Biography
Robin Dorman (28) and Paul Gibson (27) began playing guitar and writing songs in their early teens, inspired primarily by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Upon meeting as students at Queen Margaret College in 1991, they forged a close friendship and began playing in pubs and clubs in and around the capital, including the Haymarket Bar and prestigious Venue. Performing under the name Breeze, these gigs helped to subsidise their student grants and allowed them to build a small but faithful following in East Central Scotland.In 1996, Robin and Paul formed a rock-indie band called 'Buffalo Shampoo' with drummer Steve Murray. Whilst the band gigged hard for several months (rehearsing thrice weekly at Colorsound Studios, Fountainbridge), they were eventually forced to split when Paul took a job in London and Robin followed soon after. Two years ago they began preparing for the recording of an album in earnest. Changing their name to The Glove Puppets, they began to develop their original material and plot arrangements for the songs that would constitute their debut album 'Universal Bubble'. Shortly afterwards, they were signed by a London-based publishing company who unfortunately went into liquidation before they could instigate their proposed project. Signed to Dotcom eighteen months ago, they returned to their love of soulful acoustic music and began preparing for the recording of an album in earnest. Featuring 14 original tracks (all composed by The Glove Puppets) 'Universal Bubble' was recorded at Roundway Studios, Tottenham and Noisegate Studios, Leamington Spa. The music has been described as Crowded House meets Travis meets David Gray meets Starsailor... Distributed by Revolver Records, in conjunction with Universal Music, the album was released nationally on the 5th November and is lined up for airplay on Virgin. A nationwide tour will take place later this year, including a number of 'unplugged' gigs at various branches of the Virgin Megastore. And now it looks like The Glove Puppets may be on course for some serious and dare we say it, well-earned mainstream success! 'Making Music' Magazine - April 2001
'This is like a breath of fresh air, given the downturn in quality on the last few releases I've heard. It's breezy, cheerful and immediate, which is nice. Paul and Robin, from Scotland and Canada respectively, have come up with a brand of pop which, whilst by no means groundbreaking, is completely their own. I find that it doesn't help to analyse pop music too closely. If it's got a catchy tune and stays in your head, then it's done it's job. And The Glove Puppets, by the same token, have done theirs.'
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