tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24018608738804646652024-02-19T16:56:28.916+00:00Off The Radar Indie Music.Our main aim is to help out as many indie bands as possible by posting them on our website. Whether people read it is up to you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09998283319610705489noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401860873880464665.post-90270382261688225092015-12-31T16:46:00.001+00:002015-12-31T16:57:33.177+00:00Albums of the 2015It has been another great year for Scottish music as it continues to export some brilliant albums. Some may say Scotland has punched above it's weight for many years, but maybe now it's just something the country is good at - and we don't get to say that very often!<br />
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Album number three from Admiral Fallow grew on me a lot over the year, eventually becoming a favourite.</div>
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It was a huge year for Kathryn Joseph who seemingly came from nowhere to release one of the most enthralling albums of the year. It's almost hypnotic!</div>
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A bit of a comeback album for indie rock legends Idlewild brought a matured sound whilst keeping their distinct sound we know and love.</div>
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Surprise winners of the 2014 Mercury Prize, Young Fathers' second album brings more experimental hip-hop in their own unique fashion. I wasn't a fan of the first album, but this has been one of the most played albums this year.</div>
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More hip-hip, this time from Motherwell. The LaFontaines debut album has gone down as a success as they continue to build a loyal fan base right across the country. I first saw these guys play to about 15 people in 2012; 2015 saw them sell out the Barrowlands in Glasgow, and that speaks volumes.</div>
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The Phantom Band have a habit of releasing albums without really telling anyone, so you may have missed this. Melancholic synth-folk music at it's finest!</div>
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Another debut album makes the list. It's raw, it's catchy and it was a long time coming. Worth the wait though. I recently did a <a href="http://offtheradarindiemusic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/cherri-fosphate.html" target="_blank">full review of the album</a>.</div>
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Man of many musical talents, Bill Wells teams up with the man who should be Scotland's Poet Laureate, Aidan Moffat for the second time. Within the tales of love, sex and drinking, there is something heartening in there, I think.....</div>
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The Edinburgh outfit have released an impressive album full of guitar/synth driven tunes with big, singalong choruses. Even after some big support slots, The Winter Tradition are still slightly underground in Scotland. I hope 2016 sees them continue to tour hard and get the big break they deserve.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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It's been nearly 3 years since I first saw Glasgow based rock outfit <b>Cherri Fosphate</b>, and in that time they have become a firm favourite with their slick riffs and catchy choruses. The release of their EP <b>Burning Youth</b> in 2013 showed us what the band are capable of, and I've been looking forward to hearing more ever since.<br />
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<b>We Didn't Come Here to Say Goodbye</b> was officially released just over a week ago on Bloc+ (a great wee label), and provides more of those catchy upbeat tunes, with the unmistakable vocal of Jonny Sharpe. Opener <b>Sea Foam Green</b> is raw and fast paced with heavy riffs while <b>Neighbour </b>and<b> Auf Weidersen</b> are the most memorable tracks with their sing-along choruses.<br />
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Through the middle of the record, the album flows nicely through some of the songs from the Burning Youth EP, all of which wouldn't be out of place in the underground NYC music scene (well, minus the Glesga accent!).<br />
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The album picks up pace again with the fast paced drumming of Sonny Kaith in <b>Kerry Rodgers</b>, before winding down to a close with <b>Didn't See You</b> - a nice wee ballad to bring the heart rate back down after an album full of energy and passion.<br />
