GLASGOW eccentric pop outfit Walt Disco have announced the release of their latest single ‘Cut Your Hair’, which will be released on April 29th.

“We wrote it in November 2018 and started playing it live at the start of the following year. It’s definitely a fan favourite in the set and one we always enjoy playing, especially with the choreographed dance routine we started incorporating in towards the end of last year.”

Recorded in Glasgow, the band see the tune as a rallying cry and an anthem against judging people on how they look or who they are.

“We recorded it with Thomas McNeice at his studio in Shawlands between January and February this year. We had lots of fun with this track, including laying down some Cuban heels as percussion. We’d describe it as if ‘OK Boomer – The Musical’ was a 2 and a half minute pop song, it’s very tongue-in-cheek. We wanted to say that passing judgement on someone for who they are or how they look isn’t cool, and wanted to make an anthem for people to shout back at the boomers!”

With the country on lockdown, Walt Disco have been passing the time remaining creative and fundraising.

“We have been working hard writing what will mainly be material for a debut album/rock opera. We’re lucky that most of us live together and have been able to turn Dave’s bedroom into a studio, while Lewis and Jack have been emailing ideas and stems for songs to us. Aside from writing, we’ve also made a video for Cut Your Hair and have been taking part in some livestream fundraiser gigs for Help Musician’s and Music Venues Trust. Also eating copious amounts of toast and drinking tinnies.

Once this is over we’re going for cocktails!”

The band also offered some advice to young bands entering the studio for the first time.

“Definitely don’t rush going into the studio, and I’d advise never starting without at least a day of pre-production. Don’t hold back on saying any idea you have, no idea is a dumb idea – I often find the dumb ideas are the ones you love the most. Don’t be afraid to let things change in the studio, even if you have a certain idea of how the song should be from previous rehearsals or playing live. Everyone in that room with you should only want the best for the song.”

Photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou.