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| Colin
MacIntyre of Mull Historical Society - the Main
Man Dude |
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If you haven't yet heard of them,
don't worry, you will. At the time of writing, Mull Historical
Society look set to become Scotland's next big thing and are
FirstFoot's "ones to watch out for".
MHS are the creation of
Colin MacIntyre, who, if you hadn't already guessed, was born
and bred on the Island of Mull. They have released one album
to date, written and recorded in Glasgow, called "Loss".
For a debut recording it
is unusually polished, with sophisticated pop touches that
in places, allied to MacIntyre's vocals, are almost Beach
Boys-esque in sound. That said, MHS are hard to pigeon-hole,
with an eclectic mix of style and content that no doubt stems
from the fact that "Loss" is no overnight sensation,
but the result of over 15 years of songwriting that has produced
a collection of over 300 songs.
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| Fuck knows what this photie
is aboot. Allegedly the one on the left is Colin
MacIntyre. But .... why? |
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Their first single "Barcode
Bypass" received rave reviews across the board and, incredibly
for an unheard of band, got the support of Radio 1 airplay
and MTV who loved the simplicity of the low-budget video that
accompanied the song.
Wholly original, it is
our guess that Mull Historical Society will be around for
a long time to come. Apart from anything else, even if Mr.
MacIntyre never writes another word, they've still got 290
songs left up their sleeves.
MULL HISTORICAL
SOCIETY TRIVIA FOOTNOTE
Silly name or what? Mull
Historical Society take their name from a song called "Mull
Historical Society" which appears on the album and which
was inspired by and written with reference to the (real) Mull
Historical Society. Ask a silly question……
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