The band?

Well, The Eisenhowers is not so much a band, more a loose collection of people who sometimes make a noise with musical instruments.

The music?

It's an eclectic and adult-oriented mix, inspired by the likes of Aimee Mann, Crowded House, The Kinks, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Webb and REM.

The songs?

They all come from the pen of Raymond Weir, who is also a member of the slinky atmospheric beat combo, Gum. He occasionally writes for other artists on the West of Scotland music scene and is currently working on a musical about the life and times of the Loch Ness Monster. Following the very positive response to Almost half-undressed in 2006, a cast of thousands was assembled and put to work on that difficult second album. Now, after countless secluded hours in a dark recording studio in the deep south of Glasgow, Film your own atrocities is at last ready for public consumption. It features 14 literate, punchy and thoughtful songs about sex, celebrity, love, regret, internet conspiracies and insane millionaires. You know, the usual stuff.

How can you buy it?

You can buy the album from here and, because we are deeply generous people, you can also get some stuff for free. Just click on Music over there on the left.

What is it all about?

The universe is expanding. Or maybe it's contracting ... or something. Either way, it doesn't look that good in the long term. But hey, what can you do? If the music of The Eisenhowers can make a little difference to just one person out there ... well, that would be a surprise.

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