Stiff little Fingers - Live at Barrowland

June 23rd 2017

Release

Stiff little Fingers release Scottish 40th anniversary live CD / DVD !!!

Stiff little Fingers celebrate their 40th anniversary with a new record label and the release of their live album and film 'Best served Loud - Live at Barrowland' on CD, DVD, 2x LP and Blu-ray, as well as with a release of their 2014’s top thirty UK studio album 'No going Back' on vinyl, CD with bonus disc of demos and digital. Both titles will be available on the 23rd of June 2017 via earMUSIC.

Stiff Little Fingers live shows are always special events, none is more special than the band’s annual St Patrick’s show held at the famous Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow. 2016 saw the band celebrate the 25th year in a row they played there, and the show was filmed and recorded initially for a limited edition direct to fan release only. Now earMUSIC will release Stiff little Fingers’ 'Best served Loud - Live at Barrowland' on CD, DVD and vinyl as well as for the very first time on Blu-ray.

With the latest studio album 'No going Back' and songs such as 'Trail of Tears, My dark Places' and 'Liar’s Club', Stiff Little Fingers spanned topics including the economic crash, Jake’s personal struggle with depression, and Racism in the west. The candid and sincere nature of these tracks, like much of Stiff little Finger’s music, captures the heart of the listener. In particular, 'My dark Places' which opens with lyrics:

“Well it cuts just like a knife / Takes away your love of life” was so inspiring that countless fans contacted Jake to tell him how the song gave them the strength to tell others about their own bouts with depression. Formed in 1977 in Belfast Stiff Little Fingers were among some of the pioneers of Punk Rock. Joining ranks with the likes of The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Damned , Buzzcocks and Undertones they brought in a new era of music.

Their music was a culmination of their own experiences and the political strife they witnessed, growing up at the height of “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland,. From this many notable songs forth came, including 'Suspect Device' and 'Alternative Ulster'. These were the first of what became Stiff little Finger's signature style: lyrics that meld the personal and political, music that combines the energy of Punk with infectious hooks, and a delivery that rings of honesty and commitment. It’s this raw edge that defines the band and their continued vulnerability is what makes their music so relatable... allowing them to draw back fans time and time again.

'Best served Loud - Live at Barrowland' tracklisting Below:
01 Go for It / Wasted Life
02 Just fade Away
03 Roots, Radicals, Rockers and Reggae
04 Guitar and Drum
05 Nobody’s Hero
06 Back to Front
07 Barbed wire Love
08 Listen
09 Doesn’t make it Alright
10 Silver Lining
11 Guilty as Sin
12 At the Edge
13 Strummerville
14 My dark Places
15 Fly the Flag
16 When we were Young
17 Tin Soldiers
18 Suspect Device
19 Gotta Getaway
20 Alternative Ulster

'No going Back' vinyl tracklising:
Side A
01 Liar's Club
02 My dark Places
03 Full steam Backwards
04 I just care about Me
05 Don't mind Me
06 Guilty as Sin
Side B
01 One man Island
02 Throwing it all Away
03 Good luck with That
04 Trail of Tears
05 Since yesterday was Here
06 When we were Young

The 'No going Back' CD reissue comes in a 2x CD digipak edition with twelve exclusive demo songs, an acoustic version of 'My dark Places' and a live version of 'When we were Young'..