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New Music Spotlight On... New Scottish Music in 2025 From doom-metal to pop and everything in-between, we highlight just some of the mostly grassroots Scottish artists to look out for in 2025Read more » Tallah Brash | 07 Jan 2025 
New Music Scottish New Music Round-up: January 2025 January is off to a flying start with excellent new records from Franz Ferdinand, C Duncan, Diljeet Kaur Bhachu, Penny Black and moreRead more » Tallah Brash | 07 Jan 2025 
Live Music Scottish Live Music Highlights: January 2025 It might be cold and dark outside for much of January, but there are big gigs, mini-festivals, and an Independent Venue Week that warrant wrapping up and getting out the house forRead more » Tallah Brash | 07 Jan 2025 
Reviews Moonchild Sanelly – Full Moon The blue-haired bombshell oft dubbed the ‘Queen of African Pop’, Moonchild Sanelly is back. Her latest outing, Full Moon, is her most exciting to dateRead more » ★★★★ Mia Boffey | 06 Jan 2025 
Reviews Lambrini Girls – Who Let The Dogs Out Irate Brighton duo Lambrini Girls are fierce, funny and fully-formed on their crackling debut album, Who Let The Dogs OutRead more » ★★★★ Lewis Wade | 06 Jan 2025 
Reviews Ethel Cain – Perverts Perverts, Ethel Cain’s foggy, horrifying, southern gothic pantomime, is a cryptic conquest seeking to draw out your deepest fears and desiresRead more » ★★★★ Jack Faulds | 06 Jan 2025 
Opinion Great Scots: 2024 in Scottish Music Celebrating another year of wonderful Scottish music, here's our annual Great Scots playlist featuring a glut of music from an insanely talented bunch of musiciansRead more » Tallah Brash | 20 Dec 2024 
Live Music A. G. Cook @ SWG3, Glasgow, 15 Dec Hopping across his decade-long career, A. G. Cook delivers a captivating 90-minute set layering his solo work and beats from high profile collaborationsRead more » ★★★★ Tara Hepburn | 17 Dec 2024 
Live Music Romy's Club Mid Air @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 14 Dec Romy bookends her own night with a DJ set to open and a live set to close, bringing last year's Mid Air album to life on a night of unbridled freedomRead more » ★★★★ Tara Hepburn | 17 Dec 2024 
Live Music Sam Fender @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 16 Dec Newcastle's favourite son Sam Fender battles flu and fever to deliver a storming set to an adoring crowd in his second homeRead more » ★★★★ Logan Walker | 17 Dec 2024 
Reviews FLO – Access All Areas FLO’s long-heralded debut record entertains while writing a single song 16 waysRead more » ★★★★ Noah Barker | 13 Dec 2024 
Interviews Spotlight On... Works In Progress For this week's Spotlight On, we catch up with Vicky Kavanagh, one of the organisers of experimental night Works In Progress ahead of their second eventRead more » Tallah Brash | 12 Dec 2024 
Live Music Vampire Weekend @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 8 Dec They may yearn for the shabby glamour of the music hall, but Vampire Weekend still wind down the Only God Was Above Us tour on a high at the HydroRead more » ★★★★ Vicky Kavanagh | 12 Dec 2024 
Live Music M for Montreal 2024: Ten Artists to Check Out We head to this year's M for Montreal festival and celebrate ten standout artists from the 19th edition of the Quebec showcaseRead more » Tallah Brash | 10 Dec 2024 
Live Music The Chats @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 7 Dec In spite of tonight's acoustic shortcomings, The Chats still manage to pull off an enjoyable and energetic performance in an explosive fashionRead more » ★★★ Oscar Lund | 10 Dec 2024