The idea behind The Reindeer Section came up when a dozen or so leading lights of Glasgow's music scene attended a Lou Barlow concert and got very drunk together. As is often the case in such situations, the idea didn't seem half as interesting the next day.
Only Gary Lightbody, the leader of the twee rock trio Snow Patrol (hence, "reindeer section"), carried through with it, writing all the songs for the proposed "supergroup" in a single day. The resulting album, "Y'all Get Scared Now, Ya Hear," included input from Belle & Sebastian, Mogwai, Arab Strap, Astrid and the Mull Historical Society, but for all intents and purposes, it was a Lightbody solo effort.
Though pretty, the record didn't seem to warrant a sequel, but Lightbody must be a persuasive fellow (perhaps it's the Irish in him), because "Son of Evil Reindeer" augments the original lineup with several higher-profile Scottish groups like Teenage Fanclub and Idlewild. Even the "godfather" of Glaswegian rock, Eugene Kelly (who led The Vaselines, Kurt Cobain's second-favorite band), lends a hand.