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NEW MUSIC BY JIM GELLATLY

ANDREW MONTGOMERYby

WHERE: LondonPRICE FOR FANS OF: Suede,

Elbow, REMLEE JIM SAYS:Edited Ifirst came across Andrew back in the early 90s when Iwas work- ing at NorthsoundRadio in Aberdeen. He was singing in alocal band called Sunfish, which later became Geneva. Signing to Nude Records (home of Suede), they scored four Top 40 singles and aTop 20 album with their debut Further in 1997. Asecond album, Weather Underground, failed to build on that success. Now, it is like re-uniting with along lost friend. It is such athrill to hear his by

angelic vocals again, with PRICE songsthat veer from dark electro to brooding torch LEE songs. Edited The East Kilbride-born singer is one of the finest vocalists Scotland has pro- duced since the late great FORZA Horizon 2has a FORZA HORIZON 2 races of different classes, complete the natty little jacket. It encourages Billy Mackenzie. couple of major speed 4 bucket list challenges, square up to you to slide around corners, not If youremember Geneva, Xbox One/Xbox 360, £39.99 people online or partake in one-off brake in asensible fashion. It I’m sureyou’ll lap up Ruled bumps to deal with before it special events. circle of Hell. So thank Mr Bron- makes races exhilarating and sexy. By Dreams. But how has even leaves the garage. Sometimes Ilike to just drive So what’s not to like? Andrew moved on? son’s ginger moustache that the around discovering new roads (there Firstly, can it ever compare with game has a LOT of other stuff going Well, despite the lush setting, it He said: “You can see a are 350-odd to chance upon) to can feel alittle bit soulless at times. natural progression from Burnout Paradise, the greatest for it underneath the bonnet. smash XP barriers. open-world racing game to ever This time round it’s moved from That’s probably alot to do with Geneva in songs like Sorry the cast of “hey guys, how’s it Someday or Memento. grace aconsole? Colorado to the sarf of France and Drive like Ryan Gosling “Other tracks like Zhiv- Secondly, and this is the real north-west Italy as you make your hanging?” characters. ago, Baptismal or After The stumbler, the main narrator is Sean way to the Horizon Festival. But the big win here is the han- You wouldn’t want any of them to Storm maybe show wider Maguire. You know, Aidan from It’s an instant improvement, with dling. I’ve always leaned more be your mate. influences. Maybe the EastEnders or, for the real connois- sweeping coastal roads, hillside runs towards arcadey racing than the sim It’s also agame to dip into and sounds of those last three seurs, Tegs from . and races around the streets of handling favoured by anoraks. Gam- out of. Long periods of play can Maguire isn’t just the narrator, Nice. Straight away the game feels ing should be fun, not uber-realistic. feel abit samey. he’s in the game playing your bezzie amillion times more varied than its Forza lets you drive like you But don’t let that put you off. The mate, giving you free cars to drive. bland US predecessor. would if you were Ryan Gosling in racing is so spot-on it feels like the It’s not my idea of joyful From here, the Cote d’Azur really amovie, albeit without the good best next-gen driver so far. escapism, more like the seventh is your playground. Take part in looks, the girlfriend and DEREK BROWN

