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56 Friday, December 28, 2012 1S WITH the New Year almost upon flag for Scotland at next year’s presti- gious SXSW showcases in super-hip us, Ithought I’d highlight my 10 Austin, Texas. favourite emerging Scottish acts. They’ll join fellow-Scots invitees like WIN £1,000 It has been atotal privilege to Chvrches, Bwani Junction, Kassidy, Y Y Paws, Tango In The Attic, Washington Irv- TL write about them in this column or TL JIM JIM ing and Young Fathers. playthem on the radio in the past By By OF TICKETS 12 months. MADISON GELLA 2013 promises to be another big year and GELLA Ireckon it’s been another vin- IJUST can’t get enough of these guys at there are some big books being released tage year for new music in Scot- the moment. too. Here’s our pick of the best. Balancing pop-rock and indie cool, the TO CARNIVAL NEW CONSOLES land, and Ithink these acts are in Cumbernauldboys blew me away at Stir- ling’s Reloaded festival at theTolbooth. DESPITE no official confirmation, it’s TheUniverse Versus Alex Woods for an even better 2013! widely considered that the next By Gavin Extence, £14.99, MEGAN D generation of gaming consoles is upon ANDERSON MCGINTY WEBSTER released next month unsigned bill at King Tut’s in Glasgow. The THE Edinburgh teenager, below,could well us, with Xbox and PlayStation set to WHEN teenager Alex WARD &FISHER announce successors to the Xbox 360 foundations are there to make amajor break- have been top of this list if it wasn’t in alphabet- Woods befriends curmud- THE Dundee folkrock supergroup have been through, and their album Anthem simply ical order. and the PlayStation 3. geonly Vietnam war vet- turningheads all year, including some memo- As yet, next to nothing is known oozes class. There’s acertain innocence to her song- eran Mr Peterson, people rable festival appearances. writing. She’s refreshingly grounded and about either the 720 or the PS4, but the cannot believe their friend- Fresh from supporting their long-time home- potential is mouth-watering. FLUTES extremely genuine. ship and how close the town buddies The View at the Caird Hall last I’m not sure she knows just how talented Last time such aface-off existed, HERE pair become. Funny and week, their outstanding version of Dougie THE self-titled debut album from the Anglo- Microsoft shocked Sony by jumping Scots has been afavourite with some key she is ...not that I’d want to make her big- heartbreaking. MacLean’s Caledonia features on the first ever headed! the gun with the 360, an embarrass- TV ad for Caledonia Best ale. blogs and music sites. ment those at PlayStation are unlikely DUE 2013 As word spreads about these guys it won’t Astar in the making, quite frankly. to want to repeat. Dead Man’s Land CHVRCHES be long until everyone’s hailing them “the new Frightened Rabbit”. THE VELVETEEN SAINTS Expect one, if not both, new con- By Robert Ryan, £12.99, THEIR first gig was like amajor label A&R con- soles to be announced at E3 in LA in released next month RECENTLY playing shows with Tim Burgess, vention —unofficially making them the hottest Peter Hook and The View, they are coming of June. DEEP in the trenches of new Scottish band of 2013. FRIDGE MAGNETS Rumoured features include “super Flanders Fields, men are THEY may have missed out to Aberdeen band age as alive band. The Glasgow electro-pop trio. above,easily The Clash are an easy reference point, but HD”, at 4096 x2160 pixels, aresolution dying by their thousands live up to the hype. Dukefor the In:Demand Unsigned Act Of The beyond most normal TV sets; an ability every day. But when a No surprise to see them included in the Yearatthe Young Scot Awards —but they did The Velveteen Saints have alot more to offer. to recognise second-hand games and body turns up with long-list for the BBC’s prestigious Sound Of bag themselves adeal with Distiller Records, The rockers play their final show of the year refuse to load them; and significantly bizarre injuries Dr John 2013 and invited to play SXSW. home to Sound Of Guns and Funeral For A tomorrow night at Broadcast in Glasgow’s WE have teamed up with the IRN-BRU Carnival to more powerful processor –the Wii Uis Watson is suspicious. Friend. Sauchiehall Street. give you the chance to win the ultimate festive treat twice as powerful as the Xbox 360. Soon more bodies FATHERSON They picked up the Best Electronic that just keeps on giving! Whatever happens, an exciting new appear –there is akiller prize at the Scottish Alternative Check out all 10 acts on Jim’s Up for grabs is a‘phenomenal