#mt. doubt

Mt. Doubt – ‘Conduits’ [Scottish Fiction]

To be assumed to be an “indie” guitar band can often limit an act – not for Mt. Doubtthough, they aren’t afraid to use their highly polished pop sensibility while avoiding the garage style recording quality that so often defines the genre.

Featuring on 2017 EP, Moon Landings, this fresh, bright and affecting single shows what can be done when an idea is cohesive in its parts.

The result is a…

Track of 2017 (30-21)

30. Siobhan Wilson – ‘Whatever Helps’ [Song, by Toad] Immediately, ‘Whatever Helps’ shows off a more darker tone than Siobhan Wilson’s earlier, more twee-sounding material; the delicately soft vocal remain, but it is now layered, and more ominous sounding. An ode to fighting against a lost love, and the depression that comes with it, the lack of a backing band on the track allows Wilson’s…

Mulled Buckfast and Christmas cookies are the order of the day as things get warm and festive in the sold out Hug and Pint basement for the sold out Scottish Fiction Christmas party, which features pretty much the full roster of the former radio show, podcast, blog come record label and gives a delightful alternative to the big Honeyblood Christmas party happening across town. Unluckily for us we…

Announcement: Scottish Fiction End of Year Show

2017 has been a really great special for Scottish Fiction as a label and they will close out the year with a belter of bill that brings together every act they’ve released this year plus one still to be announced special guest, and it’s our pleasure to announce the line up: Annie Booth An Unforgiving Light was a very special release indeed as Annie Booth shines outside of her role within Mt.…

Mt. Doubt – ‘Thirst’ [Scottish Fiction]

‘Thirst’ is the third single from Edinburgh-based Mt. Doubt’s second album, In Awe of Nothing, and its mellow-yet-captivating sound makes it an addictive listen. It’s atmospheric and full of excellent lyrics, two things we’ve come to expect from Mt. Doubt which they always do so well. There’s a slightly haunting feel to the track, especially in the beginning as Leo Bargery’s vocals slowly ease…

Mt. Doubt at Henry’s Cellar Bar, 2/9/16

Henry’s Cellar Bar is a fitting nook for Mt. Doubt’s single launch. Like a beat generation bar, the stage is at floor level and the ceiling hangs just an inch above frontman Leo Bargery’s brown curls. Tonight the air is stuffy with smug smiles of a crowd that predict a show this good will never be quite so intimate again. Before the show I spoke to Bargery, the gentle giant and creator of Mt.…

Edinburgh Scotland’s Leo Bargery has an alter-ego for music called Mt. Doubt and there is no doubt whatsoever that it is well worth your time listening.  This music falls into the vein of dark pop, but their is no denying the beauty of the music or the mastery of the instruments. Bargery’s vocals practically demand that you listen to the lyric lines; often mournful, plaintive stories in a folkish vein.

Mt. Doubt released the first long-player, My Past Is A Quiet Beast (May 2015) which highlights why he was able, without a label, to get some airplay in his native Scotland. Enter Mt. Doubt’s two-song single / EP, Afterglow which dropped back in April 2016, and does nothing but punctuate the fact that you /need/ to listen to Mt. Doubt. No, I mean right now! 

Mt. Doubt has no label raping him for profits, so these offerings are incredibly priced and well worth your investment.  Pick up both Afterglow and My Past Is A Quiet Beast for a, er, song on his bandcamp.com site. You can also follow Mt. Doubt on the Facebook page.  Check this great one-man-band out now!

Scottish Fiction presents Mt. Doubt (single launch), Earths, Hamish Hawk & The Outfit, Jargo at The Hug and Pint, 30/4/16

After enjoying another tasty meal from The Hug and Pint’s ever delightful kitchen we pop downstairs in time to catch a bit of Jargo, who delivers a bare set full of charming little acoustic songs which compliment their general misery with pleasant touches of humour; this set was billed as ‘intimate’ I’d be interested what a full band might offer. Having caught a few of Hamish Hawk’s songs in…