Oh yes, it’s that time of year again... another huge and healthy list of artists you may or may not know, across loads of genres. I tried to keep it smaller than 35 bands but just couldn’t! Things are so vibrant just now; it would be rude not to mention them all. Investigate them and your ears will be duly rewarded.
Please though, before crying about your favourites not being on the list - take a look at the ‘Scottish Artists to Watch 2007 & 2008’ blogs. They might well be there...
Twin Atlantic
Pictish Trail
Young Fathers
Sparrow & the Workshop
Y’all is Fantasy Island
Sucioperro
Rustie
Unicorn Kid
Punch & the Apostles
Come On Gang
Healthy Minds Collapse
We See Lights
Be a Familiar
The Velcro Quartet
Hostage
The Ray Summers
Black Channels
Triple School
The Xcerts
Meursault
Mesa Verde
Eagleowl
Hey Enemy
Fox Gut Daata
Over The Wall
Dance Lazarus Dance
My Cousin I Bid You Farewell
State of Affairs
Woodenbox & A Fistful of Fivers
Mitchell Museum
Super Adventure Club
Zoey Van Goey
St. Deluxe
Ross Clark & the Scarfs Go Missing
Call to Mind
Word up to… The Phantom Band, Isosceles, Findo Gask, Dananananaykroyd, 1990’s, My Latest Novel, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Broken Records, Malcolm Middleton & Franz Ferdinand… all of whom should have shiny new albums out in 2009. Go and buy them all!
Feel free to add to the list – it’s always good to know who you rate at the moment, and who I should be checking out.
I hope you find something you like – Happy New Year Y’all!
Cheers,
Vic xxx