- Hobotalk
Hobotalk are a Scottish band playing the songs of singer/songwriter
Marc Pilley .Having started as a drummer, Pilley started songwriting in 1989. Together with guitar-player
Ross Edmond ,Al Denholm (Bass) andIain Bruce (Drums), he founded Hobotalk in the late 1990s. In 1999, Hobotalk signed toHut Records . Debut-EP "Pictures of Romance"was released in November 1999. Both the EP and the following Scotland-Tour (supporting the indie-rock-bandGomez (band) ) received positive critical response for their heartfelt sound rooted in American-style folk.Hobotalk's Debut-Album "Beauty in Madness" was released in 2000 and also widely received with critical acclaim being shortlisted for the
Mercury Price . Despite all this, the album had only little sales and was hardly noticed by a wider public.In 2002, the band spilt from
Hut Records . It was not until 2005 that a second album was released. "Notes on Sunset" appeared onCircular Records (UK) andGlitterhouse Records (Europe).Again, the album gained positive reviews, but did not form a commercial breakthrough for the band.In 2007, Hobotalk's most recent album "Homesick for Nowhere" was released.Influences
Major influences of Hobotalks's music are
Tim Buckley ,Tim Hardin andJoni Mitchell .Discography
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2007 "Homesick for Nowhere"
*2005 "Notes on Sunset"
*2004 "A Chair by the Window" (unofficial release only available on concerts)
*2000 "Beauty in Madness"
*1999 "Pictures of Romance" (EP)'External links
* [http://www.hobotalk.com Official artist homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/marcpilley Entry on myspace.com]
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