Mickey 9s, Scotland On Sunday, 9 October 2016

Published in Scotland On Sunday, 9 October 2016 | Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com [in association with Musician' Union] MICKEY 9s Artist of the Week in Scotland On SundayLast weekend some four hundred people, including the Happy Monday’s mascot Bez, piled into a former snooker hall in Glasgow and went wild. The occasion was a special pre-launch for the Mickey 9s new album, Galactic Radio.With a blend of meaty basslines, jaggy guitars, up-tempo rhythms and idiosyncratic vocals, the enthusiastic audience is no surprise - the four-piece won the Scottish Alternative Music Award for Best Live Act in 2014 and have played numerous festivals.An exact release date has still to be set for Galactic Radio, but the band have given us a sneak preview of what is likely to be the first single, Planet, one of the poppier numbers on a collection of tunes which packs a powerful disco-infused punch: https://soundcloud.com/mickey-9s/planet-galactic-radio-2016-taster Mickey 9s play Inverness on 4 November, Edinburgh on 23 November and London on 26 November. Visit www.facebook.com/mickey9s for more information.Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run the Born To Be Wide the music scene seminar and social night www.borntobewide.co.uk Their next event takes place in Edinburgh’s Electric Circus on 3 November and begins with an interview with Celtic Connections founder, Donald Shaw.Under the Radar is in association with Musicians' Union Musicians' Union - Behind Every Musician. To find out more about the benefits of joining visit www.musiciansunion.org.uk/Join * 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