“Catch them now-their future is bright”
- Sharon McSevney, The Sunday Mail, 5/5 Live Review

“The first band to really excite me in years!”
- Craig McGee, Warner Chappell Scout

“The song that stood out is Mariana; it will appeal to the same fans that catapulted Paolo Nutini to fame”
– The Daily Record

“Music that makes you want to get up on the table and dance!”
- Ally McCrae, BBC Radio 1

“Honest and authentic and gave me a sonic sense of some Scottish heritage”
- Raul Gonzalez, The Red Door, New York City

“Catchy melodies, tight rhythms, and harmonies with a distinctive west of Scotland twang”
- The Evening Times

Fresh out of recording their second Single E.P – Superman Pills, Campbell’s Wild are getting ready to hit the road for their first Scottish Tour in Feb 2012. What a better way to celebrate the occasion than having support from old friends Defaults, Waverley and new friends Letters.

Spread the word, bring you’re mates, it’s gonna be a good one!

“An exciting young outfit” with “Lyrics you’ll want to google and bass lines that’ll get glued to your brain” Edinburgh based 4 piece Campbell’s Wild have had an exciting 2011.

The band were offered an opportunity to record, that saw them bring their style of towering vocals, mixed with melodic, crisp, insistent guitar sounds, pulsing bass lines and punk infused drum parts to life.

The band exploded into view with their debut single ‘High Rise Dreams’ which was released worldwide on September 16th, with a near capacity launch show in one of their hometown’s biggest music venues.

Dark Cello Pop Noiseniks, Letters, were born amidst the ruins of desolate Scottish fishing towns and Edinburgh city centre bohemia in the winter of 2010. Their sound emerges from lack of vitamin D, poorly heated flats and glittering pubs spread eagle-like across these northern streets. Five strong, Mikey, Georgie, Dougie, Kerr and Ed occupy their ranks.

Letters’ dark cello pop-noise is underscored by a sharp wit, fierce intelligence and unabashed love for the frivolous decadence of great pop music.

Waverley are a 5 peice rock band from the city of Edinburgh. They draw on a series of influences from a wide range of genres. The band formed in early 2010, and is made up of 5 good friends who have been playing in various different bands for years. This recent collaboration is sure to be an exciting live band, and promise to deliver some serious riffage & infectious hooks, Not to be missed!

The Defaults are an new exciting garage/punk band from Bonnyrigg.
with the unique sound of rock they have also brought in sounds from previous bands like The Clash. These guys played with us before in Dunfermline and also at our single launch at the studios and they put on a great show.

The 1930s (Andrew Cameron and Jonny Solari) have taken the Belfast scene by storm with folky hooks, infectious melodies and captivating live shows, The duo were recently invited by MTV to perform at the EMA’s.

Your New Favorite Band is Bainbridge Music’s monthly showcase.

DED RABBIT
Band of brothers playing an eclectic mix of indie and sax funk.

ALLEY CATS
A scintillating mix of Human League/Spandau Ballet-esque 80′s Noir Synth Pop and bombastic rock beats give this duo an irresistibly dance-able sound.

FLAGS OF FIRE
Arctic Monkeys-esque urgent indie mixed with the raw blues riffing of The Black Keys give Flags Of Fire their distinctive rock sound.

Sepalcure’s combination of love for bass and 90s house acapellas is the culmination of a cathartic two week collaboration between Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (Praveen & Benoît). Their mix of tribal dub, house and two step beats works equally well for both late nights in the club and rainy, introspective nights at home. Detroit techno chords cut through wooden beats, neon synths and dubbed out atmospherics.

“A loose combination of the quaint lyrical tone of Fionn Regan and charming scruffiness of Beirut’s instrumental arrangements, Stokes, William enjoy increasing success on the London, Cardiff and Bristol circuits. Nursed into the limelight via Communion, a London club night and label (coordinated by Mumford & Son’s Ben Lovett and producer Ian Grimble), the band has blossomed into a formidable six-piece folk armada.”

