Esiotrot set broken hearts racing like a broken scalextric via free live album
I’ve always been surprised that Esiotrot haven’t been able to pick up a bigger following as they nicely bridge the divide between mainstream indie rock and twee. Perhaps therein lies their problem though. Too precious to be mainstream, too dark to be twee. Truth be told, I was starting to get a little worried about them. It’s been a few years now since their only full-length, Esiotrot Schmesiotrot, and while a handful of new songs have been floating around since, no follow-up seemed to be coming along. The last few months have brought change though, with the release of a couple of 7″ releases (boo, hiss etc), and now the release of a free nine song live album.
Recorded at the Betsey Trotwood in London back in December, the set runs through old favourites like Emily Scott and Bleach On My Fingers, the new single releases like Venus and Annie May, and a sprinking of new material. Included below is one of the newish songs, the delightfully titled My Chemical Romance Saved My Life. For a live recording, the quality is superb, and works in the favour of a band that, with eight current members, already sounds orchestral.
You can download the entire Live at the Betsey Trotwood album from the band’s Myspace page below. A split EP with Foxes! will be released later this month via Sounds Experience.
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