Deathpodal is the moniker of multi-instrumentalist Alastair J Chivers, and his forthcoming debut EP ‘Exu_Wow’ on Glasgow’s Electropapknit Records (their first release too as it goes) doesn’t make for easy pigeonholing:  Ethereal melodies and vocals sit happily alongside bursts of full-on guttural Fugazi-esque punk, strings, synths, weird percussion and, quite frankly, god knows what else.  It works though.

So, why are we featuring this?  Well, the EP was partly recorded in Aberdeen (as well as a Portacabin in Stonehaven, the University of Glasgow, Edinburgh and the streets of Prague we’re reliably informed) and features members of Copy Haho, PVH and local cellist Rachel Lind.  We’re promised some live dates in the summer too.  Should be quite something…

Check out a track from the EP after the pic:

Deathpodal – Squirrel and the Fox

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‘Exu_Wow’ will be released on 29 March by Electropapknit Records