“With as much genius as Johnny Flynn… intelligent lyrics intertwined with intricate yet catchy melodies that you can’t help but play over and over.”

“It felt like a party on stage… A band for the people for sure, for the next generation of folkies.”

ARCHES are an anthemic rock band from Glasgow featuring the astounding vocalist Michael Rice (ex Yashin), guitarist Barry Morrell (ex Young States), drummer Niall McGarvie (Jocasta Sleeps), guitarist David Johnstonand bassist Andrew Johnston.

The band have already had support from Radio One and Kerrang and have featured as Artist of The Week twice in as many weeks. The success of the bands early material saw the video for ‘Like Fireworks’ reach more than 10,000 views and the rise was topped off by a sold out show at Stereo in Glasgow.

Latest video ‘Turn It Up’ is now featuring on Kerrang TV and they have already confirmed live sessions for Radio One and Kerrang for 2012.

Massive things are expected from Arches as their debut album is ready to hit the UK next year.

High Places is Rob Barber and Mary Pearson. Throughout its nearly five years of existence, the band has traveled extensively and performed in a multitude of environments.

Whether performing at the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan or in an industrial warehouse in Santiago, Chile, High Places’ enveloping sound and propulsive energy allow the music to translate to a variety of venues.

Visual art plays an important role in Mary and Rob’s collaboration. The two make video projections for their stage shows, keep a photo blog that documents their travels, hellohighplaces.blogspot.com, and create their own album artwork. In this way and others, Mary and Rob challenge the conventional parameters of a rock band and instead give us a multi-sensory aesthetic partnership that continually defies expectations.

“It spans everything from dark, driven rock to almost playful acoustic croonings, anchored by Ed Ellis Jones’s smooth baritone.” – Nylon Magazine USA

“Sultry and smart indie pop, definitely not from France” – Jamie Hodgson (NME, Observer, Vice, Guardian)

“Just an amazing live session, most bands spend two weeks in the studio making sounds like that, the extraordinary Masters in France, going from strength to strength, great live band!” – Tom Robinson (6 Music)

“This band is blowing up right now, not literally!” – Loz Guest (Kerrang! Radio)

“Kasabian swagger, they don’t take any nonsense” – Greg James (BBC Radio One)

“Ed Ellis Jones’ charismatic vocal delivery is soundly backed by riffs and pounding you would find merrily soundtracking a 12-hour amphetamine sex party. This is danceable, delicious and deadly stuff” – Minature Music Press

“A great band” – Fearne Cotton (BBC Radio One)

Masters In France – Mad Hatter from Thulsa Doom on Vimeo.

Frantic Chant is a psychedelic indie rock band from Leith. The band released the album Oscillator at the tail end of last year on Youngteam Records. This was their second album for the label. The band also had a song, Eight Minutes High, included on the hugely successful Dogs Got A Bone compilation album. The gig at Sneaky Pete’s is part of a mini Scottish tour which is also stopping in Dunfermline, Saltcoats, Kirkcaldy and Glasgow.

Next up the band will be filming a video for their song Forgive Me, Mr August which will be out in March.

There will be a brand new single recorded in March for release at the beginning of May

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Allo Darlin’ are a fan’s band. They are close friends that found each other and the music they make in London. Elizabeth and Bill are from Australia, Mike and Paul are from Kent. They’ve only been playing seriously as a band since January 2009. Their debut album was released on Fortuna Pop in June 2010 to widespread critical acclaim. They spent much of 2010 on the road in the UK, Europe and America. The band are currently working on their follow-up.

Japanther is an art and project that looks a lot like a great punk band.

Japanther has made its name with unique performance situations, appearing alongside synchronized swimmers, atop the Williamsburg Bridge, with giant puppets, marionettes and shadow puppets, in the back of a moving truck in Soho, and at shows with giant dinosaurs and BMXers flying off the walls.

