Vanderlye, Scotland On Sunday, 14 January 2024
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Vanderlye were formed by lead guitarist Calum Steel and Sean Garvey (vocals and rhythm guitar), who had played in various band active in the Glasgow scene.
Enlisting Becky Clarke and Jamie Morrison, the four piece sold out Nice N Sleazy’s a few months later. Last year they recorded five tracks at Mogwai’s Castle of Doom Studios, which were produced by Jamie Holmes who has also worked with the likes of Gerry Cinamon and Parliamo.
Their debut single Maleable is a pacy guitar-driven epic with a trace of Billy Idol, while its follow up Guilty Lovers & Heartbreak has an eighties anthemic pop feel. Both have been championed by Amazing Radio in the UK and on their sister station in the US.
Vanderlye release the follow up, Terrible Comfort, on 26 January, which is a more laid-back number with Clarke backing Garvey on vocal duties. The following night, the band play a launch show at McChuilis in Glasgow supported by Bitter Suite and Virginia Coast, with a live video also in the pipeline. They make their Edinburgh debut at Sneaky Pete’s on 19 April visit https://linktr.ee/vanderlye_
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