They’re one of the hottest young bands in Scotland at the moment but Vigo Thieves are more than ready to take the step into the big leagues. The Wishaw five-piece have steadily been building a dedicated following over the last few years and it looks like 2015 is going to be the year the boys finally break through.
It’s been slow and steady progress for the band, who formed in 2008 but were only recently described by T in the Park supremo Geoff Ellis as “the hottest new band in Scotland”, a description frontman Stevie Jukes is more than happy with.
A wee while ago, we didn’t take it seriously enough but we spent a fair bit of time rehearsing and finding our sound.
“We met a guy called Tim Vigon – who managed The Streets, Bloc Party and The Zutons – who told us to get a plan together, put together an EP, make it as good as we can and release it.
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