ticket’ to the IRN- dawn awaits next Christmas, which is DUE 2013 who must be stopped. BACK in March the Ayrshire band picked up MusicAwards and found them- Q latest New Music podcast at BRU Carnival at the SECC in Glasgow. likely to be the earliest release date for the Best Rock/Alternative gong at the Scottish selves on daytime Radio 1. indemandscotland.co.uk. This unique prize gives four people 10 vouchers either console. With All My Love Alternative Music Awards. He will also be featuring the each and every day of the ongoing IRN-BRU Carni- They’ve gone from strength to strength — HOLY ESQUE acts on Sunday’s In:Demand val which runs until January 13. By Patricia Scanlan, including their biggest headline gig to date at MUSIC £12.99, out in February MUSIC THEIR guest performance at Uncut along with the best of This fabulously festive prize can then be passed GAMERS can expect a the Garage in Glasgow and recent support the sessions. to family and friends each day for the duration of the BRIONY thought she had a slots with Feeder and Admiral Fallow. the inaugural Scottish Album generation-defining year good relationship with her Of The Year (SAY Award) Tune in 7-10pm on event. The phenomenal ticket is valid on all rides, Clyde 1, Forth One, guaranteeing some fun family times. ahead in 2013. mumValerie until she dis- FLUORESCENT HEARTS hinted that they might be The Wii Uhas replaced the covered aletter uncover- Northsound 1, Radio To enter, answer the following question: What col- future contenders for the our is Scotland’s favourite soft drink, IRN-BRU? Wii but the successors to ing ahuge lie. As Briony ABRILLIANT blend of rock and pop, Iknew prize themselves. Borders, Tay FM, PlayStation and Xbox –plus nothing about the Cumbernauld band when I West FM &West Then email your answers to [email protected] falls apart, Val thinks The dark indie rock- with the subject heading ‘IRN BRU CARNIVAL big franchise releases –will back on her life and real- first stumbled upon them opening an ers are set to fly the Sound FM. NEW COMP’ plus your answer, name, address and con- hit the headlines in 2013. NEW ises she made agrave tact telephone number. We take asneak preview. error. Sure to be another Q Competition closes at noon today. If you email after the closing bestseller. date/time of this competition you will not be entered. One winner will be selected at random after the closing date from all correct Delia’s Cakes ONES TO WATCH IN 2013 NEXT WEEK entries received. Usual Scottish Sun rules apply. Editor’s decision JUGGERNAUT RELEASES By Delia Smith, £25, is final. released in February GRAND Theft Auto is gaming royalty, reflected by the FIRST published in 1977, ludicrous amount of buzz already generated for GTA V. Delia’s Cakes has never The graphics, as you’d expect, look sublime, from the been out of print. Now it variousteasers released by Rockstar, with the expected has undergone acontem- release on March 26 –afinal swansong for the 360 and PS3. porary makeover, retain- Open-world is very much in gaming vogue at the moment. ing the much-loved Like GTAV,Tomb Raider will also be arriving in 2013, sched- favourites that have uled for release on March 5. stood the test of time, Lara Croft remains one of gaming’s most iconic protagonists – plus new recipes, ideas, and the latest release is hotly awaited by the series’ legion photographs and methods. of fans. Alongside those longstanding franchises, makers of The Yonahlossee Uncharted Naughty Dog will debut new title The Last Of Us on May 7. Riding Camp In short, it watches two survivors journeying through For Girls apost-apocalyptic world. It boasts recognisable, trade- By Anton DiSclafani, mark gameplay and graphics from Naughty Dog, with £16.99, released in June many tipping it as agame of the year contender. IN 1929 a16-year-old girl Other headline game releases include Dead Space 3 by is sent from her home in (February 8), Crysis 3(February 22), Sim City (March Florida to an exclusive 8), BioShock Infinite (March 26), Star Trek (April 23) and boarding school in Dead Island: Riptide (April 26). HARDING North Carolina. She has Edited done a“bad thing”. A coming-of-age story about the destructive power of sexual attrac- MOBILE MOVEMENT tion. NATASHA The Storyteller THEiPhone and the host of Android devices mean By Jodi Picoult, £18.99, that many gamers will be solely mobile-based. released in March With the continuing improvement in graphics, SAGE has apast that power and community on both smartphones and makes her want to hide tablets, progression should continue in 2013.