Lightships

Teenage Fanclub's songwriter and bassist, Gerard Love, is to release his first solo record under the moniker Lightships. His band includes a cast of Glasgow-based friends, it includes: Dave McGowan (guitar, Teenage Fanclub), Brendan O'Hare (drums, from the first incarnation of Teenage Fanclub), Tom Crossley (flute, International Airport and The Pastels) and Bob Kildea (bass, Belle & Sebastian). The album, Electric Cables, is to be released early April 2012 on Domino imprint Geographic.