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Y'all Is Fantasy Island

Y'all is Fantasy Island are a Scottish alternative folk band from Falkirk, formed in 2001.

Overview

Originally formed in 2001 by singer/songwriter Adam Stafford. After a couple of low-key releases, including 2002's cassette only Wisconsin Death Trip mini album and 2005's Skeletal Demos EP, Stafford recruited guitarist/sound engineer Tommy Blair and drummer/clarinettist Jon McCall. The band recruited bassist/keyboardist Robert Lesiuk in 2006 to help fill out their live sound.

McColl and Lesiuk left the band in the summer of 2007 with McColl being replaced by Steven Tosh on drums.

In Faceless Towns Forever

The trio of Stafford, Blair and McCall recorded the debut album In Faceless Towns Forever during a 19-hour session in an abandoned house in their home town. The album was released in 2006 on Falkirk-based indie label Panic in Year Zero and distributed by Cargo Records.

The LP received much acclaim from the Scottish Music Press, drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen [1], Ry Cooder[2] and fellow Falkirk musicians Arab Strap. [3]

Super Puny Humans

In May 2007, YIFI embarked upon a short tour with Glasgow band Zoey Van Goey and Scottish writer Alan Bissett. Dubbed the Super Puny Humans, and inspired by Ballad of the Books project, the shows featured performances by both bands and sections with everyone on stage. Bissett would read from his published novels while both bands provided musical backing.

Discography

External links

• Band Website
  
• Y'all is Fantasy Island on Myspace
  
• Super Puny Humans website]