Following a prolific bout of writing over lockdown while the schools were closed and they dodged their GCSEs, Polarized Eyes are releasing Blackout on 19th December 2020. The new single is a call to action against racism and corruption and was written on Blackout Tuesday inspired by fury and frustration after the murder of George Floyd by US police officers.

Blackout is driven by an urgent bassline, drums and distorted guitars. These are topped by exceptional vocals – an initial beguiling tone drawing the listener in before a fierce wail at 00:46 sets the powerful pace for the remainder of the track. This is the first of four new tracks written and recorded at London’s Alchemy Studios and produced by Kenny Jones, whose production chops span from Bauhaus and The Smiths to Billy Bragg and The Jim Jones Revue.

Polarized Eyes have a rapidly growing following amongst supporters of new, exciting music and fans alike, and were set to play London’s Camden Assembly before the second lockdown scuppered plans. The band can’t wait to be able to gig again, but in the meantime, they’re honing their craft and continuing to write edgy, powerful songs that capture the zeitgeist of Gen Z.

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Boutique lochside festival Gig in the Goil have announced Callum Beattie as the latest headliner for their fifth birthday showcase.

The Edinburgh singer songwriter will join fellow main stage headliners Dougie Maclean, Trail West, Heron Valley & Face The West on the shores of Loch Goil from 7^th – 9^th May 2021, as Argyll Holidays’ hugely popular event returns for a fifth year, after taking a break in 2020 due to the pandemic.

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On Oct 2. Blackbird Morning released the single “St. Magnus” from their upcoming album, Earthbound. St. Magnus is based on a true tale of survival, treachery, and the decay of governments. Featuring 12 string guitar and 4 part vocal harmonies, St. Magnus shows the band channeling the great rock groups of the past into an epic brew of acoustic and world music influences with a timely message.

Always So Blue is the first release on the uber-cool Gentlemansunion label for Hertfordshire-based songbird Peregrine Brown, taken from the self-titled debut album (released 10th July).

Peregrine Brown is the alias of multi-instrumentalist DJ Carter (Psychic Kids, Silver Shields) and the first offering under the new moniker.

Recorded in the first two months of COVID lockdown, the album is a mixture of whimsical rock, dreamy pop and darker acoustic experimentation that evokes chaos and clarity, reflecting the strange and uncertain times that the nation currently finds itself in – and our battle to ground ourselves, and stay peaceful and well, within these difficult circumstances.

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ALBUM RELEASED 22nd May

Music from the deep, meditations and manifestations of grief, loss and healing: Seven highly intimate original guitar pieces in one landmark work from award-winning multi-genre musician and writer Douglas MacGregor. This is music that speaks of love, loss, death, yearning for the irretrievable, and, also, hope.

“intense, intimate and moving” / “a landmark”From the Margins

“evocative, urgent, and extraordinarily beautiful” Alex Neilson (Alex Rex /Trembling Bells)

MacGregor lost his mother to cancer when he was just seven and, with that, a whole way of life. It wasn’t until twenty-five years later that the supressed grief of this world over-turning experience brought an emotional collapse that submerged him for almost two years. Throughout this time, music was the guide and lifeline, the method of making sense of the unfathomable.

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