TOUR PRESS

It's a short playlist to start off with, but as the month progresses I'll be adding more tracks that catch my ears. Mostly indie rock, sometimes pop, soul, blues, folk, electronic. Only good stuff though. Check back in throughout the month and see if I'm wrong.

Sep 18 - new tracks for indie lovers

Here's the final round-up of cool tracks released in 2018 on soundcloud by bands based in Edinburgh & the Lothians. To make it completely different, I've tried to make it all music from bands who weren't in parts 1 to 3, but some may have sneaked through accidentally. Give it a listen, make a discovery. Follow me on Twitter to keep informed about gigs and music in Edinburgh and the Lothians = https://twitter.com/UandCEdinburgh

If you like any of what you hear, show your support - GO AND SEE THEM LIVE and/or buy their music or merch. Buying just ONE legal DL for £1 via bandcamp (or other platform) is worth more to than THOUSANDS of streams on S**tify, etc. During December I'll be doing a #BandcampAdvent of Lothians bands on my twitter page.

Edinburgh Bands - new tracks for 2018 (part 4)

A playlist featuring as many of the bands as I could find who are playing Sneaky Petes during Independent Venue Week 2019:

M 28th Jan - Makeness, Eyes of Others
T 29th Jan - Brigid Mae Power
W 30th Jan - Mt Doubt, Mitchell Museum, Wojtek The Bear
T 31st Jan - Rascalton, Strange Bones SOLD OUT
F 1st Feb - Feral Family, The Roques, Third Party
S 2nd Feb - Heavy Rapids, Public Practice
S 3rd Feb - All Us In Love, Fabric Bear, Shredd

Independent Venue Week 2019 #3: Sneaky Petes

Taken from Mt. Doubt's forthcoming second album 'In Awe of Nothing', 'Soak' is available as a free download.

'In Awe of Nothing' is released via Scottish Fiction on June 17th and is launched officially with Mt. Doubt headline gig at The Mash House, Edinburgh. Tickets on sale here: www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/mt-doubt-tickets/232729

"Bargery’s gruff vocals are captivating"
- Ravechild

"discordant guitars and Cobain-esque drawls."
- Amazing Radio

"croons with a rock-tinged voice that hovers between the gravelly fragility of The National‘s Matt Berninger and the earnest depth of Fleet Foxes‘s Robin Pecknold."
- pressplay

Soak

Starting life at the beginning of 2015, Mt. Doubt is the project of Edinburgh-based musician Leo Bargery.  As a one man project, he released his debut album 'My Past Is A Quiet Beast' last year, which received radio airplay on Amazing Radio, Xfm, KEXP, and BBC Radio Scotland.  The album saw him gain praise from The Herald, The National, and be tipped as one of Vic Galloway's '25 Scottish Artists to Watch in 2016'. 

Time then some new material, and Mt. Doubt launches his 2016 with the release of brand new single 'Afterglow'.  Paired with b-side 'Hotel Key', the single will be released on 7” vinyl via Scottish Fiction (best known as Scottish music blog and radio show).

'Afterglow' once again pairs Bargery with producer Mark Morrow (The Winter Tradition), and combines sombre writing with full on quiet-loud-quiet dynamics, resulting in a track that displays a welcoming warmth yet remains slightly aloof.  The single is twinned with b-side 'Hotel Key', where Bargery's deep vocals come to the fore amidst a more stripped back set up, before building to a climatic encore.

The single will be launched with a special launch gig at Glasgow's Hug & Pint with support on the night coming from Earths, Hamish James Hawk, and Rising Pacific.  Tickets are on sale now for the advance price of £5 (+£1 sc) and you can also reserve your copy of 'Afterglow' on 7" vinyl by buying a ticket and vinyl bundle:

Advance Tickets: https://www.musicglue.com/scottish-fiction/events/30-apr-16-scottish-fiction-presents-the-hug-and-pint/

Ticket & 7" Vinyl Bundle: https://www.musicglue.com/scottish-fiction/products/mt-doubt---afterglow-bundle/

Afterglow

A Change Is As Good As The Rest

With their latest releases, Edinburgh's Mt. Doubt have refined their brand cascading dark-pop.

