Monthly Archives: February 2012

New Single THE LADDER – out 16th April 2012

Optional Wallace release The Ladder, the second single from the debut album. ‘Optional Wallace’. The Ladder will be made available in two formats:   FREE Download Exclusive, hand-packaged CD. £1 + p+p. You can order your CD and get the … Continue reading

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News – Artwork for The Ladder

Here is a sneak preview of the artwork for the next Optional Wallace single, The Ladder. Release details will be made available very soon….

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Live Review – Manchester Star & Garter 5th November 2011 (‘Generation’ Single Release)

Review by Cath Aubergine for Louder than War OPTIONAL WALLACE / MOUNT FABRIC / THE SLOW READERS CLUB 5th November 2011 Star & Garter Manchester Indie rock in 2011: if ever there were a genre of music with a bad, … Continue reading

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‘Generation’ Single Reviews

Reviews / Previews Preview by (sic) Magazine Former [sic] First Glances stars Optional Wallace are set to release the first single “Generation” from their assured self-titled debut. Standout cut from the album, the track finds the politicised three-piece in chest-beating form,

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Album Reviews ‘Optional Wallace’

Here are some reviews of the debut album, ‘Optional Wallace’. “Now I’ve lost track of whether good old fashioned edgy post-punk indie rock is fashionable or not right now, and less still do I care, and clearly neither do Optional … Continue reading

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Wallace Review of 2011

Quite a year for the Optionals! The debut album ‘Optional Wallace’ was officially released in March.  We had been sending a few promos and did a few mail order before that, but Spring was the official release.  Reviews were all … Continue reading

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A big catch up on the world of Wallace – 2011

A big catch up on the world of Wallace. It’s been a while; but here are some of the highlights from the happier happenings in the world of Wallace of late – consisting mostly of rosy reviews of the band’s … Continue reading

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Neil’s 2010

We have maintained a fairly low-key start to the decade.  Short of a few shows such as January’s Friends of Manchester event (see previous blog) and the Biko Records launch night, we have been hidden away.  The reason is that … Continue reading

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Autumn / Winter 2009 – Neil’s recollection

We were invited to play the FC United end of season party / treasure hunt, which also coincided with the Looking For Eric release.  Playing an early evening post-punk set in a jazz club, with a sea of moody, black-jacketed … Continue reading

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Summer 2009 – Glasgow

Current mood:evil Glasgow 16/05/09 – King Tuts – with Hip Parade and Danny Shah “…people mistake her for a wee boy, but she iz’nee…” Piled into Lucy’s van at 10 am, all a bit hung-over from a night of drinking … Continue reading

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