We Are Glas
the west of Scotland's electronic scene (by David Maitland)
Plaid is over played. Tonight, after a huge year of events in 2010, those interested in the future of music – rather than beards and scared rodents – are assembling.
Plaid is over played. Tonight, after a huge year of events in 2010, those interested in the future of music – rather than beards and scared rodents – are assembling.
When you are on friendly terms with up-and-coming musicians who actually talk to you online from time to time, then the opportunity to interview these lovely people becomes a natural occurrence.
For anyone who witnessed their collaboration at 2009′s Celtic Connections – now a fertile breeding ground for the new and unexpected in pop – there would have been a sense of “why did they not think of this before?”
Scotland has an undeniably rich musical heritage and arguably they don’t come any finer than Selkirk’s own, Frightened Rabbit.
‘Seminal’ is a much-used (or abused) term, particularly when refering to indie bands whose influence and namechecking by their successors far outweighs their success at the time. So we take care when throwing around such terms.