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LANDSICK

An electro indie synth pop song exploring why we lie to people we claim to like. Is it insecurity, cockiness, or wanting to suppress your feelings? Maybe it's all of the above.

Honesty

Glasgow’s genre-blurring songwriter Peter Cat shares ‘The Power Of Positive Thinking’ - a surreal, cinematic glimpse into a post-apocalyptic near future.
Upcoming second album, Starchamber, set for release on 21st November via Trapped Animal Records. 

“An adventurous, left-field songsmith” – Tom Robinson, BBC6 Music
“Weird and wonderful” - Charlie Ashcroft, Record Collector Magazine
“If you like your pop music veering on the theatrical side, with weapons-grade hooks, and a big old dose of weird thrown in the mix for good measure, then this could be just what you need.” – I Stood Up & Said Yeah
“... an intricate, theatrical cross-genre exploration” - The Skinny


Following recent sun-drenched single ‘Mango Season’ and the swirling dark energy of ‘Instrumentality’, Glasgow’s genre-blurring oddball Peter Cat is back with ‘The Power Of Positive Thinking’, the final taste of his forthcoming second album, Starchamber, set for release on 21st November via Trapped Animal Records. 

A track that was initially home-recorded in demo form back in 2019, ‘The Power Of Positive Thinking’ has now been built upon and developed into the captivating, cinematic soundscape you hear today. Initially only having the chorus to work with, more lyrics and meaning have now been added to create further context to the song’s meaning. Peter Cat explains:

“All I had for years was that chorus hook on its own – and nothing else! So to whip it into a full song, I had to work backwards and sort of fashion some kind of narrative sense out of the thing, after the fact, which is the opposite to how I usually work. I had to decide what it was I, or we, were supposed to be feeling 'positive' about...”

Despite its theatrical uplifting energy, however, the track actually offers a rather terrifying glimpse into a post-apocalyptic near-future. As swooning vocals soar above a bed of analog synths and a wandering bassline, an eerily surreal narrative is created:

“I think I was reading about hosepipe bans in the news at the time and it all just sort of escalated from there. It's an interesting counterpoint to the rest of the songs on the record, which are about facing up to and transcending guilt… this one ended up being about that very human temptation to just stick your head in the sand when things are going wrong, pretend that everything's fine and dandy when the world around you is clearly burning. Suddenly that chorus doesn't sound so cheerful after all!"

Peter Cat, the Glasgow-based project of songwriter Graham Gillespie, has built a cult reputation for outsider pop and theatrical art rock, and now, with ‘The Power Of Positive Thinking’, he once again proves his ability to create truly unique, strangely immersive soundscapes. As the song unfolds with a cinematic drama and sweeping grandeur, Gillespie succeeds in juxtaposing a poignant sense of urgency with his trademark playful caustic wit. 

The Power of Positive Thinking

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Tell Me

Recorded at home, performed by Isla Mae, produced by Isla Mae, mastered by Ryan Davies at RCD Audio.

This track is the title track of my third EP released on streaming platforms on 7th November 2025. It imagines what it might feel like to finally give yourself permission to fall in love with someone and begin to believe that it could actually work out. It explores the idea that those elements coming together at the same time could feel like a form of art.


Some form of art

Peter Cat is the musical alias of Glasgow-based songwriter and performer Graham Gillespie. Known for his caustic wit, cinematic vision, and ever-shifting soundworlds, he’s a cult favourite among fans of outsider pop and theatrical art-rock. His 2020 debut The Saccharine Underground was released on vinyl by MoFi Records and distributed via Last Night From Glasgow, followed by 2022’s The Magus EP—home to minor cult hit “Melon Dating Simulator!!”.


Now, with Trapped Animal behind him and a full-length album on the horizon, Peter Cat is ready to bring his warped vision to a wider audience. Expect the unexpected.

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The Power of Positive Thinking

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