The Dykeenies

Band members:

Brian Henderson (lead vocals, synthesiser)
Alan Henderson (guitar)
Andrew Henderson (bass, vocals)
Steven Ramsay (guitar, vocals)
John Kerr (drums, vocals)

About:

The Dykeenies will release their rabidly anticipated debut single 'New Ideas / Will It Happen Tonight' on 17 July 2006. A time for new beginnings as well as New Ideas, the single is also the first release on King Tut's Recordings, the label run by the team behind Glasgow's legendary King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. Reflecting the venue's global reputation for identifying and supporting now-household names at their earliest stages, the label will act as a launch pad for new bands of the highest quality.

The Dykeenies certainly fit that description. Formed in June 2005 in Cumbernauld, near Glasgow, this art-pop five-piece - three brothers (Alan, Andrew and Brian Henderson) and two childhood friends (Steven Ramsay and John Kerr) with a natural knack for constructing snappy pop songs. With synth hooks that Brandon Flowers would give up eyeliner for, and guitar riffs that could frazzle We Are Scientists until they're nothing but memories through the bright flame of a bunsen burner, The Dykeenies have struck gold.

Throw in a few handclaps and choruses so welcoming that the words sit in your memory as comfortably as the alphabet after only the first listen and a rehearsing schedule heavy enough to flatten the average man, all The Dykeenies needed to complete the set was an adoring fan base.

Through word of mouth and the power of the internet alone, The Dykeenies sold out their first ever gig: not at their local pub with a capacity of fifty if everyone really squashes in like sardines, but the 350-capacity ABC2 venue in Glasgow's city centre. If the sell-out show a month later at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut was anything to go by, the shiny new band went down rather well with their expectant audience.

It wasn't long before they were being drooled over all around Glasgow and the band soon ventured East for the first time, to play two gigs to increasingly excitable crowds in Scotland's capital, not to mention a sensational show with the Mystery Jets at Glasgow's QMU sandwiched inbetween. Now, with the band barely a year old, a performance on the T-Break stage at T In The Park has been confirmed.

With enough killer tunes already waiting to be unleashed on the world to pop out an album tomorrow (although you'd have to freeze time to give them a chance to lay down the tracks), they may list The Cribs, The Futureheads and Bloc Party amongst their influences, but it won't be long before those guys are asking The Dykeenies for tips.

Both tracks on this double A-side have been a staple of The Dykeenies fans' diet for some time. Now it's time to give the country a taste of the best New Idea since crisps.

Links:

The Dykeenies on Myspace