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CMU Approved
Approved: Plans & Apologies
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 28 June 2011
Brilliant indie-pop craftsmen Plans & Apologies played their final show in October 2008, and with the release of their second album, ‘The Bassett Hound And The Icy Ground’, bowed out of the music game after seven years together. The following January, a message was posted on their website by frontman David Williams saying that they would record a third album, “because a) we’d half learned it already and b) it’s my favourite thing we’ve done since we started”. But nothing ever materialised.
But then last month, the band announced that they would reform for one night only to headline Pennyfest, a gig to raise money for Systemic Sclerosis charity Penny’s Fund. That gig duly happened on Sunday and seems to have been a resounding success. Then, on Monday, that third album, entitled ‘Soz’, appeared on Bandcamp. It may have taken two and a half years, but it is indeed worth the wait, with ‘Nick Drake Part II’, ‘Single Life’ and ‘Pissbook’ particular standout tracks. All proceeds from sales of the album will be donated to Penny’s Fund.
