Radio Exile — The Glasgow sextet The Phantom Band’s debut long player Checkmate Savage is due to drop soon, and this reviewer recommends hanging out all night outside the record store to score a copy. Perhaps nothing that extreme, but definitely pick it up ... more info

Abeano — Judging by the lukewarm response the third Franz Ferdinand album has been getting and the burgeoning media backlash that’s building against Glasvegas, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Scottish indie’s salad days are coming to an end. But you... more info

Sixeyes — Something dark hums and percolates through the fabric of The Phantom Band's music. Although the band's name, song titles ("The Howling, "Burial Sounds", "Folk Song Oblivion", "Throwing Bones") and lyrical couplets, may give the listener a nod towards... more info

Sixeyes — Something dark hums and percolates through the fabric of The Phantom Band's music. Although the band's name, song titles ("The Howling, "Burial Sounds", "Folk Song Oblivion", "Throwing Bones") and lyrical couplets, may give the listener a nod towards... more info