This document provides information on five musical acts to see at upcoming festivals this summer: Rachel Sermanni, Admiral Fallow, The Twilight Sad, Peepshow, and Kid Canaveral. It provides brief descriptions of each act, including their musical styles, recent accomplishments, and tour schedules. Rachel Sermanni is a 20-year old singer-songwriter from the Scottish Highlands who recently topped charts with her debut EP and has been played on BBC radio. Admiral Fallow is a popular Glaswegian band known for their energetic live shows who will be releasing their latest album in May.

1. With the summer ahead and
jam-packed with festivals,
here are five acts you
should not miss.
top of
the scots
ADMIRAL FALLOW
RACHEL SERMANNI
She may only be twenty, but Sermanni sounds like an older, wiser soul; one who
knows the pain of a broken heart and the longing for an eternity with a soulmate.
Being from the small village of Carrbridge in the Highlands didn’t stop Rachel from
topping the Coalition Singles charts (compiled by the top twenty independent record
stores in the UK) earlier this year with her debut EP, Black Currents. She’s also had
her music played on BBC Radio 1 and 2 and supported Elvis Costello, Ron Sexsmith
and Michael Kiwanuka.
The focus this year is to release her first album. “All my current songs have been
toured for a long time. It’s time to set them free, and this is the right year to do that.”
If there’s one thing that defines this Glaswegian band, it’s their ability to pull a
crowd. Having supported the likes of Snow Patrol and Paolo Nutini, their headline
Celtic Connections gig at the O2 ABC earlier this year was a sell out. And if that’s
not enough, they’re also gaining popularity on the other side of the pond; their single
Squealing Pigs was used in an episode of NBC’s Chuck, with an instrumental mix
aired during the Super Bowl 2012.
Recently signed to Nettwerk, their latest album, Tree Bursts In Snow, will be
released on 21st May, coming at the end of a two-month tour of the UK and Ireland.
WORDS AlexAndrA WingAte
PHOtOgRAPHy nic ShAnfeld
thetwilight Sad
Hailing from Kilsyth, everything about this
indie-rock-meets-electro-goth trio screams
‘Scottish’ – from their broad, unmistakable accents,
to their melancholic melodies.
With their latest album, No One Can Ever Know,
“anti-produced” by Andrew Weatherall and selling
on five continents, these guys are preparing to
take over the world.
Touring is the name of the game for The
Twilight Sad in 2012; having played
throughout both the UK and the US,
they’ll be spending April gigging
their way through Europe.
tHEtWILIgHt SAD
they burst onto the music scene last year, and already they’re making a name
for themselves. After a self-promoted first album, their second LP’s teaser tracks
have received over a quarter of a million hits. With the release of Brand New Breed’s
first single, Let Go, the band made it through to the judging stage of Hard Rock
Rising: The Global Battle of the Bands.
Having supported the likes of Backyard Babies and CrashDiet to sell-out crowds,
this year is all about PEEPSHOW: “There aren’t really any bands in Scotland that are
like us. We’re not shoe-gazing indies; we’re all about theatrics and excitement.”
When avalanche records – Scotland’s biggest independent music retailer –
announced they had the best-selling album of 2010, it was no surprise that Kid
Canaveral were quickly snapped up by Fence Records.
A year later and the two-boy, two-girl Edinburgh indie-pop group haven’t stopped:
they’ve gigged in New York and at SXSW, had daytime airplay on BBC Radio 1, played
both Belladrum and T in the Park and toured with Fence label boss King Creosote.
This spring sees the launch of a much-anticipated EP followed by their second album
in October. Both full, the band promise, of more “indie-pop tunes you can move
around and flail your limbs to.”
KID CANAVERAL
PEEPSHOW
on the
edge…
Words Sonja Klein
PhotograPhs jana eichel
SPORT
hung up on whether to try
climbing? an experienced
rock climber shows us the
ropes.
Y
ou feel Pain in
your arms, and know
you can’t hold on any
longer. Although the
wind is cool, your hands are
sweaty, and slowly your fingers
slide off the grip. The moment
before you fall you know it’s
coming. It’s the moment you
fear the most. The rope tightens
when you drop into it. You’re
safe.
It is this spirit of freedom
and adventure, the gruelling
physical challenge and the
chance to overcome fears that
make people take up climbing.
You must believe in your own
ability, simultaneously trusting
your partner with your life. This
adrenaline rush, a natural high,
is what attracts growing num-
bers of people to climbing.
The British Mountaineering
Club has seen an increase in
membership by 280% over the
last twenty years. More than two
thirds of these participants are
reported to climb both indoors
and out. What used to be seen
exclusively as a sport for the
supremely fit has now become
popular among all sorts.
Ian Archibald, an experi-
enced hobby climber from
Edinburgh, tells Buzz, “every-
one can take up climbing, it
doesn’t matter how fit you are.
I got into climbing through a
friend who took me with her
after I climbed her balcony in
the middle of the night to get
a pack of cigarettes out of her
room for her.”
Ian climbs both with
the Edinburgh University
Mountaineering Club and
privately with people he’s met
through climbing. He recom-
mends that those interested
in climbing go with someone
experienced, and begin at an
indoor climbing centre, moving
outside as they develop skill.
“Indoor climbing has the
advantage that it allows you
to train in techniques, feel
safe with the rope and learn
your limits. The advantage of
outdoor climbing is you’re not
restricted to one colour but
can use everything you can
find to hold onto,” he explains,
referring to indoor climbing
walls’ colour-coded routes that
allow climbers to learn different
techniques.
You don’t need to have
much equipment in order to
start climbing; just comfortable
sports clothing, a water bottle
and some food. Indoor climb-
ing centres provide shoes and a
Learn More Here:
edinburgh international
Climbing arena ratho,
south Platt hill, newbridge
eh28 8aa.
www.eica-ratho.com
0131 333 6333
Mountaineering Club of
scotland
www.mcofs.org.uk
harness. Most centres also offer
introductory courses that teach
the basics of safe and efficient
climbing.
So, within a short period of
time, you too can be out there
conquering mountaintops.
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