The Accidental - Illuminated Red
Published Tuesday, 18th March, 2008 at 6:28 PM
The Accidental are a supergroup of sorts, lead primarily by Stephen Cracknell of The Memory Band and Sam Genders of Tunng, but also Hannah Caughlin (one half of Fence Collective duo The Bicycle Thieves) and singer-songwriter Liam Bailey.
The collective have already released a remix single for Static Caravan and have their first single proper out later this month on Full Time Hobby (Wolves), as well as their debut album There Were Wolves on April 14th in the UK (Thrill Jockey are handling the June 3rd release).
From the album is Illuminated Red, a track which sounds pretty much how you'd expect from the creative hands behind the project; expect gentle instrumentation like acoustic guitars and harmonium, with tappy-glitch percussion and the warm vocals of Genders. Think more along the lines of a bleak James Yorkston than the scrabbly electro stutter of Tunng.
