
“The bands we loved are dead” the Just Joans reminisced back in 2008. But look, 18 years later, the Joans are still very much alive and have evolved into a full band that is about to release a new album (Romantic Visions of Scotland, coming out this Friday on Fika Recordings). Of the three singles preceding the album, this Limpet is my favourite. It sounds less tongue-in-cheek acoustic indiepop than their early songs (becoming a parent is a rather serious subject, lyrically) and reminds me of fellow Glaswegians Camera Obscura, especially with Katie singing rather than her brother David.