Constant Follower

Constant Follower is the band formed around songwriter Stephen McAll. His debut album for legendary New York indie label Shimmy Disc was nominated for the 2022 Scottish Album of the Year Award (SAY) and found its way onto the top of multiple ‘Best Albums of 2021’ lists, leading to a string of notable performances including Austin’s SXSW 2022 and SXSW 2023, and a spellbinding set from the crown of Scotland’s National Wallace Monument.

A triumph after tragedy, the album was McAll’s first work many years after an unprovoked attack in his late teens left him with catastrophic head injuries, partially paralysed and unable to write or play guitar. The following decade was spent recovering on the West Coast of Scotland, learning to live, and eventually picking up the guitar to allow the songs that form his acclaimed debut ‘Neither Is, Nor Ever Was’ to emerge.

Now, Constant Follower eagerly await the release of their much anticipated second album. McAll helms the recording and production, capturing the essence of their sound from their Stirling base. To refine their sonic creation, McAll ventured to Austin, Texas, collaborating with the esteemed Dan Duszynski (Loma/SubPop) for mixing in March of this year. The upcoming album promises to build upon their previous success, unveiling new dimensions of Constant Follower’s captivating sound.

Support comes from Siobhan Wilson.

Singer, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Siobhan Wilson has 15 years of international studio production experience including in New York, Paris, Budapest and Scotland. She released a new double album (Recording Of Myself In A Room Of My Own / Seeing With Music In Nature) on May 31st, 2023. The self-produced work only serves to underline Siobhan’s growing status as an independent auteur and inspirational force on the DIY scene. 

Her 2018 album There Are No Saints was shortlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year and drew attention from the likes of Rolling Stone and BBC6 Radio Lauren Laverne who listed it as her ‘album of the day. Wilson is a regular live performer at BBC Scotland and BBC6 radio stations and was also shortlisted for “Best Musician” in The Sunday Herald Culture Awards.