WELCOMING in the summer months with their tropical brand of indie-pop, Edinburgh outfit Indigo Velvet have unveiled another colourful track by the name of ‘Mona’.
Looking to build on the momentum that was initiated by a successful 2016, this latest single marks the band’s first release since last year’s ‘Sunrise’ and it sees them bolster their signature style with a hard-hitting rhythm section and one of their biggest choruses to date. With all indications suggesting that they are primed to become one of Scotland’s most exciting prospects over the duration of the coming year, TTV chatted to the band about how their vibrant new composition came about.
1. Explain the inspiration behind the track and the video?
Darren Barclay (Vocals): the song is about young love and growing up naive. It focuses the youthful aspect of experiences that you can’t really explain, which allows everyone listening to the song to have their own unique connection with it.
2. IV have been doing really well and they’ve massively stepped up on this track, what’s next for the band?
Laurie Adam (Bass): we are busy with lots of festivals over the summer and writing new music.
Billy Mcmahon (Drums): expect more new music this year too!
3. Live dates coming up?
We’ve a few more festivals that haven’t been announced yet, and we can’t wait to do a mini-Scottish tour at the start of May with DF Concerts, playing at,
Hootananny, Inverness on Thursday (4 May), PJ Molloy’s in Dunfermline on Friday (5 May) and Saturday 6 May at The Garage in Glasgow.
19 May 2017, The Alternative Great Escape Festival, Brighton
25 & 26 May 2017, Knockengorroch Festival, Castle Douglas
7-8 June 2017, XpoNorth Festival, Inverness
18 June 2017, West End Festival, Glasgow
24 June 2017, Northern Roots Festival, Inverness
23 July 2017, Blackthorn Festival, Manchester
3-5 August 2017, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Beauly
06 August 2017, Hope & Glory Festival, Liverpool
13 August 2017, Carnival Fifty Six Festival, Dundee
16 September 2017, Head for the Hills Festival, Greater Manchester
4. Where the track was recorded and a bit about the recording process?
Jason Tucker (Vocals/Guitar): we’ve been working with Mark Morrow, our producer for a few years now.
Billy: we have a great relationship with Mark, he knows what we want. We spent a lot of time discussing the sound we wanted from this single to put a slight spin on what we have released before but still make it unique to Indigo Velvet’s sound
Tickets for Indigo Velvet’s upcoming tour dates are available here.
Check out the track below.
