Linden is the new musical project from songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist Joe McAlinden. The debut album Bleached Highlights is out soon on Edwyn Collins’ & James Endeacott’s AED Records. The album and current single Brown Bird Singing were recorded and produced at West Heath Yard in London by Edwyn Collins & Seb Lewsley and feature guest musicians James Walbourne, Paul Cook and Bart Mosh. One day it will all make sense. Until then…Tumblr (3.0; @joe-linden)http://www.joemcalinden.com/ &#8230; news just in from the AED office girls&#8230; _LINDEN: BLEACHED HIGHLIGHTS...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/24060637746http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/24060637746Wed, 30 May 2012 14:04:00 +0100bleached Highlightsaedjim lambienorman blakejoemcalinden<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4p81a5sCI1rn8rlbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Promo copies of the album are now with us… Ecstatic x.</p>http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/23883338842http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/23883338842Sun, 27 May 2012 21:39:10 +0100bleached highlightspromojoemcalinden<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4e39yKtxM1rn8rlbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My first setlist in 10 years - Monorail, Glasgow, Record Store Day 2012 xx</p>http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/23495334596http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/23495334596Mon, 21 May 2012 21:22:46 +0100monorailrecord store day 2012joemcalinden<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3n9hg2FQC1rn8rlbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is the front sleeve of <em>Bleached Highlights</em> - Vortex by artist & friend  Jim Lambie. We love x</p>http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/22578754247http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/22578754247Mon, 07 May 2012 09:41:39 +0100lindenbleached highlightsjim lambiejoemcalindenAs part of Record Store Day 2012, the AED Records Posse - Edwyn Collins, Dead Flamingoes and Linden...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/21430143893http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/21430143893Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:23:34 +0100aedrsd12edwyn collinsdead flamingoeslindenjoemcalinden<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1b3j1Sj6u1rn8rlbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I was looking back through some old notes, lyrics and stuff on my iPad and found this photograph which was taken in Glasgow Central train station just before the train left for London and my first trip to West Heath Yard. Alongside the picture were some words…</p> <p><!--?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?--> <em>Where to begin? </em><em>Let’s start here, now, at Glasgow Central…<br/></em><em>My first train journey in over ten years and I’m off down to West Hampstead, London to make a record at West Heath Yard Studio with Edwyn Collins.<br/></em><em>I am very anxious about the whole thing because all I have is a bunch of songs, a lump in my throat and my bass guitar. I have no idea where this journey will end, who’ll be helping along the way, questions, questions, questions… I feel exactly the same as I did going back to school on that first day after the summer holidays - walking through those rusty old gates, new shoes, tie straight, head full of wonder and excitement… upward and onwards.</em></p>http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/19749064683http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/19749064683Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:54:00 +0000glasgow centrallondonwest heath yardjoemcalindenHere&#8217;s the plan&#8230; Bleached Highlights will be released on Monday 4th of June 2012 on...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/18267019386http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/18267019386Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:20:00 +0000bleached highlightslindenAED Recordsjoemcalinden<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YGHinmSZmYA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Just me sitting at home in Argyll on a very rainy Wednesday singing <em>If I Had Wings</em>… </p>http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/18075202111http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/18075202111Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:54:00 +0000if i had wingsacousticjoemcalindenThe world of Linden is swimming along very nicely at the moment - all pretty boring back room stuff...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/18003395134http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/18003395134Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:04:31 +0000lindenargyllweatherjoemcalindenTo Whom It May Concern at BBC Radio Scotland, Why have you decided to axe The Janice Forsyth...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/17029432915http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/17029432915Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:19:30 +0000Janice Forsythbbc radio scotlandjoemcalindenFirst Podcast on Mixcloud: Sitting in rural Argyll listening to a few tunes that felt good on the...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/16871265120http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/16871265120Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:13:00 +0000podcastmixcloudjoemcalinden I&#8217;m back home in Argyll now having finished mixing all of Bleached Highlights and it&#8217;s...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/16632942792http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/16632942792Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:34:42 +0000lindenbleached highlightsjoemcalindenOk, so we&#8217;re half way through Thursday and we&#8217;ve just managed to finalise the mix on...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/16118302012http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/16118302012Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:10:57 +0000bleached highlightspaul cookJames Walbournewest Heath yardjoemcalindenNow back at Edwyn&#8217;s relaxing after a busy day in the studio. We made good progress, mixing two...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/16088673627http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/16088673627Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:52:50 +0000bleached highlightswest Heath yardcurb your enthusiasmjoemcalinden<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly0c3e1qD31rn8rlbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Last night I flew down from Argyll to join Edwyn and Seb at West Heath Yard in London to help finalise the mixes for Bleached Highlights. So far we’ve finished Written, I Just Wanna Be Here(when I’m somewhere else), Bleached Highlights… And a half-price box of Family Circle biscuits! Our aim is to get all ten tracks done and dusted by close of play on Friday. Good luck studio xx</p>http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/16069758713http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/16069758713Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:45:14 +0000bleached highlightswest heath yardEdwyn CollinsSeb Lewsleyjoemcalinden Work will begin in earnest this coming Monday on the final few mixes for Bleached...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/15845000590http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/15845000590Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:10:03 +0000bleached highlightswest heath yardedwyn collinsjoemcalindenOver the next few months and during the build up to the release of Bleached Highlights this site...http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/15790327027http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/15790327027Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:35:17 +0000joemcalinden<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxragzJq7N1rn8rlbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>From left: </em>Seb, Edwyn & Joe at West Heath Yard</p>http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/15790155714http://www.joemcalinden.com/post/15790155714Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:31:46 +0000seb lewsleyedwyn collinsjoe mcalindenwest heath yardjoemcalinden