Somewhere over the last few days, I notched up more than 750 posts. Which is quite impressive considering just how close this blog came to getting knocked on the head a few months back.

But seriously, I’m glad I didn’t, because there are so many bands out there that I want to write about, and one of them is the Gillyflowers.

Fronted by Kirsten Adamson, they are an Edinburgh-based band who seem to have emerged fully formed. They consist of : Kirsten ‘The Boss’ Adamson on Lead Vocals and Guitar,  Phil ‘ Fastest fingers in the East ‘ Hopwood on Lead Guitar,  Kelso ‘ The cigarrette machine ‘ on Bass Guitar/Backing Vocals, Arron ‘ The muncher ‘  on Drums and Jenni ‘ The voice double ‘ Hopwood on Backing Vocals.

They have been working with Riley Briggs from Aberfeldy on songs which he handed to me on a CD-R a couple of days before their Christmas gigs and told me I needed to hear them. He was not wrong. A few days later I saw them support Aberfeldy at their Edinburgh show and was blown away. Surely it cannot be long before a record label snaps them up. See them while you can still see the whites of their eyes. If your heart doesn’t melt, ask your doctor for a transplant. Actually, no, ask for an electric shock. then go back and listen to the Gillyflowers.

I think you will be impressed by what you hear. Check out their myspace and make friends with them. Tell ’em I sent you…