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Current Affairs

  • Harmonium 7 East London Street Edinburgh, Scotland, EH7 4BN United Kingdom (map)

Glasgow’s Current Affairs marry 80s pop sensibilities with ferocious post-punk. Singer and keyboardist Joan Sweeney (Aggi Doom, the Royal We) tempts you in with catchy melodies and powerful lyricism. Drummer Andrew Milk (Shopping, Pink Pound) provides nonchalant backing vocals and a solid rhythm section with driving bass from newest band member Gemma Fleet (The Wharves, Order of the Toad). Sebastian Ymai (Comidllo Tapes, Pissy) completes
the ensemble, with intricate chorus laden guitar that will lift you off your feet.

The band's debut full length LP will be the follow up to 2019’s ‘Object & Subject’ compilation released via Tough Love Records.

Donna has performed and recorded in various guises and with several different Edinburgh and Glasgow-based groups (Scrim, King Rib, Pyramidion, Shareholder, Bad Aura, Waste Farm...) since 2002. As well as continuing her 15 years as drummer with doom/sludge band Of Spire & Throne and a regular show on Glasgow's Clyde Built Radio, her solo live performances since 2019 have seen her use synths, drum machines, tapes, gongs and bells to make semi-improvised house music and, more recently, meditation sounds.

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