Galoshins // Muso's Guide Review →
Muso’s Guide loving some Galoshins. Fa doesnae?
"Gourock’s Galoshins manage 11 tracks between these two releases. Stylistically the trio have a sound that’s, er, rather varied to say the least. Dragging in elements of garage rock (‘The 4th Chord’), math rock (‘B2’), jazz freakout & psychedelia (‘Chank’, the instrumental ‘B15’) as well as the bits of plain old indie and odd electronic squelch or two that tear through the two releases like so much shrapnel. There’s a lineage stretching back through such acts as Clinic and Devo here."
Read the full review here.
Galoshins // This Is Fake DIY Review →
More props for Galoshins’ double-bill of EPs. This time from the cool cats at This Is Fake DIY.
"a harsh and bracing mix of serrated guitar, organ and a combination of shrieks and yelps delivered in a strong Scots brogue. The parochial vocals and jerky guitar attack brings to mind early Futureheads. It makes for a striking introduction to their sound. 7/10"
Read the review in full here.
Galoshins // Simon Raymonde on Amazing Radio →
Simon Raymonde - he of Cocteau Twins/Bella Union fame - gave ‘Bleeps’ by Galoshins a spin on his Amazing Radio show last night. He was all good vibes too…
"…that is the brilliant Galoshins…[the CD’s] come in beautiful digipackaging…I thoroughly recommend you pick them up…good luck to the Galoshins."
You can listen again at the Amazing Rewind page, and you can see the show playlist here. ’Bleeps’ is the second song in.
Galoshins // The Music Fix Review →
The Music Fix talk Galoshins…
"Anyone bemoaning the lack of characters on the indie scene could do worse than check out Gourock’s Galoshins, represented here by two EPs-worth of out-there psych that happily channels bits of the Super Furries and The Cravats with more than a smidgeon of C86 creatives like Bogshed or Stump"
Read the full review here.
Galoshins // GoldFlakePaint Feature →
Excellent introductory write-up for Galoshins from GoldFlakePaint.
"This’ll make you wonder how so many really dull bands are doing so well while questioning why so many ‘quirky’ bands are so rubbish at it…this genre-hopping wall of noise seem so effortless and full of life, just flat out LEGIT SHIT. They seem due to please some of the people all of the time and appear to be wholly unconcerned with the rest."
You can read the whole piece here.
Galoshins // EP1 & EP2 Out Today
Released on CD in limited edition digi-packs and not so limited edition digital download as of today. Get your mits on some Galoshins right HERE.
"…take the hard-core punk fierceness of the Dead Kennedys, cross it with the pure, uncontrolled spirit of The Doors’ live performances, add a touch of Franz Ferdinand and a pinch of Beck’s freakiness, and out comes what could be regarded as the basic sound of the mighty Galoshins from Gourock, Inverclyde. With a result full of hooks and twists, very original, and great fun! 8/10" - Shout 4 Music
"…peculiar brilliance, the band’s chameleonic qualities sharpen, their nervy eclecticism keeping listeners on their toes.4/5" - The Skinny
"…time-travel collision between 1970s’ Detroit guitars, 1960s’ Los Angeles organ and 2010s’ Inverclyde vocals.At it’s core, it’s psychedelic garage punk that refuses to be bound by such petty things as traditional song structures, instead hammering individual tracks into shape through electrifying bursts of melody and madcap energy." - The Herald
The band take to the stage at Glasgow’s Nice N Sleazy for some EP launching action on Friday 8th February. Support on the night comes from Fur Hood, Paddy Steer and Giblets of Yesterday. Oh yes, it should be a belter. Half 7 doors, 4 quid tax. Don’t think twice (FB Event Page).
What were you doing again? …oh yeah, buying the EPs. As you were.
Galoshins // The Skinny Review
Galoshins // The Herald Review →
Props from yesterday’s Herald for the two new Galoshins EPs released today!
"At the core, it’s psychedelic garage punk that refuses to be bound by such petty things as traditional song structures, instead hammering individual tracks into shape through electrifying bursts of melody and madcap energy."
Read the whole review here.
Galoshins // Gigape Review →
Galoshins EP1 and EP2 reviewed by Gigape.
"When the music here succeeds it succeeds in taking those different sounds and shaping in them into something that is both modern and a throwback at the same time. The slab of organ that run throughout the whole thing give a drug fuelled, paranoid kind of feel to a lot of the music, which is balanced well with the more modern sounding indie style guitar riffs. This mix keeps the whole thing poppy enough for radio play but allowing it a slightly experimental edge at the same time. There are shades of bands like The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster in that discordant yet radio friendly sound."
Read the full review here.
Cuddly Shark hit the road to ugly…
Get yourself along to a show, pick up the album, a pocket mirror, a sexy tee, you know the drill.
