I was browsing in Virgin the other day, and I came across three records by the Bathers. One of the records was called Kelvingrove Baby, and I seem to remember they were on the bill of the B&S show in Glasgow earlier this year. Are they any good? They're on Marina, who I think did that tribute to Postcard a while back, which is probably a good sign. I need advice because my bank account dictates that I can't be quite as cavalier in my record purchasing as I would like! On a literary tip, I remember reading in an interview in Select that Stuart was heavily influenced by the work of CS Lewis, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe guy. Though I'm damned if I can see any evidence. Some of the songs remind me of the short stories of Lorrie Moore, however. Finally: Hal Hartley. I remember when The Unbelievable Truth came out in the mid-eighties, Hartley was saying that he was trying to do in cinema what the Smiths and other English indie bands were doing in music. So with his influence on B&S, the debt seems to have come full circle. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------