is this music?

Nathan Evans and The Saint PHNX Band were just what the city of Inverness needed to kick-start the summer music festivals. The Northern Meeting Park was covered in advertisements for The Gathering Festival, which technically took place the following day. Tonight felt like a warm-up to the big event, though all of the bands were equally captivating. I only knew a couple of so...

This track came across my desk unexpectedly but I think it may have started something. According to Spotify, London based Tokyo Taboo have been going for over a decade, but new single ‘Wings’ makes me think I’m that late to the party.

After checking out their earlier stuff, this track is a lot bigger sounding. More epic. More drama.

That’s what you’d expect fr...

The release of this track signals the appearance of a new album by London combo Firestations later this year (October), and what a lovely track it is. A mid-paced groover with hints of SFA, their label “boss” Pictish Trail, some steel-pedal country act and of course their own combined alchemy as a band, it twinkles with magic while still being melancholic, just the way BM lik...

This gig was long anticipated, having been postponed from a few months ago – the first Keeley headline show in Glasgow for around three years (according to Ms Moss, who obviously should know!).

First up was The Martial Arts, who were first on when Keeley supported The Boo Radleys a wee while ago. Claiming to “not have played for ages” as a full three-piece, Paul Kelly...

Boards Of Canada remain a wonderful enigma. ‘Inferno’ is their fifth album, but it’s their first since 2013’s ‘Tomorrow’s Harvest’. Parallels could be drawn with another excellent but different Scottish act – The Blue Nile – whose time between album releases sees so much happen in the world (both musical and beyond) yet on re-emerging, everyone rightly stands to attention.