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Say Psych: News: Edinburgh Psych Fest announces first wave of acts, Stereolab to headline

Edinburgh Psych Fest announces Stereolab, Model/Actriz, Gwenno, GHOSTWOMAN, The Mystery Lights & more for the 2026 festival. The sister festival to the UK’s leading psychedelic music and arts festival Manchester…

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Track: Edinburgh’s Marky Wildtype yearns for a ‘Place of Peace’ in a dreamy pop epistle.

Edinburgh’s Marky Wildtype (the moniker of musician/producer Mark Blanford) has just released the delicious slice of indie pop entitled ‘Place of Peace’. With soaring melodies and an almost Gregorian chant…

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Album Review : Urvanovic – Let’s Not Be Here : expansive chamber pop which rises above the convention.

There’s always something intriguing when a band that you thought had disappeared suddenly stick their heads above the musical whirlpool with a new album. So where have Scottish pop orchestrators…

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The three members of the band swim school looking at the camera

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NEWS: Edinburgh’s swim school release new track Delirious and announce EP Duality set for release on 2 June

swim school have announced details of their second EP Duality set for release on 2 June via LAB Records. Alongside this news, the Edinburgh trio have shared their heaviest single…

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NEWS: Hamish Hawk announces new album Angel Numbers, releases new single Think of Us Kissing, and confirms biggest UK headline tour to date

Hamish Hawk has announced his new album Angel Numbers which is set for release on 3 February 2023 on Post Electric. It follows on from last years self-released Heavy Elevator…

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The band Eades onstage at Sneaky Petes in Edinburgh

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LIVE REVIEW: Eades / Midnight Ambulance / ur.frnd – Sneaky Petes, Edinburgh 08.08.2022

Independent Grassroots Music Venues, you have to love them especially when the bands they host provide such great nights. Sneaky Petes in Edinburgh presented a night of pure fun away…

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LIVE REVIEW: Sacred Paws/Poster Paints – Summerhall, Edinburgh 06/08/2022

Sacred Paws brought smiles, sunshine, dancing and pure joy to Edinburgh’s Summerhall. The duo, comprising Rachel Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers, won the 2017 Scottish Album of the Year Award with…

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Live Review: The Chameleons / The Membranes – Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh 11.02.2022

The resurgence of punk and post punk bands continues with a major UK tour by The Chameleons. Originally formed in 1981, it’s a significant anniversary to tour to celebrate 40…

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Track: We Were Promised Jetpacks change trajectory with new album ‘Enjoy the View’ and share their latest positivity-infused single ‘Fat Chance’

Acclaimed Edinburgh indie trio We Were Promised Jetpacks will release their much-anticipated, brand new album Enjoy the View on 10 September via Big Scary Monsters. Along with this announcement is…

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Premiere: The Son(s)’ icy, baptismal video for ‘Lord, I Am Grateful’

EDINBURGH’S The Son(s) are not a band to shy away from the raw side of living in their creative pursuits. The video for their latest song, which the band are…

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