Dot Allison
Unchanged
Unboxed/Sonic Cathedral
This lead single from a new album is a lengthy track, a slow burner but ultimately a banger more… “Dot Allison”
Single reviews
Redolent
Make Big Money Fast Online Now
MBMFON
This EP has been out for a wee while now but no matter more… “Redolent”
Gates of Light
Embrace The Night
Last Night From Glasgow
The latest single by Gates of Light, the current moniker of Scottish artist Louise Quinn and her co-conspirators more… “Gates of Light”
Xan Tyler
Miniature Oceans
Last Night From Glasgow
The new Xan Tyler single, out any time now, sounds great. more… “Xan Tyler”
Empress
Notorious
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Glasgow rapper Empress has had great guest spots on several of the pre/during/post lockdown Steg G albums more… “Empress”
Mickey 9s
At Home He's a Tourist
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West of Scotland-based Mickey 9s have established a reputation over the past few years as a formidable live act more… “Mickey 9s”
The Rotations
The World is Getting Fatter
Radar Station
New from Glasgow’s Rotations (out late April 2023), this track is a slight move away from their usual raucous, fast-rocking numbers more… “The Rotations”
The Twistettes
Selling Skin
Traffic Cone
Formidable Fife/Glasgow two-piece The Twistettes are back with new material. more… “The Twistettes”
Lonely Tourist
Duty of Care
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Lonely Tourist, originally a resident of Scotland but having decamped to the Bristol area some years ago, has been releasing music for a good few years more… “Lonely Tourist”
Silvi
Don't Wanna Love Again
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Jodi, aka Silvi has released a number of tracks in the last couple of years and this is the latest. Released at the start of April, it has fairly lit up social media in BM’s part of the interweb, and deservedly so.
A slow-burn start of piano arpeggios brings in Silvi’s voice, murmuring the verse before the electronica kicks in and the voice, now in a far higher register, swoops in and out of the treated bass and piano. There is high drama in here, musically and vocally, and some amount of emotion on display.
There is a further delight in a kind of middle-eight/coda/not-quite-sure-what but it changes the direction of the track until the whole thing ends in a blaze of glory, before a final murmur, and we are back to the start.
This is some form of post-Covid, post-everything torch song – hypnotic, brave and hugely impressive. It isn’t quite like any of her previous tracks. It could hopefully be one stepping stone to a major breakthrough for this incredibly talented singer-songwriter.