"As fixtures of Edinburgh's gig-turned-performance art scene, Acolyte's eerie, earthy psychedelia is just as likely to be found on stage at the Traverse theatre as in a steamy-windowed Leith Walk boozer. Their looped bass lines and poet Iona Lee's commanding, velvety voice conjure a sense of slow-burn hypnosis and just like their music, Acolyte are glamorously unhurried. They've released only a handful of songs in the seven years since Lee and bassist Ruairidh Morrison first started experimenting with jazz, trip-hop and spoken word."
"Warm Days in December, which dropped earlier this month, pairs drowsy, drunken synthesiser with a baile funk-inspired groove built from hand drumming and trumpeting bass. But Lee's macabre lyrics about climate collapse cut through the heat: I've been thinking about the seasons, she pronounces, archly. I've been thinking about how the young do not live long. Like its predecessor The Blue Dark (a shivery campfire tale told with devilish strings and violent cymbals), Warm Days comes with a clubbier, beat-forward remix"
Acolyte operate within Edinburgh's gig-turned-performance art scene, performing in venues from the Traverse theatre to Leith Walk pubs. The group's sound mixes eerie, earthy psychedelia, looped bass lines, and Iona Lee's commanding, velvety vocal delivery. Initial experiments in jazz, trip-hop and spoken word by Lee and bassist Ruairidh Morrison expanded into a four-piece including Daniel Hill on percussion and Gloria Black on synth. Warm Days in December fuses drowsy synthesiser with baile funk-inspired rhythms and macabre lyrics about climate collapse. Two singles have been released via Lost Map, with a full EP scheduled for early 2026.
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