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Releases
Yoyohoney ... Alex Amor ... Josephine Sillars ... Kerri Watt ... I Will Take You Hunting ... Mogwai ... Randolph’s Leap ... Starry Skies ... Gift Horse ... Arbor Green ... The Wife Guys of Reddit ... Damaged Goodz / Butterscotch ... Felix And The Sunsets ... Midnight Alleys ... Tim Edey ... Beafets ... Yip Man ... Kev Denny ... Dinosaur 94 ... CS Buchan ... Auld Spells ... Nelson Savage ... Philip MacConnell ... Richard Haswell ... Usurper/ Not Usurper ...
downloads
Tamanfaya: Dunfermline duo's new single 'Murky' is a limited free download for Jockrock readers thanks to Sub Station Records ... HAVR: Glasgow/Kilmarnock trio release five track 'Messengers' EP on pay-what-you-want basis ... The Hector Collectors: Lanarkshire legends' free-to-download compilation album 'Numbers By Hectors' celebrates two decades of mirth-making ... Scunner: Autumn Hang's 'Gothic Space Dub' of 'Where The Real Don't Go' is available as a free download ...
backstage
Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers reopens: Emergency one-off payments to those experiencing Covid-related financial difficulty are available again ... Boo Hewerdine and Findlay Napier offer pandemic songwriting relief: Free Bird on a Wire courses are open to musicians whose careers have been impacted by coronavirus ... Off The Record goes online with Vistas and Fatherson offering advice: Music conference's virtual event will bring expert industry knowledge for young music-makers ... Business Time at Soundbase: Mogwai among panelists on mentoring event for young musicians ...
Vid for a new single from Alan McClure, ‘Something Good’.
It’s the lead song on an EP from the former Razorbills man, coming out on Lost Wasp Records in early 2021, and provisionally entitled ‘New Toys’ – more at www.alanmcclure.co.uk.