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On early doors, rock-pop band <a href="https://www.facebook.com/miasma.band?fref=ts" target="_blank">Miasma </a>took to the stage. The band have been together since 2009 and their experience was obvious as they played a tight set of about half an hour. Miasma have another gig in Edinburgh on 15 May at Sneaky Pete's.<br />
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The room filled up for bluesy-rock quarter, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheCracklinVoid/timeline" target="_blank">The Cracklin' Void</a>. I've now seen the band twice and they are definite crowd pleasers, a good shout to put them as main support. Their catchy tunes and enthusiasm had the crowd dancing and nicely warmed up for the headline act.<br />
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The night however, really did belong to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheDraynes/timeline" target="_blank">The Draynes</a>. A steady run of gigs over the past year has seen support for their garage punk/blues sound grow, and the duo get more confident with every show. This set the band up nicely for the launch of their debut single, 'Give Me Sympathy' which they saved for the last song of the night. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you all made it to the polls.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09998283319610705489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401860873880464665.post-35902381448533449482015-05-06T21:35:00.000+00:002015-05-06T21:35:54.815+00:00GoodCopGreatCop<span style="font-family: inherit;">Perth pop rockers GoodCopGreatCop are beginning to make a bit of name for themselves, and with new single Future Habits already being picked up and played by the likes of Jim Gellatly, it's a sign that the band are heading in the right direction.</span><br />
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The band have been together since 2012 and have gigged across much of Scotland - most recently with The Winter Tradition where I saw half the band perform an acoustic set. They have a couple of dates coming up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Further into the future, GoodCopGreatCop will be releasing an EP - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GoodCopGreatCopMusic/timeline" target="_blank">watch this space.</a></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09998283319610705489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401860873880464665.post-38595993019990534982015-01-05T20:23:00.001+00:002015-01-05T20:23:36.107+00:00What was your album of 2014?2014 was a great year for music, with record sales in vinyl and a lot less Justin Bieber. Over the past few weeks, you've probably seen all the papers, websites and blogs posting their top 10, 30 or 50 albums of the past year, but how about whittling it down to just one? <br />
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Leave your comments below and join in the debate!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09998283319610705489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401860873880464665.post-20638761651099679212014-10-18T20:49:00.000+00:002014-10-18T21:06:35.665+00:00The Winter Tradition - secret show<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-9XP0v__q3OZCC4Om8JBP9c1mnXxpnwWOeQ9D8nyn29jyT_5FcwJRSvwEmLRPRY8pnJHpd8gpMS-6Re1mXwMjkcK0BYPo4niYV-4X3aGT58edqO5W2cAOf_MJnrGV1T2tePN0jUkMVY/s1600/Winter+Trad+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-9XP0v__q3OZCC4Om8JBP9c1mnXxpnwWOeQ9D8nyn29jyT_5FcwJRSvwEmLRPRY8pnJHpd8gpMS-6Re1mXwMjkcK0BYPo4niYV-4X3aGT58edqO5W2cAOf_MJnrGV1T2tePN0jUkMVY/s1600/Winter+Trad+1.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>Secret shows seem to be becoming more of a thing these days. Edinburgh band <a href="http://www.thewintertradition.com/Enter.html" target="_blank">The Winter Tradition</a> chose this as a way of playing some new material that they have been working on after confirming a second album is in the works.<br />
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The people at the bar then made their way downstairs and packed out the venue as The Winter Tradition played a long set, making their way through new tracks and old favourites like Nightscape and Gradients.<br />
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Now just to wait for news on the new album - the bands debut Gradients is still available in the meantime and it comes highly recommended (from me)!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09998283319610705489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401860873880464665.post-41094273354687188142014-08-19T16:24:00.000+00:002014-08-19T16:25:31.569+00:00Neutral Milk Hotel and Belle and Sebastian - Edinburgh Corn ExchangeSo I had a bit of a hipster weekend at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange:<br />
