Multi-talented Colin MacIntyre is about to have a busy 2023 which includes “wrapping a bow” on his early work at Mull Historical Society.The 51-year-old from Mull will, next Friday, play his first two albums, Loss and Us in their entirety.Later in February he’ll release an 85-track anthology of his first three albums, Archaeology: Complete Recordings 2000-2004.
Loss, Us and This Is Hope will also be released on vinyl. Colin will record a new album next month in the room his grandfather used to write poetry in and his first crime book will follow later in the year.How did Archaeology – which is the first three albums, demos, rarities and covers including The Strokes’ Last Nite – come about?I moved from London to Glasgow and had more space.
I brought stuff out of storage and dipped into lots of boxes of old recordings, photos and tour stuff. I keep everything.I’d even forgotten the debut album Loss was originally going to be called Community.
I also found a bottle of red wine from REM with a note saying “To Mull, sorry couldn’t get Buckfast but this will have to do, love Michael and REM”.
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