Mr. Scruff

Mr. Scruff Discusses the Sparse Sound and Collaborative Nature of 'Friendly Bacteria'

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2014

It's been five years since Andy Carthy (a.k.a. Mr. Scruff) dropped a full-length studio effort, and though the cover art that graces Friend...

Mr. Scruff

Friendly Bacteria

PUBLISHED May 16, 2014

Sometimes less is indeed more, and that's a notion that Andy Carthy (a.k.a. Mr. Scruff) seems to have taken to heart on his fifth album. Es...

Mr. Scruff

Get On Down / Hold On with Andrea Triana

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2009

Mr. Scruff's solid connections of jazzy riffs with clean vocals and beats prevail. Remember 1999's "Get A Move On"? The sheer elegance of h...

Return of <b>Mr. Scruff</b>

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2009

"I got a call from Ninja Tune and thought 'oh yeah, you're that label that releases my albums occasionally, but not when I don't record the...

Mr. Scruff

Keep it Solid Steel (Pt. 1)

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

When a DJ has his own branded tea pots and extra large mugs on his site’s merch page, you know he’s more concerned with being comfortable t...

Mr. Scruff

Trouser Jazz

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

Andy Carthy's past record, Keep It Unreal, was a beautifully crafted surprise filled with lush orchestration and slow jazz beats. But it wa...