I love music and like to keep up with latest bands coming out of Scotland and the U.K. One of my favorites at the moment is Frightened Rabbit, from Selkirk. The Midnight Organ Fight was top class and I love their recent single:
Other bands from Scotland worth checking out:
- Franz Ferdinand (I think only one is Scots but they formed in Glasgow)
- Snow Patrol (A couple of Scots, formed at the University of Dundee).
- Belle and Sebastian
- Teenage Fanclub
- Arab Strap
- Travis
- Mull Historical Society
- Mogwai
- The View
- The Fratellis
- Primal Scream
- 1990's
- Biffy Clyro
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- The Beta Band
- The Delgados
- Idlewild
- Camera Obscura
- The Twilight Sad
- Boards of Canada
- Aereogramme
- Orange Juice
- Urusei Yatsura
- BMX Badits
- The Vasilines
- The Yummy Fur
- The Gentle Waves
- Aztec Camera
- Fire Engines
- Dogs Die in Hot Cars
- Glasvegas
- The Reindeer Section
- Foxface
- Cocteau Twins
- The Proclaimers
- Calvin Harris
- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (Lead singer English, rest of the band Scottish, based in Glasgow)
Let me know if you can think of any others.....
Oh and of course Wet Wet Wet, yeah right :)
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Cool, thanks for the suggestions I will check them out.
ReplyDeleteCocteau Twins .....from grangemouth
ReplyDeleteYeah I left them off the list as I thought they were really bad. But I suppose they did add to the musical landscape....
ReplyDeleteI'm liking 'Stornoway. New Single 'I saw you blink' - pity though they're from Oxford, although their name may get them on the list
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How about Lloyd Cole's Commotions..Lloyd is 100% english (living in MA) but I think his band were Glasgow Uni buddies.
Have to repectfully disagree on Cocteau Twins. Heaven or Las Vegas is a classic, I got my monies worth out of that cd. Liz Frazer is still releasing great tracks.
Thankfully you missed out Runrig..RIP
I will check out Stornoway and Lloyd Cole's Commotions, thanks for the recommendations.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I have not listened to much Cocteau Twins, I will check out Heaven or Las Vegas.
Hows about;
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Be A Familiar - personal favorite of mine is 'You'd make a great ghost'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sfJOiipcJU
Calvin Harris
Proclaimers and Calvin Harris have been added, thanks for the suggestions.
ReplyDeleteLoving Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, thanks for that one!
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