WGC are neither alternative nor country, but have been corralled into the alt-country ghetto genre whilst being a more complex beast. Richly baritoned singer Robert Fisher, part Johnny Cash part Tindersticks' Stuart Staples pitches his New England mini-tragedies with a swamp-blues edge against a tumbleweedy backdrop. Uplifting melancholia, in the vein of Nick Cave's more grandiose work, with ambitious sounding arrangements, and songs that go straight for the heart. Comprising of over 25 different band members, Fisher believes that this adds a different dynamic to the live show. “Whenever you see us, you're gonna see different people — you could have any number from two to twelve members on stage. The songs will have different arrangements, we'll do different stuff, depending on where we are and who can play.” Instruments include acoustic guitar, mandolin, pump organ, violin, cello, viola, piano, trumpet, drums, bass, accordion, electric guitar, and lap steel.
The Wilard Grant sound can be as quiet and warm as 3am on a winter's morning, or as soulful and boisterous as a Sunday Morning Gospel service.

here's last nights Mad4it! Music


Mad4it! Setlist from 11.15pm - 3.00am
Friday 5th May 2006
- Att. 321 (116 for Willard + 205)
Here's what you got - recent hits bold, R denotes request

WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY Lady Of The Snowline
WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY Distant Shore
WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY Let It Roll
KAISER CHIEFS I Heard It Through The Grapevine
RACONTEURS Steady As She Goes R
ORSON No Tomorrow R
VANITIES The Love In Your Eyes R
BLACK WIRE Hard To Love Easy To Lay R
THE WALKMEN The Rat
R
BUZZCOCKS Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn't Have R
CLASH Train in Vain R
UNDERTONES Teenage Kicks R
IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
JAM Going Underground
BLONDIE Atomic
GWEN STEFANI What You Waiting For R
THE BRAVERY Honest Mistake
ORDINARY BOYS Boys Will Be Boys
ARCTIC MONKEYS I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
KOOKS You Don't Love Me R
MAXIMO PARK Apply Some Pressure R
BOY KILL BOY Suzie R
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS Bang Bang You're Dead!
THE DECEMBERISTS 16 Military Wives R
THE AUTOMATIC Raoul R
BLOC PARTY Banquet R
KINGS OF LEON Molly's Chamber
KILLERS Mr Brightside
KAISER CHIEFS Every Day I Love You Less & Less
FUTUREHEADS Hounds Of love

SMITHS This Charming Man R
BANGLES Walk Like An Egyptian
CURE Love Cats R
BLUR Parklife
STONE ROSES I Am The Ressurection R
OASIS She's Electric
JAMES Laid R
ELASTICA Connection
REEF Place Your Hands
GORILLAZ Dare
KILLERS All The Things That I've Ever Done
RAZORLIGHT Golden Touch
YEAH YEAH YEAHS Gold Lion
R
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS Northern Lites
STEREOPHONICS Local Boy In A Photograph R
KOOKS Naive R
ARCTIC MONKEYS When The Sun Goes Down
MILBURN Send In The Boys R
FRATELLIS Creeping Up The Backstairs R
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE No One Knows
R
NIRVANA Lithium R
HOLE Celebrity Skin
BREEDERS Cannonball R
RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS Can't Stop
TENACIOUS D Tribute
STEPPENWOLF Born To Be Wild
DOORS Break On Through
JIMI HENDRIX Crosstown Traffic
R
LED ZEPPELIN Whole Lotta Love
NANCY SINATRA These Boots Are Made For Walking
MONKEES Monkees Theme
GREEN DAY Basket Case
NO DOUBT Just A Girl
T-REX Get It On R
DAVID BOWIE Young Americans R
FLAMING LIPS The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song R

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS Birdhouse In Your Soul R
GOGOL BORDELLO Start Wearing Purple R
CRIBS Hey Scenesters R
LIBERTINES Up The Bracket R
STROKES Juicebox R
--- Sit On My Face & Go To Bed ---

If we only had time ... 205 minutes - 73 Trax (36 requests) here's another 60 requests I'd love to have played you maybe next time ...

AKIRA THE DON Patrick
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
ARCADE FIRE Rebellion
ARCHITECTS IN HELSINKI

BEATLES Helter Skelter
BLOC PARTY Helicopter
BLONDIE Heart Of Glass
BOY KILL BOY Back Again
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE 7 4 Scoreline
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
CLASH London Calling
CLUTCH Space

CULT She Sells Sanctuary
DAVID BOWIE Rebel Rebel
DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 Romantic Rights
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS You F**kin Love It

DURAN DURAN Girls On Film
ELVIS PRESLEY Jailhouse Rock
FERMEZ LA BOUCHE Help She Can't Swim
FRATELLIS Stacey Anne
FUTUREHEADS Stupid & Shallow

GARY NUMAN Cars
GNARLS BARKLEY Crazy
GO TEAM! Ladyflash

HAPPY MONDAYS
HOT HOT HEAT Get In Or Get Out
ISLANDS Rough Jem
JOE JACKSON Is She Really Going Out With Him
KANYE WEST Gold Digger
KYUSS
LADYTRON Seventeen
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Trials & Tribulations

LE TIGRE Deceptacon
LOS CAMPESINOS! Hold Now Youngster
MYSTERY JETS You Can't Fool Me Dennis
ORSON Bright Idea
PANIC AT THE DISCO I Write Sins Not Tragedies
PEARL JAM
POSTAL SERVICE Such Great Heights
PRIMAL SCREAM Rocks
THE RAPTURE House Of Jealous Lovers
THE RIFLES Local Boy
ROD STEWART Maggie May
ROLLING STONES Sympathy For The Devil
SENSES LIE Bury A Lie
THE SHINS

SINEAD O'CONNOR Nothing Compares To You
STOOGES No Fun
STRANGLERS No More Heroes
STROKES Heart In A Cage / Someday
SUBWAYS Rock & Roll Queen

SUEDE Animal Nitrate
THE THE Infected
UNICORNS Jellybones
U2 Gone (from Pop)
WOLFMOTHER Dimension / Apple Tree
WOLF PARADE Grounds For Divorce

YAZOO Don't Go (Upstairs At Eric's)

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