A walk through the new releases of the past week or so – available to download and occasionally purchase in a physical format….

Auld Spells – Edinburgh quintet’s single ‘Dead Gurl’ is the fourth in a continuing series…

Celestial North – British Sea Power’s drummer steps in on co-production duties for Scots-via-Lake District act’s single ‘Distant Life’…

Iklan – Law Holt teams up with Young Fathers producer Timothy London and Leith Congregational Choir for debut long-player ‘Album Number 1’…

James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra – single ‘Struggle’ sees Fife singer-songwriter teams up with Swedish conductor / producer Karl-Jonas Winqvist for forthcoming album ‘The Wide, Wide River’…

Tamanfaya – New vocalist Martyn Mcguire joins Dunfermline duo for follow-up to debut single ‘Murky’, ‘Who Knows Who’…

Firestations – The first in a series of EPs from London quintet, ‘Automatic Tendencies’ is the first new material for Eigg-based Lost Map label since 2018 album ‘The Year Dot’…

Lonehead – Glasgow trio follow string of singles with debut long-player ‘Wonderful & How To Get It’…

Rollor – New album ‘We Are Due A Visit Soon’ follows 2019 EP ‘Destroy This Mad Brute’…

The Filthy Tongues – Edinburgh act trawl their back catalogue for re-release of 2009 album ‘Addiction’…

further down our list, these are the ones that were out for Bandcamp Friday but the bands still get a decent share (better than they would if they just put it on Spotify!)

The Bookshop Band – ‘Live in American Bookshops’ documents Wigtown-based duo’s tour of the US…

Stewart Bryden – ‘Treading Water’ follows ‘The Beaten Track’ as a railer for forthcoming ‘Shelf Life’ EP from former Sonic Templars / Contra Band man…

That Nitrogen Thing – Debut long-player ‘Turnstones’ from mysterious songwriting pair laments Motherwell League Cup final defeat…

Brittle Head Girl – Edinburgh quartet’s third album ‘Fractured’ is their first long-player in five years…

Peter Cat – Glasgow-based songwriter follows ‘Plays Well With Others’ with debut long-player proper, ‘The Saccharine Underground’…

Rachel Newton – Former SAY Award-shortlistee releases new long player ‘To The Awe’…

Alex Tronic (feat. Shuna Lovelle) – Leith-based producer remotely teams up with Dunbar-based vocalist for single ‘The Strangest Times’ in advance of album due in the new year…

Jamie Sutherland – Recorded in 2017 with Meursault’s Neil Pennycook, ‘Bruise’ is Broken Records’ frontman’s debut solo release…

Constant Follower – Stirling-based act celebrate signing to NYC-based Shimmy Disc label with release of follow-up to ‘Set Aside Some Time’ with double-A-sided single ‘I Can’t Wake You’ / ‘Altona’…

The Rowan – Former Second Hand Marching Band releases single ‘Better Already’ in aid of OurBrainBank charity…

Grant J Robson – ‘Outside’ is the third full-length release from the artist formerly known as mash-up king McSleazy…

Weekend Debt – ‘Pomposity’ – the follow-up to January’s release ‘Legato’ – is the first recording by the Lanark quartet to be made at Chem19…

Kirsten Adamson – ‘Let Me Live’ is part of a fundraising campaign for Support In Mind Scotland charity…

Jamie Button – ‘Flashbang’ follows up pre-lockdown single, February’s ‘See The Cinema’…

Baby Strange – Single ‘More! More! More!’ is Glasgow trio’s first release in four years, and comes via Swedish label Icons Creating Evil Art…

The Ruptured Ducklings – Single ‘All She Wants’ follows up Aberdeen-based trio’s 2019 EP ‘Broken Foundations’…

further down our list, these are the ones that were out for Bandcamp Friday but the bands still get a decent share (better than they would if they just put it on Spotify!)

Vacuum Spasm Babies – Three-track EP ‘Rodeo Joe’ is free to download and follows up May release ‘Long Arms Stomping’
4th November 2020…

Nico Ev – Single ‘Hunter’ is the first fruits of recording sessions which will form Glasgow singer-songwriter’s debut EP…

Voldo – Follow-up to ‘Digital Dancers’ sees Ayrshire trio team up with Wurrd Jenkins for single ‘Round and Round’…

Becci Wallace – ‘Present Tense’ sees East Kilbride singer-songwriter returns to music with follow-up to 2015 debut ‘Fragmentality’…

Louis Rive – Edinburgh songwriter follows up ‘The State of the Nation’ with ’19​:​27 Saturday Service to Helensburgh Central’, the tale of a train trip from Bathgate…

Scoorieboy – Scars bassist teams up with Oceansize man to record new album ‘Few Who Stop’…

Geneva – ‘Fault Lines’ is the first new material in two decades from the Aberdeen-formed ’90s chart act…

Arkanna – ‘Wonder Cloud’ follows up January’s single release ‘Black Is My Name’ from Gillian Brown…

Hintenvelter – Edinburgh quartet dedicate Hallowe’en-themed five-track EP ‘Eulogy for AMB’ to departed guitarist…

and in the ‘other’ pile – not proper releases, but available to stream…

Braw – Edinburgh folk-pop duo comprised of brothers Iain and Andrew Mundy release their fourth single since forming in 2019 – ‘Whisky In Hand’ “an ode to the quiet minutes at the end of a long Scottish day”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSmqBd1DveQ

Vukovi – single ‘Slo‘ acts as a trailer for the Kilwinning duo’s forthcoming debut album, available to pre-order on vinyl

London-based Glaswegian songwriter Crawford Mack releases an album, ‘Bread and Circuses‘ – remarkably (to us), as a stream only (unless you count it being available on Apple Music).

Similarly, duo Nicol & Elliot put out a digital single ‘Dragging Me Down’, from an upcoming EP (‘The Storm’) due for release on 22nd January 2021 via Last Night From Glasgow Hive – which presumably means that’ll be on vinyl. Still, at least it has a nice video to go with it…