New Releases
Erland Cooper – Hether Blether, Phases, out now The final part of a triptych of albums inspired by Erland Cooper’s native Orkney celebrates the land and the people of the islands through composition, field recordings, dialect, storytelling and poetry.
The Polychromes – Polychrome, self-released, out now. Written and recorded in lockdown from their homes, Gareth Perrie and Adam Ross ruminate on digital technology and its impact on our lives.
Scotland in the 80s – The Dreary Heather Club, self-released, out now. A new project by two old friends from Fife, after vocalist-guitarist Mike Lennie returned to a housebound Scotland after eight years in Helsinki. Self-described “slow, sad pop songs and sound collages”, with a hint of cheeky nostalgia.
Dàimh – Stopped in our Tracks, self-released, out now. This year, the Gaelic trad-folk five-piece had planned to record a song and film a video at each touring location. Stopped in their tracks by Covid-19, they have released the first three songs as a digital EP.
Martha Ffion - Nights to Forget, Lost Map, August 14. Second album from Irish-born, Glasgow-based Scottish Album of the Year Award-nominated singer-songwriter pairs wry observations on modern living with hazy, nostalgic pop.
The Muldoons - Made for Each Other, LNFG Hive, out now. A nostalgic debut album about “growing up, getting drunk and falling in and out of love every week” from this Paisley five-piece.
Jane Blanchard - Still, Again, Gerry Loves, out now. This EP is Jane Blanchard’s first new music since relocating to Scotland from Fredericton, New Brunswick, where she founded and still directs the city’s Flourish music and arts festival.