Fife four-piece Shambolics have signing to Creation23, a brand new label venture from Scottish music svengali Alan McGee. The announcement said: “A far cry from the rag-tag chaos their name would perhaps imply, Shambolics have a knack for artfully honed and irresistibly dreamy rock’n’roll that calls to mind the indelible sounds of the genre’s lauded masters, from The LA’s to The Beatles and The Stone Roses.”
“Breaking out of the Fife scene and quickly accruing a burgeoning and passionately devoted fanbase across wider Scotland, the band scooped the 2017 SAMA Award for ‘Best Rock/Alternative Act’ and have continued on an upwards trajectory ever since.”
The band have shared stages with the likes of The Sherlocks and The View performing at some of the UK’s biggest festivals including Isle of Wight Festival, Tramlines Festival and Reading & Leeds Festival.
In 2019, Shambolic’s ascent have racked-up in excess of 250,000 Spotify plays for infectious recent demo “When She Goes Home” and played sold out shows at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut.
Alan McGee, who famously signed classic acts the likes of Oasis, Primal Scream, The Jesus and May Chain to his Creation Records label, quickly went on record to hail Shambolic’s as ‘a great new band’ after catching the band play at a live showcase in London.
Speaking about what attracted him to signing the band to his latest label, Creation23, McGee says: “Scottish indie music is having a renaissance at the moment and I was so glad I came up to Edinburgh to see the Shambolics live. After I saw them I just had to sign them. One of the best Scottish artists out there. A classic creation band. Big tunes and they look great!”
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LIVE DATES
JULY
27 – Y Not Festival, Derbyshire
28 – Truck Festival – Oxfordshire
AUGUST
30 – Indian Summer Festival, Glasgow
SEPTEMBER
21 – PJ Molloys, Dunfermline