Home$lice, Scotland On Sunday, 22 April 2018

Published in Scotland On Sunday, 22 April 2018 | Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com [in association with Hit The Road] HOME$LICE Artist of the Week in Scotland On SundayGlasgow five-piece Home$lice create frenetic guitar-driven anthems, influenced by Glaswegian acts such as The Pastels and Orange Juice as well as bands like New Order, Pixies and The Smiths.Their debut album ‘Howdy’ was released via Glasgow garage label Spiral Oh last week and lyrically explores the reality of growing up and getting older.Championed by Gold Flake Paint, BBC Radio Scotland, Tenement TV, Noisey and The Skinny, and with a growing and dedicated fanbase (resulting in a sold-out launch party last week), Home$lice are a genuinely promising prospect.See them live at Mad Hatters in Inverness on Saturday followed by a slot at Off Camera Festival in Krakow, Poland the very next day. Their next hometown show is the multi-venue Stag & Dagger Festival in Glasgow on 6 May. See www.facebook.com/homesliceglasgow Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run music social night Born To Be Wide see ww.borntobewide.co.uk Under the Radar is in association with Hit The Road a national youth music touring project for 14-19 year olds. The initiative is now open for musicians to tour Scotland in 2018. Hit The Road is run by Scottish Music Centre and funded by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) and PRS Foundation. Apply to tour at http://hittheroad.org.uk/#register Images: Hit The Road logo Lewis Capaldi | Indigo Velvet and Be Charlotte * 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