Vandals

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He’s already sold out the iconic Kelvingrove Bandstand in August –those tickets went in less than 24 hours – and has a hefty run of shows to come, while the dream is Hampden. I grew up in a post Thatcher Britain, in a fairly rough part of Scotland, raised by my dad, and experienced the poverty and roughness of those times first hand,” he comments. His second album Vandals, out today, will rocket him to a whole new level – sure, he wowed a huge crowd on the main stage at TRNSMT last year and sold out two nights at SWG3, but that’s just the beginning. The artwork utilises a photograph by Gavin Watson, whose images of Thatcher-era Britain capture a fragmented nation.

In May 2020 Beattie was interviewed by Robin Galloway on Pure Radio about his pride in the Scottish sound of the album, saying that his "heart will always lie back home". It will be an incredible evening, seeing him not on a massive stage miles away, but just a few feet from the audience. It was all about the energy in the room and our producer Chris Marshall did a phenomenal job of a getting the absolute best out of all of us.

All I really wanted was to put a band together and make a proper, live, studio record and that’s exactly what we did. There have been times in my life where I thought getting music into the market was completely beyond me, so to have come this far on such an incredible journey is something I have gratitude for every single day. There have been times in my life where I just thought getting music into the market was completely beyond me, so to have come this far on such an incredible journey is just something I have gratitude for every single day. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. His debut album People Like Us was released in 2020, reaching number 18 on the UK Albums Chart's mid-week chart according to Official Charts Company, [4] and eventually debuting at number 68 with sales of 1,449 units.

It’s almost impossible to maintain the self-belief that you can achieve anything but, somehow, with Dave’s help, I’ve managed to keep at it, and this album is really the ultimate reward for that perseverance. On 26 June 2020 Beattie released his first music video for the song " Salamander Street", about a former classmate who became a prostitute in Edinburgh. On Sunday 26 March Beattie performed 2 songs, Heart Stops Beating and Salamander Street in the centre circle at Ibrox park for the Rangers Football Club Legends match. Radisson RED has been building a pedigree of big names playing there, from Tom Walker to Arielle Free, George Bowie and Baby Strange, as well as club nights with international DJs. This music video gained worldwide popularity for the distinctive animation style and immersive colours.Culturally, it was a very specific period in history, where you could almost feel the class divide on the local streets. It’s almost impossible to maintain the self-belief that you can achieve anything, but somehow with Dave’s help I’ve managed to keep at it, and this album is really the ultimate reward for that perseverance. His mix of folk, rock, pop and indie has won him many fans and his recent single 'What It Means' earned itself a place on the BBC Radio 2 playlist. He continued: "Vandals is exactly the record I wanted to make and it was done with the best group of people. The 33-year-old has attracted a growing number of fans due to his knack for writing heartfelt lyrics.