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Arriving at the end of a rammed and sweaty UK tour and ahead of their Glastonbury performance, No Fun is the latest excerpt of the bands long awaited debut album, whose title Cheaply Bought, Expensively Sold and release details are also officially confirmed today. Featuring 12 studio recordings, produced by the esteemed Chris Marshall in Glasgow (Gerry Cinnamon, Baby Strange, The Dunts, The Van Ts etc), the record will be released on 18th October 2019 via the Modern Sky UK label, with former singles Absurd and Different Strokes amongst its tantalising track-listing.

Setting a precedent to expect the unexpected on their debut, new single No Fun is one such example of many left-turns to be found littering the intrinsically volatile: Cheaply Bought, Expensively Sold. Marking a shift in gear from the political to the personal, No Fun is a snarky riposte to performatively interesting party-goers, as it charges through 3 minutes of razor wire guitars and galloping drums. With Welsh in parts trading his distinctly Glaswegian accent with a southern twang, the singer makes a sly dig at the London A&R men who are too often lacking in self-awareness. From the appropriation of Scottish working class buckfast culture, to that one guy wearing a bucket hat ironically blaring out 80s cheese, desperate to be the life of the party, No Fun takes aim at the various forms of party chat encountered in a Glasgow flat at 3am.

Welsh explains: No Fun is about the inflated self importance of the kind of people who get full of it at a party and corner you to tell you about how they went on holiday and seen the real Thailand. Its about folk with no self awareness. Its about people who think they are the kings of all banter because they put on a funny hat at 3am. Its about people who say the word sesh with no hint of irony. Its about people who say the word sesh ironically. Its about people who say the word sesh.

Rare is it these days to find someone which you can foresee people actually making an emotional investment in. Declan Welsh is, by all accounts, one such individual. THE LINE OF BEST FIT

Artists with genuine integrity and something relevant to say, Welsh and band are a must see. THE SCOTSMAN

theres an immense sense of pride for the musician whos become integral to the scene in Scotland using music to make the world a better place. TENEMENT TV