Aereogramme - Barriers

If anyone were to carry the torch of quality Scottish songwriting after the demise of Arab Strap, it could very well be label-mates Aereogramme. 'Barriers' is the pre-emptive single from their forthcoming fourth album and is a beautifully resonant song, tentatively held together by a string accompaniment that approaches the mad genius of a Prokofiev creation. B-side, 'Dissolve' is equally captivating, drifting like a grand, wide river with timely splashes of reverb. It's songwriting on a scale rarely seen round these parts, which should hopefully attract them the size of audience they so clearly deserve. [Nick Mitchell]