Sacred Paws return with a new record full of brightness and optimism: "We write music to cheer ourselves up"

Glasgow’s Sacred Paws don’t want to wallow in the doom and gloom of a world full of relentless misery. Instead, they fill their guitar pop songs with a bright and infectious optimism that makes their second album ‘Run Around The Sun’ a glorious experience.

The duo of guitarist Rachel and drummer Eilidh already set hearts fluttering with their acclaimed 2015 debut ‘Strike A Match’ which even went on to win the Scottish Album Of The Year Award. Now though, they’ve returned emboldened with a new record full of brightness and optimism.

You can hear them having fun as they rush through a collection of ear-worm like guitar lines flecked with brass and all manner of other musical adornments which give their sound it’s distinctive quality. “We’re an indie pop band, but we have a punk heart,” proclaims Rachel. “We listen to a lot of mainstream pop music but also a lot of roots music from throughout the world, a lot of South African guitar playing and drumming.”