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The Lonely Whale are a Psychedelic pop/rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Our sound is a mix of catchy pop melodies, Beatles-like vocal harmonies and luscious, effect-heavy guitar akin to contemporary artists such as Tame Impala and Temples.

My name’s David Jolly, I’m a 21 year old singer/songwriter from Glasgow, currently based in Perth. After writing and performing my songs alone for the last couple of years, I am now playing with a band called ‘The Lonely Whale.’ The Lonely Whale stand out with our catchy pop/rock like hooks, memorable lyrics and vocal harmonies. We blend elements of folk into our songs which is most prominent in Simple Song (Shivering), which includes a mouth organ hook and simple, catchy lyrics and Beautiful Tragedy – a piano based ballad in which my natural Scottish accent is highlighted by the lyrical story. Finally, our versatility can be heard in I’ll Never Be King, which has a reggae groove in the verse, accompanied by memorable chorus and Phantom Island, which shows our optimistic attitude and ability to create a sing-a-long.


Scottish-Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist- bass, acoustic and electric guitars, keys and drum machine madness!

artist, dreamer, painter, candy destroyer, quantum mechanical thinker, movie lover, skater, photographer, japanese speaker, multiverse theory believer, cake. beers. oh and those little rafiello candies. all about them man. ;-) 

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