Brògeal announce they have signed with Play It Again Sam, and share new single ‘Friday On My Mind’. The track is one of Brògeal’s most anthemic tracks yet. Ringing guitars signpost the band’s knack with a melody, and Daniel Harkins’s lovelorn and distinctive vocals add up to their most indie pop song to date. Harkins shares the following on the track:
“It is a celebration of falling in love and living through the honeymoon period of a romantic relationship. Its a summer anthem we hope will turn any beer garden or spot in the park into a euphoric singalong that will make an entire party dance and smile. The lyrics are specific to myself being away from a new relationship while recording the album and ‘counting down the days’ til we meet again, the verses are playful and romantic whereas the chorus is tinged with melancholy and self doubts, like many of my songs are, about perhaps going headfirst into things too quickly and the hope that the flame will still be alive once we meet again.”
Signing with Play It Again Sam, the band will be joining artists such as Nick Cave, The Hives and Cameron Winter. On signing Brògeal, James O’Donaghue, A&R at Play It Again Sam, says –
“Brògeal are terrific songwriters, incredible live performers and a band that sound unlike anyone else around, they are totally unique. We’re thrilled to welcome them to Play It Again Sam, excited to be in partnership with them and look forward to seeing them fly the flag high for Scottish music.”
A phenomenal live show, equal parts raucous and joyous, has set the band apart over the last 18 months up and down the UK and Ireland along with their first forays into Europe. They are communal affairs that see cool kids and old heads, punk rockers and indie kids come together to celebrate the Brògeal sound. starting with their UK tour this month. They’ve played with The Mary Wallopers, The Lathums, Paolo Nutini and The Wolfe Tones at their last ever show at Finsbury Park last summer and have a packed live schedule this year starting with their UK tour next month. Festival season includes The Great Escape in Brighton for the second time, TRNSMT, Truck, Wilderness and Kendal Calling.
Emerging in Falkirk from the remnants of high school bands, Brògeal united over a shared passion for Scottish and Irish folk music, punk, and garage rock. They seamlessly blended banjo and mandolin with electric guitars, carving out a distinctive sound along the way. When lockdown struck in 2020, the band took advantage of the quiet, refining their songs while socially distanced in a back garden beneath a leaking gazebo—an unlikely setting that sparked what has become the signature Brògeal sound.
The band began hosting their own club night in Falkirk, a venture that soon blossomed as musicians from across Scotland joined the festivities. Their move to Glasgow marked the start of a celebrated residency at McChuills, further cementing their reputation.
Brògeal Live Dates
May
4 – Liverpool Sound City
10 – May Manchester Yes
11 – May Southampton Joiners
12 – Bristol Louisiana
14 – London Dublin Castle
15 – Brighton The Great Escape
16 – Amsterdam London Calling
19 – Birmingham Hare and Hounds
21 – May Norwich Voodoo Daddys
22 – Sheffield Yellow Arch Studios
24 – Live at Leeds In The Park
25 – Newcastle A Stone’s Throw
29 – May Glasgow SWG3
July
12 – Glasgow TRNSMT
18 – Nijmegen, Netherlands Valkhof
26 – Oxfordshire Truck
August
1 – Oxfordshire Wilderness
2 – Aug Derbyshire Y-Not
3 – Penrith Kendal Calling
8 – Winchester Boomtown
29 – Birmingham Moseley Folk & Art
31 – Netherlands Into The Great Wide Open
October
11 – Tilburg, Netherlands Here’s The Thing Festival
For more information on Brògeal please check their facebook and instagram.