New single Mouthwash is a slight departure from the haunting, emotional alt-rock of the band's last EP. The single juxtaposes moments of Mt. Doubt at their most direct and approachable, with disconcerting phases and a disarming yet irresistible backing section.

Mouthwash

Makeness - Loud Patterns

Buy / stream: https://makeness.lnk.to/loudpatterns

Makeness - Loud Patterns

Scottish Fiction Records are proud to present 'Conduits', the latest single from Edinburgh dark-pop group Mt. Doubt.

The track is the newest release from 2017’s acclaimed 'Moon Landings' EP. 'Moon Landings' was Mt. Doubt’s most fully rounded and accomplished collection of work to date, and no track demonstrates this better than 'Conduits'; a sailing, cascading tribute to the difficulties of interpersonal communication. Once again, frontman Leo Bargery manages to deliver impressionable lyrics, applicable to any meaning – drowned in metaphor, sang with enough heart to depict the emotional baggage of each individual interpretation. 'Conduits' is undoubtedly one of Mt. Doubt’s most impressive tracks to date.

The single is accompanied by a brand new b-side, 'Athletics Season' – a track swirling with vocal harmonies and pop hooks. Additionally fans who download the single will be treated to acoustic versions of previous singles 'Mouthwash' and 'Teeming'.

'Conduits' is released digitally on 2nd February 2018 via Scottish Fiction Records.

Recorded, mixed + mastered by Mark Morrow Audio
Music by Mt. Doubt
Lyrics by Leo R. Bargery

Conduits

debut album from wojtek the bear due for release on Scottish Fiction Records on 25th May 2018

made out of maps

Cosmic Strip - Welcome To The Cosmos

Cosmic Strip - Sugar Rush

A trailer track for Errant Boy's second album Memory Fractures which is released on Edinburgh's Errant Media label on 16/11/18 (vinyl/digital from https://errantmedia.bandcamp.com/)

Memory Fractures

Theme From 29 Bus

Working with yet-to-be-discovered Scottish artists as well as established and revered acts like Justin Robertson and Tom Blip who have already graced Palms’ DJ decks, no other track summed up Paradise Palms' mission in 2017 quite like ‘I See You In The Shrubs’ by Edinburgh enigma Eyes of Others. 

A woozy, pulsing jam; equal parts of nervous energy and stoned groove - ‘Shrubs’ immediately received a cosign from Paris’ Les Yeux Orange and made its way into a highly respectable group of DJs sets. Andrew Weatherall has since taken things a big step further and reworked ‘Shrubs’ into a sprawling 8 minute journey of his own, backed by live drums and deep sub-bass while Donald Dust’s ‘Other Thumper’ ups the energy with playful NYC post-disco style and psychedelic percussion.

Eyes Of Others - I See You In The Shrubs (12"  Mix)

From Doe's new album 'Grow into It' out September 28th via Topshelf Records (US) and Big Scary Monsters (UK).

Purchase: smarturl.it/tsr_197
Info: topshelfrecords.com/roster/doe

Doe -  "Labour Like I Do"

Blue Light

New single out Friday 31st August
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Steven Schram
Mastered by Steve Smart

Mo's Desert Clubhouse

'Blemishes' sees Mt. Doubt frontman Leo Bargery’s songwriting meander into evermore subdued territories; seeking positivity at the nadir, finding beauty in the blemishes.  Though still very much lyrically driven, the predominantly acoustic, “roomy”, sound of the track is underpinned by subtle, shimmering guitars added by long-term Mt. Doubt contributor and producer, James Callaghan, who recorded and produced the EP in the Edinburgh flat he shares with Bargery. 

Taking cues from acts such as Nick Cave, Silver Jews, Sparklehorse and John Grant, 'Blemishes' finds Mt. Doubt at their most bare, and most assured yet.

This Must Mean Something Awful

Blemishes

Fly On The Wall

The debut EP from GRAVELLE.

Written and Performed by GRAVELLE
Produced by Lewis Tollan
Mixed by Rod Jones
Mastered by Kris Pohl
Art by Monique Maurel