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Twin Atlantic

Lightspeed (Chuff Media)

Back in the day, singing in a Scottish slang was as sought after as Swine flu, and about as cool as a pair of the Proclaimer’s black specs. Now though it is quite literally the talk of the toon, and Twin Atlantic prominently purvey their regional dialect on ‘Lightspeed’, their first release since signing to [...]



We Were Promised Jetpacks

Roll Up Your Sleeves (Fatcat)

Following hot on the heels of Euan Davidson’s album review, comes ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’, the second single from We Were Promised Jetpacks debut album ‘These Four Walls’



T In The Park 2009

TITP (10th,11th,12th July, Field, Grass, Balado)

T in the park has metamorphosed from indie flick to summer blockbuster in the past decade, and the merits of this shift remain questionable to all concerned, with the exception of those writing the cheques. In previous years, Geoff Ellis et al may have gotten away with it by securing some unexpected headliners that justify [...]



State Of Affairs

You Never Had It So Good / Futile (unsigned)

‘Never had it so good’ is a marvelously infectious single from Edinburgh alt-rockers State of Affairs, and is an ode to better days of youthful shenanigans, drunken debauchery and the life lessons learned in the passage of time.



The Coronas

San Diego Song (3u)

Dublin lads the Coronas are currently cruising on the back of their domestic success, and ‘San Diego Song’ is the latest release from album ‘Heroes & Ghosts’ which went platinum in the emerald isle.