Cede
Pain Sells (download)
Cede is a collaboration between Becci Wallace and Alan Kerr – both of whom have other musical lives
short players (Scottish)
Chvrches
Good Girls (Virgin)
Another single from the forthcoming ‘Screen Violence’ album, this is further slice of pure synthpop with attitude.
The Wife Guys of Reddit
Wet and Tired EP (Bandcamp)
This oddly-named combo comprise some musicians from various Scottish bands and this breezy slice of indie-rock is quite the thing…
Jamie Strachan
Anxieties (stream)
Jamie Strachan is a West of Scotland-based singer/songwriter who has been ploughing a somewhat lonely furrow these past few years
Ubre Blanca
Lockstep (Blanc Discs)
Glasgow outfit Ubre Blanca have been a bit quiet of late (spot the John Shuttleworth reference…)
Starry Skies
Do it With Love (Remix) (Fox Star)
The fourth single from The Starry Skies’ third album, released last year, is a remix of the title track
Clair
Queen Bee (Hotgem)
This is the lead track from a forthcoming album (‘Earth Mothers’, release slated for mid-July)
The Gilhoolys
STAR (Main St)
The press release states that this Glasgow act, “Once described by various DJs and Music Journalists as ‘The Next Big Thing From Scotland’
Errant Boy
The Poisoned Word (Errant Media)
In the first of two promised singles this year, the Edinburgh-based outfit spread their musical nous over this slightly mournful track.