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Rita Ora and Frank Ocean join T in the Park 2013 line-up
22 Mar 2013
Additions include Frank Ocean, Rita Ora, Tyler, The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt
Rita Ora and Odd Future rappers Frank Ocean, Tyler, The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt are among the latest acts announced to perform at T in the Park. Bringing a decidedly hip hop flavour to this year’s festival at Balado, Kinross over the weekend of…
Singles and downloads - March 2013
19 Mar 2013
New music from Fat Goth, Holy Esque, Rungs and Woodpigeon
Woodpigeon - Red Rover, Red Rover (Fierce Panda) ●●● The lead single from Woodpigeon’s recent album Thumbtacks + Glue, is about as sweet and soothing as anything else to emanate from Mark Andrew Hamilton’s Calgary crew to date. Admittedly, it takes a…
Exposure: Glasgow act Golden Teacher take their live dance music to club nights
18 Mar 2013
Bells From the Deep End EP out on Optimo Music
Another winner has emerged from the Optimo Music stables, with the sleazy Dinosaur L-isms of Glasgow’s Golden Teacher. One of the greatest things to have hit the city’s dancefloors in memory, the ad hoc assembly are a collaboration between members of…
Nina Nesbitt, Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 16 Mar 2013
18 Mar 2013
A homecoming gig for the teen popper from Balerno
The crowd in the Liquid Rooms are chanting Nina Nesbitt’s name as she comes onto the stage, guitar in hand. No introductions are needed tonight - the 18-year-old, candyfloss haired Scottish / Swedish singer-songwriter is playing to her hometown audience…
Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Daze
15 Mar 2013
Enjoy the vast scenery, just don’t expect many landmarks
(Matador) Strangely enough for an album distinctly unconcerned with immediacy, the strengths and weaknesses of Wakin On A Pretty Daze are encapsulated within its opener, ‘Wakin On A Pretty Day’. A lazy, bucolic, summer haze-conceived mid-tempo strum…
Indie-pop group The Plimptons prepare to say farewell after 13 years
12 Mar 2013
The DIY-minded posse are set to release a final compilation to mark their goodbye
Glasgow indie-popsters The Plimptons have finally decided to call it a day after 13 years together. Originally hailing from deepest, darkest Lanarkshire which, given their skewed social commentary and sardonic wit would have you believe was a…
Willy Mason – Oran Mor, Glasgow, Sun 10 Mar 2013
12 Mar 2013
The rootsy singer-songwriter's show succeeds best when pared right back
'You wanna hear some songs?' burrs Willy Mason into the sold-out, low-lit basement of Oran Mor. Songs are what he promises, and songs – pared-back, intimate, glorious – are exactly what he provides. Mason works at a slow and steady pace: at the age…
Bwani Junction, Alarm Bells and Honeyblood join forces for Breakout Scotland
12 Mar 2013
The trio form the line-up at The List's first live music event
Edinburgh's Bwani Junction will travel through to Glasgow to join city natives Alarm Bells and Honeyblood for The List's first ever live event at Stereo on Thursday 21 March. London-based promoters Breakout, whose events have showcased the hottest…
Why sending Bonnie Tyler to Eurovision says we're not taking it seriously
8 Mar 2013
Nobody’s going to vote for a country that looks like it doesn't care
The morning when we find out who is to represent the UK at Eurovision is like mini Christmas, a sparkly surprise waiting to be unwrapped when we wake up. But evidently, for the last two years, we’ve been on the ‘naughty’ list, being allocated once-great…
Plan B, Alabama 3 and The Futureheads added to line-up for RockNess 2013
1 Mar 2013
The Temper Trap, Joris Voorn, Len Faki, Carl Craig, Nic Fanciulli and more also announced
A new batch of confirmed acts for RockNess 2013 has been announced, with Plan B leading the pack as a headliner. The Temper Trap, Alabama 3, Joris Voorn, Len Faki, Carl Craig, Nic Fanciulli, Netsky Live!, The Futureheads, Mark Henning, Alex Metric, Matt…
Interview: Conquering Animal Sound's James Scott and Anneke Kampman
25 Feb 2013
'We like that place where experimental and pop music meet'
A few things you might not know about Glasgow’s beautifully skewed electronic pop duo, Conquering Animal Sound. One: they only had one pint of milk to hand when taking this press photo (above). ‘The pressure was definitely on to get it right’, says…
Johnny Marr - The Messenger
25 Feb 2013
Strong solo album from influential guitarist sticking to what he knows best
It seems fitting that in the same month as being crowned Godlike Genius by the NME (not to mention last year’s Q Hero Award), Johnny Marr takes his first crack at a truly solo solo album to see whether such sparkling claims are justifiable. In the 26…
David Bowie: Why do we care so much about the ever-evolving artist?
