Merely a trick of the light

The Glastonbury line-up has been announced and I’m neither overwhelmed nor underwhelmed. I am simply whelmed, I guess. I’m keen to see the effervescent yet bookish Noo Yorkers, Vampire Weekend with their merry African rhythmic sounds; British Sea Power will be marvellous too, I venture. The band I’m playing as I pen these words, The National, headline the John Peel Stage on the Sunday and I’d hope to be there for their set. Edwyn Collins is probably a must-see too; I admire him greatly and would go all misty-eyed for a What Presence?! or a Salmon Fishing In New York.