Black Tiles, Scotland On Sunday, 29 September 2019

Printed in Scotland On Sunday, 29 September 2019 | Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read full article on Scotsman.com in association with AIM (Association of Independent Music) Black Tiles Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday 29 September 2019:Hailing from the granite city, Black Tiles are an excellent young quintet beginning to build a solid profile.Upbeat, yet with politically charged lyrics, their brilliant new single ‘Dead Girls’ was released on Friday. They’ve played local festivals including Grampian Pride and Wolfstock, a Sofar Sounds Aberdeen gig, Glasgow’s Queens of Noise, King Tut’s Summer Nights and they’ve also performed as far afield as Norway.They’ve gained airplay on ShmuFM and Amazing Radio and been championed by smaller blogs such as Discovery Music, video interview platform Vintage Music Society and Purculture. The band have supported UTR favourites The Vegan Leather and Rascalton and their next live outing is on Saturday at Aberdeen’s Beach Ballroom for rising stars The Snuts, followed by a Drummonds show on 19 October supporting Walt Disco. Visit https://www.facebook.com/BlackTilesBand Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run the music industry seminar and social night Born To Be Wide. Their next event on 3 October and is called Vinyl Frontier and includes a panel on releasing and promoting vinyl, followed by self-indulgent (vinyl) DJ sets. It takes place at The Pleasance Cabaret Bar in Edinburgh. For tickets and info visit www.borntobewide.co.uk Under the Radar is in association with AIM (Association of Independent Music) AIM is a trade body established in 1999 to provide a collective voice for the UK’s independent music industry. The sector produces some of the most exciting and popular music in the world, and makes a huge contribution to the country’s economy. AIM’s 800+ members include the largest labels in the world, small start-ups and individual artists releasing their own music. Visit www.musicindie.com * 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