Teenage Fanclub
Alvvays’ Molly Rankin: ‘We drive people crazy with the things that we want’
After a five year wait, the Canadian indie-rock band have returned with Blue Rev, one of the best records of the year. Their lead singer and guitarist reflects on perfectionism, Morrissey fandom and creating a sound that’s ‘strange and familiar’
Shaad D'Souza
11, Oct, 2022 @9:00 AM
Teenage Fanclub: Endless Arcade review – heartbreak and joy
A devastating love song sets the tone for the Fanclub’s 12th album
Kitty Empire
02, May, 2021 @8:00 AM
Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake: ‘My first band was the Spanking Newts’
Back with a new album, the Fannies frontman remembers his teenage years, from the kindness of the Specials to selling guitar strings to John Martyn – and trying to impress with his ice-skating skills
As told to Dave Simpson
22, Apr, 2021 @2:00 PM
Creation Stories review – mythmaking and megalomania in likable Alan McGee biopic
Irvine Welsh’s cracking adaption of an autobiography by the ‘President of Pop’ flashes from My Bloody Valentine to his discovery of Oasis
Cath Clarke
18, Mar, 2021 @9:00 AM
All bands on deck: aboard the Belle and Sebastian Med and music cruise
Tempted by dolphins, flamingos, golden twilights and great bands, 2,000 fans signed up for the Boaty Weekender, some even coming from New Zealand. We join them in the hot-tub
Malcolm Jack
13, Aug, 2019 @5:10 PM
Teenage Fanclub: how we made Bandwagonesque
‘I was on the phone to lawyers and labels in New York while still living in a council flat and unable to afford the bus fare to rehearsals’
Interviews by Tim Jonze
12, Aug, 2019 @1:36 PM
Teenage Fanclub review – classic lineup bids farewell with glorious nostalgia trip
With founder member Gerard Love leaving after this tour, Teenage Fanclub spent three nights revisiting the bubblegum glory of their classic years
Graeme Virtue
01, Nov, 2018 @1:23 PM
The greatest Scottish indie bands – ranked!
With five beloved Teenage Fanclub albums coming back around on vinyl this summer, we look at the best of the band’s Scottish indie brethren
Alexis Petridis
04, May, 2018 @5:00 AM
Ben Gibbard on Teenage Fanclub: 'A reminder of beauty in the world'
The Death Cab for Cutie singer has rerecorded Bandwagonesque, Teenage Fanclub’s 1991 album. How did an ‘incredibly romantic’ Seattle teenager get hung up on four blokes from Scotland?
Ben Gibbard
26, Jul, 2017 @10:03 AM
Teenage Fanclub review – mellow fellows
Scotland’s indie veterans play nice, as ever. But you can’t help wishing for just a little Teenage angst…
Kitty Empire
04, Dec, 2016 @9:00 AM
Teenage Fanclub: Here review – heart-tugging reacquaintance
Tim Jonze
08, Sep, 2016 @9:15 PM
Teenage Fanclub: ‘We were never famous, so we’re still getting old’
Indie survivors Teenage Fanclub and their sweet, sunny, smart songs still have a fervent following. So what has prompted the sadness on their new album?
Jude Rogers
04, Sep, 2016 @7:15 AM
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