Records | Album Review
Chris Buckle: Having stitched himself into Scotland’s alt-folk fabric (working with Withered Hand, Eagleowl and Alasdair Roberts amongst others), Retaliate is...
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Mark Shukla: You probably don't need me to spell it out to you but The Phenomenal Handclap Band really want you to have a good time. Don't get me wrong, there's a ...
Chris Buckle: Compilations like Avalanche Records Alternative Christmas are vitally important. Their necessity will be emphasised repeatedly over the next few days:...
Milo McLaughlin: Nan Turner and Matt Roth began recording together as Schwervon! soon after they "met and fell in love amidst the fertile gutters of NYC". Their Low B...
Ally Brown: By the time Edinburgh's Withered Hand opens Good News's final track with "maybe the world would be better without me", you'll want to give him a slap ...
Music | Preview | New Blood
Milo McLaughlin: This month in Edinburgh local DIY promoters Tracer Trails, The Gentle Invasion and Trampoline (as well as local independent music retailers Avalanche ...
Milo McLaughlin: After the rollicking full band sing-along of first EP Religious Songs, this second EP showcases the more reflective side of Withered Hand's Dan Willso...
Music | Feature | New Blood
Jason Morton: As Dan Willson waits for this tardy interviewer in an Edinburgh city centre arts café, he leafs through a handmade zine on display near the fro...
Records | Single Review
Milo McLaughlin: Recorded live one evening in Edinburgh's Stockbridge Church and accompanied by members of the city's underground folk scene, this short EP is a fragil...
Euan Ferguson: Since its humble beginnings as a 19th century backstreet of stables, Ashton Lane has grown to be one of the coolest streets in Glasgow. This Sunday, t...
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Dave Kerr: Following the recent announcement of warm up gigs to be headlined by LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy in mid-September, further details of The Tennent's...
Milo McLaughlin: At last, a much needed respite from the annual explosion of ego and alcohol-fuelled tomfoolery that is the Edinburgh Festival. Retreat! is an alternat...
Music | Feature
Milo McLaughlin: Errors – Salut! France Errors’ seemingly effortless, organic blend of live instruments and laptops makes for a stupendously good live sho...