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On Thursday, indie rock legends Neutral Milk Hotel followed up their recent Glasgow gig with a night in Edinburgh, playing songs (among others) from one of the most influential albums of the last 20 years. The album which gained the band so much fame, yet the same on that almost tore them apart - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. NMH were one of those bands I never thought I would get to see. Due to me being 2 when the album was released, I missed their initial success, but years later after falling in love with ITAOTS many times over, I was as excited as anyone about this show. Anyone except maybe Scott Hutchison (Owl John) who got to support one of his all time favourite bands along with his brother - both had to cover up their aeroplane-phonograph tattoo's...<br />
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Also, on Saturday night, I went to the first screening of God Help the Girl, a musical, written and directed by Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian. It was beamed to 80 cinemas across the UK from an uncomfortably packed Corn Exchange as we sat on the floor for all 111 minutes. To be honest, the film wasn't to my own liking but I have seen a lot of positive feedback on Twitter. However, I think the main draw of the night was the gig B&S put on afterwards, mixing their own songs with tracks from God Help the Girl, a random bit of Motown and an even more random David Bowie cover sang by Stevie Jackson at the request of Murdoch! Another brilliant performance from the band, who had people up dancing on-stage with them to Boy With the Arab Strap. <br />
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Augustines took the packed Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh by storm last night as they fired through song after song from their two albums in a two hour set. About 6 songs into the set, the band disappeared for a couple of minutes, appearing on the upper level balcony for a bit of an acoustic session. Billy's distinctly powerful voice echoed throughout the venue for one of those hair standing on end moments. And fair play to the crowd for staying so quiet. </div>
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The Brooklyners played hard, full of love for the crowd and treated everyone to a special encore. The four of them made their way into the middle of the crowd to round off their set with 4 acoustic songs, one of them being a song from Billy's teenage years. The Twittersphere was going crazy with tweets to the band telling them how special a night it was, and I'd have to agree. </div>
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Everyone loves a bit of DIY, right? Well <b>The Second Hand Marching Band</b> do. It has taken them 4 years, 20 instruments and 17 people to compile 13 songs, thus creating <i>A Hurricane, a Thunderstorm</i>.<br />
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The album opens calmly with the soft trumpets and accordion of <b>Bypass</b> (my favourite song from their previous demos). There aren't many songs about motorway signs, but this is the best out of what I've heard! The album picks up pace with tracks <b>This is the Story</b>, then <b>We Will Convince You</b>. The band want to convince you that you're not sad, and who would be with the quick beat of the drum making this a dance-able song when played live.<br />
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Female vocals lead the shortest song on the album<b> Climbing Up the Walls</b> before the band remind you that <b>Love is a Fragile Thing</b> in one of the standout tracks on the album. Signpost is a completely acoustic, minimal and quite lovely a song, while <b>You Will/My Body is a Mess </b>is clearly a song about an ex lover who liked to cause arguments.<br />
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The complimenting male and female vocals make <b>Mull</b> a very emotional song as it touches on a personal loss for the singer. Another fairly short track <b>Spark</b> comes just before title track <b>A Hurricane, A Thunderstorm, </b>the chorus of which tells it how it is,<i> 'Something will interfere with plans that you've made.' </i>Annoying, but true!<br />
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<b>You Said You Were a Broken Person</b> is another slow, acoustic song, whilst <b>Wrench of My Hand</b> bursts open with the familiar sound of the accordion that is always at the forefront of the music. The album closes just as gently as it opened with <b>Paper Year</b>, rounding off a brilliant album with excellent melodies and evocative lyrics. You know what they say: If you want something done right, then do it yourself!
