’ that month.

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