Pastel Blank - from solo project to 6 piece band and touring plans

DOSS - touring in Scotland and keeping their Glasgow accents

Doss are a Scottish band playing electronic post punk. Sorley Mackay started the project during Covid as an outlet for his angry, honest lyrics and has since been joined by Chilton Fawcett on drums, touring as 4-piece. Doss released their debut self-titled EP last month and at the time of this podcast being released will have just finished an 8 date Scottish tour. Photo: Mark Anthony Gilles Follow to discover more amazing independent music and give a follow via your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media of choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/10000hoursofindie]. There's so much content coming, don't miss an episode!

80 Bands Around the World - ODDfest 2026 special

I attended the second ODDfest (so 2026) in the heart of Helsinki to see how many more bands I could add to the 80 Bands project. I saw 4 bands during the festival: 24 - Valerie June [https://www.instagram.com/thevaleriejune/] - USA 25- NAZVA [https://www.instagram.com/nazva.band/] - Ukraine 26 - Heith [https://www.instagram.com/heith___/] - Italy 27 - Banjo Copilot [https://www.instagram.com/banjocopilot/] - Brazil (interview at 7:40) Come and give 10000 Hours of Indie a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow via your⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media of choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/10000hoursofindie]. Alongside the 80 Bands Around the World project, there's regular interviews and more. Go on, give us a follow...please!

Alum Alu - tradition takes a modern twist

Alum Alu [https://www.instagram.com/alumalu_music/] are a nomad folk rock/gypsy punk band from Riga, Latvia. I first saw them play at Tallinn Music Week and they brought a live energy to a cold outdoor show which was exactly what was needed. Starting as a lockdown project, they have spent time in the Latvian charts and are definitely a band worth checking out live too. They just released their latest single, the upbeat tune “Heijā Heijā” in which you can really hear the gypsy punk coming through. Photo: Laura Ellere-Pousson Follow to discover more amazing independent music and give a follow via your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media of choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/10000hoursofindie]. There's so much content coming, don't miss an episode!

The Magic City - the British influence and technical expertise

The Magic City [https://www.themagiccityofficial.com/] are a Boston based 4-piece rock band who released their debut self-titled album last month. Heavily influenced by early Britpop bands (especially Suede), this is a band of veteran musicians making music akin to what they grew up with and it sounds great! Photo: Ken Marcou Follow to discover more amazing independent music and give a follow via your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media of choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/10000hoursofindie]. There's so much content coming, don't miss an episode!

Bloodwoolf - nostalgic influences and songwriting from the heart

Essex 4-piece Bloodwoolf [https://www.instagram.com/bloodwoolfhq/?hl=en] are a brand new band who released their debut self-titled EP in March. Playing something between modern metal and nostalgic 90’s rock, they’ve hit their groove quickly and are already well on the way to their second EP release. I have also known the singer Ben for 30 years, so a challenging edit for this one due to many nostalgic moments creeping in while chatting! Follow to discover more amazing independent music and give a follow via your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠social media of choice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://linktr.ee/10000hoursofindie]. There's so much content coming, don't miss an episode!