back in real time

We've finally caught up and are back where we were in September last year and the new album is starting to get beyond the demo stage at last. Dan Astles and Carrie Lawson with Aziz Ibrahim stepped in at the last moment - and massive thanks to them for doing so when The Remnants couldn't make the trip up north, we'll have another gig with them next year instead.
Set List :
I See You Everywhere That I Go
I Can't Say
Checkered Land
Chalk Circle
The War-game
Only Everything
Uhrwerk
Maid Of The Grey
Girl On The Roof
Love
Seen It All Before
There's No One There

September is a busy month, back in the studio recording and four gigs, stay tuned for updates
And big thanks to David Meyers for these live photographs.

Real Music for Real People

It was an immensely pleasurable 'What's The Alternative?...' gig on Saturday, and great to be able to say "It will be Chris Pope on after us" fantastic to have him here again after such a long gap (1980).

set list:

Seeing It All Before
Checkered Land
Love
The Wargame
Little Miss Restless
Only Everything
Chalk Circle
Uhrwerk
Girl On The Roof
Maid Of The Grey
Day In Day Out
I Can't Say
Checkpoint Charlie
Sit By The River
There's no One There

Chris did a mixture of Chords/Pope/Solo and NEW songs, starting off with Something's Missing and ending on Maybe Tomorrow... and dedicated one to TSOS "playing real music for real people" - thanks! all fantastically intimate and I'm still smiling. Brilliant stuff.

Indian Independence Day 'may' have been celebrated after the gig with curry.

We're back again for more on 22nd with The Remnants and their dirty garage fuzz.

What's The Alternative?...August

Two August What's The Alternative gigs: 15th is Chris Pope in his first Manchester/Salford appearance for 35 years playing a solo set ranging from The Chords, to Pope and Chords UK then 22nd has pure dirty garage punk from The Remnants making their northern debut.
The Speed Of Sound have been working on some new and reanimated material too so there'll be new stuff a go-go, and with Paul the new drummer everything is sounding new anyway.