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52 ............... ............... Friday, July 17, 2015 1SM BREAK THE BUTTERFLY WHO: Cameron Barnes (vocals/guitar), Craig Thomson (guitar), Andy Low (bass), Billy Underwood (drums), Craig Paton (key- board). WHERE: Leven, Fife. FOR FANS OF: Mumford & Sons, Frightened Rabbit, Runrig. JIM SAYS: Next weekend some of the big- gest stars in music head for Platja del Forum beach near Barcelona to play the inaugural Hard Rock Rising Barcelona Global Music Festival. The line-up includes Kings Of Leon, Avicii, Lenny Kravitz and Robbie Williams. Fife band Break The Butterfly could be joining them on the main stage. The guys answered a call for submissions from the Hard Rock Cafe in Edinburgh, secur- ing a slot at one of the Scottish heats for the Hard Rock Rising battle of the bands. Reaching April’s final at the Hard Rock Cafe in Glasgow they were crowned overall winners for Scotland, going on to the next stage. They were now up against bands from across the world for one of SIX places in the grand final at the Hard Rock Café Barcelona next Thursday, the eve of the festival. Much as I love what Break The Butterfly do, I did think it would be one step too far for them to make the final 6. It’s as a live band that the guys really make their mark, and they were now being judged on recordings alone. They did it though — the only band from Europe to make the last six. They’ll be joined by Argentina’s Blazer, Dorothy from Japan, and US acts Wolf Col- ony, Enemy Planes and Chanson Calhoun. Singer Cameron Barnes said: “When we entered, we knew we had a great local sup- port but we were overwhelmed with all the support we’ve had throughout the competi- tion. This could really get our music out there at an international level.” Break The Butterfly are an indie rock band with a tint of folk. Massive singalongs and explosive performances have made them one of the best live bands in Scotland. In May I caught them play their first festival — an early slot at Stereofunk in Strathclyde Park, but they played like headliners. Break The Butterfly seem like the perfect festival band to me, so good luck to them in Barcelona. MORE: facebook.com/breakthebutterfly lJim presents Drivetime on XFM Scotland, Monday to Friday 4-7pm. xfm.co.uk jimgellatly.com Something for the Weekend 2 Watch video of them at: thescottishsun.co.uk NEWMUSIC By JIM GELLATLY By CHRIS SWEENEY ONE 2 WATCH ONE 2 HEAR GLASGOW babe Kerri Watt is gathering pace at the moment — a bit like a boulder rolling down a mountain. New single Long Way Home pulls at the heart strings. It’s a strong, emotional track which builds up to a big end. And Richard McNamara, from Embrace, produced it. Watch the video now at kerri- watt.com ONE 2 SEE TOP lads The Enemy are back in business. The Coventry boys have been quiet of late, but they’ve got new album It’s Automatic in the bag — and it’s due out in October. They’ve also announced the tour for it already and they will rock The Garage in Glasgow on November 26. Tickets are available via gigsinscotland.com to bring out their debut album, but Evans The Death suffered a total nightmare. The London rockers hated the whole process and they were even expected to pack it all in. Singer Katherine Whitaker admitted: “There’s no point in try- ing to sugarcoat it. I’m sure some musicians are having a great time and not stressed. “But for us, it’s been a long, hard road — and it’s taken a lot out of us. “Growing up, you think if you work hard enough that it’ll be something you can do. Then you realise, no it’s not. “It’s more something you’d love to be able to do.” Things reached rock bottom after the band got booked to play Primavera festival in Barcelona. Katherine, 22, said: “We’d done a few songs for the second album, but that summer we had lots of gigs and we went to Barcelona. “It was a huge thing for us, but I completely f***ed it up. “We were going through per- sonal stuff and I got too drunk. I couldn’t even remember being on stage. I lost my passport. It was a total nightmare. “It felt like we were definitely going to split up. We didn’t think it was worth it.” Somehow they hung in there and sorted it out. They released their second album Expect Delays reviews. Katherine explained: “It was a shock, but somehow it worked. “Everyone linked to the band thought it was the end. Then, because everyone expected us to, we were like ‘we’ll keep on going’. “We are really happy with it. The reviews have been good. It did feel like an achievement. It was emotional. I definitely prefer the second album. “When the first one came out we were 17. We were learning. Now we can say to each other, ‘I don’t like that’. Rehearsing a lot “In the first album, we were too nice. If things weren’t how we wanted them to sound, we didn’t say it.” Now the guys are set to launch a European Tour with it. They hit Glasgow’s Glad Cafe on July 21. Katherine added: “We’ve been rehearsing a lot. If you’re live show is not worth seeing, it’s rough. I hope people think we’re entertaining. “You see our shows and know we’re not indie pop. We still get petrified that we’re going to have gigs like when we first started out. “I remember one on London, it was a Monday night when I was 16 — we played to the bartender and a woman sitting at the back eating. We still have nightmares they’ll all be like that.” lFor tour tickets, go to facebook.com/ evansthedeath EVAN SENT . . . Katherine and the guys are glad they have got their sound together E 2 WATCH MOST bands can’t wait in Ma Barcelona almost broke this band
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BREAK THE BUTTERFLYWHO: Cameron Barnes (vocals/guitar),Craig Thomson (guitar), Andy Low (bass),Billy Underwood (drums), Craig Paton (key-board).WHERE: Leven, Fife.FOR FANSOF:Mumford & Sons, FrightenedRabbit, Runrig.JIM SAYS: Next weekend some of the big-gest stars in music head for Platja del Forumbeach near Barcelona to play the inauguralHard Rock Rising Barcelona Global MusicFestival. The line-up includes Kings Of Leon,Avicii, Lenny Kravitz and Robbie Williams.
