The Shambolics were formed in 2016 and are a self-described ‘dreamy rock & roll band’ from Fife. The four piece are made up of Lewis McDonald, Darren Forbes, Jordan McHatton and Dom Hardy. Their inspiration includes classic 50s guitar music, 60s psychedelic feels, 70s harmonies, 80s ‘clean guitar chimes’ and 90s anthems. Given the span of decades, there’s sure to be something for everyone. Over the past couple of years their success has grown, including winning the ‘Best Rock/Alternative Act' at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards. They have supported big name bands such as This Feeling, Alabama 3 and The View, and are set to play Electric Fields Festival at the end of August. Their following continues to grow and gain international appeal with their single release ‘Love Collides’ hitting 21 in the German indie charts. It was released through Electric Honey Records, the same student-run label that brought you Belle & Sebastien, Biffy Clyro and Snow Patrol. This was the track that opened a lot of doors for the guys and have since been featured on big name media outlets such as Sky Sports.
They will be supported by three other stellar acts at their upcoming gig at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut on the 20th of July. Colour Trap are one of them. Formed in 2013 they are a rock band from Edinburgh. Paul and Graeme started the band when they began to look at what they could do with some music they had previously written, but never done anything with. The pair studied music together and played in various other bands before coming together as Colour Trap. Dean was a high school friend of Graeme’s who came to the group more recently and finally Nathan joined Colour Trap as his first ‘proper serious’ band. One of their big influences comes from Noel Gallagher, as well as other top Britpop names. But the guys bring their own unique interests to their tracks with everything from Metallica to Led Zepplin. They’ve built a strong following over the years and have a solid history of gigging and festival appearances.
Next up is The Morning Retakes, similar in genre and style to the others but style bringing a truly original sound to the table. They’re full of energetic head bopping, pulsing riffs. With tracks that are reminiscent of classic 50s rock & roll, they bring all the good feels to the Scottish scene. Made up of Jake Davies, David Traill, Chris Swan and Sean McLeish they’ve been building a strong following since they started gigging in 2017, playing some well-respected venues and will also feature at this year’s ‘Party at the Palace’ festival on the 11th August. Not to mention their own headliner spot at King Tut’s coming in mid-September.
Switching it up a little bit are the final band of the line-up, The Vanities. Having recently been featured in Fred Perry as one of the most likely bans to be “big in 2018” they bring more of a punk/indie-ska feel to the upcoming gig. Their execution is sharp and their tunes call out to that teenage angst that lives inside of all us. Originating from Glasgow, they have been compared to bands such as The Clash and the Libertines. The debut single ‘Half a Hunner, Still a Stunner’ was only released in September of last year but they have since been recording some new material as well as making regular appearances across the Scottish music scene.
The gig will be part of King Tut’s series of ‘Summer Nights’. The festival is now in it’s seventh year, and aims to bring you the ‘very best of grassroots music over three weeks in July 2018. There will be an after-party DJ show brought to you by Dan South and the venue promises to ‘ease the heat of these (truly) balmy Glasgow summer evenings’ with this popular event. With Tut’s being named “Britain’s Best Small Venue” you’re sure to be in for a spectacular showcase of talent with all of these guys. Bringing you multiple decades of musical influences, as well as crossing many rock sub-genres it’s no wonder it’s a sell out show.
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