Glasgow has a rich history of musical sons and daughters, thinking of Alex Harvey to Rebecca Vasmant at two ends of the spectrum, so if you're a native and you get a "Hotly tipped" notification for a Sound of Young Scotland, Scottish Album of the Year Award, there's got to be a 'Common Thread' going on somewhere?
Heavy support from BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio Scotland (Ed. of all places?), you'll have come across the three singles, 'wasted', 'say' and 'crave' that all show Ms Blundell unique voice that mixes soft folk-pop to an, at times, a soulful Antony Hegarty.
Her songs are quite wordy as her lyrics explore themes of love, grief and womanhood and as you'd expect from a site like YATM, we'd be looking forward to some jazzy house remixes at least (Ed. anyone got the number for Shaka Loves You or Mungo's HiFi?) and let's face it, it didn't do Anohni/Antony & The Johnsons any harm.
What about giving Liam Shortall (corto.alto) a ring? He's based in Glasgow and Mahuki (he of 'Gratitude') is down the road in Edinburgh.
Artist:Pippa Blundell
Title: Common Thread
Release date: 6th June, 2025
Label : Bridge The Gap
Catalog Number : TBC
Format: Digital
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