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The cosmic post-rock music group Mogwai was formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1996 by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist Dominic Aitchison, and drummer Martin Bulloch, longtime friends with the purpose of creating “serious guitar music.” Toward that end, they added another guitarist, John Cummings, before debuting in March 1996 using the …

Following 1989 breakup of Scottish indie popsters the Vaselines, leader Eugene Kelly constructed a new group, Eugenius, and gained a major-label cope with the advocacy of Kurt Cobain. As opposed to the Vaselines’ minimalism, Eugenius got a fuller, even more traditional electric guitar pop sound, but transported quite similar basic, …

After David Keenan (guitar, vocals) departed from 18 Wheeler in 1994, he formed the Telstar Ponies in Glasgow, Scotland, with singer Rachel Devine, Gavin Laird (guitar, vocals), and former Teenage Fanclub drummer Brendan O’Hare. In 1995, the Telstar Ponies released their initial album, In the area of a few momemts. …

After first gaining acclaim to get a dense, melodic sound that anticipated the coming emergence of grunge, Scotland’s Teenage Fanclub spent the rest of the career as torch bearers for the energy pop revival, unparalleled amongst their generation for both their unwavering adherence to and brilliant reinvention of the classic …