avalanche records

“abcdefg…etc…” is just a collection of some letters, and some musical notes, in various combinations...

Rooted in Scotland’s thriving folk/anti-folk scene, this second album from double-bassist and singer/songwriter Emily Scott combines simply elements of folk, back-porch skiffle and old-time music hall, with her trademark quirky word-play and multi-syllabic rhymes.

“abcdefg…etc…” is a glass up to the wall or a tiny fishing-net, gathering insignificant details and just observing them; a chiming clock, an old photograph, a jar of buttons, the sound of the needle on record that’s ended, the morning sun moving across a bed, nothing major, just the really good stuff.

Inspired in part by something Tom Waits once said in an interview, that a good record should be made like a hand-made doll with tinsel for hair, Emily Scott’s DIY ethic plays a major part of the recording process (playing almost everything herself and co-producing), and this extends to the labour of love that is her hand-made packaging, each copy individually cut, folded and rubber-stamped.

Recorded at the fireside of ex-Incredible String Band member Malcolm Le Maistre (and featuring him on banjo), “abcdefg…etc…” is a simply and lovingly crafted work, as if Joni Mitchell meets Noel Coward and they spend the afternoon baking jam tarts…

Tracklisting

1. Downriver
2. Radiator
3. All That Glitters
4. Moving On
5. Eyelet
6. Maybe
7. Don't You Tease Me
8. Pageant Queen
9. Lazy Falls
10. Duck Out Of Water
11. Static
12. Solitaire