Melody Dog 'Futuristic Lover' (K Records, 1991)

A really lovely piece of lo-fi, almost naive, indie pop by Katrina Mitchell of the Pastels and Pat Laureate on an assortment of shakers, recorders, whirly tubes, a bit of guitar and vocals.

It has the feel of a twee ballad written by the cast of Peanuts/Charlie Brown and is unfeasibly gorgeous without being sickly. Produced by Stephen Pastel and with Francis Macdonald on drums, it's clear that Melody Dog were well plugged-in to the Glasgow Indie Mafia.

Sadly, this and another seven-inch on Seminal Twang (the coolest label name ever) and a track on a compilation on Saint Etienne's Icerink label are all that Melody Dog ever released. Lucky it's this good then.

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Melody Dog on K Records' website.