‘Described most recently as “art-rock installation paratroopers” and “a studied form of New Wave anarchism” by Flash Art, a “Performance Galaxy” by Vanity Fair, “Super hard, incredibly fast and overall inspiring” by Thrasher.

Steadily building their fan base within central Scotland for the past 2-3 years, by honing their craft with infectious pop tunes and their amazing live shows,
The band have been selling out all headline slots all over the Central Belt, and been building their reputation as a very solid support for multiple touring bands.

Tickets here not the link above.

Coming from the same mould of sunshine boy/girl pop of Belle and Sebastian and Camera Obscura that the usually dreich and dour Glasgow seems to embrace, French Wives are a young band with heart, talent and promise.

Rae Morris is an 18 year old singer-songwriter from Blackpool. Learning piano at an early age and forever underestimating her ability, Rae recently found a voice she didn’t know she had. Make your own comparisons, but be sure to notice a girl of maturity beyond her years. Cleverly matching her inimitable voice to songs of new experiences, those defining challenges like love and not always being able to have the answers, Rae is the epitome of raw and claims nothing else.

Communion was born in the Summer of 2006 at London’s Notting Hill Arts Club.

Founded by Ben Lovett (Mumford and Sons), former Cherbourg bassist Kevin Jones, and acclaimed producer Ian Grimble, it quickly grew into a flourishing community of musicians and fans alike, providing a first independent platform for the freshest young artists on London’s circuit and beyond.

And now- it has Edinburgh in its sights. Proudly setting up a monthly camp in the infamous Sneaky Pete’s nestled in Edinburgh’s Cowgate underworld, Communion has found a home from home.
The world unfolds by gabriel & the hounds

This Is Music music is the point where all of our nights collide. Bargain Harold and Tallah Disco take Sneaky’s forward thinking policy and twist it into something that’s just great fun. It’s the music we all love but in a very cool context. Rustie and SBTRKT but also Prince and Fleetwood Mac. It’s not a mashup night, it’s just a bunch of great music all together.

£3 / members free.

“Catch them now-their future is bright”
- Sharon McSevney, The Sunday Mail, 5/5 Live Review

“The first band to really excite me in years!”
- Craig McGee, Warner Chappell Scout

“The song that stood out is Mariana; it will appeal to the same fans that catapulted Paolo Nutini to fame”
– The Daily Record

“Music that makes you want to get up on the table and dance!”
- Ally McCrae, BBC Radio 1

“Honest and authentic and gave me a sonic sense of some Scottish heritage”
- Raul Gonzalez, The Red Door, New York City

“Catchy melodies, tight rhythms, and harmonies with a distinctive west of Scotland twang”
- The Evening Times

It’s useless to fight LaFaro if you are attacked. If they have you between their jaws they will not let go. If you do decide to put up a fight, LaFaro are likely to do a death roll. Polar opposite to the delicate poise of the influential jazz bassist Scott LaFaro from which this Belfast quartet take their name, LaFaro are a wrecking ball of a band. Their rhythmic post-hardcore is designed to pulverize dance floors and leave no bottle of beer undrunk – this is music as it should be ‘We hark back to time when rock music was still fun’ states lead rabble-rouser Johnny Black.

Recalling Jesus Lizard, Shellac and Helmet and NI melodic rockers Therapy? LaFaro have character, chops and emotion oozing through every seedy riff ‘I love to write about life’s dark little secrets – the things we all know happen but never get discussed’.

Set to release their sophomore effort on Smalltown America in March 2011 – many more will be snapped in LaFaro’s jaws. If you can’t get close enough to gouge their eyes out try whacking LaFaro on the snout. We fear however, that resistance is futile.

They are NOT from Frisco but from Glasgow. This young group captures the spirit of the Summer of Love and mixes it with the power of their Glaswegian ancestors The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Long a popular fixture of the Portland music landscape, Loch Lomond effortlessly combines their symphonic nature with chamber-pop melodies. The six to nine performers orchestrate instruments to provoke a visceral experience that is both raw and emotional.

