Each week we feature a different Scottish artist on the blog including premieres and Q&A’s. Please check out some of the amazing Scottish talent we have discovered over the years.

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Q&A: The Rosellas
Q&A: The Rosellas

“I've had hours of conversations after the set with locals, talking all about the importance of Scotland to my family, and in turn learning more and more about the heritage of the country and its importance to them. I find it very soul affirming and will spend hours more continuing to do so.”

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Q&A: Aylee
Q&A: Aylee

“I hope that if anyone listens to Dressed Up and relates to the lyrics, they take it as a sign to step  back and reflect on why it resonates with them. I want to help anyone who’s caught in a similarly  toxic situation feel less alone and isolated. While yes, “I hate that all my friends were right” about my previous relationship, I’m incredibly grateful to be so far removed from it now, and able to look  back and see that they absolutely were.”

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Q&A: Spyres
Q&A: Spyres

“Touring is definitely one of the most exciting and rewarding parts of being in a band, so we’re absolutely buzzing to get back on the road. A lot of the cities on this run are totally new to us, which makes it even more special. We can’t wait to meet new faces and play in venues we’ve never stepped foot in.”

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Q&A: The Zebecks
Q&A: The Zebecks

“‘Persona’ is the closest we’ve ever gotten to merging the worlds of my poetry and songwriting as I am literally performing spoken word at the end. The vulnerability I tried to express in this song has definitely developed our songwriting as I now feel a lot more open within the band dynamic and this has led to more directed songwriting sessions where we all play a part in the construction of lyrics - knowing that The Zebecks is a really safe space surrounded by my best friends means I feel comfortable bouncing ideas directly off them in real time.”

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Q&A: Former Champ
Q&A: Former Champ

“Many of the songs on this album are about feeling displaced and some are even more directly about Irish Diaspora and Irish Politics. I think anyone who has moved away from their hometown can probably relate to a curiosity about the alternate life they could be leading. The larger concept of sliding doors and endless paths has been a key theme on the album and even informed its title.”

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Q&A: Dylan Winters & The Posterity
Q&A: Dylan Winters & The Posterity

“At first, I was quite particular with arrangements—I had a strong vision and the band helped me bring it to life. Lately though, I’ve been stepping back and letting everyone put more of themselves into the songs, and it’s honestly made everything better. Turns out if you let talented musicians do their thing, the music’s better for it.”

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Q&A: Maz & The Phantasms
Q&A: Maz & The Phantasms

“I think people love the freedom and the warm nature of these grassroots events. Glasgow especially is extremely kind and respectful, and it feels amazing to be able to throw a big party for your community where everyone can be themselves.”

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Q&A: Saint Sappho
Q&A: Saint Sappho

“I was listening through old demos and there was a melody Tammy had been singing along with the piano, she heard me playing it out loud and said "Wait. There's something in that" at first I didn't agree but she was persistent. That melody eventually became the verse of Floating. The moment we began writing the verse was what set the whole song in motion, and everything afterwards naturally progressed into a full song.”

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Q&A: Cowboy Hunters
Q&A: Cowboy Hunters

“One time someone told us that we reminded them of when Lady Gaga and Beyonce collaborated and we've been living off that high ever since. ”

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Q&A: Kirsteen Harvey
Q&A: Kirsteen Harvey

“Oh it’s absolutely amazing! I can’t believe it to be honest! I always find putting on headline shows a little scary, and I get quite nervous on the run up- but the response for the shows, and in particular the Glasgow date has been totally mind blowing! I think it’s going to be pretty special seeing so many people in the one room, who are there to see myself and my wonderful band, play tunes that I just wrote at home!”

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Q&A: racecar
Q&A: racecar

“By the time we came to write and record Pink Car, we were very fortunate to have raised enough money through a successful Crowdfunder campaign (thanks everyone!) to make some of the musical dreams we had for our songs come true. Graham, Lissa, Claire and Kenny (not to mention Aaron Morrison/ Catriona Price/ Gracie Brill!) are all fantastic musicians. It is always a joy to collaborate, most of all when people’s blend of skill and creativity means both realising an original vision and new, exciting elements appearing during sessions".”

