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Vic Galloway – 25 Scottish Artists to Watch in 2025

A New Year means a new list of 25 (mostly) emerging Scottish acts across genres and styles for your precious ears… all chosen by yours truly. Either myself or the ‘BBC Introducing in Scotland’ show will play as many of them as possible on air over the next year.

I’m sure 2025 will be another ACE year for music, so keep your ears and eyes open for all of them and many more besides…

In alphabetical order:

1. Bikini Body https://www.facebook.com/bikinibodymusic/
2. Bleaks https://goldmoldrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-mess-2
3. Brogeal https://brogeal.com/
4. Carsick Charlie https://carsickcharlie.bandcamp.com/
5. Citizen Papes https://www.facebook.com/citizenpapes/
6. Conscious Pilot https://www.facebook.com/p/Conscious-Pilot-61552124134253/
7. Dubinski https://www.dubinskimusic.com/
8. FO Machete https://www.facebook.com/p/fo-machete-100064168110060/
9. Gurry Wurry https://gurrywurry.bandcamp.com/
10. Indoor Foxes https://www.facebook.com/indoorfoxes/?locale=en_GB
11. J Wax https://jwax1.bandcamp.com/
12. Jacob Alon https://soundcloud.com/jacobalon
13. Kuleeangee https://labrecords.bandcamp.com/album/animated-love
14. Mama Terra https://www.facebook.com/mamaterraband/?locale=en_GB
15. Martha May & the Mondays https://www.instagram.com/andthemondays/
16. Milange https://www.facebook.com/milange.band/
17. Natasha Kitty Katt https://www.natashakittykatt.com/
18. Pedalo https://pedalomusic.com/
19. Puppy Teeth https://www.facebook.com/p/Puppy-Teeth-61550678027205/
20. Quad 90 https://shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/collections/quad90?srsltid=AfmBOoo834XoOzXOJDh_3ZZxnWzOgVaz9BgR-dUeL6qsVBO1Iz3cN2KH
21. Saint Sappho https://saintsappho.bandcamp.com/
22. Samuel Nicholson https://www.samuelnicholsonmusic.com/
23. Soapbox https://soapboxgla.bandcamp.com/
24. The Cords https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Cords-61554658292507/
25. The Zebecks https://www.facebook.com/thezebecks/?locale=en_GB

For new and classic alternative music from Scotland and beyond, keep listening into the weekly radio shows on air every Monday and Wednesday nights or listen on BBC Sounds.

All the very best for 2025!

Vic xxx