Under the Radar: VULIN and Silibil

VULIN is songwriter Craig MacLeod, whose debut EP Tethered to Sleep featured an impressive group of musicians including Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow), Siobhan Miller and Graeme Smillie (Arab Strap), with mastering by Guy Davies (The Smiths, Mogwai, Frightened Rabbit).

His latest release is Lost Soul, a collaborative EP with Silibil, aka Billy Boyd, one half of Dundee rap duo Silibil N’ Brains, whose extraordinary true story (they pretended to be American and toured with Eminem) was recorded in a 2010 memoir by Brains (aka Gavin Bain) and inspired actor James McAvoy’s directorial debut California Schemin’. The EP’s title track, Lost Soul, is built around a monologue from the film’s closing scenes.

The single Arc was released last month to coincide with the film’s premiere, while the full EP arrives this Friday. VULIN’s debut album Kirk Road is out on 31 July followed by a slot at Arbroath Fest on 1 August. See https://www.instagram.com/silibil_billy_boyd/ and https://www.instagram.com/vulinmusic

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