Part three of November’s round up sees the return of Throwing Muses with their first single since 2020, Nouvelle Vague with a festive cover with the rest of part three made up of home grown talent including David Delinquent and the IOUs, Jewel Scheme, F.O.Machete, the band I may have seen live most in 2024, Sister MADDs, and GQ favourites Scorpio Leisure.
Throwing Muses – Drugstore Drastic
Kristin Hersh and co. make a welcome return with the understated Drugstore Drastic their first new music since 2020’s Sun Racket album and precedes a tour in Spring 2025 including a date in The Garage in Glasgow on May 20th.
Nouvelle Vague – The Power of Love
Nouvelle Vague, with vocals from Bobbie, take on the classic 80s “Christmas” song from Frankie Goes To Hollywood, a song which was never written as a Christmas single, but became one after the addition of a video featuring Jesus, Mary & Joseph and the wee donkey…
David Delinquent and the IOUs – Nobody Else
Dundee maverick David Delinquent adds another appearance, on the GQ singles playlists, with the IOUs this time, with this infectious two minute slice of joyous riff laden punk declaration of being yourself and not giving a flying fuck…
Sister Madds – Purgatory
The effervescent Maddie is frustrated on Sister Madds energetic new single Purgatory… the world seems to have their shit together while she is doubting everything. The song’s message seems to be both, it’s ok not to be ok, but also do your own thing, don’t chase the impossible or compare yourself to others. Is their facade real? Are you feeling OK? Maybe a Sister Madds gig would help…
Jewel Scheme – Minor Bad
Minor Bad is yet another mesmerising synth pop gem from Jewel Scheme, who have layered vocals to great effect in creating this billowing dreamlike beauty.
F.O. Machete – Skeletor
F.O. Machete continue to tantalise and titillate ahead of the release of their new album Mother of a Thousand due to be released on Last Night From Glasgow in February 2025. Skeletor follows in the wake of Confetti Crown and Kicking Up Dust, adding some sparkle and shine to that confetti and kicking up a quiet storm rather than the dust… the gloriously understated near whispered vocal paired with quirky tremulous guitar riffs builds to a tempestuous crunching crescendo before stripping back once again to an almost Bjorkesque whispered close…
Scorpio Leisure – No Apologies (The Oddball Creatives VHS Vocal)
With enough songs to release their second album (to be fair they had enough songs when they released their fabulous debut earlier in the year…) the inimitable Scorpio Leisure tide us over between times having had Apology remixed by Joseph Malik and Daniel Walls as Oddball Creatives. The result is a spacious version that takes the late night seedy smoky club feel of the original and takes it on a journey through the dark side of electropop, creating something that could have soundtracked some 80s sci-fi classic movie or computer game.