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Q&A: PG Ciarletta
Q&A: PG Ciarletta

“For me there is a lot of hard work ahead, but a lot of things to be buzzing about. I would just say taking the music to the people and playing as many places as possible across Scotland and beyond. I just want to go and do what I am meant to do, which is release music, play shows, make content, be nice to folk and work hard.“

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Q&A: Katie Nicoll
Q&A: Katie Nicoll

“My emotions over my Poetry Club gig didn’t fully hit me until Sunday afternoon whilst watching back videos on Instagram. IT WAS AMAZING! The realisation that I’d packed out a room two hours away from where I grew up filled me with a new sense of pride over my music. I feel proud & soooo beyond grateful of the people that made time to come down and support, grateful of the boys in my band, and grateful of all my family and friends.”

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Q&A: Calum Baird
Q&A: Calum Baird

“Playing at the Biennial was superb.  The energy and buzz in the city was infectious and the support from the audiences and fellow musicians at my shows, even though we didn’t always share a language, was so important and helped me feel right at home. “

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Scottish Artists To Watch In 2025
Scottish Artists To Watch In 2025

New year, new bands, new obsessions. Scotland’s music scene is a constantly morphing beast, spitting out fresh talent, combing boundary-defying genres, with the raw energy that keeps the Scottish music scene constantly evolving. Whether you’re into massive indie anthems, left-field electronic experiments, or something that defies categorisation entirely, 2025 is shaping up to be another huge year for grassroots Scottish Music.

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Q&A: Pedalo
Q&A: Pedalo

“I was hyper aware that this was going to be a song that literally anyone can hear, forever, which was honestly a bit scary when it’s such a personal topic. But then the reaction to it has been really touching—I’ve had a fair few people say to me how much they relate to Lighter. Now I’d say it’s the song that I’m the most proud of”

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Q&A: Former Champ
Q&A: Former Champ

“Sometimes stuff just feels right, sounds right. But the mission statement for this band in a writing sense was definitely like Paul Westerberg and all the pathos in the Replacements tunes. These are pop songs first and foremost—they are never going to be perfect short stories like Raymond Carver or whatever—but they do start from that place.”

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Q&A: Odd Luke
Q&A: Odd Luke

“I think it hit me one day a long time ago that I was the only person who hadn’t heard my own voice, you know? It’s one thing to back other people and hide behind that, but I had all these weird little stories building up that just needed out, if nothing else just for me!”

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Q&A: Thundermoon
Q&A: Thundermoon

“It’s epic! We’re so grateful for the support. We’ve worked hard from the roots up, and every bit of recognition feels like a big achievement. Working with a local, musician-run project like New Teeth has helped us stay true to our values. Growing from here feels like a huge positive, especially knowing that these platforms resonate with our music.”

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Q&A: Nü Cros
Q&A: Nü Cros

" This year’s been an amazing year in terms of the shows we’ve been blessed to play, that includes Supersonic in Paris which was a fairytale in its own right. We’ve come a huge way as a band through it all."

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Resonate Artist Of The Week: Luke Jay

Another week and time to highlight another one of Scotland’s fine talents - Luke Jay.

‘Nothing to Lose’ is a high energy collaboration with fellow Glaswegian Russell Stewart - piercing horns and a headstrong vocal weave through frenetic sampling and heady beats. The track deals with falling into a cycle of guilt and denial from struggling to keep your life afloat while wrestling with the desire to drown your sorrows. We caught up with Luke to find out more about this piping hot release;

Tell us about your artist project Luke Jay

My artist project Luke Jay is there to serve as an outlet for all of the weird and wonderful ideas that come out when I am exploring and developing my productions! The general theme is electronic production with a pop-song structure; but other than that the scope of vibe covered is pretty wide! I work best when I am free to follow an idea wherever it leads, so my unreleased catalogue of music is almost a different genre for every track. It makes it hard to really easily sell and explain yourself, but I'm not to concerned on definitions. I’d sooner have a catalogue of songs that are each very fun and different than one that is cohesive but bland!You’re debut solo single ‘Nothing To Lose’ features the sultry sounds of Russell Stewart, how did this collaboration come about?

