Joe Gintis said, ‘It was good, best night we’ve had in ages. Just played the old faithfuls as we haven’t written anything in ages.’
Kyle Gintis said, ‘Really good. sound guys were shit, but was ace to have people singing our songs.’
Carl Ginits said, ‘It was ace mate. We didn’t get on til gone midnight. We were well oiled, but it was a good performance and massively fun.’
(review by Folly of Youth)
“Idiot Guides and Plans” is the much-delayed second album from Gintis, a five piece band originally from Abergele in North Wales. An unassuming description like this doesn’t prepare you for just how special this album is or how moving its ten songs of downcast beauty and flawed humanity are. If Gintis don’t wear their nationality on their sleeves as much as other compatriots, they certainly put on open display the pained frustrations of small-town lives and thwarted ambitions.
All my initial listens to this album were in alphabetical rather than running order. So I’m going to need several more listens to correct my mistaken impression that ‘The Bakery Song’ is the fourth and not the opening song but let’s start there as it is a good example of the Gintis modus operandi.
This was their second recorded session for Adam Walton’s BBC Radio Wales Show (their third if you count the live set).
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