Lloyd James Fay, Scotland On Sunday, 10 May 2020
Lloyd James Fay | Musicians’ Union, Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday, printed 10 May 2020
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com
Lloyd James Fay first came to our attention when we featured his band, Thula Borah in Under The Radar in 2017. They parted ways last year and Fay has been writing brilliant solo material ever since. Released via Kill Jester Records on Friday, his Fake Depth EP features lead single Idiocracy, which is an expertly written, scathing social commentary on modern living, social media and technology.
He’s received airplay from BBC Radio Scotland, been championed by publications like Stereogum, Upset Magazine, smaller blogs like Jockrock and Discovery Music and slots at festivals such as Celtic Connections.
Unsurprisingly the scheduled EP launch and tour, due to happen this month, have been postponed, along with a number of summer festival appearances. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/LloydJamesFay and watch the socially distanced lyric video see https://youtu.be/vDQUDw7Xrxk or play ⬇️
Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run music industry seminar and social night Born To Be Wide visit www.borntobewide.co.uk
Musicians’ Union sponsors Artist of the Week
The Musicians’ Union represents over thirty thousand musicians working in all sectors of the music business. As well as negotiating on behalf of its members with all the major employers in the industry, the MU offers a range of services for self-employed professional and student musicians of all ages. Visit the MU website to find out how the Union helps musicians in the live arena, the recording studio, in education and as writer/composers. www.theMU.org
For consideration as our Artist of the Week visit https://www.newfoundsound.co.uk/scotland-on-sunday and review list of what we NEED in order to feature you in Scotland On Sunday. Then email Derick with all of the information required (derick@newfoundsound.co.uk )