Butler, Blake and Grant, Collins, Wilson, Solareye and Mogwai …
Each week we feature an artist with new music coming out across Scotland. Last week we featured Fiona Soe Paing, the week before we featured Darren McGarvey aka Loki. This week is a bit different with a ton of new releases…
BUTLER BLAKE & GRANT
First up the brilliant Butler, Blake and Grant (that’s Bernard Butler Norman Blake & James Grant!) who have the First single ‘Bring An End’ from their new album out now.
The album is released in March and they’re touring in Cambridge, Norwich, Bristol, Leeds, London, Gateshead and Glasgow in June. You can pre-order, buy tickets, watch and listen here; linktr.ee/butlerblakegra
MIDNIGHT AMBULANCE
The mighty Midnight Ambulance are from North Berwick, and are the beautiful combo of Amelia Stokes (vocals/drums), Fraser Fulton (guitar/vocals).
Here’s ‘Smoke and Sweets’ from their latest E.P. The video is billed as Chapter One “This is a story that dives into the mind of someone whose reality is slipping away. The video follows a 3D figurine of Fraser, stuck in isolation and falling between reality and surrealism as the walls decay and close in around him.”
More at: Midnight AmbulanceStore: https://midnightambulance.bandcamp.com
STRAIGHT OUT OF HELMSDALE
Former Orange Juicer and the generally remarkable Edwyn Collins [@EdwynCollins] has announced his tenth solo album out on 14 March ‘Nation Shall Speak Unto Nation’. The first single off of that is ‘Knowledge’.
Out on his own AED Records on Friday 14th March 2025, the 11-track album was recorded at his Clashnarrow Studio in Helmsdale, and was co-produced by Edwyn with Sean Read & Jake Hutton. ‘Knowledge’, the first track to be taken from the album, is accompanied by a video shot between Christmas and New Year in Edwyn’s home village of Helmsdale and directed by Delbert Anthonio Wright …
All the details on Edwyn’s site here: Edwyn Collins Follow him on Spotify HERE.
WINTER EP
This week seems to be dominated by Edinburgh’s finest and there are two more to highlight. Auld Reekie’s multi-talented chanteuse Siobhan Wilson has a ‘Winter EP and B Sides’ out now:
There’s a bunch of hand-printed artwork and merch available from HERE.
SOLAREYE
Next up is the fabulous Professor of Hip-Hop himself Dr Dave Hook, who also plays with @stanleyodd. His new single ‘Goodnight’ is out now:
You can also see him interviewed by the magnificent Scots Whay Hae! here …
More at: Music & Video — Solareye
THE BAD FIRE
Last but not least are the Mighty Mogwai! The new video and single by “Fanzine Made of Flesh” is available to download/stream now via https://mogwai.scot/ – taken from the amazing forthcoming album “The Bad Fire” released 24th January 2025. Pre-order your copy now via https://mogwai.scot/
Everything you need to know is at: Mogwai Official Site & Store – Mogwai Official Store
In other news, if you want to keep across new releases we can recommend Rave Child New Scottish Music on Spotify. Check out their epic playlist here including new stuff from C Duncan, Constant Follower/Andy Aquarius, Zoe Graham, Becky Sikasa, and a ton more:
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That Edwyn Collins track is a beauty.
They are all depressional, but the C&W tune is the least maudlin and is the only one that features a real drummer. But thankfully there is far, far more to music than minor-key ballads and bad hip-hop.
Here is Scottish music played by a Scotsman that is obviously way beyond the limited musical boundaries of the person that wrote the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy5pByCySm4
Here’s Shogun fae Paisley. Blows away the rapper recommended by the list author.