You’re debut solo single ‘Nothing To Lose’ features the sultry sounds of Russell Stewart, how did this collaboration come about?

So I have been a really big fan of what Russell does for ages, his vocals and melodies are sublime and I knew that he was someone I’d love to work with! I had the beat for Nothing to Lose made, but I had no idea if there was even much space for a topline - I wasn’t sure I could hear one myself! I just got in touch to see if he liked it and if he could hear anything for it and he got back pretty soon after with a demo that had all the main elements there - I was so shocked that he had managed to do so much with it! We had to refine a few sections of the instrumental to get the flow of the song right and then we retracked the vocals in my flat once we knew exactly what needed to happen! 

Who are some of the artists you’ve worked with, including co-writing, production and collaborations

I’ve been very fortunate to have been working on lots of different stuff in the last 12 months! The biggest project to date is Grayling’s Debut EP that I’m SO excited to see out in the world. She is a writer of just beautiful songs and she put a lot of faith in me to do those songs justice given how far out of my usual remit her sound is! I’ve done a lot more co-writes too with some fantastic and exciting up-coming artists like Sophie Wood, C4SUAL, Matt Hall, Ferester, Citizen Papes and also Stephanie of the band Apache Darling who is writing some amazing pop music for a new project of hers! Aside from that, a dear friend of mine and I have been writing a lot over the last 12 months - we are going to be a leftfield pop duo. It’s my favourite stuff I’ve ever written and that’s what I am most excited for! It’s been a busy time and I’m excited to see all the stuff I’ve worked on come out!

You’ve got an incredible new music video for ‘Nothing To Lose’ - what was the story behind this?

The video for nothing to lose is entirely down to my friend Jack Willison. He is an incredible filmmaker and is always up for doing stuff with me for my projects! Me, him and Russell brainstormed ideas and Russell had the idea him being a narrator of me drowning my sorrows and getting home drunk. The film is a one shot, which took an enormous amount of prep and rehearsal. We spent several days figuring out how we could light it and move around my flat and choreograph the whole thing and rehearsing every small detail and movement. There were two big things that made it even harder, firstly we wanted the video to have a slow-motion look, so that required plying the song and moving/dancing/lip-syncing to the song at double speed. It sounded cartoonish and hilarious and we all had to move so quickly to get everything done in time! I have no idea how Russell could mouth so fast but he somehow nailed it from the get go. The second was that the final scene I get very wet which meant we couldn’t just “go again” so it really is a “one take” we couldn’t watch it back and then notice a mistake and go again. What this meant was we all had the power to yell “cut” right up until near the end of the video, once we got passed that point there would be no going back!! I can’t tell you how tense it was when we watched it back for the first time knowing we couldn’t fix anything later!!

3 artists you think our readers need to know about

Monica Martin, Clara Mann and Gemi are three artists I think are doing amazing things right now!

Favourite biscuit?

Perhaps a controversial opinion?? But I love a Party Ring. 

NOTHING TO LOSE OUT NOW!

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Resonate Artist of The Week: The Strange Blue Dreams

Back with another stellar Resonate Artist of The Week - The Strange Blue Dreams.

‘For My Sins’ is the second single from upcoming album set for release on Glasgow stalwart label Holysmokes Records. A quintet who’s worldly approach to their music is something to behold, combining Doo-Wop, Bollywood and Spaghetti Western themes with Joe Meek’s reckless invention, like Elvis Costello shrouded in mysterious glam. They exist in a parallel world where all music is pop music and therefore everything can be plundered.

Taking from the band's upcoming second album 'Simple Machine', ‘For My Sins’ sees the band deepen their explorations of where mid-20th Century pop music inspired by the sounds of Roy Orbinson & Duncan Kennedy.

We are absolutely here and living for The Strange Blue Dreams - unquestionably talented and in a realm of their own with unique fusions and tip top quality productions. Blabber & Smoke were on the money whey described them as; "A heady mixture that hangs together with style and a magnificent sense of cool".

Check out For My Sins here and keep your eyes peeled for album announcements very soon. The Strange Blue Dreams perform live for the first time in over 2 years, previewing their new album in full at The Rum Shack on May 6th and you can grab one of the last remaining tickets here.

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