Singles Round Up 2026 – March

The singles round up for March has more than it’s fair share of excellent singles from emerging Scottish talent from alt-rock right through to Gaelic rap (yes, you read it right), with debut singles from the likes of Honey, Close Control, Sports Frock and Quality Control and cracking singles from Tanzana, bottle rockets, Martha May and the Mondays, Stratus, Verse Metrics, Bandit Country, Dubinski, Doss, Subterranean, Brontes, Grow Up, Pearling. Arran Hopkins, Conscious Pilot, Limonead, Gichard, Mantel, Big Crunch, and braes, with some more established Scottish acts like Middle Class Guilt, Carla J Easton, The Countess of Fife, The Girobabies and Broken Chanter joining the party.… Read the rest

Simon Bromide

The Ones That Got Away… Simon Bromide – Following the Moon – album review

I have Joe Whyte to thank for introducing me to Simon Bromide. Following the Moon came out late last year, and despite not getting around to writing about it, I have been enjoying the lush and soothing laidback grooves from the Bromide frontman ever since. Bromide’s writing, both in terms of the musical arrangements and the storytelling in these nine songs has a calming influence allowing you to listen and disappear into your own cocoon, while the world around you could disintegrate without you giving it a second thought.

Can’t Put YourArms Around a Memory is an interesting reference point for the opening song The Waiting Room, as Bromide reflects on his past, of coming across his younger self in Leicester Square and giving some sage advice.… Read the rest