Glaswegian indie-pop duo, Majesty Palm, have just released their third single of 2022 in the form of ‘Side Eye’! Check out what they had to say about playing King Tut’s and having their latest release spun on BBC Introducing.
Majesty Palm sees the combination of musical talent from Olivia McCosh and Cameron Robertson, who boast varied and collective influences. The two-piece have their own avenues of inspiration both lyrically and musically, where they can meet in the middle and share a love for pop groups from the 1980’s such as Simple Minds, Tears For Fears and The Cure. Cameron describes the key songwriting elements that dictate his creative process:
“Bands like Choir Boy, Drab Majesty and older bands such as Tears For Fears & The Cure influence me a lot when it comes to production, songwriting, guitar melodies, synth sounds, etc. I like a lot of Disco/RnB artists – Nile Rodgers, Tom Misch, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kaytranada to name a few – which influence a lot of the bass lines and percussion type stuff. A song has got to have groove and feel to me”.
Majesty Palm (photo credit – @ rosie.sco Instagram).
Olivia discusses the visible confidence growth in their writing style over the course of releasing three singles, with the two being able to combine their strengths and create something that represents them both. She continues:
“I think we have more confidence in a creative process that works for us and having that understanding makes it easier when we go to write new songs or create something new for the band. I think that also allows us the space to adapt and try new things with our music, because we both have a good understanding of how we work creatively, as a collective, but also individually. I think it’s fun to see how we grow creatively with each song and each release that we work on, it’s always a really exciting process”.
Cameron mentions the change in production quality upon the decision to team up with producer Jamie Holmes, he adds:
“We’ve started recording vocals with Jamie Holmes now on each track whereas before on Peace Of Mind & Side Eye we had recorded the vocals ourselves and that has made a massive difference! Probably just in general we have a clearer idea to what we kind of band we want to be and sound like as each song has been written and time has gone on”.
Side Eye received airplay from the BBC Introducing Scotland show back in August, Olivia comments:
“You obviously want the songs you put out to be received well in general, but to get that kind of recognition is really nice. I think it gives you
some assurance as a songwriter that you’re going in the right direction if your music is being received well and people are enjoying it, which is the main thing. But yeah, having Side Eye played on BBC Introducing was really exciting”.
Having been an active listener to the show for years, Cameron shares this excitement and adds:
“I think it’s made me more confident that what we’re doing is reaching out to people and they’re enjoying it. Just to have that kind of recognition and exposure is so reassuring for us to continue doing what we’re doing and growing as songwriters. There’s definitely more aspects that we want to bring into our song writing & production with our future releases”.
Side Eye on BBC Introducing Scotland (photo credit – @ rosie.sco on Instagram).
The Glasgow based duo played their debut gig supporting Silvi at the Summer Nights Festival on August 21st. They both shared pre-show nerves which were quickly overshadowed upon the positive feedback received after the performance. Olivia describes the experience of a debut performance as:
“I absolutely loved it, it was just amazing to hear our songs in a live setting and see the audience reaction too. It was really really fun, and I think it’s just made us even more excited for future gigs now”.
Cameron mentions the pressure of overcoming technical difficulties in soundcheck and an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction that still resulted in a great night with the show going according to plan:
“The feedback we got on the night with folk coming up to us afterwards telling us how much they enjoyed it just makes it all worth it cause we’d never experienced that before as a band with it being our 1st show. We
did have some technical issues during soundcheck which wasn’t ideal but we managed to get over them and it ended up going ok! Also sure I played the full show with my fly down so sorry to whoever was front row!”
Next up for Majesty Palm is supporting modernlove at Stereo Glasgow on Friday 4th November, which was upgraded from The Garage (Attic Bar) due to an overwhelming demand.
modernlove at Stereo, Glasgow Friday 4th November.
The indie-pop group mention there are elements to tweak and improve taking forward from the debut Tut’s performance, such as confidence on stage and getting used to the live setup. Cameron mentions that the technical issues from Summer Nights were almost a blessing disguise, provoking the group to consider potential improvements moving forward. Olivia finishes by saying:
“I think we gained more confidence from the first gig going well and we can carry that with us moving forward. As I said before, getting a taste of playing live only makes us more excited to play the next gig, so I’m just buzzing to play live again. We’re big fans of modernlove’s music too, so it
should be a really fun night!”
You can purchase tickets to see Majesty Palm support modernlove through the band’s social media pages (attached below).
Best of luck team!
ENDS
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