Sacred Paws

Sacred Paws
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genres Post-punk, Indie Pop
Years active 2013 (2013)–present
Labels Rock Action Records
Associated acts
Members Rachel Aggs
Eilidh Rogers

Sacred Paws is a Scottish rock band, comprising Rachel Aggs (guitar, bass, vocals) and Eilidh Rogers (drums, vocals), who met as members of the band Golden Grrrls. Their debut album Strike a Match won the 2017 Scottish Album of the Year Award.[1]

History

Sacred Paws were born from the ashes of Rachel Aggs (vocals, guitar) and Eilidh Rodgers (vocals, drums) previous indie pop group Golden Grrrls. Despite Aggs living in London and Rodgers in Glasgow they set about recording their debut EP after signing to the Mogwai-owned label Rock Action. They released a 6-track EP, Six Songs, in 2015, followed by a single, "Everyday" in 2016.[2].[3]

They then embarked on a U.K. tour in support of the record, during which they played alongside acts like Mogwai, Veronica Falls, Tuff Love, and Future Islands. In the same year they also performed a BBC 6 Music session for DJ Marc Riley, and appeared at Glasgow's Celtic Connections Festival.[3]

Aggs continued to play in both Shopping and Trash Kit, but in spite of this, she and Rodgers were dedicated enough to find the time to record Sacred Paws' debut LP. In 2016, they issued two singles in advance of the album's release, "Everyday" and "Rest".[3]

Their first full-length album Strike a Match (released January 27, 2017) combines an Afrobeat sound influenced by Fela Kuti with post-punk and indie resembling the likes of Delta 5.[4] It was produced by Tony Doogan[5] and released on Rock Action, record label of the Scottish band Mogwai.[2] It was recorded at Mogwai's Castle of Doom studio and mastered at Abbey Road Studios.[6]

It scored 81/100 on Metacritic based on 7 reviews.[7] Pitchfork scored it 7.7/10.[5] MusicOHM scored it 4/5 stars, calling it "hugely satisfying", "ballsy and defiant".[8]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Sacred Paws win Scottish Album of the Year award for Strike A Match". BBC. June 29, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sacred Paws Are Having the Most Fun". Pitchfork. May 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Bemrose, Bekki. "Sacred Paws Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 Sendra, Tim (2017). "Strike a Match review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Strike a Match review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "On the Radar: Sacred Paws". Music Week. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Strike a Match". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Strike a Match". MusicOMH. Retrieved 3 January 2018.


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