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August 13, 2021

Bulbils made 63 albums during the pandemic, now they’re releasing a compilation of - three songs

Richard Dawson and his Hen Ogledd bandmate Sally Pilkington have released sixty-three albums (!) during the thick of the pandemic with their Bulbils project. They are now releasing a compilation of that great mass of music, which they have condensed into a compilation of - threes songs. The Quietus is impressed by both their last year's feat, as well as this year's collection: "I have learned something quite valuable from this release. Or at least, it’s made me think enough to realise it. None of us knows how to act at the moment. We’re free, sort of, but we’re either trying to not loudly perform that freedom, or we’re being belligerent and aggressive about it. We can go to pubs, gigs, theatres, but we don’t know what it is to be in them again yet, or its consequence. Fear of nature’s chaos has made conspiracy rife. But here in the gesture of these two people we find that yes, things are unusual and scary, but doing things together, small, human things, like making music or anything creative and shared, is the answer".