Glasgow @ Broadcast; 31st January
Oban @ Cuan Mor; 2nd February
Dundee @ Non Zeros; 9th February
Ullapool @ Ceilidh Place; 15th February
Elgin @ The Thunderton; 16th February
Aberdeen @ The Tunnels; 22nd February
Galoshins // Peenko Interview →
Cuddly Shark // Muso's Guide Review →
Muso’s Guide give their take on ‘The Road To Ugly’.
"…it further raises the bar for the band’s abilities and whilst being musically removed from the punkier aspects of their output shows that there is much more to them than a cursory listen would have you think."
Read the whole review here.
The Pure Conjecture // Incendiary Mag Review →
Lovely write-up from those lovable fellas at Incendiary Mag for last year’s Courgettes by The Pure Conjecture.
“‘Courgettes’ fills me with that same kind of warm glow that the whisky gives me. It surrounds me with a Ready Brek glow… It’s a cozy, inviting, entertaining, pleasant, fun, pretty, nice listen and many more things besides. It’s canny”
Read the whole review here.
You can get Courgettes on Vinyl and download here.
Cuddly Shark // 'The Road To Ugly' Out Today
It totally is you know! As of today you can get Cuddly Shark's brand new album, 'The Road To Ugly' on CD from all good record shops (are there many left!?) and digital download from all the usual haunts iTunes, eMusic, Amazon et cetera, et cetera…
If you order the CD direct from us HERE then you’ll also bag yourself an exclusive Cuddly Shark pocket mirror while stocks last!
“‘The Road To Ugly’ is an album with teeth. Teeth that will rip off your ears… But do it with a smile 5/5” - Artrocker
"It gets the feet moving, the mane shaking and feeds plenty of earworms. It’s fantastic. 8/10" - Drowned in Sound
"Frankly, if there is nothing on a Cuddly Shark album for you to love then there must be something wrong with you. Tasty’s favourite Highlanders. 9/10" - Tasty Zine
"…the sound of a sugar-addicted kid on a pogo stick he’s stolen from Alex Harvey’s backyard" - The Herald
"…distinctly Scottish, instantly recognisable and manage to pull off the not inconsiderable trick of sounding ramshackle with a military precision." - STV
Cuddly Shark // The Herald Review →
Nice write-up from The Herald for the new Cuddly Shark album, out tomorrow!
"Seconds out and into the ring for 12 rounds (all between two and three minutes) of energetic scrapping with this Glasgow-based trio. Watch out, though, because singer Colin Reid will hit you with a quick verbal jab when you’re least expecting it – a sharp and angry outburst thrown from behind the bite of Ruth Forsyth’s bass and the snap of Jason Sinclair’s drums. They’ll keep changing the style of their stance too. Overpriced is a pleasant pummelling from a band disguised as a junior Fugazi; Broken Arm does a knees-up at a pub piano next door to Supergrass’s Alright; Fiddley Dee is a surreal high-speed journey into Deliverance territory… if Burt Reynolds and chums had stumbled on duelling banjos somewhere north up the A9; Body Mass Index is the sound of a sugar-addicted kid on a pogo stick he’s stolen from Alex Harvey’s backyard. The referee’s decision? The Road To Ugly is more measured than the band’s 2009 eponymous debut, with better tunes and steadier feet when skipping from one genre to the next."
Cuddly Shark // Glasswerk Review →
A nice write-up from Glasswerk for The Road To Ugly…
"This isn’t the type of album that you will spend hours dissecting and looking for hidden meanings. Cuddly Shark are very good at getting their message across in a simple and straightforward manner, so it’s one to sit back and enjoy. It’s a good time sound and it works well."
Read the whole review here.
Cuddly Shark // Drowned in Sound Review →
Awesome review of 'The Road To Ugly' from Drowned In Sound.
"The Road To Ugly is a pleasingly frank stomp through the memories of the Nineties indie disco, a realm where Sonic Youth, Primus, Sebadoh, Teenage Fanclub and Pavement parlayed. Admittedly this is a US-centric set of touch points, but when you blast it all out with glee of Reid and co. where it comes from doesn’t matter. All that does matter is that this is finely crafted guitar pop doused in noise and metallic baselines. It gets the feet moving, the mane shaking and feeds plenty of earworms. It’s fantastic. 8/10"
You can read the whole glowing review here.
Chris Devotion and The Expectations // Live Review →
“Chris Devotion and the Expectations keep old-fashioned rock fresh and alive; their sound a two-fingered salute to anyone who may say otherwise.”
Five Stars - count ‘em!
Cuddly Shark // GoldFlakePaint Review →
GoldFlakePaint review the new Cuddly Shark Album and they find it to be ‘Top drawer’ material.
We had a friend who kept his ‘specialist’ magazines on top of the wardrobe - is that the same thing?
Read the full review here