New Sounds of Scotland--Recent Singles: We Were Promised Jetpacks; Cancel the Astronauts; Maydays; My Tiny Robots

This edition spotlights recent releases by four bands based in and around Edinburgh. The first band already has made a name for itself, but I'm expecting big things from from the remaining three in the future as well.


We Were Promised Jetpacks has released "Medicine" in advance of the October release of their new album, In the Pit of the Stomach:

The album will be released by FatCat records.

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We've mentioned Edinburgh (formerly Aberdeen) indie pop group Cancel the Astronauts before, and since they are releasing a proper single, we'll take the opportunity to mention them again. But frankly, we'll probably mention them from time to time anyway because they are a good band and deserve it.



The band are Matt Riley, Kieran McCaffrey, Michael Craig, Neil Davidson, and Chris Kay.
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During the summer we profiled the indie pop band Maydays. The talented folks recently released the single "By Appointment to..." The songs have a nice melodic feel and the vocals are excellent.

Maydays are Joe (vocals), Swannie (guitar), Kev (guitar), Tittles (organ), Calvin (bass), and Darren (drums).
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My Tiny Robots have made this smashing anthemic indie pop song available for free download (see Bandcamp link below) as a teaser for three singles they will be releasing beginning in October.



My Tiny Robots are Gareth Anderson, Dylan Childs, Ryan Marinello, and Russell Williams.
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