22nd december (Setting Sun recommends Film School)

For some time now, some people
in increasing doses may have noticed
‘Setting Sun’ is always developing with lots of new and interesting
interviews with more and more new interesting bands.

Lesser known, is the fact for every act I have interviewed –
for what-ever reason there are often one or two acts / singers
which for whatever reason interviews have fallen through.

Over this Christmas period, for as much as my own personal
enjoyment as anything else – I found it worth be interesting to
re-visit some of these acts which are still going strong despite
the fact ‘Setting Sun’ has never interviewed them.

First up is the San Francisco based ‘Film School’ who I first
encountered at Manchester’s ‘In the City’ festival, which
impressed me and my friends no end with their floaty guitar
work and early to mid 80’s vocals (which kind of reminded us
of The Cure meets New Model Army meets Slowdive).

The band themselves describe themselves as “…. As a group
of like-minded San Francisco musicians writing and
producing music by themselves for themselves. The result
was something very special indeed. Undoubtedly they rock -
hungry unrestrained guitars and loud driven drumbeats -
but it is a sound as brooding, atmospheric and self-contained,
as it is explosive and infectious. It is a sound that makes them
memorable as well as unique and unequalled amongst their
contemporaries, yet simultaneously it seems somehow familiar.
It is the recalling of an early eighties alternative spirit mixed
with an unprecedented fervent and conviction.”

As far as I am aware, the band have released two albums –
both of which I have heard bits by only, but both touch
on the quality of that live show from several years ago at
least.

For more information on the band – please visit
their website to:

http://www.filmschoolmusic.com