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I must admit I missed their email when it came through so I'm probably not up to date fully with the band, though I'm hoping this short feature will make up for it. However, <i><b>Shooting Stansfield</b></i> are set to be working on an album in the coming future, which will be highly anticipated, I'm sure (and I promise to be on the ball when it is released!!)<br />
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We Know Not What We Do is available on the usual websites (Amazon, iTunes etc), and would be the perfect addition to your 'Indie' or 'Chilled Out' playlist, as each song effortlessly rolls onto the next, and all six songs pass with ease and, of course, you have to play it again. And for those of us who like picking up on every lyric, there are some gems in these six songs:<br />
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And I'll leave it at that;<b> Shooting Stansfield.</b><br />
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After an extended break (I've been busy) I am back to bring you some of the best new music out at the moment. And did someone say Sigur Rós are back? Hell yes. One of my favourite bands return with Kveikur - their new album released on Monday past. As Jonsi said to one of the 'bigger' music websites, it is their most aggressive record to date, and some of the noises they have produced are borderline scary! Think falsetto Mogwai. The word Kveikur translates to 'candlewick' but when spoken sounds like 'quake' in English, and comes after Valtari, which translated to 'Roller' and had the aura of a calm and tranquil sea. So to me, Valtari was the calm before Kveikur brought the storm. Anyway, this, for me, is one of the top albums this year; placing between Pedestrian Verse from Frightened Rabbit and Trouble Will Find Me by The National.<br />
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Quickbeam have released their self-titled debut album which got them to number 10 in the Record Store Charts. With songs like 700 Hundred Birds achieving critical acclaim, the future is looking bright for the band. The record itself goes along at a steady and mellow place with the wonderful voice of Monika at the forefront as layer upon layer of orchesterial music is formed, occasionally reaching the crescendo moment. Quickbeam is available to listen below.<br />
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Cherri Fosphate have also released their debut EP Burning Youth. These catchy four tracks show all signs of promise from the young Glasgow based band whose live shows are full of confidence and consistency (and were probably one of the best acts at Brew at the Bog a few weeks back). The toe tapping Wool appears to be the lead track from the EP but my favourite song for no real reason is closing track Kerry Rodgers. The whole EP has catchy choruses to sing along to and riffs that will bring out the air-guitar hero in us all!<br />
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Other music I have been listening to includes the brand new album Desire Lines from Camera Obscura. I've been waiting in anticipation for a new release from them and at first listen, I am certainly not disappointed. I haven't listened enough to write a full review but I can't wait to listen more.<br />
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Boards of Canada have however been of great disappointment after all the hype surrounding Tomorrow's Harvest. Again, another band we have all been waiting on coming back from hiatus, but it doesn't feel like an album that has been 8 years in the making. But even after the ground breaking previous albums, it would be near impossible to replicate this to an audience 8 years older who would still enjoy it as much.<br />
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Anyway, hope you will find something you like here to keep you busy (Sigur Rós, Sigur Rós, Sigur Rós, Sigur Rós do it).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09998283319610705489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401860873880464665.post-7297867259530466282013-05-01T16:19:00.000+00:002013-05-01T16:19:54.056+00:00Meet the Panto's!I recently caught up with Margate based The Pantomime Villains after the release of their debut EP Dreamland. Here's what the boys had to say:<br />
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H: Only about Jake's sexuality.<br />
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First up I've had the song Twisted Little Theatre by London based band Killing Fields of Ontario. The song is a bit of organised madness with pulsating drums while the main riff is being overshadowed by the untraditional sound of an organ.<br />
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King of the Opera have also been on today's playlist. The Italian band have just produced their debut album Nothing Outstanding. From listening to the album, there are a lot of influences coming from different directions. For a while, it could be Radiohead, other wise, there are definite hints of perhaps The Doors and also a post-rock sound that I more than welcomed. Here is the video for the brand new song, The Floating Song.<br />
