Peter Glennie

'Monro - The Baptist' in 2012 Compilation/Review Shocker!

2012-01-07T10:14:00.000-08:00

'Monro - The Baptist' is featured on Independent Music News' excellent compilation 'Artists of 2012' along with a slew of quality independent artists from across the globe.

You can download it for free or you can choose to make a donation. If you do decide to part with some cash it all goes into IMN's coffers to help them promote fabulous independent artists such as myself (ahem).

Visit their Bandcamp page to listen to and download all of the tracks.

Also - have a read of this bizarrely flattering review of Dark Skies from IMN.

The Christmas Special is here!

2011-12-21T17:00:00.000-08:00

Yes, the Christmas Special is here. A little song called 'Everything I Need' complete with sleigh bells as requested by our lovely Twitter followers. Head over to everythingineed.viinyl.com to stream it for free and to download it for the paltry sum of one Tweet or one Facebook Post.

Hope you all have a peaceful and fun Christmas and that the New Year brings you everything you're hoping for.

New Video for Dark Skies

2011-09-16T15:37:00.000-07:00

Hello all!

Here's a sneaky peek at the brand new video for Dark Skies which will be hitting the rest of the web soon. Hope you like it. If video is your thing, pop through to You Tube and subscribe to the new Peter Glennie Channel as we're planning on putting a load more content up there for you to enjoy soon.

Sampler Giveaway

2011-05-16T09:44:00.000-07:00

We've just taken receipt of a new batch of 3-Track Samplers with the tracks 'Monro', 'Airspeed', 'Everyone Looks Good In Black' on them. To celebrate we've got 10 of the lovely little things to give away to the first 10 people who drop us a line at sampler@peterglennie.com or who tweet us @peterglennie.

Now don't say we never give you anything!

Matt & Phred's - Monday 25th April

2011-04-19T10:30:00.000-07:00

Yes indeed, we'll be playing the "Lend Us Your Stage" event at Matt & Phreds, Manchester, on Easter Monday with a host of amazing acts. It should be a fantastic night, with very special guest Rachael Gladwin heading the bill after us.

We'll be on at 10pm, doors open at 8 and it's free entry.

Full details on Matt & Phred's Facebook Event Page and our very own Facebook Event Page too.

See you there!

The Ram & Shackle - Thursday 7th April

2011-03-25T07:24:00.000-07:00

A furious feast of fun in Fallowfield lined up at the Ram & Shackle.

We'll be playing our first full-band set here on the 7th April along with the following lovely people:

MIND ON FIRE BAND
Dub and soul influences mixed with genre hopping soulful urban grooves. A rare free show so catch them while you can.

INDIA MILL
Psychedelic indie rock n rollers return to rock your multicoloured socks off.

PAT LYONS BAND
Acoustic indie singer/songwriter with full backing band.

Show starts at 8pm and it's free entry and very cheap drinks. Lovely.

Here's a Map for the Ram & Shackle so you can get there with minimum fuss.

Again there'll be band freebies flying around so make sure you manage to grab some.

See you there.

Manchester Bands Union - Friday 11th March

2011-02-04T13:07:00.000-08:00

We'll be playing a show at the Ducie Bridge as guests of Manchester Bands Union with these excellent acts:

Still Down Gill www.myspace.com/stilldowngill
Journeyman www.myspace.com/journeyman2010
Black Jack Barnet www.myspace.com/blackjackbarnet

This is the first outing of The Hitchcock Orchestra and if you're lucky it'll be the full 6-piece. There's a really eclectic mix of acts and it's an excellent venue. Show starts at 9 and goes on until midnight. Free entry and cheap drinks as standard, plus band-related freebies! You lucky people.

Here's all the details:

The Ducie Bridge

152 Corporation Street

Manchester
M4 4DU

Map
Ducie Bridge Website

See you there!

BUSK - Wednesday 26th January

2011-01-18T09:43:00.000-08:00

I will be playing a few solo acoustic numbers at BUSK, a monthly acoustic night celebrating busking at The Garratt, 127 Princess Street on Wednesday 26th January from 9pm to 1am. It's free entry and there are drinks offers all night, so it should be a fun evening.

There's more information on the night on BUSK's Facebook Page and their Myspace, and if you fancy popping along, head over to Google Maps to find the venue.

See you there!

ALL FM Acoustic Session

2011-01-16T11:06:00.000-08:00

Just before Christmas we popped in to see Mog from ALL FM and played a little solo acoustic session on his excellent Saturday Morning breakfast show 'Standing In The Shadows Of Lev'. Some well-received mince pies and cups of tea put us into a suitably festive mood for the three tracks we bashed out (Airspeed, The Bridge and Everyone Looks Good In Black).

Here's the tracks and interview clipped out of the show for you to enjoy, although we heartily recommend you visit SITSOL's page on Mixcloud to hear the full show and the excellent live sessions from Liz Green and The Lonesome and Penniless Cowboys.

For more information on ALL FM, to listen live or to delve into their archive of shows visit http://www.allfm.org/, and don't forget to tune into Mog's show every Saturday morning from 9 to 11 to get your weekend off on the right foot.

Album Out Now on iTunes

2010-07-27T05:52:00.000-07:00

Yes, it's finally here! Get your hands on the full album 'Everyone Looks Good In Black' on iTunes, and don't forget to sign up to the mailing list to get your exclusive free track 'Let The Rain Come Down'.

