National Park’s “Outside” Places Glasgow Guitar Music Between Archive and Present
John Hogarty’s National Park collects rare singles and new home recordings, drawing on Velvets-inspired guitar dirges connected to Glasgow’s guitar-pop underground.
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Theo Vermeer
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Gretsch’s Limited Penguin Returns in Pale Blue Pearl
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