Song(s) of the Day # 3,331 The Hepburns

 

In old fashioned pubs with a good selection of traditional ales available the length and breadth of the land indie guitar band tour and demonstrate their latest wares to small but appreciative audiences.

None of these bands ever wanted to be on Top of the Pops really. Tour America or be on the cover of Smash Hits. Or even The NME.

They wanted a John Peel Session maybe an Indie hit to be remembered. Then they wanted to get hitched. Settle down like everybody else. Have a normal life like anyone else. 

They've got what they wanted for the most part . Now they're back. Like Llanelli's The Hepburn's. To make slightly wistful,middle aged albums for their devoted fanbase. And make short pub tours to support them.

The Hepburn's are the Welsh Belle & Sebastian, having emerged at a similar point of the Nineties. They lack the B&S scale. The idea that these last school years were so utterly momentous. It's worth remembering that they weren't happy ones for many.

Latest album Only The Hours has some nice, gentle moments without ever threatening to stop the traffic. Not every record needs to. In fact it would be rather exhausting if they even tried. It's a nice way to spend forty minutes.