With you on that Mangobean. Iāve enjoyed hearing them on there. Never known too much of Sparks, but as the TSW posse may know, Iām a pretty big Franz fan.
It sounds like itās a collaboration thatās been on the cards for a while now. Defintely works though. Elements of both, without being overly similar to either.
My only real knowledge of Sparks was their 1974 number two song (thatās chart position, not that it was crap) āThis Town Aināt Big Enough for Both of Usā, although I was only two when it peaked in the chart.
Very happy to be listening to this.
<3 Hawley.
Dude needs to hurry up back in my life with some new stuff, and more importantly some live dates.
I agree, He has been too quiet of late.
Elbow are crushingly dull and shit. There, I said it.
I generally agree. That said, I did see them at iTunes Festival last year - I rarely turn down a free gig - and kind of enjoyed it. Guy Garvey is a pretty engaging, and likable chap. Loves a point as well. Heās just constantly pointing at things.
I want to like Richard Hawley but find him repetitive and dull. Soz.
Originally posted by @Goatboy
I want to like Richard Hawley but find him repetitive and dull. Soz.
Reported.
I thought we were on to something beautiful Goats 
Iām not even trying to like him. I couldnāt care less about Richard Hawley.
Iām listening to some Finance twat prattle on to me becuase webutil isnāt fricking workingā¦
I found the same with Travis and Keane. Plenty of friends used to like them, but I really didnāt get why they were so popular, as to me they sounded no better than the farts that come out of my dogs arse.
Yeah, hard to disagree with that NB.
Had the *pleasure of seeing them at V (look alright, I went for the day to see the Stone Roses headline) a few years back. Genuinely slept through 90% of the set.
Sadly, I was awake for all of example.
Sleepy Sun - Lord
This song isnāt quite representative of all their output - pretty gorgeous though. If you like psychedelia you should give their debut album a listen.
Iām having a Paddy McAloon day todayā¦just about the best British songwriter of the last 40 years IMOā¦Jordan The Comeback simply magical, in my top 5 of all time. The man is incapablle of a bad move for meā¦some stuff is cheesy but I like a good blubb every now and again.
I missed out on āThe Gunman & Other Storiesā when it came out in 2002 but Iām catching up.
This is āThe Gunmanā Paddy at his cinematic best:
Yeah, I like that 'slowlane.
I must admit that Iād shelved him in folder marked Prefab Sprout. But their later work sounds worthy of further exploration.
Thanks for the tip.
Just discovered these guys - great sound!
I do like a man with a big old semi.
LCD <3 
Also, nice Lou! I went and saw them a few months ago with some friends from work. Didnāt really know them before, but you know me, always up for a gig. Was really good fun.