The Vinyl Villain — Being a blog that is largely of the retro variety, I'm not all that fussed about publishing a rundown of what I reckon to have been the best songs/albums of the year/decade. Yes, I do admit to making a few suggestions last month of stuff that you mi... more info

Live Daily — Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks [ tickets ] will touch down in the US early next year for a headlining tour in support of the band's debut album, which hit stores this summer. The group kicks off the outing Feb. 11 in New York, an... more info

5 Acts — Yippie! We Were Promised Jetpacks will be coming back to the U.S. in February...02/11 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom02/12 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church02/13 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel02/14 - Cambridge, MA - The Middle East0... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Neil Thomas Douglas Edinburgh post-rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks create a dense sound on their debut album These Four Walls. Claustrophic songs with singer Adam Thompson screaming above the din. The songs are built to last, creating a Had... more info

NME — Scottish band to hit mainland Europe in January more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We Were Promised Jetpacks in NYC in Oct (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) We Were Promised Jetpacks toured North America with Fat Cat labelmates Twilight Sad, BrakesBrakesBrakes and Frightened Rabbit in September and October (though FR didn't play on th... more info

Altsounds — A word of mouth hit that is still rolling out, the Edinburgh school friends debut long-player ‘These Four Walls’, released in June, explodes thunderously with colossal choruses, the romanticism and accessibility of a pure pop se... more info

Altsounds — Over the last year, We Were Promised Jetpacks have emerged as serious contenders to the indie/ post-rock crown, and will return to the UK in November as youthful but already seasoned veterans when their current USA dates with labelmates Twilight S... more info

My Old Kentucky — The Twilight Sad often draw comparisons to greats like My Bloody Valentine, Joy Division, Interpol and The Cure. Other reviews naturally lump them in with fellow Scottsmen like Arab Strap and Josef K. All can be true in various ways, but no matter... more info

Altsounds — *Frightened Rabbit* return with a brand new single ‘Swim Until You Can’t See Land’ released through FatCat on 16th November, a primer for the band’s forthcoming and as yet untitled abum, expected in Spring 2010... more info