The Skiffle Players - SkiffTheir second album, Skiff, is a new direction for The Skiffle Players. Now, they all sing and write. There is no leader. Recorded at Infinitespin Recorders in Van Nuys CA, with engineer Matt Linny Linesch, the album begins with a bold opening; the Farmer Dave Scher penned Cara, heavy information for the soul. Then, into classic Cass McCombs insanity on Local Boy, a wild ride on the run from the cops. Third is a touching tribute to a bygone companion,

which makes the subject matter and finger-pointing a little easier to swallow

and says it‰۪s time to meet in the Garden of Ashes

that stands alongside Rundgren's most worshipped trippy albums of the seventies

you’ll hear what Brian Eno fondly calls “the sound of failure” - thrilling

Louis Jordan - G

Just Can't Wait - Alan Burn And The Ushers

synths and an ARP

The album also presents some special treats for Biffy fans

‰Û÷They Could Have Been Bigger Than The Beatles‰۪ was the influential band‰۪s third album

Amidst eleven tracks of perfectly-formed

" -- Consequence of Sound

the songs are warm