Grab the album from iTunes here: http://bit.ly/9rvpkH
And sign up for your free track here: http://www.peterglennie.com/signup/

Election Week Special! A to Z of Democracy

2010-05-03T10:49:00.000-07:00

I've always wanted to do a list song, and I've always wanted to attempt a protest song, so I thought I'd take advantage of the feverish election run-up happening in the UK to have a stab at both.

It's an A to Z of the good and the bad about Democracy, global politics and all of the things that got us to where we are today. It's not really a call to action or an attempt to inspire people to get involved, but it's been a fun experiment, and I might even explore this protest-song idea more in the future. It's a complete departure from what I normally do, but maybe some sort of Protest EP might be in the offing - we'll see...

Hope you enjoy it, get over to You Tube to see the video in full, and you can download the lyrics here and the full track for free here.

Sign Up And Get An Exclusive Free Track

2010-04-30T04:14:00.000-07:00

Yes indeed, I'm giving away an exclusive version of the brand new song 'Let The Rain Come Down' for anyone who signs up to the mailing list.

In addition to the track itself you'll get occasional emails with details of releases, gig dates and other freebies just for you.

Go on. You know you want to.

ELGIB Track By Track - The Making of Andrei Sakharov

2010-02-15T12:43:00.000-08:00

Andrei Sakharov was a phenomenal scientist and activist. Initially working on the Soviet Atomic Bomb project in the late 40s, he came to the realisation that his actions could untimately lead to the destruction of all mankind, and became one of Russia's leading anti-proliferation campaigners, much to his personal and political chagrin. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975 (collected by his wife as he was unable to leave the Soviet Union), and remained essentially under house arrest until December 1986 when Gorbachev's policies of perestroika and glasnost freed him.

This song fell out of reading Sakharov's biography (The Making of Andrei Sakharov by George Bailey) alongside Brett Easton-Ellis's American Psycho. A chance sighting of the Russian Pacific Fleet singing on Michael Palin's Pole to Pole, gave me a fascination with the low, eerie humming that they used, and a Soviet-sounding Accordion melody soon followed.

In a nutshell the song is about those of us who make things that (intentinally or not) go on to destroy people. From guns and knives to DIY equipment and quicklime, I became fascinated with the thought that you could unwittingly create or supply something that someone else uses to kill.

So, all in all, a dark little number. The only lift being the chorus where the protagonist attempts to shake off their guilt. Unsuccessfully, of course.

ELGIB Track By Track - The Bridge

2010-02-09T14:58:00.000-08:00

A song about people for whom life is a continuous string of traumas. Those who revel in misery, who believe that to be "sorted" or "stable" is to be bland and lifeless. Those who belive that happiness writes white. We all know them, and at some point most of us have been them.

A storm, a bridge, a jumper, a kindred spirit (an angel?) A nod to It's A Wonderful Life. I tried to keep The Bridge simple yet powerful - the acoustic guitar holds the whole thing together while the Tom Waits style chuntering electric keeps it driving and immediate.

God alone knows if it actually works, but it's one of the tracks that people keep mentioning to me. One that they keep coming back to. And to be honest, so do I. I think it's one of the first songs I've written where I've listened back to it with a feeling that I didn't write it, it just arrived.

ELGIB Track By Track - Dark Skies

2010-02-09T13:59:00.000-08:00

A mixture of many things I've always wanted to try but never had the excuse - from a solid, repetitive single bassline akin to Talking Heads' Once In A Lifetime, to a swimming Arabic feel, to a ton of counter-rhythmic clapping. It's a slow-burn of an introduction before all Hell breaks loose.

Dark Skies was originally written as a Bond Theme, attempting to echo the beautiful dark-cool and arrogant swagger of John Barry's immense work. However, it didn't quite get there in the way I expected, but took on something altogether more rough and confused. Which is always a great combination as far as I'm concerned.

This was the first track that I dusted-off the clarinet for. I hadn't played it for about 16 years and consequently ended up with a very rough, reedy, amateurish texture which I instantly fell in love with. Suffice to say I haven't attempted to improve my playing since.

I couldn't for the life of me tell you what it's all about, so I'll console myself with David Byrne's statement that lyrics are just there to make you listen to the music longer. Or words to that effect.

ELGIB Track By Track - Intro

2010-02-08T13:00:00.000-08:00

I thought you'd all be interested in how the album was put together, and might appreciate a track-by track introduction, mostly to give you something to read whilst listening to the tracks on this site. So the next dozen posts will give you a mix of geeky and arty insights into Everyone Looks Good In Black (that's ELGIB for short you know). Here goes...

After many years of writing for and playing guitar in bands, I finally decided to go it alone. I was done with the constant rolling-rehearsal feel of working in a four piece, and the temptation to become lazy with what you do and how you arrange often led to producing what sounded like the same song over and over again.

So I took a long break and started to mess around more. I learned how to record properly and built my own small "project studio" where I could finally get near to some of the sounds that I had always been after but been far too poor/busy/lazy to achieve. I spent a long time just writing and arranging - the biggest concentration being the 365 Minutes project (more on that at a later date) - I took a lot of advice and did a hell of a lot of listening, and I was finally starting to work out how to do this properly.

So, armed with Pro Tools, a pair of Genelec monitors, an ADK mic and a slew of fun instruments, plugins and patches I set about writing and recording Everyone Looks Good In Black.