Tag: Oedipus and the Mamas Boys

Singles Round Up 2026 – June – Part 1

August 22, 2026 By neilho27@sky.com

The first batch of singles from June, with two-thirds of them coming from Scottish based bands, including the debut single from Glasgow’s Limerence and the welcome return of Deer Leader.

Lightnin’ Truck – Shnitzelman

Schnitzelman is the latest offering from Lightnin’ Truck, the Dundee based duo fronted by Hettie from Scorpio Leisure, whose derisive and biting lyrics are delivered with a provocative sardonic snarl atop a suitably hypnotic rhythm of distorted guitar and tambourine.

Meryl Streek – Rotten Fruit

A seething anthem featuring two generations of politico-punks with the angry one-man Dublin protest punk Meryl Streek joined by late 70s/early 80s anarcho-punk, Crass front man Steve Ignorant.… Read the rest

Singles Round Up 2026 – January – Part 3

January 28, 2026 By neilho27@sky.com

Another batch of January’s singles with a heavy leaning towards new music from young Scottish bands but with a smattering of the old guard too, starting off with this new classic in the making from The Bluebells…

A Monochrome Set is the follow up to The Bluebells commentary on the rise of the right No Pasaran and this time they are in reflective melancholic mood, with lyrics that match the mood of the elegantly laidback melody perfectly and instil a feeling that is like a yearning for simpler times gone by,

Siblings Natalie and Sean aka comfort are back and stronger than ever with new single Appear Offline which has them at their frenetic best with Sean’s potent staccato drumming matching the pacey bleeps and beats of the programming and Natalie’s intensely fervent vocal polishes things off

Sirens Call My Name is the latest single offering from the all female/non binary Hen Hoose Collective from their forthcoming album The Twelve, named to reflect the twelve musicians Susan Bear, MALKA, Inge Thomson, SHEARS, Carla J Easton, Frances McKee, AMUNDA, Djana Gabrielle, Emma Pollock, Jill Lorean, Cariss Crosbie and Ray Aggs involved in it’s creation.… Read the rest

Awful Eyes, Oedipus and the Mamas Boys, Citizen Head & Vacant Pavements – live in King Tuts

January 16, 2026 By neilho27@sky.com

All Photos courtesy of Dale Harvey

What should have been my third gig of 2026 turned out to be my first one, and it was a belter with four very different bands all ploughing their own furrow in their chosen genre, or indeed just by ploughing their own furrow full stop and in doing so defying pigeonholing…

The first band on the bill were a case in point, when I previously saw Vacant Pavements supporting Tanzana in McChuills I was late to the venue and only caught the last song of their set, which was more than enough to whet the appetite for more, I’m disappointed in myself that it’s taken until now to fix that.… Read the rest