The Glasgow quartets' second album. The single 'One Of Us' packs a fuzzed-out stomp alongside masterfully giddy melodies that sees lead singer and guitarist Chris McCrory recount 'the welfare son of a welfare son', taking aim at the billionaire-owned media and their Bullingdon Club ilk who shirk responsibility for sowing the division we see in the UK. It sets the tone for a record that asks both searching questions of the self, while pointing the finger at inaction in the wider world. Through a procession of skittish, off-kilter riffs and squawking saxophones, Celebrated by Strangers doesn't just call for action, it demands it. Fizzing with invention, accusation, self-belief and creativity, it never stutters under the weight of its own message.
Grange Hell (South London in D)
Witness
I'm No Artist
One Of Us
Yr Old Dad
And It Shows
People Don't Protest Enough
Another Name For Loneliness
Sign Here
There Will Always Be A Light
Go Away (Four Guitars For Scottish Independence)