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The Van T’s


Promo image of The Van T's for their single 'Control'

The Van T’s get set to dominate the airwaves again with powerful new single ‘Control’. ‘Control’ (out now via Big Indie Records and listen below), is another sucker punch of a single from The Van T’s. The Glasgow quartet – Chloe Van Thompson (vocals, guitar), Hannah Van Thompson (vocals, guitar), Joanne Forbes (bass) and Shaun …

Promo image of The Van T's for Suis-Je Cool single

The Van T’s make an explosive return and dedicate their fiery new single – ‘Suis-Je Cool?’ – to all those struggling to fit in. The Van T’s are one of those bands that bring out my greedy side. They release a new single; I want an album. They play a show; I want a tour. …

Still from the video for The Van T's single 'Bitter Sweet'

The video for The Van T’s latest single ‘Bitter Sweet’ provides a tantalizing glimpse of their mesmerising – and award-winning – live performance. ‘Bitter Sweet’ (out now via LAB Records) is the latest single from the Glasgow four-piece of Hannah and Chloe Van Thompson (guitar, vocals), Joanne Forbes (bass) and Shaun Hood (drums). The single …

Promo image of The Van T's for their 'Fresh Meat' single

The Van T’s serve us epic guitar soundscapes and huge harmonies with new single ‘Fresh Meat’. 2016 was a huge year for The Van T’s – they released earworm after earworm that embedded themselves in the minds, and hearts, of listeners everywhere. Their stupendous ‘Coming Of Age’ EP and riotous ‘Fun Garçon’ single were accompanied …

The Van T's on stage at Stereo Glasgow on 25 November 2016

The Van T’s show that they’re a hard act to follow with a scintillating support slot at Stereo. 2016 has been a weird – and sometimes distressing – year, but it’s been a pretty successful one for The Van T’s. Along with the release of their critically acclaimed EP ‘A Coming Of Age’ in July …

Promo image of The Van T's band holding a cake

The Van T’s continue to bring the fun, and the noise, to 2016 with new single ‘Fun Garçon’. It’s been quite a year for the Glaswegian four-piece. Along with the release of their critically acclaimed EP ‘A Coming Of Age’ in July they’ve played support slots with Yuck and Rat Boy and performed at festivals …

The Van T’s have indeed come of age on their exhilarating and assured second EP. Twin sisters Hannah (guitar, vocals) and Chloe Van Thompson (guitar, vocals), along with Joanne Forbes (bass) and Shaun Hood (drums), grabbed my attention last year with their impressive debut EP ‘Laguna Babe’. It was just the right mix of grunge …

The Van T’s are guaranteed to make waves with the grungy surf-rock sound of debut EP Laguna Babe. Twin sisters Hannah and Chloe Van Thompson (both vocals and guitar), along with bassist Joanne Forbes and drummer Shaun Hood, are fresh from wowing festival audiences at T In The Park and Electric Fields with their mix …

Photo by Martin Barker Earlier this week, I had the good fortune to make the e-cquaintance of Claire Lim who along with partner-in-crime Paul McCallum, co-founded A Badge of Friendship in 2009. Their roster is choc full of the sort of bands like The Van T’s, who scratch my “melan-phoric” itch. Prophetically, just a few days before hand, I …