Weekend Debt, Scotland On Sunday, 21 June 2020
Weekend Debt | Musicians’ Union Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday, 21 June 2020
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com
Glasgow quartet Weekend Debt have been causing a stir this year thanks to sold-out hometown shows and pre-lockdown airplay from BBC Introducing on BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Amazing Radio courtesy of Jim Gellatly and on community station Pulse 98.4
The young band were scheduled to tour the UK last month, including a slot at the Stag & Dagger Festival. They did perform a live-streamed set on the original dates, and will play the real-life shows (subject to restrictions being lifted) on 27 September for Edinburgh and 29 November in Glasgow.
Their latest single Legato has received over 40,000 plays owing to a growing online fanbase and being featured on Spotify playlists The Indie List, Scotify and Hot New Bands. Also, check out the band’s Facebook page for their La Chunky Studios session from February, which includes a previously unreleased track Censored, and a brilliant cover of The Prodigy’s Omen https://www.facebook.com/weekenddebt
Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run music industry seminar and social night Born To Be Wide visit www.borntobewide.co.uk
Musicians’ Union sponsors Artist of the Week
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* For consideration as our Artist of the Week please visit https://www.newfoundsound.co.uk/scotland-on-sunday scroll to the bottom and review checklist of what we NEED in order to feature bands / artists in Scotland On Sunday. Then email Derick Mackinnon with all of the information required (derick@newfoundsound.co.uk ) Scotland On Sunday