EMERGING from the confines of the studio with a renewed sense of focus and relentless drive, all the signs indicate that 2018 is going to be a significant year for Scottish alt-pop quintet Acrylic.
With their debut EP titled All I Am slated for arrival on 30th March and their biggest headline show to date coming up at King Tut’s, the band are set to perform at this week’s Ignite Scotland event alongside an array of Scotland’s most promising prospects. Supported by Help Musicians Scotland and the PRS Foundation, the gig will be the perfect opportunity for the group to unleash some of their eagerly anticipated new material on a host of industry insiders and new music fans alike as they look to kick-start their year in momentous fashion.
Before what is undoubtedly going to be an enthralling performance, the band have provided a tantalising taste of things to come on ‘In Here/Tonight’.
With an underlying sense of anguish and brimming with atmospheric guitars, the track is a sharply defined return to the poignant alt-rock sound for which they have become known. Cleverly shifting between charged choruses and more complex interweaving melodies, the band frequently lull you into a false sense of security before pulling you back out again. Led by the frontman’s distinctive brogue, there is an inherent Scottishness that emanates from Acrylic’s emotive alt-rock and thoughtful lyricism.
Catch the band at Saint Luke’s as part of Ignite Scotland on Tuesday 27th February. They headline King Tut’s on 30th March.
Check out the track now below:
