Indie-rock band, The Snuts, have released their debut album ‘W.L.’
Writing about the release of ‘W.L.’ on Instagram, The Snuts frontman said: “Making this record has been the most exciting, heartbreaking, joyful and painful experience of my life. I love this too much and I tried so hard to never let that get in the way of making the best record we possibly could. Growing up I was pretty much terrified of everything. Walking out on stage still terrifies me each and every time. Everything changed for me when you started singing these songs back to me. I could do anything. Risks started to excite me. I could be brave and honest with my songs and could now deliver the middle peg to anyone whoever doubted me.Our album is out this week I really hope you love it- Jack.”
The Scottish band’s debut album, ‘W.L.’ (Whitburn Loopy), features 17 tracks. The first song on the album ‘Top Deck’ was written by the band’s lead singer, Jack Cochrane, when he was just 13. It is a nod to their teenage years and how they dreamt of a career in music. The album documents their journey into the music industry, track by track.
Speaking with Far Out Magazine about the title of their debut album, lead singer Cochrane said: “It’s actually after ‘Whitburn Loopy’. We’re from a town called Whitburn, and every town in Scotland has what we call young teams, but it’s basically gangs. It’s a nod to how we started out on the streets and in the forest, playing the guitar, drinking cider and stuff like that. I feel like because the record is such a progression, it’s nice to name it something that meant a lot to us back then.”
Ahead of its release, The Snuts live-streamed a performance of their debut album ‘W.L’ at Stirling Castle. Speaking about the show, frontman Cochrane said: “In an effort to play our debut record back to back for our fans we decided to rent out a castle. And with a glimmer of hope on the horizon where live music is concerned, we wanted to make sure this was our grandest, most ambitious live stream show to date.”
The four-man band formed when they were just 15, having been friends at school. Releasing their debut single back in 2016, ‘Glasgow,’ they have since performed at several major UK festivals, including on the main stage at TRNSMT festival, and in 2019 the band made their US debut at the South by South West Festival in Texas. Speaking with Glasgow Times last year, they revealed their main influences are legend indie-rock bands such as the Libertines and Arctic Monkeys.
Earlier this year, The Snuts announced they will be heading out on their UK tour from September 2021, across 22 dates. Several dates have since sold out.
You can now order The Snuts’ debut album ‘W.L.‘ and it is available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify.