Annie Booth, Scotland On Sunday, 15 October 2017

Published in Scotland On Sunday, 15 October 2017 | Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com [in association with Off Axis] ANNIE BOOTH Artist of the Week in Scotland On SundayEdinburgh-based Annie Booth is a familiar face on the Central Belt scene thanks to providing vocal and guitar duties for Mt Doubt. Now striking out as an act in her own right, she is due to release her debut album An Unforgiving Light on Friday, on what is being billed as a joint venture between the labels Scottish Fiction and Last Night From Glasgow.Citing early influences such as Turin Brakes and Bombay Bicycle Club, she has recorded a confident collection of songs which serve to highlight a great voice and some interesting guitar sounds. The track Chasm comes accompanied by a video shot by veteran music photographer Brian Sweeney, while the clip for the rockier second single, Over My Dead Body, came out on Wednesday.An Unforgiving Light will be launched with gigs at Edinburgh’s Sneaky Pete’s on Thursday, and Glasgow’s Hug And Pint on Friday visit www.facebook.com/annieboothmusic Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run music industry seminar and social night, Born To Be Wide www.borntobewide.co.uk Under the Radar is in association with Off Axis, a touring and gig swapping network enabling artists to play successful shows and festivals, in over 75 towns and cities across the UK. Off Axis's enables artists to build fanbases nationwide - be part of it and register at https://whatisoffaxis.com Images: Off Axis stage at Kendal Calling featuring Jamie & Shoony, Indigo Velvet and Ded Rabbit * For consideration as our Artist of the Week please click HERE scroll to the bottom and review checklist of what we NEED in order to feature bands in Scotland On Sunday. Then email: Derick Mackinnon with all the info