Name that song / band

jasonb

Hi there...

Not certain if this is the right forum, but I reckon the band I'm trying to find are 'alternative & indie'!

Tom Dunne on Pet Sounds used to play this song a few years ago, and I can't remember the name of it, or the band. All I can tell you was that the there was no singing, just spoken word. The lyrics tell a story about a couple who swap letters to each other and eventually meet up. At the end of the song they hold hands and then let go when they walk either side of a lamppost. There's the sound of a type-writer in the background of the song. And as far as I can remember, it's actually the story of how two of the band members met, and I think, but I'm not certain, that they may be Scottish?

Any ideas, it's wrecking my head! Thanks...

J.

Anto McC

Can't help you but if you Email the show i know he'll get back to you as i had a similar quandary once.

jasonb

Hi there...

Thanks for that, do you mean he'll reply via email, or give the answer over the air? Cos I can't guarantee I'll hear it on the show!

J.

Earthhorse

Sounds very Belle and Sebastien-esque but I could well be wrong.

Dudess

Indeed you are wrong, Earthhorse. And in a way, you're also right.

OP, it's Looper (led by Stuart David, formerly of Belle and Sebastian). And the tune is called Impossible Things #2.
There's a Looper entry on Wikipedia.

Earthhorse

Yeah, I had a funny feeling with all the side projects and solo stuff that went on around B & S that it mightn't be them; it just sounded like their kinda thing.

jasonb

Ladies and Gents...

Thanks so much, you have literally made my day. I've loved this song since the day I heard it and it's been so long that I've wanted to find it again. I've just downloaded it on iTunes... Thanks all...

J.