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TRACK: Cardiacs release previously unheard track, ‘Vermin Mangle’
CARDIACS have shared a poignant farewell in the form of a previously unreleased song. “Vermin Mangle” was shared to mark the funeral of bandleader Tim Smith, who died in July aged 59. Along with the new song, the band shared a touching tribute: “Of stars and planets,of darkness and light,of all universal energies issues forththe …
NEWS: Tim Smith of Cardiacs passes aged 59
THE world of quirky indie music was left a little darker this morning with the news that Tim Smith, singer with eternally loved, eternal outsiders the Cardiacs, has died at the age of 59. Sadly, the man who brought us such quirkball, wonderfully English eccentric classics such as “Big Ship” and “All His Geese Are …
News: Legendary Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith’s health problems need everyone’s urgent attention.
Tim Smith is one of the most influential British musicians alive today. Radiohead, Blur, Napalm Death, Faith No More, Biffy Clyro and countless others have cited Tim and his band, Cardiacs, as a profound inspiration. He’s also in trouble. A cardiac arrest suffered in 2008 left him with severe brain damage and a condition called …
Meet: Goodbye Van Occupanther – Tim Smith and life after Midlake
In the fall of 2007 I read an article in Spin Magazine about this band named Midlake. Denton, Texas boys with a penchant for dark, folksy songs that had the feel of both Fairport Convention, Fleetwood Mac, and a Ray Brandbury story. It was a review of a live show and the journalist put them …