20 Feb 2013
As a new album is released and a V&A retrospective opens, we look back on the pop legend's career
There’s a telling scene in Shut Up and Play the Hits, the recent documentary of the last days of LCD Soundsystem, following James Murphy’s decision to split the band at the height of their success. US talk show host Stephen Colbert gives him a playful…
Randolph’s Leap - The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 16 Feb
20 Feb 2013
Catchy and lighthearted set from the Leap, supported by Jo Mango and Snowgoose
‘Are you all prepared for the worst voice of the evening?’ comes the playful opening gambit from Randolph’s Leap singer Adam Ross, his seven bandmates settling into position behind him. It’s a point prudently made in light of the intimate evening’s…
Local Natives - Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Sat 9 Feb
20 Feb 2013
An hour of beautifully executed melodies from the LA four-piece
Twenty minutes of sound-check in between Balthazar’s – way better than most support acts’- performance and the start of Local Natives’ gig turned out to be more than worth it. The indie band walk on stage, hint a smile towards the audience, and begin to…
The best David Bowie tracks you've never heard
20 Feb 2013
Some of the Thin White Duke's best lesser-known tracks, including 'Amsterdam' and 'Crystal Japan'
1 ‘Crystal Japan’ (1979) This melancholic electronic instrumental was only ever a single in Japan, where it also featured alongside a suave Bowie in a sake advert. It didn’t make the cut for Scary Monsters where, given the crazy abrasive guitar…
My Bloody Valentine - m b v
19 Feb 2013
An in-depth review of Kevin Shields and co's long-awaited third album
Maybe it was a looming landmark of middle-age that finally did it. With his fiftieth birthday approaching this May, Kevin Shields’ sudden relinquishing of that obsessive compulsive guardedness and perfectionism with which he treats his music has been…
Desaparecidos - The Arches, Glasgow, Sat 9 Feb 2013
19 Feb 2013
Solid performance from Conor Oberst's post-hardcore band, despite bad sound
Desaparecidos are arguably most famous for featuring fellow Nebraskan, Conor ‘Bright Eyes’ Oberst in their ranks. After only one album - 2002’s Read Music, Speak Spanish - and a short run of shows, Desaparecidos (Spanish for ‘disappeared ones’) soon…
New band Alarm Bells from ex-Dananananaykroyd members
15 Feb 2013
Vocalist John Baillie Jnr on the inner workings of this triumphant, ramshackle crew
Many audible gasps were heard when Glasgow’s Dananananaykroyd announced their shock split almost two years ago. But for anyone still crying into their favourite T-shirt, we bring you Alarm Bells -- a triumphant, ramshackle crew featuring Dananan alumni…
Mogwai - Les Revenants
15 Feb 2013
Haunting and fragile atmospheres on soundtrack to French zombie TV drama
(Rock Action) Soundtracks could quite easily be considered a single-purpose entity; something that is used primarily, if not exclusively, to support and capture the mood of a particular visual piece. However, it sometimes works out the other way…
Atoms for Peace - Amok
13 Feb 2013
Oblique Eraser-esque debut from supergroup featuring Thom Yorke, Flea and Nigel Godrich
(XL recordings) Don’t let the jaunty, almost flamenco-styled bassline which opens the light crackle of electronic pop and fizz of ‘Before Your Very Eyes’ wrong-foot you, because here comes the man at the controls to rain on your parade. ‘Look out at the…
Steve Mason - Monkey Minds in the Devil’s Time
13 Feb 2013
Politically-charged and slickly-produced album of conviction from ex-Beta Band lynchpin
(Double Six) There’s plenty to be written elsewhere about the sad lack of socially-conscious mainstream music being made, whether that’s because most artists just aren’t interested or have an understandable fear of offending someone who might buy…
Conquering Animal Sound - On Floating Bodies
13 Feb 2013
Duo's second album is full of daring and with gloriously rich palette
(Chemikal Underground) Glasgow-based Conquering Animal Sound’s mosaic aesthetic bristles with invention on this their second full-length effort. There are times here when the term, a cornucopia of sounds, seems like damning with faint praise; but…
Kid Canaveral - Now That You Are a Dancer
13 Feb 2013
Second album from promising indie-rock act on Fence Records
(Fence) Legend has it that Kid Canaveral almost expired in an amp inferno during the making of their excellent second LP, Now That You Are a Dancer. Said loudspeaker burst into flames as the Scottish alt-rock quartet recorded album closer, ‘A…
Golden Grrrls - Golden Grrrls
13 Feb 2013
Album of concentrated fun and sunshine with 'best summer ever’ written all over it
(Night School) For decades now, Glasgow has been known for its capacity to produce great pop music. Not ‘pop’ in the vapid, trapped-in-the-digital-jaws-of-the-music-machine sense, but rather that which takes the form of intelligent, instantly…