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Lastly, for the rock fans out there, here is Super73- a Alt-rock band from central England. They have been making great strides the past wee while and have just secured a license for their music to be promoted in the USA. The future is looking bright for Super73 after they formed from the downfall of previous bands. They are now looking to break into the city scenes across the country to get their high energy music out to new fans.<br />
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We have featured Highlanders <b>KOBI</b> a couple of times on the blog now and it is clear to see that with each time, they have improved tenfold. Well they have done it again through the release of their brand new track <b>All The Way</b>. Produced by the Grammy award winning <b>Steve Orchard</b> (who has worked with British greats such as Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher and Travis), All The Way is a 3 minute, catchy pop song with an uplifting brass section, and a chorus you will be finding yourself singing to yourself over and over again. The band have developed their sound from the 'post-rock' <b>Sinister</b>, and find themselves drawing influences from 80's bands as well as modern acts such as The Cars, Aztec Camera and Foals. The band are doing a two date promo tour for the single. They will be playing Inverness and Glasgow, as seen above with <b>Cherri Fosphate</b> and <b>The Uptown Beat</b>!<br />
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With a new album on the horizon, Scottish 5 piece <b>The Deep Red Sky</b> have unveiled the first single to be taken from the album due on the <b>13th of May</b>. The album will be called <b>Plans.</b> The band have released the track <b>Zombies</b>, for which they also made a video (and is free to download from <a href="http://thedeepredsky.bandcamp.com/track/zombies-things-dont-stay-the-same" target="_blank">BandCamp</a>). The song flows steadily as layer upon layer is added to the song until the crescendo is met with the powerful voice of singer Jamie- as the young boy manages to make the dreams of his fish come true (see video for that one!!).<br />
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But before the release of Plans, the band are managing their way through a tour spanning from London all the way north to Inverness. With the first date in Edinburgh just passed, the band will be playing the following shows:<br />
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The band cite their influences as The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit, which is evident, but <b>The Deep Red Sky</b> manage to keep their unique layered sound which will be envied by many. 2013 is turning into a massive year for the band. They are following up the 2011 EP <b><i>The Job. The Flat. The Girlfriend</i></b>. with <b>Zombies</b> which will be followed by <b>The Look On Your Face</b> at the end of April before the full album on the 13th of May. </div>
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Randolph's Leap, State Broadcasters and Jo Mango, from the brilliant wee label Olive Grove Records, went on a two date tour of a couple of northern barns - that being Woodend Barn in Banchory and Bogbain Farm , Inverness. I was at the 'best unusual venue' of 2012 which is Bogbain's barn venue on Friday night to see two brilliant bands that I've been listening to for a year or so now and Jo Mango who I'd never actually listened to before.<br />
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Randolph's Leap are usually an 8 piece but for this show they were a duo. Frontman Adam Ross warmed the crowd and the crowd quickly warmed to him in the icy conditions with his witty lyrics of him being a telephone psychic and pretending to do the luge in the bath, before eventually finishing off with all 3 bands chanting a rousing rendition Going Home. Randolph's Leap were my favourite act that night and I'm now awaiting their return to Bogbain for Brew at the Bog in May.<br />
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The State Broadcasters were next to grace the stage. They put on a brilliant performance playing songs mostly from Ghosts We Must Carry, and announcing the upcoming release (which is actually today) of a new single. There was a distinct theme of birds going through all of the acts' songs and this was continued when State Broadcasters played Kittiwake. Having a harp as a main instrument was also very interesting and unique. I think it works though, and credit to Gillian for being able to play the harp so well whilst singing.<br />
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Lastly, we were treated to Jo Mango. As I said, I'd never listened to her music before, but her bands' music reminded me of Esperi, with added French Accordian. Jo played a full set, spoke about her stalking people in Inverness and also continued the theme of birds, teaching us about bird calls in one of her songs.<br />
