Forgetting The Future, Scotland On Sunday, 4 July 2021
Forgetting The Future | Un-Convention / Dragon Soop Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday, 4 July 2021
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read more at https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music
Hailing from Thurso, Forgetting The Future is Robbie McNicol, Connor Wilson, Max Paul and Jamie Mackay.
They’ve recorded with Edwyn Collins of Orange Juice and are signed to InTime Records, owned by Emmy award-winning producer Ken Allardyce (Green Day, Fleetwood Mac, Weezer, The Goo Goo Dolls, Madonna) and Alan Greer.
The quartet released their debut album Broken Phones & Hormones in February last year, with singles Cherry, Latch, Inhaler and Sara Tonin clocking up hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify and gaining airplay from Jim Gellatly on Amazing Radio. The Highland band already have packed live schedule including festival Capers in Cannich with sets both next weekend (9-12 July) and again from 17-20 September. They’ve a fairly extensive tour scheduled in November too visiting Edinburgh, Dundee, Paisley, Greenock, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Support acts include UTR favourite Calum Mackenzie plus lots more. Their excellent single Lepricon is released tomorrow check https://www.facebook.com/ForgettingTheFuture14 | Instagram: @forgettingthefutureuk | Twitter: @forgetting_the | Spotify HERE
Un-Convention is a community interest company creating conferences, gigs and events for the makers and champions of independent music. 8-9 July at the O2 Ritz, Manchester, members of Radiohead, Mogwai, Slaves, LIFE, Frank Turner, + managers, labels, promoters, and industry organisations discuss the future of independent music https://www.unconventionhub.org/
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