We Were Promised Jetpacks

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Bear Hands recently stopped by Chicago, opening a sold-out show for Scotland's We Were Promised Jetpacks. The Brooklyn band melds maracas, African samples, and percussion with early Ted Leo and ....

The final band (that I saw, anyway) from Wednesday’s Showcasing Scotland gig just so happens be one of my favorite bands of last year. Their album “These Four Walls” was ....

Continuing the evening of Scottish music at the Parish was Codeine Velvet Club, a group formed by singer Jon Lawler aka Jon Fratelli of .. wait for it.. The Fratellis.

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Fitting somewhere in between Frightened Rabbit and The Twilight Sad, We Were Promised Jetpacks have gained a lot of praise.

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Austin – Yes, this is the best photo of the batch I took of Unicorn Kid. This guy comes to us as part of the “Showcasing Scotland” lineup, but I ....

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Anyone thinking that the Brighton-based FatCat label had something of a monopoly on Scottish talent might want to reconsider. Sure, that The Twilight Sad , Frightened Rabbit and We Were ....

We Were Promised Jetpacks doing a session for They Shoot Music, Don’t They. http://goo.gl/JUwt.