A mutual love of the Pixies and cider brought Glaswegian trio Miss The Occupier together and keeps them at one.
Support slots with The Grates and The Fall the led the dirty indie pranksters to the verge of the unknown as their speculative first album, Recovery Position adorns the mainstream MP3 download centres.
Citing influences from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Sleater-Kinney to Sonic Youth and Kraftwerk, the band has had a quick rise up the ranks on the Scottish unsigned scene, their fun temperament never far from centre stage.
It’s quirky, it’s bouncy fun and singer Roz Davies changes tone and lyrical tact as often as haircuts.
During a charity gig last year at permier venue, King Tuts, the trio spent the lion’s share of their slot covering Smiths songs like How Soon is Now, Frankly Mr Shankly and Bigmouth Strikes Again, catering for the drunk Morrissey fans in the crowd to rapturous applause.
A stint at the Wickerman festival and a getting a jar of home made chilli jam from music gateway guru Vic Galloway are amongst the band’s highest acheivements.
New EP, The Heart Is Deceitful (Above All Things), is out on 15th March to an already-positive response from influential music rags.
Title track Glue me to Thee has a menacing guitar line, punchy drums and a rambunctious melody line to get the kids up t’front dancing.
A couple of solid promo vids to follow – this lot are one to watch when the tide of indie tribalism remembers itself for the second coming.
This is one band bound to fly high, catch them on tour.
Myspace – http://www.myspace.com/misstheoccupier
Photos by Gav Troon and Heidi Kuisma
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