Curt Miles, Scotland On Sunday, 8 September 2024
Curt Miles | Dragon Soop Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday, 8 September 2024
By Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss read on Scotsman.com
Hailing from Cornwall, Curt Miles moved to Glasgow seven years ago, launching himself on the scene with his Dead Kennedys-esque punk act Yung KP, before going on to join the band Kaputt. Originally starting out as a drummer before moving on to guitar, he also comes from four generations of bakers and combines his creative endeavours with continuing the family trade at the Deanston Bakery in the Southside.
Earlier this year, he borrowed a friend’s four-track portable porta-studio, and in a burst of inspiration recorded an album’s worth of material in his living room in just a fortnight. And while remaining a member of Kaputt, striking out on his own, has allowed him to channel his influences including Neil Young, Daniel Roman, Beck and Roy Orbison.
This week he unleashed his debut single, European Muse, on Lost Map Records’ subscription service, which coincides with his first solo live outing at Glasgow’s Freakender Festival this weekend. The label is also set to release his album, What Could’ve Become Of, at the end of the year including a CD version see https://www.instagram.com/curtismiles__
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