AUDIO is arguably the biggest AIRSTREAM MA100 4.5 GRABBLE 5 tech market right now, given £549 iOS, Free fresh impetus by wireless devices such as iPhones and the can only be streamed IREALLY wish they’d named success of Beats headphones. from Apple devices. this title fashion-iOSta, ’cause songs are older —ifnot As aresult, many tech-heads But Android or Win- that would save me explaining wiser —versions of me. are parting with serious wads of dows Phone users it. With it being asolo album it cash to perfect their living can instead use Grabble is an app for fash- is more personal too.” room’s acoustics. streaming apps. ion, with content generated The roots of the album go Monitor Audio, in the MA100, Serving as an ampli- by its users. back to 2007 when pro- has delivered apiece of kit that fier for gaming is a By bookmarking clothing ducer and co-writer Sean is carefully chiselled and fine- wall-shaking experi- items you’ve found online McGhee got in touch via tuned for the future. ence. Scoring agoal into one place, you can Myspace. The sleek design is an impor- in FIFA suddenly draw up your ultimate Andrew said: “Sean tant part of this. Nobody wants feels alittle more life- fashion wish-list. sparked this project into life, an obnoxiously sized hi-fi in like, as roars of It’s like aPinterest page as he believed in me when I 2014, the Eighties have gone. elation vibrate for your ideal wardrobe, was wondering if Iwould The device can also enhance around the room. using Tinder-esque interac- ever be able to do anything your gaming experience –why At £549, this is a tion to add more to your in music again. not have high-end audio to go serious purchase but cyber closet. “Sean is one half of the with the new souped-up graph- justifies its price tag. Areally smart idea that band Artmagic with Suede makes it increasingly guitarist Richard Oakes. ics of next-gen consoles? With its modern It’ll also benefit those watch- design, simple set up easy to shop while on the “Ruled By Dreams was move. written in the wake of a ing TV or films, or just for playing and rich performance, really intense time in my life. music from your iPhone or iPad. the MA100 delivers vast benefits And for blokes to Imet agirl Ihadn’t seen for Which is the only slight hiccup to gaming and music listening. dodge going shopping years, fell head over heels –the MA100 uses AirPlay rather It’s early, but Iknow what I’m with their partners – in love with her, moved from than Bluetooth, meaning music putting on my list to Santa ... amen to that. Edinburgh to Brighton and got married, all within about 18 months. “It didn’t last and we got divorced after acouple of years —itwas devastating. “But Iwouldn’t have traded the experience for the world. Fest line-up is real Live treat “It made me stronger. And the songs were my way of making senseofit—try- ingtoturn anegative into a FIFE is set to explode later this be noisier than anywhere else, so Scots acts plastered on the bill too. established headline acts. positive.Ihope people who month as the biggest ever line-up of we’re really looking forward to play- Leading the charge are Fife starlets Embrace having atop five album hearthe album will agree.” rock ‘n rollers hit the kingdom for ing at Dunfermline Live. The Moon Kids plus Sienna, Vigo this year, Fife’s own King Creosote Ruled By Dreams is Dunfermline Live —onOctober 18. “Whenwegot asked to headline Thieves, Scary People, Modern and Eugene McGuinness has been released on Sunday. Chart kings Embrace are top- the festival it was ano-brainer. Faces, The Merrylees, Medicine one of our favourites for along Andrew Montgomery plays ping the bill, after ayear that saw “There are Embrace fans coming Men and sparkling hip-hop duo time and it’s abig year for him. King Tut’s In Glasgow on themcoming back with their self- from London, from Yorkshire, from Hector Bizerk. “It’s going to be one of the best October 18. titled album breaking the top five. all over so it should be good.” Tickets are just £20 with gigs at days of music Dunfermline has se. MORE: ruledbydreams. different venues in the town, with We’ve got such arich heritage of And they’re revved up to do the Other big names heading into com town are King Creosote who’s had one ticket getting you entry to what- music in Dunfermline and the Fife Q Jim presents Drivetime on business in Dunfermline. area that it’s great to be able to XFM Scotland, Monday to Friday acracking 2014 thanks to hit ever show you want. 4-7pm. xfm.co.uk jimgellatly. Frontman Danny McNamara, album From Scotland with Love Organiser Calum Miller said: bring afestival of this size to the com left,said: “Whenever we play in and indie geezer Eugene McGuin- “We’ve been able to get some of town.” Scotland there’s always areal ness. the best up-and-coming bands Get tickets from ticketweb.co.uk Watch Andrew at buzz. The fans in Scotland seem to And there’s araft of top young from across the UK along with well- CHRIS SWEENEY thescottishsun.co.uk