I have volunteered to write a series of articles over the next few weeks, previewing songs from the forthcoming Footage album, The Summit Of Mount Everest Is Marine Limestone. Each will be accompanied by a clip of the song in question so that you don't have to take my unreliable word for anything.

But first a disclaimer. I cannot claim to be unbiased. I am the nerdy brains behind the Footage website and even the members of the band I am not related to I am friends with. However I'm clearly not involved in the creative process behind these songs and I've discovered them much as an outsider would. And anyway, as mentioned above, there will be a clip of the song accompanying each article so you can judge for yourselves. Also please feel free to have your say by leaving your comments at the end of each article.

To kick things off here is the track listing from The Summit Of Mount Everest Is Marine Limestone:

1. The Blue Handshake
2. Down To Lie
3. Thing Is
4. The Sky That Wasn't God
5. One Last Chance (To Really Fuck This Up)
6. Reminiscence On Behalf Of The Species
7. Everest
8. Night Seriously
9. Late Pastoral
10. The Hampstead Blues
11. China & Africa Meet
12. Shatterments
13. Croc Sobs

The first song I'm going to look at is One Last Chance (To Really Fuck This Up) so look out for the article within the next couple of days.

And a final disclaimer. Everything presented in this series, including the recordings themselves and the design of the sleeve are works in progress and thus are subject to change.