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The votes are all in from the various corrupt juries around the continent. Various palms have been greased and certain strategic officials and petty bureaucrats have been showered with appropriate gifts.

The running order on the second Eisenhowers album is now all but decided. The album will be called ‘Film your own atrocities’ and will be available to buy when Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane. Oh, alright then … August.

If you can’t wait for that auspicious moment, you will be able to sample a preview or two if you click on the myspace link on our front page.

In the meantime, here is a photo of someone doing something in a recording studio.

As part of the meticulously-planned worldwide campaign to whip up a veritable frenzy of media interest in their forthcoming album 'Film your own Atrocities', The Eisenhowers feature in the latest edition of the DigiVegas Indie Podcast. If you click on the link below, you will hear not only an 'amusing' interview about life on the lunatic fringe of the Scottish music industry, but also a number of tracks from the new album. The podcast also features a couple of classic cuts from the first Eisenhowers album, which continues to sell like very cold cakes that have maybe gone a bit off.


www.digivegas.blogspot.com

For those of you interested in rare or unreleased tracks, an archive
account has now been set up at:

www.soundclick.com/theeisenhowers

Most of the songs posted on this page will be home demos (of which
there are many), previously unreleased tracks and works-in-progress.
The basic arrangements, in some cases, retain a certain energy that
doesn't always survive the 'proper' recording process and these original
versions are sometimes dearer to the writer than the more polished, professional versions. To complete the picture, each mp3 is accompanied by a little explanation of what might have been the intention at the time of writing; maybe that will help some listeners find something to enjoy in these tracks.

The first batch of free downloads to be posted includes the original versions of two tracks (Useless Love and If I had to make a list) from the first Eisenhowers album and another song (Is everybody happy now?) which was covered by Gum on their 2003 'Low-flying Kites' album.
The other songs cover the usual topics - mass suicide, imagined aircrashes, jaded cynicism, self-deluding losers and so on and so forth.

As usual, the names have been changed to protect the guilty.

Work continues on the 'difficult' second album. There is probably no point in giving you the working title, as it seems to change every 25 minutes.

Well OK .... since you twisted my arm, it's currently: 'Film your own Atrocities.'

Anyway … we promise to have some stuff for you to hear pretty soon. Among the song titles (for those interested in that sort of thing) are - 1969, Less than Nothing, Gathering Dust, I'm with Stupid, Chinese Whispers, The Long Way Home and Aggrodisiac. We have, incidentally, contacted the Oxford English Dictionary to register that new word, so now every time someone uses it we get a 4p royalty payment. None of this, of course, means anything unless you hear the songs, so watch this space and the myspace page for some sneak previews. A few selected podcasters will also be playing some provisional mixes from the album.

You may have noticed that we have added a 'reviews' section to this website. A few folk have said some very nice things about the first album, so we thought it would be worth recording some of these statements for posterity.
If you would like to add to this body of criticism, feel free to drop by:

www.cdbaby.com/cd/eisenhowers

and 'speak', as they say, 'your brains'.
While we are at it, many thanks to that nice Mr. Reeves for making some design changes for us. If you would like to hire his very professional services, you can contact him at:

www.squandertwo.net/

In addition to all of the above, Raymond is also working on a book of short stories and you can access some samples by clicking on this link:

www.editred.com/Raymond

The finished product (provisionally entitled ‘I reached the top and had to stop and that’s what’s bothering me’) will be available to buy sometime in 2008. Or 2009. Or 2010.

It’s only 44 days until Christmas and 29 days until the 14th anniversary of the day the mighty Marathon became the slightly-less-mighty Snicker. The autumn leaves are still falling here in bonny Scotland and the word continues to spread on the splendour of ‘Almost half-undressed’.
In addition to our steady UK sales, we are now selling copies in Canada, USA, Holland, Spain and Switzerland.

Huge and heartfelt thanks go out to all of the podcasters who continue to play our music and to the journalists who have written nice things about us.

The best review yet of the album has been published at:
http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Review.aspx?id=4872

Aw, shucks! We thank Mr. Carter for his very kind comments.

Stocks of the album are now running dangerously low at Serali Towers, so if you have any difficulties purchasing from this site, we should let you know that the album is also available to buy at:
www.cdbaby.com/eisenhowers

and

http://www.notlame.com/The_Eisenhowers/Page_1/CDEISENHOWERS1.html

Digital downloads are available at Sony Connect, MusicNet, iTunes, Napster, GreatIndieMusic and a number of other sites.

Work is now well underway on the second album. It has a working title of ’15 reasons for you to hold your tongue’ and features a batch of truly stonking tunes.
In the meantime, to whet your appetites, the band will shortly be making some free MP3s available, featuring acoustic versions, works-in-progress and a couple of other surprises. These should be ready within the next couple weeks, so keep watching this site and the myspace page.
Those who live in the Glasgow area might also want to keep their eyes peeled for the odd acoustic set around town.

It is Sunday morning. It is raining. But never mind, another very kind review of our album has just been posted, this time by those fine folk at Leonard's Lair:

www.leonardslair.co.uk

"This Glasgow-based group show no shame in revealing their influences of Elvis Costello, Aimee Mann and XTC and so they shouldn't. Even their album title, with its thinly-veiled acknowledgement of Jellyfish, is an open and honest acceptance of the artists who informed their sound. Good job then, that their own brand of literate pop/rock music is up to scratch. Superior songs such as '...And Consequently' and 'Useless Love' suggest a Scottish Squeeze, the doleful 'If I Had To Make A List' crosses Costello with Lloyd Cole whilst 'Jigsaw' is an excellent example of their sophisticated power pop. Even their slower-paced material is perfectly judged and adds new layers of maturity and depth to their already impressive oeuvre. Rather than an exercise in rewriting other groups' ideas, 'Almost Half Undressed' is a lesson in great songwriting that can more than stand up on its own two feet."

The lovely Leonard's folk have also made '... and consequently' their mp3 of the week. Go check it out if you don't believe me. In the meantime, thanks again to everyone who has bought the album. If you are hungry for more Eisenhowers tunes, I can exclusively reveal that we will shortly be posting some new acoustic material on this site and also on our myspace page. Yes, free downloads-r-us yet again. We may also have some insider information on our second album, said by those in the know to be 'like, totally, y'know ... awesome'.

Greetings, pop pickers! Those of you who have downloaded the free stuff from this site but have not yet committed to forking out your hard-earned wonga on ‘Almost half-undressed’ may be interested to know that further downloads are available at:

www.myspace.com/eisenhowers

We could tell you which tracks are being offered for free, but that would spoil some of the fun of clicking on the link and heading over to myspace central.

And if you have any doubts that The Eisenhowers are anything less than pretty damn good, check out our first bit of press, courtesy of the excellent ‘Babble and Beat’ online fanzine.

"We're really digging The Eisenhowers. Their current release, 'Almost Half-Undressed' consists of several really great tracks. We especially like 'Novelty Act', '25 O'Clock', and 'Mr. & Mrs. Frankenstein'. We definitely hear a bit of Crowded House, Elvis Costello, Squeeze, & XTC in their songs. I bet you're thinking they must be pretty good then. Yes, they are!"

http://www.babbleandbeat.com/

You can expect more reviews to be posted on this site as soon as all the journalists we bribed can tear themselves away from the World Cup on the telly.

Hello.

This is the first post on this, The Eisenhowers' news page.

Exciting, isn't it?

Here is a link to Squander Two, who is busily designing this site. It's not really an advert: he just wants to see how the link looks. Why am I talking about myself in the third person?