Scotsman.com — BELIEVE it or not, the upcoming appearance by his band on the Waverley Stage at Edinburgh's Hogmanay will be the first time that Adam Thompson has ever experienced the cit more info

NME — Scottish four-piece set to hit the road in February more info

Bridging The Atlantic — I've been tracking my favourite songs all year and I literally had a enough to fit two albums worth. This got me thinking that next year I may produce a multi-volume "best of". As with everything in life, music is best in moderation. So, I forced mys... more info

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