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Singles That Mingle

 

Top new tunes curated by our sommelier of singles, Captain Stavros

Sam Burton

‘Maria’

What’s great about this song is that it’s got infinite juxtaposition appeal.

 

 

Autobahn

‘Post History’

Ecstasy of Ruin out February 28 via Tough Love Records

Wow, from the ruins of civilisation, please enjoy with our compliments.

 

Softee

‘Come Home’

Natural out May 12 via City Slang

Wow, wee, NSFW (or your mind).

 

Death Valley Girls

‘Island in the Sky’

Island in the Sky out February 24 via Suicide Squeeze Records

Signature sway coming your way.

 

Cindy

‘A Trumpet On The Hillside’

Why Not Now? out April 14 via Tough Love Records

A morosely jaunty tune, what’s even happening here matey? Unnervingly interesting.

 

Frankie Rose

‘Come Back’

Love As A Projector out April 10 via Night School Records

Feels like a song I’d Shazam.

 

Teenage Dads

‘Midnight Driving’

Midnight Driving out March 3 via Chugg Music

Full disclosure I didn’t get 10 seconds into the song before recommending it because of Halloween intro with Pinfinger Krugarage. Click at your own peril muhah ah ah aaaaaaaaaah.

 

Sorry Girls

‘Prettier Things’

Bravo! out June 2 via Arbutus Records

I’m listening to this and thinking, ‘would recommend’, and have done so already. Sorry, you’re getting in late and we’re all out of the good crisps.

 

Soup

‘Topic’

Soup’s on! Till the break-of-dawn.

 

Snow Ghosts

‘Prophecies’

The Fell out now via Houndstooth Records

If the XX were re-incarnated I suppose.

 

Sam Akpro

‘Trace’

Arrival out April 12 via Fair Youth Records

It’s got chops I’ll tell ya what.

 

Bully

‘Lose You’ (Feat Soccer Mommy)

Out Now via Sub-Pop Records

The buddy up you never knew you’d always want to see happen!

 

Lunar Vacation

‘Only You’

Inside Every Fig is a Dead Wasp out now via Keeled Scales Records

Smooth as silk.

 

Dream Wife

‘Hot (Don’t Date a Musician)’

Social Lubrication out June 9 via Lucky Numbers Music

Strum left.

 

Django Django

‘Complete Me’ (Feat Self Esteem)

Off Planet out June 16 via Because Music

Wow, what a pivot for DD.

 

Index For Working Musik

‘1871’

Dragging The Needlework For The Kids At Uphole out now via Tough Love Records

It reminds me of a broken watch a time traveller would wear. I have no idea where my mind’s gone. Sorry. It’s a good track though!

 

Lunge

‘The Idle Motion’

EP1 out April 7

Weird AND wonderful.

 

Kate Davis

‘Call Home’

Fish Bowl out March 24 via ANTI

Can you imagine calling home and being put on hold to this? A future I’m totally ready for.

 

Barrie

‘Races’

5K out March 31 via Winspear

Barrie consistently hits the mark from different directions.

 

 

 

 

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Edinburgh International Festival Finalises Contemporary Music Line-up

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As mentioned in our initial news piece covering the Edinburgh International Festival programme launch the contemporary music element was only to be finalised on May 02. As that was yesterday the full line-up is now available.

Joining the already publicised John Grant & St. Vincent shows in the city during August the Edinburgh Gin Seaside-sponsored Light On The Shore performances will feature shows from homegrown talent in the shape of Mogwai, The Vaselines, The Jesus And Mary Chain, King Creosote, Django Django, C. Duncan, Karine Polwart, Honeyblood, Spinning Coin, Happy Meals, Fire Engines, The Pastels, Sacred Paws, The Van Ts and Bossy Love

Guest curators Neu! Reekie! play host to Lydia Lunch and Michael Rother, along with poet Linton Kwesi Johnson whilst electronic-folk pioneers Lau oversee a home and away list of performers in their Lau-Land presentation - Joan As Police Woman, Egyptian electronica artist Nadah El Shazly, folk singer Alasdair Roberts, the psychedelic sound of James Holden, the traditional pipes of Rona Lightfoot and Brighde Chaimbuel, chamber-folk quartet RANT, acapella traditional singers Landless and the Whitburn Band.

Performances will take place across 14 nights at the Leith Theatre, which is re-emerging after 30 years of neglect thanks to the ongoing efforts of the Leith Theatre Trust and Hidden Door festival. As well as Edinburgh Gin Seaside the programme of events is supported by the Scottish Government’s Festivals Expo Fund, Leith-based technical partners Black Light and The Warehouse, and in association with the National Museum of Scotland’s exhibition Rip It Up: The Story of Scottish Pop.

Tickets and further information for all performances can be found here from 10:00 on 04/5/18.

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