When the Scotpop 4-piece Life With Nixon signed off for good in August of 1998 at Sleazy’s in Glasgow, it seemed like the end of something special. Time had run out on Britpop – too many bands, not enough ideas. Getting less young and less stupid, time had also run out on the Nixon’s own …
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Kes’s Conscience
*Please read in your most sarcastic voice, otherwise this really doesn’t work* It’s all my fault. I’m Kes. (Hi.) I was at university in Brighton, 19 years old, thinking “I’ve written lots of songs – I should play them”, so I got in touch with Bran – who, inexplicably, offered to play bass instead of drums despite being a drummer …
Gutfull
GUTTFULL’s message to Trump, King of the Arseholes We’re GUTTFULL and we formed at the end of 2016: a bunch of big-mouthed feminist musicians with just so much rage to let out. Our first single is ‘Arsehole’, and it’s dedicated to Donald Trump, King of the Arseholes. With a bigoted, sexist, racist, right-wing meglomanic …
The Agitator
Are you agitated? You should be… This rabble-rousing act feature 24yr-old Derek Meins on vocals, accompanied by both Robert Dylan Thomas and ‘T-Train’ on thunderous double-drums. Derek’s force-of-nature voice and rallying-call songs are unashamedly political but aim to inspire and energise rather than dictate some dubious ideology. The Agitator’s music is stripped-down, loud and in …
Pilgrims
A sound born in a storm. This is what happened when a bird fell from the sky and foxes followed us home. This is supernatural, homespun honesty. This is soup, at 4am. This is a map of the stars that trace our fate. This is paprika tea. This is animal instinct. This is our …
Chess Smith
Chess Smith, a singer-songwriter based in Kent, began her career working with local bands in London and the southeast. Her talent, strong work ethic and infectious personality soon brought her to the attention of international songwriter and producer Ben Copland. Ben mentored Chess, shaping her as the voice of electronica outfit ‘Mooli’ and wrote, produced …
The Kara Sea
The Kara Sea was a one-woman band; the woman in question is Glaswegian/Mancunian hybrid multi-instrumentalist and “flâneuse” (according to an early review) Sarah Bradley, who guides violins, guitars, omnichords and assorted found-sounds into songs that have been described as “Cocteau Twins-esque electronica”. After spending her formative years working as co-founder of Valentine Records, DJing, …
Frank Waln
Photo by Tomas Karmelo Amaya Frank Waln is an award winning Sicangu Lakota Hip Hop artist, producer, and performer from the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. A recipient of the Gates Millennium Scholarship, Waln attended Columbia College Chicago where he received a BA in Audio Arts and Acoustics. Waln’s awards include three Native American Music …
Sporting Hero
Sporting Hero relocated from Belfast to Manchester where he released his own EP, Calendar on Switchflicker Records. He later moved up to Scotland and collaborated with Roy Møller on tracks from his debut album, ‘Speak When I’m Spoken To’. He is a guitarist and pianist with The Parsonage choir, band leader in The Gracious Losers …
Just Joans
The Just Joans are named after the Daily Record’s agony aunt and make music about everyday angst. You can listen to their music on bandcamp Or follow them on facebook
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