Blue Violet is the culmination of a slow burning musical partnership built over many years. The band teamed up recently with producer Rob Ellis (Marianne Faithful, Anna Calvi, PJ Harvey) to record their debut album due for release in 2022. The singles released thus far have earned them praise from Steve Lamacq at BBC 6, Radio X and BBC Introducing Scotland, describing them as ‘Civil Wars meets The Black Keys’…

“Our music taste generally falls into two categories,” says Sam. “We grew up in the 90s with Brit pop bands, post grunge and indie, but we’re also influenced by 70s bands like Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones.

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