Thundermoon, Scotland On Sunday, 18 August 2024
Thundermoon | Off Axis | Artist of the Week | Scotland On Sunday, 18 August 2024
Edinburgh’s Thundermoon for fans of CHVRCHES, Daft Punk and LCD Soundsystem | Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss, photo credits Blanka Bandi. Read on Scotsman.com
Lorna Kelly, Shaz Jamieson and K Messer, aka Edinburgh synth-pop trio Thundermoon release dark, yet upbeat electro anthem Ritual on 6 September through cool Leith record label New Teeth. The song is a queer-centred exploration of forgiveness and self-destructive tendencies in toxic relationships, for fans of CHVRCHES, Daft Punk and LCD Soundsystem.
They’ve been championed by RAPAL on BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, Roddy Hart on BBC Radio Scotland, Phoebe Inglis-Holmes on BBC Introducing, Jim Gellatly via Amazing Radio as well as publications such as The Skinny, SNACK Magazine, Alive & Amplified and The Music Mag.
Live, the band have kept busy, with slots at Knockengorroch, Kelburn Garden Party, The Meadow’s Festival and King Tuts. On Friday, Thundermoon play Edinburgh’s St James Centre for Edinburgh Fringe with a launch party at Leith FAB Cricket Club on 16 November for their EP We Can Do Better Than This, also released via New Teeth on 8 November. Pre-save Ritual at https://thundermoon.ffm.to/ritual full info visit https://linktr.ee/thundrmoon
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