SLIX, Scotland On Sunday, 12 February 2023
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on scotsman.com
SLIX have enjoyed an impressive 12 months with sell out shows at King Tut’s, and festival slots at both Stag & Dagger and Tenement Trail. Hailing from Gourock, the four-piece have known each other since nursery school and their pacey indie guitar sound belies the fact that their ranks include a professional actor and a classically trained trumpeter who once toured Germany with an orchestra.
Lyrically their story-telling approach is reminiscent of Parliamo and The View, who they supported at Glasgow’s 02 Academy. This particularly connects on their last single Regular, which recounts the consequences of a drunken night out. Finding their video budget limited to £300, they decided to spend it on a night in the pub with their friends, which they filmed from beginning to end.
The band have picked up plays on BBC Radio Scotland, Radio 1 and Amazing Radio, which bodes well for their next single, With You. It is released on 24 February, the day before their sell out Tut’s show with Irish band Basht. Already booked for TRSNMT, expect SLIX to build on their impressive rise as they connect with audiences further afield visit https://www.slixuk.com/ | Facebook @SLIXUK | Instagram @slixuk | Twitter @slixuk | Spotify
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