Pissing on Bonfires / Kissing with Tongues explained
Pissing On Bonfires / Kissing With Tongues is the debut studio album by Scottish indie folk band Meursault, released in 2008 to a generally positive reception from the music press and online community critics.[1] [2] The band initially self-released the album in 2008, before a second run was released on the Edinburgh-based independent label, Song, by Toad Records, in 2009.
Personnel
Meursault
- Chris Bryant
- Fraser Calder
- Calum MacLeod
- Neil Pennycook
Cultural references
- Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit has often performed A Small Stretch Of Land; taken from Pissing On Bonfires / Kissing With Tongues and written by Neil Pennycook, during his live appearances. He also said that inspired Poke and that it was a "perfect" song to him that he'd wish he'd written.
- The BBC selected The Furnace for heavy daytime rotation on Radio 1 as part of their promotion of the corporation's coverage of Glastonbury 2010.
- Scottish arts and culture magazine The Skinny placed Pissing On Bonfires / Kissing With Tongues sixteenth in its list of the best Scottish albums of the 2000-2010 decade.[3]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Hamilton . Billy . Meursault - Pissing On Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues . . 2 December 2008 .
- News: Tyers . Simon . Meursault – Pissing On Bonfires / Kissing With Tongues . The Line Of Best Fit . 3 December 2008 .
- News: Bruce . Gordon . Scottish Albums Of The Decade #16: Meursault - Pissing On Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues . . 26 November 2008 .