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It was a brilliant night, only ruined by a couple of guys (from MFR radio) who spoke throughout the gig. But when they were quiet for a couple of minutes, there was some truly lovely music on display, and there is a real sense of pure talent coming from the Olive Grove Record label. Long live indie music.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09998283319610705489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401860873880464665.post-56084003227857841872013-03-09T17:12:00.000+00:002013-03-09T17:12:47.511+00:00Katie O' DonnellWe are going back to the grass roots of music now; this is Katie O'Donnell, a 17 year old singer songwriter from Fife. Katie is classically trained on piano, plays guitar and can also sing incredibly well! She writes her own songs as well as doing covers, and aspires to make a career out of her musical talent. Katie has her own <a href="http://www.youtube.com/ktmodonnell" target="_blank">YouTube</a> channel as well as a SoundCloud link where all of her songs are available to listen to. For now though, Katie will be finishing her final year at school soon before heading off to university. I can definitely see Katie becoming a well established act in Scotland if she continues down the music path as her crazy piano skills alone are something to admire. Check her out now before she's too famous to even think about speaking to you!!<br />
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<b>4th of March 2013</b> will be a significant date for Glasgow based band <b>Campfires In Winter</b>, as it will mark the day of their debut single <i><b>White Lights.</b></i> The band have already released 1 EP called <i><b>Cardboard Ships </b></i>way back in 2010, and this kick-started their career, as they went on to support the likes of RM Hubbert, Kid Canaveral, So Many Animal Calls and Mitchell Museum. The band also appeared at Wickerman festival and GoNorth in 2012.<br />
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However, Campfires in Winter have been enjoying a great start to this year after selling out <b>King Tut's</b> with <b>Kitty the Lion</b> and <b>Sunshine Social, </b>and the plan is to continue to build on this success with the launch night on the <b>7th of March</b> at <b>Nice 'N' Sleazy</b> in <b>Glasgow</b>, and a video for White Lights which is due out a week before the single.<br />
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The song itself is a brilliant example of alt-rock with the Scottish twang we all know and love. This comforting number heads down the post-rock route towards the end of the track with some well executed guitar, but the rousing chorus makes for an easy singalong. You can already hear the chant of <b>"three parts liquid and two parts luck"</b> and<b> "these two white lights up above, they'll keep me alive"</b> from the crowd at live gigs going down a treat. I'll post the video for the song as soon as it is available but check out some of their previous work to get a feel for this band. Definitely ones to watch.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09998283319610705489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401860873880464665.post-18165374946394791642013-02-14T14:07:00.001+00:002013-02-14T14:07:07.604+00:00Lori McTearFirst of all, thank you very much to everyone who voted in our wee poll over the last week. I wasn't sure how popular an idea it would be, but 230 votes says it all! The poll closed with Scottish singer/songwriter Lori McTear being the runaway winner with over 70 votes more than Nakota who finished second.<br />
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So anyway, Lori McTear enjoyed a great year in 2012, being chosen to support well loved acts like The View, Newton Faulkner, Ocean Colour Scene; playing at highly attended festivals such as The Big Stooshie and Troon Festival; and 2012 was also the year of Lori McTear's second single <b><i>Freedom and Machine Guns</i></b>. All that at on 18 years of age!<br />
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After playing her first show in Glasgow's George Square at the age of 15, Lori decided that playing music was exactly what she wanted to do- 3 years on and she hasn't looked back since. Her country/folk style of music has her drawing parallels to fellow country-women Amy McDonald and KT Tunstall and has proved popular with her many hundreds of fans. Lori is midway through her Scottish tour where she has so far played Inverness, Dundee, Glasgow, Perth and Aberdeen, with two Dunfermline gigs, one in Ayr and MV Festival in Aviemore all yet to come.<br />
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If you fancy it, go over to <a href="http://www.lorimctear.co.uk/#/music-shop/4564526083" target="_blank">http://www.lorimctear.co.uk/#/music-shop/4564526083</a> where you can buy Lori's single in CD form for only £3.00. From that link, there are also links to Lori's Facebook, Twitter, ReverbNation and her YouTube account and all the dates from her tour.
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I don't know what it is about Iceland, but they seem to have a constant stream of musical talent- much like here is Scotland. From <b>Sigur Rós</b> to <b>Múm,</b> <b>Ólafur Arnalds, Seabear and Of Monsters And Men, Hymnalaya</b> have joined the ranks in Iceland in the hope of making it, and their quiet, yet passionate style of music is impressive and purely just lovely to listen to. They don't need to shout about their talent, the music speaks for itself.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09998283319610705489noreply@blogger.com1