Hello and welcome to the weekly newsletter from German Shepherd Records

This week

• The new single from Poppycock
• A new video from PrunX
• New gig announcements

POPPYCOCK CELEBRATE IGGY POP

We are pleased to announce the release of a brand new single   from Manchester based collective Poppycock. Led by Una Baines (The Fall, Blue Orchids, The Fates) the band went through a significant line-up change last year, has been gigging often and has recorded two new singles since then. The first of those singles is a celebration of the Godfather of Punk Rock the seemingly ageless “Iggy Pop”. Using the groups trademark twin vocal approach.the band power through a jaunty homage which has proved to be a live favourite. Una’s trademark organ sound makes a welcome return also.

Poppycock was formed by legendary Manchester musician and community activist Una Baines who was a founder member of the seminal post-punk groups The Fall and Blue Orchids, The band has been active on the Manchester scene for over five years and played at several key events in the Mancunian musical calendar.

The single releases on September 21, 2018 as a digital download only,

Poppycock on this recording were:

Lucy Nyland – Vox
Christine Johnson – Vox
Heather Greenbank – Guitar
Matt Crawford – Bass
Stuart Quinn-Harvie – Drums
Una Baines – Keys

Poppycock also includes

Lucy Power – Flute and Percussion
Paula Darwish – Vox and Guitar

The single was engineered Manos Sarantidis and produced by Una Baines and Manos Sarantidis. Keeping The Fall connection current the artwork for the single was created by Mark E. Smiths sister Suzanne. It was recorded in July 2018 at the fabulous community resource Seed Studios in Old Trafford.

Poppycock will launch the single on 21st September at The Peer Hat, Manchester which will also feature visiting Australian Musician Charlie Marshall and Four Candles.

A second single “Magic Mothers” will be released later in the year.

The band support Australian band Terry on 12th September at Gullivers, Manchester.

PRUNX LAUNCH NEW VIDEO

Berlin based rockers PrunX have released a video for “Can’t Take It” from last years “Mind Trajectory” EP. This heavy blues rocker features a twin vocal attack from Mikado and FrankOz, the latter delivering a searing guitar break. Catching them live the video shows this excellent band at their best

Check out the full EP

GIG NEWS

The gig calendar is filling up rapidly and can be found in full at this page

Some recent announcements include

• Øre will be playing their debut gig on Saturday 8th Dec at the TA in Dumfries
• Positronik and The Strays play Fab Cafe, Manchester on 14th October
• Drink and Drive will be seeing the year out with a gig at Whittles, Oldham on 28th December
• Boz Hayward will be playing an afternoon gig at Levenshulme Market on September 29th