Fife band Break The Butterfly could bejoining them on the main stage.
The guys answered a call for submissionsfrom the Hard Rock Cafe in Edinburgh, secur-ing a slot at one of the Scottish heats for theHard Rock Rising battle of the bands.
Reaching April’s final at the Hard RockCafe in Glasgow they were crowned overallwinners for Scotland, going on to the nextstage. They were now up against bands from
across the world for one of SIX places in thegrand final at the Hard Rock Café Barcelonanext Thursday, the eve of the festival.
Much as I love what Break The Butterfly do,I did think it would be one step too far forthem to make the final 6. It’s as a live bandthat the guys really make their mark, and theywere now being judged on recordings alone.They did it though — the only band fromEurope to make the last six.
They’ll be joined by Argentina’s Blazer,Dorothy from Japan, and US acts Wolf Col-ony, Enemy Planes and Chanson Calhoun.
Singer Cameron Barnes said: “When weentered, we knew we had a great local sup-port but we were overwhelmed with all thesupport we’ve had throughout the competi-tion. This could really get our music out thereat an international level.”
Break The Butterfly are an indie rock bandwith a tint of folk. Massive singalongs andexplosive performances have made themone of the best live bands in Scotland.
In May I caught them play their first festival— an early slot at Stereofunk in StrathclydePark, but they played like headliners. BreakThe Butterfly seem like the perfect festivalband to me, so good luck to them in Barcelona.MORE: facebook.com/breakthebutterflylJim presents Drivetime on XFM Scotland, Mondayto Friday 4-7pm. xfm.co.uk jimgellatly.com
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ONE2HEARGLASGOW babe Kerri Watt isgathering pace at the moment— abit like a boulder rolling down amountain.New single LongWay Homepulls at the heart strings. It’s astrong, emotional track whichbuilds up to a big end.And Richard McNamara, fromEmbrace, produced it.Watch the video now at kerri-watt.com
ONE2SEETOP lads The Enemy are back inbusiness.The Coventry boys have beenquiet of late, but they’ve got newalbum It’s Automatic in the bag—and it’s due out in October.They’ve also announced the tourfor it already and they will rock TheGarage in Glasgow on November26.Tickets are available viagigsinscotland.com
MOST bands can’t waitto bring out their debutalbum, but Evans TheDeath suffered a totalnightmare.
The London rockers hated thewhole process and they were evenexpected to pack it all in.
Singer Katherine Whitakeradmitted: “There’s no point in try-ing to sugarcoat it. I’m sure somemusicians are having a great timeand not stressed.
“But for us, it’s been a long,hard road — and it’s taken a lotout of us.
“Growing up, you think if youwork hard enough that it’ll besomething you can do. Then yourealise, no it’s not.
“It’s more something you’d loveto be able to do.”
Things reached rock bottomafter the band got booked to playPrimavera festival in Barcelona.
Katherine, 22, said: “We’d done afew songs for the second album,but that summer we had lots ofgigs and we went to Barcelona.
“It was a huge thing for us, butI completely f***ed it up.
“We were going through per-sonal stuff and I got too drunk. Icouldn’t even remember being onstage. I lost my passport. It was atotal nightmare.
“It felt like we were definitelygoing to split up. We didn’t thinkit was worth it.”
Somehow they hung in thereand sorted it out. They releasedtheir second album Expect Delays
in March — and it got ravereviews.
Katherine explained: “It was ashock, but somehow it worked.
“Everyone linked to the bandthought it was the end. Then,because everyone expected us to,we were like ‘we’ll keep on going’.
“We are really happy with it.The reviews have been good. It didfeel like an achievement. It wasemotional. I definitely prefer thesecond album.
“When the first one came out wewere 17. We were learning. Nowwe can say to each other, ‘I don’tlike that’.
Rehearsing a lot“In the first album, we were too
nice. If things weren’t how wewanted them to sound, we didn’tsay it.”
Now the guys are set to launcha European Tour with it. They hitGlasgow’s Glad Cafe on July 21.
Katherine added: “We’ve beenrehearsing a lot. If you’re liveshow is not worth seeing, it’srough. I hope people think we’reentertaining.
“You see our shows and knowwe’re not indie pop. We still getpetrified that we’re going to havegigs like when we first started out.
“I remember one on London, itwas a Monday night when I was16 — we played to the bartenderand a woman sitting at the backeating. We still have nightmaresthey’ll all be like that.”lFor tour tickets, go to facebook.com/evansthedeath
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