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.

If you would like to submit a track please get in touch 4 weeks in advance of the release - resonatescot@gmail.com

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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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Q&A - WRTHLESS

WRTHLESS are a pop punk quintet hailing from Glasgow, Scotland consisting of vocalist Jordan Daly, guitarists Stuart Macdonald & Connor Anderson, bassist Jamie Balsillie and drummer Jonathan Mollins.

The band formed in 2018 and spent the first few years releasing singles, one of which fan favourite 'Happy' being added to BBC introducing rotation as well as being featured on playlists such as 'Pop Punk’s Not Dead' & New Punk Tracks' on Spotify.

Read our Q&A with frontman Jordan Daly below!

Your latest single ‘2000 Cans’ took off online, was this planned or a happy accident? What was the creative process like for the track?  

Jordan Daly: It really did take off online! We never really expected it to, if I'm honest, we just fit in on TikTok by making the dubbed 'Midwest Limmy' videos and people really enjoyed them. We didn't have any real plans for releasing the song until after a few TikTok's showed there was a demand for it which we really appreciated.  

 There wasn't too much of a creative process to this song, it came together really quickly, like within an hour we had the song written, it was really fast but we all fell in love with it instantly!  

If you could choose any artist to collaborate with, who would it be?  

I think we all have different takes on who we'd like to collaborate with, but I think we would all be stoked to have someone like Tades from Hot Mulligan scream on some of our tracks!  

Tell us your three desert island albums.  

Under Soil & Dirt – The Story So Far

Why Would I Watch – Hot Mulligan

A Present for Everyone - Busted

What show has been your highlight this year?  

Highlight of the year would have to be getting to share the stage with Magnolia Park, they are a band we are all massive fans of and couldn't believe we got the opportunity to open for them.  

If you could share a message to other Scottish artists, what would it be?  

Keep doing what you're doing, everyone loves Scottish bands, don't give up just keep faking it till you make it.

What can we expect from WRTHLESS in the future?  

Lots more catchy songs, more big shouts, and perhaps more Midwest Limmy.

Connect with WRTHLESS here

Listen to Wrthless down below!

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Q&A - RKIDD

RKidd is multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, with engineering & production experience. He composes & arranges his own material & has recently released his latest album R Dreams, inspired by a combination of personal circumstances, soul searching and current affairs.

We interviewed RKidd as our Artist of the Week. Read our Q&A down below.

Where did the name RKidd  come from ?

The name came from me visiting my dying Dad in hospital in Liverpool. His elder brother my uncle arrived not long after me and the first thing he said was “You all right, our kid?” I hadn't heard him say that in years and it struck a chord for me in the emotion of that moment. So my moniker RKidd is a nod to my Liverpool connection from my childhood roots, which I'm proud of - having left Liverpool for Scotland as a kid. I changed the spelling to R Kidd and that's the back story on the name.

 What was the first instrument you started learning? When did you get into music?

My first instrument was the guitar.  I was really digging The Clash and fancied being like Mick Jones and Joe Strummer! Then I discovered The Velvet Underground and totally wanted a piece of that action. As the years rolled by I got into the songwriter scene of Greenwich Village and felt this is where I wanted to be! Tim Hardin, Fred Neil, Phil Ochs, Tim Buckley, Van Morrison, Tom Waits were big influences, but I also loved The Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Beach boys, Beatles, so much good stuff to mention - you get the idea though!

I started to play piano too because I loved the idea of being able to play more than one instrument and knew it would let me approach music from a different angle. I love playing guitar and piano as my main instruments.

Tell us more about your background in music ...

I got my first deal with Marina records in Hamburg in the 1990s as the writer producer of a trip hop band called Mindstore.  We recorded the demo in my Glasgow flat then had 15 days at Riverside studios in Busby, working with Johnny and Duncan Cameron. It was a great experience!  We then went to London to master it with Mandy Parnell at the Exchange - a big honour as she had just mastered the Fugees album 'The Score.' Mandy was awesome, the album sounded great!  We also got to shoot a mega video for MTV which was a big deal in those days, before the digital era!

Your recent album release 'R-Dreams' is out now. Can you tell us more about this project and the team behind it?

My next single is called ‘Things in Common’ and is out on the 6/10/23 via Bandcamp . It was recorded and mixed by DIGITALSUMO at SVS Sound (Southside Vintage Studios) in Glasgow.  SVS has so much vintage gear it's crazy. Hammond C3 from 1958, Fender Rhodes from 1970, Wurlitzer 200a from 1978, great guitars, amps, mics, plus a very rare AKG bx20 E spring reverb that has been used on some mega songs from the past (I think it's the only one in Scotland) and sounds great on vocals, drums, guitars and strings, piano etc when you add it, it's just a classic depth and richness at the touch of the fader...awesome loveliness!   Shout out to SVS for adding so much depth and richness to the tracks with all the vintage toys!

Drums got tracked separately with Linzi Miller in Paisley, using SVS 's mobile pre-amp rig and mics to capture a fuller drum sound.

 What advice would you give to others like you starting out in their career?

Best advice I would give is to practise as often as possible, don't rely on gawping at phones or tablets to read the lyrics of cover songs, write your own stuff as soon as possible, and throw all your creative energy into that.  

Get out and play often, settle your nerves, grow in confidence and keep going to follow your creative dreams. It's really competitive these days, so you have to work twice as hard to reach your goals and turn dreams into reality.

I’m not a natural businessman but I’ve learned the importance of understanding every aspect of the business side of things - where your revenue streams are, what your rights are, what contracts are needed etc. Cover yourself with knowledge!  PRS and Musicians Union are very helpful!

What’s coming up for the rest of the year?  When can we catch you playing live next and where can we find your music?

I’ve already played Belladrum and Prestfest this year and have another few festivals coming up including Little Biggar Festival. I'm off to Europe soon, playing gigs in Germany, Belgium and France.  I’m currently organizing another short tour later in the year, with dates in Sweden and Norway.

Locally, I’m playing various events and small gigs in Perth, Edinburgh and collaborating with Cincinnati’s Nicholas Johnston for a couple of events in Glasgow - Oct 17th at 18 Candleriggs and Oct 18th at Vinyl Bar.  I’m also playing at Edinburgh’s ‘Arte in Europa’, a creative arts festival, on Nov 18th. 

I love to be busy playing music so am constantly looking for opportunities!

My latest single “Things in Common’ is out on October 6th (Bandcamp Friday) - it and more is available for download on all the usual socials (links below).  CDs also available - message me on FB or Insta for details!

Look out for RKidd’s new single “Things in Common” which releases on the 6th of October!

Connect with RKidd here

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