HIGHLIGHTS
TUFF LOVE Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow, Fri 6 Feb, nicensleazy. com The female DIY duo play lo-fi scuzz-pop. Dross EP launch. See list.co.uk for an EP review.
MUSEUM LATES: GAME MASTERS WITH
HAPPY MEALS National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh,
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A REQUIEM FOR EDWARD SNOWDEN CCA, Thu 5 Feb, cca-glasgow. com A large-scale audio-visual presentation on themes of invasion of privacy and personal sacrifice. Performers are Matthew Collings (electronics and electric guitar), Peter Furniss (clarinet), Justyna Jablonska (cello), Emma Lloyd (violin) and Jules Rawlinson (visuals and electronics).
OPAL TAPES The Art School, Fri 6 Feb, theartschool.co.uk Boundary- pushing record label going head- to-head with Night School Records. Lineup includes Prostitutes, Basic House, Wanda Group, Whilst, Apostille and Mark Maxwell.
THE TWILIGHT SAD King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Fri 6 Feb, kingtuts.co.uk Melancholic soaring sounds from indie rock band Twilight Sad, still enjoying acclaim for 2014 album Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave.
Julian Cope
JULIAN COPE King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Sat 7 Feb, kingtuts.co.uk One of contemporary rock and pop’s true mavericks and the former leader of 76 THE LIST 5 Feb–2 Apr 2015
Our pick of the best music. For complete listings, see list.co.uk/music
event features music from former List album-of-the- monthers, Happy Meals (pictured) and the Wild Curve, alongside a hands- on videogames exhibition. Hosted by Vic Galloway. com Psychedelic noise rock from the Scottish band formed by brothers Jim and William Reid in 1983 and back playing Psychocandy in full. See preview, page 68.
THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN Corn Exchange, Edin- burgh, Thu 19 Feb, edin- burghcornexchange.
CIAN NUGENT The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh, Wed 18 Mar, thebansheelabyrinth. com The Dublin-based
guitarist-composer performs his melange of blues, folk and rock. MORRISSEY The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Sat 21 Mar, thessehydro. com The former Smiths frontman and purveyor of bittersweet indie pop continues to enjoy his solo renaissance.
Fri 13 Feb, nms.ac.uk This special night-time
the Teardrop Explodes. Joined by DJ Holy McGrail playing the 131 soundtrack. Part of King Tut’s 25th Birthday.
HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER Stereo, Mon 9 Feb, stereocafebar. com Folk and Americana singer songwriter, MC Taylor from Durham, North Carolina.
A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN CCA, Wed 11 Feb, cca-glasgow. com Ambient post-rock soundtracks from Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie.
EX HEX Broadcast, Fri13 Feb, broadcastglasgow.com Energetic rock’n’roll trio from Washington DC. INTERPOL Barrowland, Sat 14 Feb, glasgow-
barrowland.com/ballroom Old warbly voice Paul Banks continues to lead melancholic indie group, Interpol. KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS Òran Mór, Mon 16 Feb, oran-mor. co.uk Swingin’ rockabilly siblings recreate the sound of early rock’n’roll with great style.
A NIGHT AT THE REGAL O2 ABC, Thu 19 Feb, o2abcglasgow.co.uk Celebrating the history of the venue previously known as the ABC Regal. Lost Map artists eagleowl and Monoganon investigating the relationship between sound and the moving image; directors of the recent Nick Cave documentary Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard present a live performance of their new film EDIT; live scored by Joe McAlinden; and headliners British Sea Power perform the Scottish premiere of their live score created
around Penny Woolcock’s powerful documentary From the Sea to the Land Beyond. Part of Glasgow Film Festival. GIRLPOOL Broadcast, Thu 19 Feb, broadcastglasgow.com Raw, stripped-back guitar and bass duo Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad, who met at LA DIY venue, The Smell.
GRUFF RHYS The Art School, Thu 19 Feb, theartschool.co.uk The frontman of Super Furry Animals presents original solo material of the indie-rock persuasion.
DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 O2 ABC, Mon 23 Feb, o2abcglasgow.co.uk The reunion continues for the Canadian dance punk duo who got back together in 2011.
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