Autosafari set for Tams’ stage

Apr 14 2009 by Andrew Welsh, Perthshire Advertiser Tuesday

BLISTERING rock newcomers Autosafari have lined up a Perth date on Saturday.

The hotly-tipped Scottish outfit continue to raise their public profile by playing the Twa Tams in advance of releasing their double A-sided two-tracker Come Back Single / Birthday.

Autosafari’s first single Comet was one of the best by ANY act, unsigned or established, that reached the ears of Music Scene last year.

The Edinburgh-based trio’s impressive debut drew on the classic blueprint laid down by so many legendary hard-rocking outfits down the years.

Our review said: “Fuelled by a discontent with advertising, the X-Factor culture and the erosion of civil liberties, Autosafari blast out of the starting blocks in a blur of crunching guitars, pounding bass and blistering drums.

“Shades of Rush, Interpol, Husker Du and REM combine on the angry yet supremely sophisticated Comet, with bassist Ewan Allan’s Neil Young-style vocals a highlight.

“Flip-side Red Inversion opens like Radiohead’s Creep then morphs into a swirling, blustering epic.

“Clocking in at nearly six minutes, the extended stompalong makes like The Hold Steady before a bombastic close that The Foo Fighters would be proud of.”

Though a release date for the new single has yet to be confirmed, Birthday has already enjoyed national air play.

Both tracks, plus Comet and Red Inversion, can be heard on www.myspace.com/autosafari

Autosafari will be supported on Saturday by another unsigned guitar-based three-piece from the capital, Black International.

The Scott Street gig is free to enter, with the first band due on stage at around 8pm.