Glasgow
News: Just like honey – The Jesus and Mary Chain announce ’40 years’ Australian and New Zealand tour.
In a massive week for tour news, the inimitable icons The Jesus and Mary Chain have just announced their 40 year celebration tour of Australia and New Zealand. This is hot on the heels of their brilliant new album ‘Glasgow Eyes’ (reviewed by me here). It’s been seven years since we last heard from the …
News: Veteran melodic maestros Travis announces new album, tour and unveil single ‘Gaslight’ in anticipation.
Glaswegian band and icons Travis have today announced their 10th studio album entitled ‘L.A. Times’ through BMG ahead of an extensive tour with The Killers. And to whet our appetites, they have unveiled a video and single for the effervescent track ‘Gaslight’. ‘Gaslight’ channels The Kinks at their most idiosyncratic and melodic: it is a …
Album Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain reveal their stunning ‘Glasgow Eyes’ – an intoxicating mix of swagger and attitude with just a hint of reflection.
The Jesus and Mary Chain release ‘Glasgow Eyes’ via Fuzz Club Records on Friday, 22 March 2024 ahead of a propitious year during which the duo – brothers Jim and William Reid – will further mark their 40th year in the industry with an autobiography (published by Orion/White Rabbit) and a major UK and European tour. It’s …
Track: The Jesus and Mary Chain release brooding second single ‘Chemical Animal’ from forthcoming album ‘Glasgow Eyes’, with updated tour news.
Prowling around like a caged animal, the new single ‘Chemical Animal’ from the legendary The Jesus and Mary Chain has a satisfying brooding element that exudes malevolence and disdain in their own inimitable fashion. Released through Fuzz Club Records, there is a motorik beat behind the sonic throb – a more electrified abrasive sound with …
News: The legendary The Jesus and Mary Chain unveil single ‘jamcod’ ahead of new album ‘Glasgow Eyes’ slated for March 2024 through Fuzz Club Records and live dates.
In a surprise move, iconic Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain (JAMC) have just released a new single entitled ‘jamcod’ through new label Fuzz Club Records with news of a new album. ‘Glasgow Eyes’ on the way next year. Opening with a psychedelic electronic clang, the track launches into a hyperkinetic motorik beat that …
Live Review: CHVRCHES – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow 10.06.23
Chvrches shared chilling visions with a killer synth-pop soundtrack to a reverent Glasgow congregation as their Screen Violence World Tour reached its climax. Barrowlands buzzed with anticipation, as an eerie electro intro with more than a hint of Vangelis rang out from an empty stage. It was sweating room only for the first of a …
News: The legendary Teenage Fanclub announce new album, tour and unveil shimmering new single ‘Foreign Land’
Glaswegian legends Teenage Fanclub have today announced the release of their new album called ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ on 22 September through their own label PeMa. A portentous title? Who knows. To whet our voracious appetites, the band has released a video for new track ‘Foreign Land’ shot by longtime collaborator Donald Milne and announce a …
Live Review / Gallery: Katatonia & Sólstafir – The Garage, Glasgow 13/02/23
Formed as a death metal duo back in 1991, Swedish veterans Katatonia have long-since moved on from their abrasive beginnings, and in 2023, hit the road in support of their twelfth full-length record, Sky Void of Stars, another lush and grandiose mix of prog-metal and gothic rock. Officially a co-headline with Icelandic post-metal group Sólstafir, …
LIVE REVIEW / GALLERY: Fontaines D.C. – O2 Academy Glasgow 17/11/22
Fontaines D.C. returned to Glasgow on their current UK tour, upgrading capacity wise from last year’s appearance at Barrowlands (1,900) to the O2 Academy (2,500), but still for two nights such is the demand for tickets in the city. The first night saw a queue form well ahead of the doors opening and the rush …
LIVE: CLAMM / Velvet – The Flying Duck, Glasgow 29.08.2022
On August Bank Holiday Monday Melbourne punks CLAMM played at Glasgow’s basement venue The Flying Duck. They released their excellent second album CARE earlier this month, and to be perfectly frank this reviewer was buzzing to be seeing CLAMM live. Patience is a virtue, however and first onstage was local band Velvet. What immediately struck …