ERRANT BOY - A WAYWARD MIRROR

Errant Boy are an Edinburgh based four piece whose debut album A Wayward Mirror is released on 22 April on Errant Media. I've mentioned them here and on Scottish Fiction before when I reviewed their two of their debut tracks The Night Dilates and Black Dress, Black Cab.  Both those songs show off Errant Boy at their best, fusing together influences like Young Americans era Bowie, Talking Heads, Orange Juice and the more melodic side of post punk. A Wayward Mirror builds on those themes as a whole, producing a vibrant, interesting debut that will satisfy fans of darker, spiky guitar pop.

Pulling off the feat of combining the seemingly competing forces of pop and post punk is tricky to get right, but Errant Boy manage that with ease. The likes of Endgame have a dark, early Cure like feel, but it stops short of being overly experimental and keeps its focus on balancing melody with the dark jangly guitars that permeate the track. Opener Hey! Columbus is another track that grabs the attention, with its Peter Buck like Rickenbacker guitar lines complimenting Sean Ormsby's fragile vocal lines nicely.

All in all, A Wayward Mirror is a debut album that doesn't fail to impress and certainly points to an intriguing future for Errant Boy. If you're free on the 23rd of April, head along to the album release show at Leith Depot, Edinburgh - https://www.facebook.com/events/980451825367449/

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SHARDS - SAD SAYONARA, GOODBYE

One of this year's most interesting new Scottish electronic bands Shards have returned with their third track Sad Sayonara, Goodbye (Errant Media) which is available as a free download from their Soundcloud page.

Shards continue their foray into the sound they have dubbed melancholitronica with Sad Sayonara, Goodbye and, to be honest, that's as good a name for this type of sound as any, Experimental, but with a pop twist, the song is a haunting track that builds and builds to a wonderful climax. As with Shards' previous two releases, Just To Get Something Started and Afterwards, Sad Sayonara, Goodbye has the ability to hook you in and keep you returning, time after time. As I said above, it's a free download too, so you really have to check it out.

Shards Sad Sayonara, Goodbye is releases on Errant Media and is available now as a free download

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