#208 Honeyblood – Bud

What they lack in numbers, Honeyblood make up for in depth and atmosphere. Glasgow pair Stina Tweeddale and Shona McViccar combine to make songs that cross somewhere in between Jenny Lewis and PJ Harvey, melodic and charming but full of character. Bud, their first vinyl release, comes after they were snapped up by FatCat Records, who – for a label based about as far away as they could be in Brighton – seem to make a point of hoovering up as many Scottish bands as they can. Hard to argue with the results…