KING CREOSOTE and Sundays go hand in hand at Fibbers.

On the Scotsman's previous visit to York, in February 2006, he played an afternoon show at the Stonebow bar, and this weekend he returns for an evening engagement.

"The afternoon gig went really well, " recalls King Creosote, alias Kenny Anderson, singer, songwriter and founder of the Fence Collective of Scottish musicians in the fishing village of Anstruther, in Fife.

"It was quite odd for us as we'd had a long drive that morning and some of the band were feeling frazzled, but Fibbers fed us and gave us lots of cups of tea, and we were fine."

On that tour, King Creosote was promoting his droll, melancholic KC Rules OK album; this time last year's droll, melancholic Bombshell album is in the spotlight, and the band set-up is pretty much the same.

"The bass player from 2006 is now in The Whip, and in his place we have my original bassist, Uncle Beesly; On The Fly is on drums; Pip Dylan, my brother, is playing pedal steel, banjo, organ, guitar - he's kind of an all-rounder - and we have The Pictish Trail on hold. He may come, so we could be a four piece or five-piece."

Kenny is rather more certain about his choice for the next single off Bombshell.

"We want to release Admiral, and if it's up to speed, it'll come out for Valentine's Day as it's a romantic song, " he says. "For the B-side, the Fence Collective band Found are doing a remix version of my song Leslie."

Admiral will be released only on vinyl.

"I really like vinyl as it feels like something proper, it's got weight, and the artwork looks great, " says Kenny.

"CDs are disposable but when a band releases a record on vinyl, it feels real, like you're truly buying something.

Record companies have shot themselves in the foot with downloads and it's obvious the revenue they have lost; the whole thing is in a bit of a meltdown."

King Creosote, however, retains faith not only in vinyl but in the merits of regular touring.

"After Bombshell came out in September, we did one UK headline tour with Leeds City Varieties as one of the main gigs, and then did two supports, playing to some big houses with KT Tunstall and to 3,000 to 4,000 each night with Squeeze.

"We've now put together a small tour from January 25 to February 3, with no nights off, and we have the Celtic Connections in Glasgow coming up on the first night, Burns Night.

"When we did the autumn tour we hadn't got up to speed on Bombshell; we did half and half, so we'll now have more from Bombshell, and as we get tired of songs quite quickly we'll probably siphon off some off."

New Creosote compositions could feature, too. "I have a few new songs ready, and I tend to play those as a good break in the set, and having Pip Dylan back in the band for the first time in ages, we might crack out some of the oldies, " says Kenny.

"Een Pip's real name has moved back into Crail, living right next door to me, which is quite cool, as it's easy to rehearse.

"For myself, I've just moved into my house too, so I'm trying to get my music set up. In the last year I've written a lot of the songs on the Dictaphone, so I'll get them recorded, play the festival circuit with King Creosote, then I hope to do some solo dates later year, where the great thing is that it allows me to play anything."

First, however, King Creosote's Sunday service is resumed at Fibbers.

King Creosote plays Fibbers, York, on Sunday, supported by Pip Dylan and Andy Curry; tickets are £10 or £12 on the door.