Wendy House

Team Turnip is one of those bands that no one has heard of. This is really quite unfortunate, as Russell Kostulin, the one and only member of Team Turnip plays the guitar (and other instruments) quite wonderfully. The recordings on his Myspace have all been done at home with a drum machine (unfortunate), however he's in the process of getting his tracks mastered, and creating a demo CD in order to try and get a deal with a record company.

He classifies his music as "sour-pop", which is power pop, but with a Scottish tinge. However, I believe he could classify himself with the likes of Belle & Sebastian, the Magic Numbers, and Aberfeldy (although he is missing the token female backup singers) He's a member of the Wendy House Collective, which include bands Finniston, Attic Lights, and Evan Crichton.

Two songs that he's written are absolutely fabulous. Both "Photos of the Staff" and "Wendy House" are beautiful songs that I've listened to (get ready!) 330 times on iTunes (believe me, it keeps track). Although that figure is sort of dismal, the songs are really worth listening to.

[mp3]Wendy House - Team Turnip

[mp3]Photos of the Staff - Team Turnip (missing the drum tracks unfortunately. You can still hear the ideas inside this tune. You can find the version with drums on Team Turnip's myspace)