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A interview from 5D Music & Theatre writer Maria Robertson.
Band photos by Dod Morrison Photography: http://www.dodmorrison.com/
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Aberdeen band Hitlist are releasing their latest song “Dancing in the Rain” on the 24th November. They have dedicated it to “our closest friends & Family who have been there from the start.” I was thrilled to get the chance to interview them and have a listen to the song.
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What’s the reason behind your band name, Hitlist?
As a joke we created a ‘Hitlist’ of all the bands we were going to “takeover” and we just decided to name the band after it.
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So you recently played King Tuts which I believe was on your band bucket list, what’s the next target?
Yeah it was one of our goals as a band to play at Tuts. Unreal to have been able to do that. Our next goal is to play some of the bigger venues in Glasgow like St Lukes, Oran Mor and The Garage.
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I’ve now seen you on the same line up as Skylights twice, is it just a mutual love of Aberdeen FC or is there something more to the relationship?
Myself (Callum Jones) and Skylights guitarist Turnbull get on really well and speak very often. They have taken us under their wing and are always giving us advice and tips.
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What format do you prefer to listen to music on?
I personally prefer Apple Music as does our drummer Ollie, but I know Calum our lead guitarist and Scott our bassist use Spotify.
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I wondered if any of the band are reading anything good at the moment? (I am a Librarian by day, I can’t resist asking!)
Calum and Ollie are always nose deep in uni books!
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Why should we buy tickets for the OGV gig on 8th December, give me your sales pitch?!
One big massive end of year cerry oan!! A LOT of new music which we haven’t played live before and we have 3 of the best bands in the city on support.
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So that gives us some insight into the band behind their new song Dancing In the Rain. It is an upbeat tune with some amazing vocals, there’s one word that Callum absolutely belts out and holds the note for a remarkable length of time, and it just makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Well worth a listen to on whatever streaming format you prefer!
Further information: https://www.facebook.com/hitlistaberdeen
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Maria Robertson is the Chief Music & Theatre Writer for the 5D Pop Culture Website and provides reviews & coverage of local Aberdeen music & theatre gigs. She’s an experienced writer for numerous sources and is a self-confessed live gig addict ever since seeing The Counting Crows at the Barrowlands in 1994.
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