205 Sean O'Hagan (1959 - ) 33歳 The High Llamas - Apricots (1992) www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF_S...

Zombie Jesus day morning spin 🪺

Happy birthday Sean O’Hagan (High Llamas). Let’s rebuild the past. Read our @seanohaganmusic.bsky.social Q&A: magnetmagazine.com/2024/04/02/a...

If I could recommend just one album to all of #musicsky, it'd be this: the double album Hawaii from the High Llamas. Immaculately crafted songs, set to at times breathtaking arrangements, all suffused with O'Hagan's customary wit—and banjos. #vinyl #nowplaying #speirgorm

My original pressing Gideon Gaye is my High Llamas pride and joy! Still has the review blurb sticker on it and everything.

“'FD' faitsdiversshow” / “THE HIGH LLAMAS - Bade Amey ('FD' session)” (1 user) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwyJYSn3ckA #thehighllamas

After Lollo Rosso, had to go back to Cold and Bouncy. Sean O’Hagan’s usual pastiche of Brian Wilson & Burt Bacharach is brightened by Andy Ramsay’s soft‑focus synth pulses & skittering bleeps but it still sounds like The High Llamas. More cohesive & engaging than the remixes. #nowspinning #vinyl

The High Llamas burbling pop is tailor-made to background a lazy, sunny, bank holiday weekend. Buzzle Bee is even more lightweight than usual. It starts off dreamy and tips into positively sophoric on some tracks. Fine for BGM, but wouldn’t recommend for active listening. #nowspinning #vinyl

It takes real skill to write an album that is so clearly an homage to the 60s yet avoid parody or pastiche. Pugwash’s The Olympus Sound sounds like a mashup of the Beatles and Beach Boys but this is not just imitation. It evokes the Golden Age but still manages to feel timeless. #nowspinning #vinyl

Remix EPs are tricky. Too similar & it’s pointless. Too different & it’s ruined. Lollo Rosso is bits of Cold & Bouncy remixed by the likes of Mouse on Mars & it walks the fine line. I still prefer the original but this is different enough to be interesting & I don’t hate it. #nowspinning #vinyl

Me he hecho una lista de Spotify con la canciones que tocaron The High Llamas en Barcelona por si alguien quiere disfrutarla antes de su concierto en Madrid. open.spotify.com/playlist/4Kr...

Hoy me he llevado a casa un abrazote de Sean O’Hagan y un ‘Hawaii’ firmado en tinta perenne… Qué maravilla el concierto de The High Llamas… Gentes de Madrid y Donosti, no os lo perdáis…

Entrevistamos a The High Llamas que actúan en nuestro país esta semana: «Creo que siempre deberíamos asumir que los discos que acabamos de hacer serían los últimos» buff.ly/oZGXdoy

Íntimamente melancólico. Comparto video de "Harpers Romo" de The High Llamas hoy en Café La Palma, Madrid . Doble alegría al ser la primera vez que los veía. No dejéis de leer la entrevista de mi compi en @rockdelux.bsky.social Carlos P. de Ziriza 👉🏽 rockdelux.com/musica/the-hig…

Sonando 'Snowbug' de The High Llamas open.spotify.com/intl-es/albu... Un grupo del que he leído mucho pero he escuchado poco/nada. Tengo muchos "debes" de cuando leía y releía prensa musical, fanzines, webs primigenias, y éste disco es uno de ellos

The High Llamas vuelven a España esta semana. Recuperamos nuestra entrevista con Sean O’Hagan, donde habla de emoción, dislexia y su disco Hey Panda. Conciertos en Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid y San Sebastián. atonal.net/sean-ohagan-... #TheHighLlamas #GiraEspaña2025

Esto horrorizará a varios amigos que consideran que una firma en un disco “estropea” una portada 😊, pero cómo resistirse, teniendo al genio de Sean O’Hagan al alcance.

Menudo plato para sibaritas The High Llamas. Gigante Sean O’Hagan (esta noche en Razzmatazz 3).

Entrevistamos a The High Llamas que actúan en nuestro país esta semana: «Creo que siempre deberíamos asumir que los discos que acabamos de hacer serían los últimos»

The High Llamas, Nantes 08/04/2025 🧡🖤🧡 @thehighllamas.bsky.social @highllamists.bsky.social

Ok. Blueskying these dates to you all. Thanks to all who have bought tix so far, selling really well. Kicking off in @whelanslive.bsky.social on Feb 15th in Dublin. toutpartout.be/artist/the-h...

These High Llamas vinyl reissues really are magnificent. Had to go with the absolute classic…

Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m talking to one of my music heroes, Sean O’Hagan of the High Llamas! outsideleft.com/main.php?upd...

My favourite Irish album of 1998. Alongside Cathal Coughlan, Sean O’Hagan was one half of Microdisney. Sean then collaborated with Stereoloab before focusing on The High Llamas. Cold & Bouncy saw him move further into electronica. Think The Beach Boys meet John Barry soundtracks meet Kraftwerk.

The High Llamas - Cookie Bay youtu.be/Id-nVBBlUbQ?...

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Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m writing about the High Llamas’ remarkable run of 90s albums, now reissued by Drag City Records outsideleft.com/main.php?upd...

♪ #nowplaying #FIP Hoops Hooley - The High Llamas (Snowbug − 1999) https://www.radiofrance.fr/fip/

♪ #nowplaying #FIP Winter's day - The High Llamas (Can cladders − 2007) https://www.radiofrance.fr/fip/

I could do with one on the High Llamas too.

Tuesday morning. Chilly but sunny. A strong cup of tea and a bit of High Llamas. 🫖🎶🌞

High llamas, ready for Hammerhead on Saturday. "Battle of Horngate" table. Come and see them in the lead. Batty may even make a rare appearance... #Runequest

The High Llamas’ Hawaii on cassette!

To MOTH Club, to see The High Llamas…

#readandplay (270) #MusicChallenge Cornelius - The Micro Disneycal World Tour (High Llamas Remix)

Sunday morning vibes: The High Llamas’ Gideon Gaye on glorious vinyl!

Saturday morning vibes: The High Llamas’ classic Hawaii album, remastered and reissued on vinyl. Sounds sublime!

A great day in Kilkenny w/ @dannykellywords.bsky.social drinking tea, talking about records, his time at NME + Q. A pure gentleman, Danny also talked about some of his fave Irish albums. A special episode of the podcast might even have been recorded! More news soon.

Have a pair of spare tickets for @thehighllamas.bsky.social at the Moth Club (Sat, Feb 22). If anyone’s interested in taking them off my hands, feel free to get in touch. @highllamists.bsky.social

#Top15Best3AlbumRun The High Llamas Gideon Gaye Hawaii Cold & Bouncy Sean O'Hagan, when set free to explore his music savant excesses, is a treasure. Hawaii is an all time fav: glorious arrangement, fascinating song writing. The albums either side are equally special. A unique talent. #vinyl

Today in Jonathan Aesthetics #TheHighLlamas #TheRollingStones #SubPop #NicolaGriffith #MurielSpark

Fantastic show by the High Llamas at Nice n’ Sleazy in Glasgow tonight. Great to say hi to Sean O’Hagan again after many years - an absolute legend! Gerry Love was kind enough to take the pic for us.