A little something EXTRA special for your Christmas Eve – a track review. Gosh it’s been a while. I’ve been a long time fan of Project Smok, and even got to see them at the end of November (supported by The Hop who featured on day 9 of this year’s Advent Calendar). “Elilidh’s” is the 9th (and possibly my favourite) track of Project Smok’s second … Continue reading Track Review: Project Smok – Eilidh’s
Hello there! Apologies for the radio silence! To make it up to you, we’ve decided to pick an entire album for your listening pleasure: “Life Is Not Linear” by the amazing “Arcade State”. This is a really beautiful album dedicated to the memory of Ciaran and Jordan’s sister, and it gets two thumbs up from Leah and Hamish (yes, we know owls don’t have disposible … Continue reading Album Feature: Arcade State
Hello, music enthusiasts! In February, we’re spotlighting “Yes to Rest” by the fantastic Scottish alternative indie pop duo “Feels Like Pluto.” This track dropped at the beginning of the month, so it’s still fresh off the press and sizzling hot! Huge thanks to Katie from WEE PR for sending this track over for us to listen to – we love it!(Hamish is certainly embracing this … Continue reading Track Feature: Feels Like Pluto
Time for the third review of this year’s Captainskydiver Advent Calendar.You’re probably on your 3647th Christmas Party and getting excited for Santa (or Sandra as we call them in our family – that’s a long story) coming in just one week! For now, it’s time to delve into my (possible) words of wisdom on another track that Hamish and I totally dig. Up today we … Continue reading neverfine – Imaginary Friends
Hello there! It’s been a while! What better time to bring back reviews of smashing tracks than this year’s Captainskydiver Advent Calendar? Up first, in a batch of four short reviews, we have “In The Midden” by Rudi Zygadlo. In The Midden is a fresh and funky track, which features on Rudi’s most recent album “Doggerland” which provides ‘pop music as escapism: a bubble of … Continue reading Rudi Zygadlo – In The Midden
Howdy! We’re back again, this time with a song that will 100% blow away those Monday blues. If you’ve been following us for a while, you may remember the wonderful people from Cornfield Chase from Part 4 of our 2017 mini live stream series The Captain’s Log. With an ethereal-esque intro, elements of which resonate throughout the rest of the track, Rise Again is absolutely … Continue reading Cornfield Chase – Rise Again
Words: The Captain Photo: George Mackie Following her debut album, “Carve Every Word” in 2015, Katie Buchan – aka Best Girl Athlete – has returned with her brand new album, the self-titled Best Girl Athlete, which she wrote prior to turning 18 with her father Charley. Katie has already done a lot in her young years. Check it out! She has: – Toured Europe AND the U.S – Released an album that … Continue reading Album Review: Best Girl Athlete
Words: The Captain Album Cover: Brian Sweeney Album Cover Text: Colin McArthur I’ve been a fan of Annie ever since I saw her back in 2015 at Teviot Underground (Edinburgh), you can see my thoughts on that show here. But anywaaaaay, we’re here to talk about…. HER TOTALLY AWESOME, SUPER DUPER, AMAZING NEW ALBUM! Sorry, not sorry, about all the caps, that’s what people do … Continue reading Album Review: An Unforgiving Light by Annie Booth
Words: The Captain Photo: Gail Watt (The Woozle) I first saw L-Space as a support for Eyre Llew back in March and I really liked them, so when I was approached by the band to review their new single, I was rather elated. As I said when I reviewed them live: “Think if Doctor Who and Red Dwarf got together and made a band, this would be … Continue reading Single Review: Space Junk by L-Space
Words: The Captain Photo: Nicole Stapinski This is the debut E.P from Blair Coron and to cut a long story short, it’s bloody brilliant! I grew up listening to A LOT of classical, jazz and folk music, so this E.P really spoke to me. Every single one of the five tracks is so exquisitely written and performed that it moves me to my very core. I … Continue reading E.P Review: DO/RE by Blair Coron
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