IT'S FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE....WITH GREAT SCOTTISH SINGLES (15)

This was a really tough one to choose this week.

Sons & Daughters have released five singles so far in their six-year career, and every one of them is worthy of inclusion in this series. The lazy thing would have been to go back and re-post the words that accompanied the #26 entry in the 45 45s at 45 series from 2008 and the debut single Johnny Cash.

Or I could have gone for Dance Me In, a single that was produced by Edwyn Collins and gave the band their only Top 40 hit so far.

Or either of their two most recent singles, Gilt Complex and Darling both which feature on 2008 LP This Gift which was produced by Bernard Butler (an LP that remains a bit underwhelming compared to previous albums but which I enjoy a lot more than I did on its release).

But I didn't, and instead have gone for the band's third single - one taken from 2005 LP The Repulsion Box. It's a single that captures one of the things I like most about the band, namely that they have two very good and very different vocalists in Adele Bethel and Scott Paterson, and its when they are belting it out in tandem that you find the band at their blistering best. It's also one that makes me want to pogo like the good old days......

mp3 : Sons & Daughters - Taste The Last Girl

I bought this on vinyl as I fancied hearing their take on a great old single by The Stranglers on the flip side. I wasn't disappointed:-

mp3 : Sons & Daughters - Nice 'n' Sleazy

But in doing so, I failed to buy the CD single which had a previously unreleased track called Stranger Song. So if anybody out there wants to fill this small gap in my collection, I'd be thrilled to hear from you.

Oh and here's the promo:-



Happy Listening.