#15 Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2009: Copy Haho – Bred For Skills & Magic
Copy Haho injected a dose of sunshine into my London commute earlier in the year when I recieved their wonderfully crafted EP ‘Bred For Skills & Magic’ released on Big Scary Monster. Back in March...
View ArticleFrightened Rabbit release The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
Frightened Rabbit came to my attention back in December with a blistering set opening for Modest Mouse at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. I should, perhaps, have had my eye on them much earlier. Nevertheless,...
View ArticleIntroducing Oscar Charlie
With just a handful of tracks in my possession I think it is fair to say Oscar Charlie have kept me guessing since I first heard them at the start of this year. Hailing from the Shetland Isles, but...
View ArticleThe Twilight Sad to release The Wrong Car EP
Fresh from touring with Biffy Clyro in the US and UK The Twilight Sad have immediately followed up their ‘Forget The Night Ahead’ album with a new EP. ‘The Wrong Car‘ EP consists of two unreleased...
View Article#19 Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2010: Frightened Rabbit: The Winter Of...
Frightened Rabbit returned to the fore in 2010 with the release of ‘The Winter Of Mixed Drinks‘ and bagged themselves spots not only on our full site top album breakdown but several writers personal...
View ArticleIntroducing The Son(s)
A quick hunt for information on Scottish band The Son(s) makes it hard not to wonder if they are deliberately elusive–the only band bio to be found is the rather terse “The Sons were three. Two are...
View ArticleWeekend Videos: Jon Fratelli – Santo Domingo
The Fratellis were perhaps best known for the track ‘Chelsea Dagger‘; one of the definitive festival anthems of the late 00’s. It’s harsh that that song quickly became linked in my mind with yobs...
View ArticleWeekend Videos: Belle And Sebastian – Come On Sister
Over the past year Belle and Sebastian have toured the heck out of their ‘Write About Love‘ album taking their dulcet sounds all over the world. The band played a host of countries as scattered as...
View ArticleInterview with LightGuides
LightGuides released their mini-album ‘Samba Samba Samba‘ earlier this month on Alcopop Records. We caught up with drummer Dave to discuss the ‘veggie challenge’, the healthy state of Scottish music...
View ArticleSXSW 2013 Day 4 (Feat. Rustie, WHY?, Sarai Givaty, Simja Dujov and Sensual...
This year we sent some of our finest writers to witness SXSW first hand and mingle. This could have been a tale of new friendships, drunken friendships, confiscated platinum passes, lost emails and...
View ArticleCM Top Albums of 2015: Chvrches – Every Eye Open
Under all of the glossy, 80’s inspired euphoria, Chvrches simply write great songs. 2015’s ‘Every Eye Open‘, the follow up to the 2013 debut ‘The Bones Of What You Believe‘ was very simply a stronger...
View ArticleIntroducing Officer
Officer is the solo project of DC Logan. Born in Glasgow, he grew up in Northern Ireland and moved to London to follow his rock n roll dreams like many before him. After being involved with the local...
View ArticleIntroducing Mairearad Green
Multi instrumentalist Mairearad Green hails from the Scottish Highlands and her second release”Summer Isles” is a veritable ode to the Islands of her homeland. The concept album began to take shape a...
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