Twin Atlantic

Nominated for best live band, starting to get radio play and playing main stages on the festival circuit, Twin Atlantic are a band you need to know if you don't already.

This Scottish band have been around for several years, starting with my favourite album Vivarium in 2009, featuring favourite What is Light? Where is Laughter?

Twin Atlantic have been away for a year writing and recording the greatly anticipated new album 'Great Divide', released this summer, featuring the top 20 single 'Heart and Soul' making now the perfect time to jump into the world of TA.

Their music is part rock and roll with guitars and fist bumping, but also beautifully heartfelt and real with Sam McTrusty's killer voice and Scottish tones, as well as the songs where Barry McKenna brings out the cello, changing the vibe within a live show brilliantly dramatically! Live shows are when they are at their best, you can see their passion for music and are so grateful for the support and the growing fanbase of recent years. At festivals and headlining shows they get the crowd going with everyone's arms in the air rocking along to 'Make a Beast of Myself' at the end of a set and the whole crowd singing along with 'Free' and trying to sing it in a Scottish accent while you do!

Twin Atlantic are an incredible band who make amazing music and put on exciting and real shows. And still, underneath it all, they remain the four fun, hard-working, humble guys from Glasgow.

A name that is huge on the indie rock circuit, Scottish trio The Xcerts are currently playing a selection of shows previewing some of the material on their anticipated third album 'There Is Only You'. A huge hit Stateside, the boys have had cult successes with their first two releases and have earned a loyal fan following on both sides of the Atlantic.

The boys seem to get the balance between indie pop and heavier rock, and their music which is full of moments of sweetness sitting aside angst and turmoil. The second album found them following a far more aggressive path which the band worried would lose some of the early fans but luckily they enjoyed it just the same. Their live shows are always passionate displays from all musicians, lead vocalist Murray's fringe flicking wildly and he jerks and dives around stage with his guitar as if it has materialised in his hands.

Although a primarily rock sound, the distorted pop of 'Gum' and 'He Sinks, He Sleeps' keeps fans dancing and jumping to the infectious melodies. A real favourite, 'Shaking In The Water' is a clear favourite as the crowds cheer at its introduction and bellow the chorus back as one. The band will be supporting Deaf Havana in Coventry on the fourth of October before heading to the US to warm up new material before returning for a full length UK in November.