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Exposure: Glasgow indie trio PAWS

14 Apr 2011

Over the past 12 months, Glasgow trio PAWS have gone from ambitious bedroom jams to supporting damn near every cult US indie export to grace our fair shores (Dum Dum Girls, Wavves, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti etc). Combining Dinosaur Jr-esque melodic…

Exposure: Suspire

22 Jan 2010

Suspire are a trio from Glasgow with unrelenting enthusiasm and a good few tunes to boot. The band have been together sporadically in various guises since the early 00's but this somewhat revised line-up finally released their debut EP, Legislate For…

Exposure: Out Of Samsara

27 Nov 2009

Further proving that Ayr isn't quite the cultural deadzone you might think it is, Out Of Samsara are yet another band to come creeping out of the woodwork with a sound that has grown far beyond futile plucking of your average local band. Mixing the…

Exposure: Kasms

26 Nov 2009

Kasms are a four-piece from London mixing buzzsaw guitars and haunting melodies with explosive and (literally) violent live performances. Fans of Gossip may have already had their eyes opened and their ears caved in by Kasms' punk-drenched chaos on…

Exposure: The Twisted Melons

11 Nov 2009

The Twisted Melons are three brothers from Kintyre whose musical path veers somewhere between the frenetic pace and monster riffage of Biffy Clyro and the kind of stadium rock choruses the Foo Fighters have been knocking out for the past decade…

Exposure: Phil Campbell

28 Oct 2009

Glasgow-born singer/songwriter Phil Campbell has spent the last 15 years or so planting his musical seeds in London's bustling metropolis; which seems to have paid off in critical acclaim alone, landing him spots on Jools Holland and relentless touring…

Exposure: Call To Mind

7 Sep 2009

Call To Mind are a Glasgow-based quartet, homegrown in the Highlands, that create dreamy heartfelt melodies and expansive soundscapes, steadily earning the band a reputation as a intense live proposition and collective songwriting talent.

Exposure: Lovvers

4 Sep 2009

Lovvers sound like they've set up in your bedroom, cranked up the amps eardrum-bursting levels and proceeded to not give one solitary shit if they piss you off, earning a night in the cells in the process. The UK punks' debut album, OCD Go Go…

Exposure: Divorce

26 Aug 2009

Divorce are a Glasgow-based five-piece that sound as brutal and menacing as their live shows and brilliantly grotesque artwork would have you believe. Dissonant, brazen and relentless, their songs are a mix full-on rhythmic assaults, jagged guitar noise…

Exposure: The Elvis Suicide

25 Aug 2009

The Elvis Suicide are a Glaswegian trio, mixing the balls-out swagger of old school rock 'n roll with the raw intensity and power-chord prowess of punk to bring about a whirlwind of blistering energy that would make any of those genre's fallen heroes…

Exposure: Jousting With Dracula

24 Aug 2009

Jousting With Dracula blur the line between the glacial ambience of Explosions in the Sky and all-out prog-heaviness of Russian Circles. Now, given some extra weight with the addition of some quite simply brutal vocals from Black Sun's Kevin Hare, the…

Exposure: The Warlocks

18 Aug 2009

Like a freezing fog in some desolate plain in the 60's, The Warlock's latest album, The Mirror Explodes, is both haunting and enveloped in darkness, and teeming with brooding, psychedelic moods. The band, a once heavily revolving line-up led by Bobby…

Exposure: Penguins Kill Polar Bears

17 Aug 2009

Penguins Kill Polar Bears are a four piece from Linlithgow who have recently been trawling the depths of various other towns and cities across Scotland, sharing their glacial and dense melodic rocky stylings with anyone who will listen. Never staying…

Exposure: Brother Louis Collective

14 Aug 2009

Brother Louis Collective are an ensemble cast of Glasgow-based instrumentalists, centred around the musical endeavours of Louis Abbot. Harnessing the talents of friends and bandmates from his other band The Moth And The Mirror, Abbot's brooding…

Exposure: Capitals

11 Aug 2009

Capitals is the name given to the musical partnership of Angus Carbarns and Keir MacCulloch. Both hailing from Inverness (ish) and currently based in Edinburgh, the two have both been previously involved with various musical endeavours, with Keir…

Exposure: That Fucking Tank

29 Jun 2009

That Fucking Tank is the name given to the instrumental duo that is Andy Abbot and James Islip. Formed in Leeds, the band excel in what sound like live improvisations; mixing home-recordings and a subsequent 'raw' production, with solid grooves…

Exposure: Telekinesis

26 Jun 2009

Telekinesis is the now somewhat expanded solo project of Seattle native, Michael Benjamin Lerner. Inspired by travels, and the people and places of the world around him (some he's never seen), the resulting sound is one of hope - bright, upbeat and…

Exposure: Múm

25 Jun 2009

Múm are an icelandic band whose brooding, yet beautifully delicate electronica have been greatly revered far beyond their homeland over the years. Adopting arguably more accessible structures and melodies this time round, Múm return with their fifth…

Exposure: Maple Leaves

17 Jun 2009

Maple Leaves blend folk sensibilities with what seems to be genuine happiness to create a kind of easy listening that isn't cringeworthy - quite an achievement in itself. The trio hail from Glasgow, so are not Canadian - a fact the band feel the need to…

Exposure: Be a Familiar

16 Jun 2009

Be A Familiar have only been together for a short time, but are already somewhat of a formidable force. The songs, from first single Pain In The Heart to the upcoming split with Tango In The Attic, 'You'd Make A Great Ghost', and everything in between…

Exposure - Tango in the Attic

11 Jun 2009

Despite the apparently never-ending harsh times worldwide, Tango In The Attic actually sound like they’re having a lot of fun. Bright, colourful, and straight to the point, their songs have a charm to them that could very easily be overlooked and…

Exposure: The Xcerts

5 Jun 2009

Hailing from Aberdeen/Exeter, The Xcerts are a youthful trio whose ability to craft energetic and catchy melodic rock songs has earned them a recent wave of excitement and praise - especially in the wake of release debut album, 'In The Cold Wind We…

Exposure: Cursive

1 Jun 2009

Originally forming in the mid-90's, Cursive - who hail from that midwestern musical breeding ground that is Omaha, Nebraska; home to the likes of Bright Eyes, Azure Ray, and it's lifeblood, Saddle Creek Records - have endured various line-up changes…

Exposure: Yahweh

26 May 2009

Originally started by Multi-instrumentalist, Lewis Cook, Yahweh is a project that takes influence from Cook's current dwelling, Glasgow, and the immediate world surrounding; boldly mixing atmospheric electronica and rampant glitches with dreamy folk…

Exposure: My Cousin I Bid You Farewell

25 May 2009

Having played their first show as recently as November 2008, My Cousin I Bid You Farewell are still somewhat in the process of finding their feet. Having said that, sincethen the band have been fairly active on the local gig circuit and have already…

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