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For an elusive duo who once proclaimed ‘music is math,’ the cryptic, numerical-led announcement of Boards of Canada’s fourth album was sure... Read more »

For a nation perceived as being scabrous, angry and dour, Scotland has provided more than its fair share of upbeat, psychedelic, wonk-pop bands over the year... Read more »

“It's been a strange year,” confesses The Twilight Sad’s de facto spokesman James Graham, ‘still jetlagged oot his nut’ from a ... Read more »

The howling gale-force guitars and morose lyrics of The Twilight Sad place the band in a dark place, outside, on a cold Scottish winter’s eve. Now a fa... Read more »

Falkirk-based musician and filmmaker Adam Stafford has been a consistent presence on the Scottish music scene of the early millennium, and is frequently cite... Read more »

A Mote of Dust sees Craig B take a stripped-back, acoustic approach; taking its title from a quote by cosmologist Carl Sagan, the nine-track album focus... Read more »

The Scottish Album of the Year Award returns for its 12th year, with 20 albums once again in the running for the coveted title and £20,000 cash prize. ... Read more »

The twenty-strong longlist for this year's Scottish Album of the Year Award (SAY Award) has been unveiled. An industry wide panel of nominators, from the ma... Read more »

Suspend from your mind a moment the pipes-and-pies clichés that come to mind when considering Scottish culture, and open your eyes to the glorious reb... Read more »

The rise and rise of Stanley Odd is a testament to the strength and diversity of the Scottish independent music scene – initially signed to Circul... Read more »

Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat have announced the release date and tracklist for their long-awaited second album, entitled The Most Important Place In The World... Read more »

Scottish indie rockers Glasvegas round off a successful year with their own bleak and distinctive take on that most pointless of concepts, the Christmas mini... Read more »

The 20-strong longlist for this year's Scottish Album of the Year Award will be whittled down to a final ten later this week, but the listening public will h... Read more »

Glasgow rockers Call To Mind premiere their new video 'Untitled', a collaboration with filmmaker Nick Patton. Untitled is taken from Call To Mind's debut alb... Read more »

1) De Rosa. This Scottish Chemikal Underground band were one of the reasons we wanted to record with Andy Miller again after his brilliant work on their de... Read more »

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAMME UNVEILEDThis morning, the programme for EIFF 2013 was announced by festival director Chris Fujiwara. This is ... Read more »

Another instalment of Huntleys & Palmers almost inevitably means another eye-catching line-up, and this August is no different. This time, Frenchman Kri... Read more »

French electronic duo Daft Punk took home five Grammys last night at the celeb-studded awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The Grammy Awards, which are presented... Read more »

Each year, the Wickerman Festival's Solus Tent (25-26 Jul) features a wealth of emerging talent, and some of the biggest names in Scottish independ... Read more »

THE RETURN OF BOARDS OF CANADA?The message boards, fan sites and blogs frequented by fans of reclusive Scottish ambient electronica pioneers Boards of C... Read more »

Frànçois and the Atlas Mountains The Anglo-French/pan-European (delete as per your political persuasion) pop group visit Doune off the back ... Read more »

A brilliant exhibition of talent. The album begins with some nice trip-hop by Strangest Thing, Dr. A & Naz - Boogie Down is a classy way to start off any alb... Read more »

Forget Franz or The Fratellis, De Rosa were Scotland's shining light of 2006. Debut record 'Mend' was an engorging patriotic triumph; delicately blending hea... Read more »

A brilliant exhibit of talent: Volume 1 begin with some nice trip-hop by Strangest Thing, Dr. A & Naz. Boogie Down is a classy way to start off any album. Th... Read more »

First We Take Dumbarton is the first track to surface from Faulty Inner Dialogue, the band's first new album since 2013. The song sees the band bringing... Read more »

Strike a Match by Sacred Paws has won this year's Scottish Album of the Year Award The debut album from the highlife-inflected Glasgow-London indie duo is t... Read more »

The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY for short) Award was launched in 2012 to recognise outstanding talent within Scotland’s thriving music scene. This ... Read more »

Some clubs struggle to make it past their first night, so when you hear of a club approaching it's 12th year you know that this really must be a force to be ... Read more »

Part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme (and a most welcome addition to the Scottish festival season), The East End Social and Chemikal Underground have ... Read more »

Johnny Lynch was the boss of acclaimed Scottish indie label Fence Records for ten years and now runs Lost Map Records, is the organiser of Away Game and Howl... Read more »