Beerjacket

The new Beerjacket album Animosity was released digitally on 8th June on iTunes, eMusic, LaLa and Amazon MP3. The whole album is also streaming at www.myspace.com/beerjacket. "The new Elliott Smith." Matt Berninger (The National) "Great, sweet tunes." Jenny Lewis "F***ing great." Feist Tracks from Animosity have been receiving national and international radio airplay. Press coverage has included a full-page interview in The Herald, as well as a review in the Daily Record and an interview in The Scotsman. Shows have included opening for artists such as: The National, Kristin Hersh, British Sea Power, Bat For Lashes, Rilo Kiley, The Dodos, Lightspeed Champion, The Gutter Twins, Eugene McGuinness, Frightened Rabbit, Fionn Regan, Giant Drag, Port O’ Brien, Arab Strap, Feist, Nina Nastasia, Horse Feathers, Sean Lennon, Ida Maria, Shout Out Louds, Malcolm Middleton, Joan As Police Woman, The Twilight Sad, Ed Harcourt, Guillemots, Mark Eitzel and Tom Vek, as well as festival performances at Belladrum, Connect and Hinterland. “In a cluttered genre, Beerjacket has emerged as one of Scotland’s best singer/songwriters.” The Scotsman "Comparisons with Elliott Smith are unavoidable – no bad thing if you like your tunes" Daily Record "His prolific output of albums offer an endearing lo-fi sound that lets the calibre of his songwriting steal the show." The Pop Cop “A f***ing phenomenon. It really is that simple.” Glasgow PodcArt "This is like Elliott Smith never died. This is lo-fi pop music at its very, very best." Song, By Toad www.myspace.com/beerjacket Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.