Zoey Van Goey were an
indie pop
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band
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from
Glasgow
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,
Scotland
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, made up of Matt Brennan, Michael John McCarthy, Kim Moore and Adam Scott. Brennan, McCarthy and Moore, hailing from Canada, Ireland and England respectively, formed the initial trio in Glasgow in 2006, with Scott becoming a full-fledged member in 2010. The band stopped performing in 2012.
The band's debut
single
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* "Single", by ...
, "Foxtrot Vandals," was produced by the
Belle and Sebastian frontman
Stuart Murdoch, and released on seven-inch vinyl in 2007. They released another single, "Sweethearts in Disguise," on seven-inch vinyl in 2008 which was produced by
Paul Savage of
The Delgados
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Biography
The band was fo ...
.
Their debut
album
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, ''The Cage Was Unlocked All Along'', also produced by Savage, was first self-released in 2009 and then re-released by
Chemikal Underground Records
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. Their second album, ''Propeller Versus Wings'', was released in 2011.
Press coverage
Zoey Van Goey were received onto the Scottish music scene being described as "like the
Postal Service with a sense of humour," being included in national press alongside established acts such as
The Chemical Brothers
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.
Tours and gigs
In 2007, Glasgow-based writer
Alan Bissett
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approached the band and
Y'all is Fantasy Island suggesting they perform together. In May 2007, all three performed together in a short tour of
Central Scotland. The three acts, dubbed as ''The Super Puny Humans'' also performed as a collective during the concerts.
In 2008, Zoey Van Goey played the unsigned stages of Scotland's biggest music festivals, including
T in the Park
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,
Connect Music Festival
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,
Wickerman Festival
The Wickerman Festival was an annual music festival held near Auchencairn in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dubbed "Scotland's Alternative Music festival", its motto was "The Wickerman Festival – it's better than it needs to be!"
It bega ...
,
Live at Loch Lomond
Live at Loch Lomond was a concert festival that took place at Balloch Country Park in 2007 and 2008.
The inaugural festival took place from August 4 to August 5, 2007. Nearly 30,000 people attended over the two days. Main bands performing were D ...
and
Rock Ness.
In December 2010, Zoey Van Goey played at Bowlie 2, the
All Tomorrow's Parties Festival curated by
Belle and Sebastian. In 2011, Zoey Van Goey launched their new album Propeller Versus Wings and supported Belle & Sebastian on their European tour.
Discography
Singles & EPs
*"Foxtrot Vandals" (2007)
*"Song To The Embers" (Miaoux Miaoux remix)
*"Sweethearts In Disguise" (vinyl single) (2008)
*"Sweethearts In Disguise"
*"Lick A 99" (Funkspiel Remix)
*"Lick A 99" (Chris 'Beans' Geddes Remix) (found on a bonus CD inserted with the vinyls sold at gigs)
Albums
*''The Cage Was Unlocked All Along'' (2009)
#"The Best Treasure Stays Buried"
#"We Don't Have That Kind Of Bread"
#"Sweethearts In Disguise"
#"We All Hid In Basements"
#"Two White Ghosts"
#"Foxtrot Vandals"
#"My Persecution Complex"
#"Nae Wonder"
#"Cotton Covering"
#"City Is Exploding"
*''Propeller Versus Wings'' (2011)
#"Mountain On Fire"
#"The Cake And Eating It"
#"Sackville Sun"
#"My Aviator"
#"Escape Maps"
#"You Told The Drunks I Knew Karate"
#"Little Islands"
#"Extremities"
#"Robot Tyrannosaur"
#"Another Day Another Disaster"
#"Where It Lands"
Contributions
* "Xmas in New York"
Avalanche Records Alternative Christmas 2009
Other recordings
*"Song To The Embers"
*"Tell Me Lies"
*"Jump Your Bones"
References
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British indie rock groups
Chemikal Underground artists