his fortnight three bands from (ilasgow at
varying stages ol’ their careers play a gig
together at the Barrowland. The Delgados have ten years‘ experience and liye albums under their belts. Sons and Daughters released their acclaitned debut albtun on Domino (the same label as Franz Ferdinand) earlier this year. while Mother and the Addicts recently signed to Chemikal Underground (the influential indie label run by the Delgados) and are working on their debut release. There has been a press l'renzy surrounding Glasgow since three other bands based in the city were nominated for the Mercury Prize this year. Franz Ferdinand. of course. running oil with the award ahead of Snow Patrol and Belle and Sebastian. In the wake of this. The List sat the Delgados. Sons and Daughters and Mother and the Addicts down to chat about the music ol‘ their hometown.
Some people are calling Glasgow the new Detroit, whatever that means. Is there a Glasgow music scene?
SCOTT PATERSON (guitar and vocals. Sons and Daughters):
I wouldn‘t say it was a scene. When you think
about a scene you think of punk in the 7(ls or something. a genre ol‘ bands coming from one city. But there's not really one genre in this city. so it's not really a scene. It‘s not as it eyeryonc sounds like Franz Ferdinand or the Delgados or anything. but there is a musical community. There's a load ol hands. a plethora of amazing bands but they all sound completely dil'l'erent from each other.
STUART HENDERSON (bass. the Delgados): People. especially tabloid journalists. are always dead keen to pump tip the idea of something happening. bttt I think what Scott said is dead right. You cannot explain away something that‘s historically or traditionally sell-evident as tar as l‘m concerned. Glasgow is jtist an unbelievably Vibrant city in terms of music.
DOUGIE MORLAND (guitar and vocals. Mother and the Addicts):
Hay'ing said that. it doesn‘t feel like it‘s any more Vibrant now than it has been over the last ten or l2 years.
Henderson: Yeah. when we started we always got asked. "So what do you think ol’ the scene in Glasgow." and that was ten years ago. I think it‘s clear Glasgow‘s been lucky in that it's deyeloped
quite well. There‘s always been good clubs and good Venues and loads ol~ bands. there is a network here. It's jttst a good city l'or people who make music.
SAM SMITH (guitar and vocals. Mother and the Addicts):
And also it‘s l'ar enough away li'oin London to not get infected by any ol the record industry crap. Henderson: Yeah. we don‘t get sucked down into that.
Smith: lt giy‘es you a chance to dey'clop. l'or natural things to happen. I moy'ed tip limit the south east. and you come tip here and there‘s a lot ol‘ like minded people around. My mates down in London were quite pleased I was in (ilasgow. I had a place to just get on with it and dey‘elop without haying ey'ery Tom. Dick and Harry knocking on my door.
EMMA POLLOCK (guitar and vocals. the Delgados):
I think it's also sell-perpetuating. People from the south east of lingland do come tip to (ilasgow. like Sam did. because ol what people already know about the place. So you get an awful lot of people who actually decide to liy'e in (ilasgow because of what‘s already happened
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