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The Surface Festival is a European live music event. We are a festival of new music held throughout Europe in aid of discovering and promoting new talent.

Surface Festival 12, is working in association with Zimbalam, PMT, UK Guitar Shows, Ents24, Marshall, D’Addario, Jumbocruiser, Tama, Ashdown, Sziget Fest, Zildjian, Evans, Last.fm, Ibanez, CheckMineOut, Gig The Nation, Monkey Week, Michael Brydon Photography, Planet Waves, Ritter, Univibe Audio, SEO it right, Quite Great PR, Audio Rokit and Access to music to develop alternative ways for band and artists to gain exposure and develop their fan base.

In 2012 events will be held in cities throughout the U.K. and Europe. For band and artists that reach the final stages of the Festival, both Surface Festival and our sponsors will award with prizes and opportunities in excess of £100,000

“Catch them now-their future is bright”
- Sharon McSevney, The Sunday Mail, 5/5 Live Review

“The first band to really excite me in years!”
- Craig McGee, Warner Chappell Scout

“The song that stood out is Mariana; it will appeal to the same fans that catapulted Paolo Nutini to fame”
– The Daily Record

“Music that makes you want to get up on the table and dance!”
- Ally McCrae, BBC Radio 1

“Honest and authentic and gave me a sonic sense of some Scottish heritage”
- Raul Gonzalez, The Red Door, New York City

“Catchy melodies, tight rhythms, and harmonies with a distinctive west of Scotland twang”
- The Evening Times

The Seven Deadly Sins are an Edinburgh based band formed in early 2010. In the last 12 months they have released 3 music videos, the latest was shot in Manhattan, New York

“Inspired in part by the shimmer of Teenage Fanclub and the heaviness of Nirvana. This blend seems to have won them a few admirers, mohawk-haired Scottish music impresario Jim Gellatly among them. Now is a good chance as any to seize the day and say ‘I was there’ before their popular reference points elevate them to a bigger festival stage than the Tall Ships festival.” Edinburgh Evening News

Bassline house with Mikey Magic, Zombylover, Busdaddy & Jiminal.

Paper Aeroplanes are a Welsh indie-folk-pop outfit, led by songwriters Sarah Howells and Richard Llewellyn who have been making music together for over six years. In 2009 they released their debut album “The Day we ran into the Sea”. The album with its distinctive sound under Sarah’s breathtaking vocals was described by the BBC’s Adam Walton as “brilliantly crafted and stoked from a bruised heart’s embers”, and “the finest radio album to come out of Wales since Rockferry”.

Since its release they have made the Radio 2 playlist and toured extensively, playing alongside acts as varied as Ron Sexsmith, Ed Sheeran, Gossip, Alessi’s Ark and Chris Wood, as well as securing a live session with BBC Radio 2′s Bob Harris.

The 2011 mini-album “We are Ghosts” received more critical acclaim:

“With songs this good, Paper Aeroplanes deserve a far wider audience.” – BBC Music’s Robin Denselow,

“Album of the Month” Maverick Magazine
and being picked for The Guardian’s F&M playlist.

Recent support from Huw Stephens on Radio 1, Lauren Laverne, Nemone and Cerys Matthews on 6Music, Steve Lamacq and Bob Harris on Radio 2 and the enduring support of Radio Wales mean that things have gone from strength to strength for the West Wales duo.

Paper Aeroplanes are taking those words that you hear in your head and shooting them across the ether. Come fly with them…

“Paper Aeroplanes are an oasis of gravity in a cultural desert of frivolity, of emotion in a cold hearted world. If you’re not in tears by the end of A Comfortable Sleep then you’re either a Stalinist dictator or a statue. 9/10 ” – Paul Kerr, 405

“Intimate, jaunty and confident lo-key pop with great melody .” – The Guardian

“great, memorable songs and a voice that’d charm a piranha” – BBC Radio Wales

“My favourite welsh combo since a slice of bara brith and a cup of sweet tea”
Beat-Surrender

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