Singles Round Up 2025 – Part 12 – December

Perhaps unsurprisingly, December was rather barren for new release singles, I say that in numbers alone as the quality of what I did hear was high, with one of December’s singles, from Falkirk’s Static sneaking into my top 100 singles of the year. The sum total of my December round up is 10 singles. It may have been me in not being as active on social media or missing some quality songs dropping into my inbox, but 10 it is and they were a cracking wee bunch to be fair…

The Just Joans followed up Here Come the Rugby Boys with Limpet, yet another gem from the band who have a knack for creating stylish kitchen sink vignettes of life and whose lyrical tales always take you on an emotional journey, whether that be humorous, melancholic or just pure joy, the dual-vocalled, brass infused Limpet is a heart-melting slice of unbridled love and joy.… Read the rest

26 for ‘26

Before I consider my usual list of what I’m looking forward to music wise as we step into a new year, let’s look back on what was exciting me as me moved into 2025.

Tanzana – I think we can safely say Tanzana went from strength to strength in 2025, from releasing their first single Covet in January and playing a stunning gig in King Tuts in the same month they went on to play live on several occasions across Glasgow, including the BBC Introducing Stage at Barrowland 2 as part of Tenement Trail, the venue was absolutely rammed for their set, the year also saw them playing live further afield into uncharted territories.… Read the rest

Tracks of the Year – The Ginger Quiff Top 100 of 2025

I could write and re-write this list 100 times and still not come up with a definitive 100 songs, I know I’ve missed out songs from some of my favourite albums, I’ve hummed and hawed over songs to include, and I know these lists are subjective and could change by the day depending on my mood. The list also leans heavily towards home grown talent, not an unintentional move, as I want the blog to be a platform to promote Scottish bands, but not at the exclusion of everything else… There also occasions where some bands could have had several songs in the 100, so to avoid multiple entries, I’ve limited my choices to one song per band.… Read the rest