Music, Pop, Issue 626

Dananananaykroyd

You’ll probably have been aware of the name Dananananykroyd being shouted from the rooftops of the Scottish music scene for a few years – it’s so joyfully unwieldy you could hardly have missed it. Yet, only now are the self-styled ‘fight-pop’ Glasgow…

The Noisettes

POP Originally signed to Side Salad Records, this London trio started off life as a post-punk revival band but if tonight’s showcase of their soon-to-be-released album Wild Young Hearts is anything to go by, have changed their directon rather…

Le Reno Amps - Tear It Open

GUITAR POP This third offering from the Scottish popsters doesn’t fit in with any current trends, which is all the more reason to take them to your heart. From Aberdeen by way of Glasgow, the Amps here deliver an unashamedly upbeat and melody-strewn…

A Band Called Quinn - Sun Moon Stars

POP Originally self-released last year, these sultry Glasgow-popstrels’ sophomore album gets a re-boot on local label Neon Tetra, with extra polish. Well, the cover art – featuring front lady Louise Quinn poised daringly on a Glasgow rooftop in a…

Lady Sovereign - Jigsaw

GRIME POP Pony-tailed brat-camp rap star Lady Sovereign reaped copious props for her day-glo debut, Public Warning, in 2006 – not least in the States, where she was glorified by Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani and MTV. Now the UK emcee bounces back with a…

Big Picture - Bat for Lashes

The spooky, kooky charms of Natasha Khan come to Glasgow this fortnight, as she tours her new album Two Suns, the follow up to her Mercury nominated debut, Fur and Gold. Expect dark disco melodies, haunting vocals and mystical, celestial tales of…

Pink

The diminutive pop pearl has excelled where others have floundered, in making contemporary pop that truly crosses over into the live arena but remain compelling, coherent and consistent. SECC, Glasgow, Sat 11 & Sun 12 Apr.