Was anyone else up and about at about 1am this morning and happened to catch the programme all about Electrelane on Channel 4? The interviews weren’t really up to much, but there was some incredible live footage that reminded me what an amazing band they were and how I’ll miss ‘em now they’re gone. I got the same feeling of having watched them ‘grow up’ as a band as I’ve had with many an Oxford band, from seeing them play in the Rising Sun in Reading years ago, on a bright and sunny afternoon on the main stage at Truck, through to having the privilege to help promote them at Audioscope in 2003, and then seeing them go on to support Arcade Fire and the Beastie Boys. And maybe that’s the most satisfying ‘relationship’ you can have with a band, seeing them develop from early days in pub backrooms into something amazing. On which note, good luck to Foals - it looks like it’s gonna be their year…