Get High by Nicola Taylor – single review by Kate Cohen

The newest member of our writing team, Kate Cohen, reviews Get High – the latest single from Glasgow-based soul artist Nicola Taylor. When it comes to emotive songwriting, relationships – good, bad, or otherwise – can be an incredible source of inspiration, for artists and listeners. Whether you’re thinking of Someone You Loved, or looking... Read More

Ghostbaby – Watch My Teeth Explode track review

Mya Brown reviews the brand new track from Paisley’s Ghostbaby – Watch My Teeth Explode which was released on 1st April 2022. Here at Mill Magazine, we’re all for the weird and wonderful, new sights and sounds are what make us. With our ears to the ground and toward the stage, it’s fair to say... Read More

Subtopian Planning Board – ‘Outsiders Hymn’ review by Mya Brown

Subtopian Planning Board isn’t a name I thought I would hear but it’s one that has burned its way into my brain recently. After releasing singles such as ‘Age of Anxiety’ and ‘Casa Del Árbol’ way back in 2020, this experimental Paisley outfit hit the ground running with their single ‘Outsiders Hymn’ back in... Read More

Ghostbaby – Molly’s Got a Brand New Haircut single review

Reviewed by singer/songwriter and music journalist, Mya Brown. Riding high off their recently announced King Tut’s headliner, Ghostbaby have released Molly’s Got a Brand New Haircut today (Friday 3rd December). The single comes nearly two years after the indie-rockers released their debut EP, Long Live Ghostbaby, in March 2020, making this release unexpected yet exciting... Read More

LInzi Clark ‘Moments Gone’ | Track Review | Mill Magazine

With her debut album just ahead on the horizon, Paisley-based singer/songwriter Linzi Clark has chosen to pre-emptively whet our appetites one final time with the magnificent and wistful Moments Gone. Possessing a homely feel that ushers you in to sit down and bask in its warmth, Linzi takes the courageous intimacy of her songwriting... Read More

Empress ‘The Raw, The Rugged’ track review by Robert Blair

Fresh from her appearance in the most recent print edition of Mill Magazine, Empress is back and asserting her dominance over Scottish hip-hop once more with The Raw, The Rugged. Ever since the release of her phenomenal, Steg-G produced debut album Love Wins last year, the Paisley-based MC has been unyielding in her quest to... Read More

Cara Rose ‘Let Go’ track review by Robert Blair

Just days away from her headline show at the fabled King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Cara Rose has released her enrapturing new single Let Go. Glasgow-based but with Lochwinnoch roots, Cara’s songwriting leads with an inviting candidness that feels as though it’s providing a window into the most turbulent – or sometimes serene and self-assured... Read More

Tom McGuire & The Brassholes ‘Better’ track review

At a time when optimism isn’t exactly a well-stocked commodity, the latest single from the ever-exhilarating Tom McGuire & The Brassholes sees the group looking to reaffirm that not all is lost through a bombastic blend of funk, pop and a glass half full outlook. Very much cut from their own kaledioscopic cloth, Better... Read More

Track Review: The Vegan Leather – Who’s Knocking On My Door?

Paisley’s own The Vegan Leather are back and with an added helping of ferocity on their new single “Who’s Knocking On My Door?” Although their music has always been deceptively heavy in its composition, the four piece’s latest offering see them at their most untethered to date. Delving headlong into uncharted territory with a... Read More