Just as the Covid crisis first hit the UK, Solareye – aka SAMA-winning, Stanley Odd frontman Dave Hook – was putting the finishing touches to a new set of solo works, imagining a future Scotland recovering from a fictional disaster. Given new urgency in the wake of Covid and COP26 alike, these new songs are tales of outsiders and communities, new technology and old myths, borders and migrations. A chance to catch a star of Scottish hip-hop on the rise and rise who is joined by DJ Harvey Kartel.
Support comes from singer-songwriter Becky Sikasa, who incorporates soul and indie into her mellow, emotive alt-pop.
