Dictator
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Joined November 2018
Scotland’s East Coast!! We’re coming for ya! . It’s been waaay too long since we played some headline shows in our home country 😱 so let’s kick off a month of announcements with this crazy run up to Dunfermline, Dundee and Aberdeen and during @ivw_uk too! . Links below…
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few weeks ago we played to a hip hop crowd, who at first didn’t know what to make of us. we played our hearts out anyway, had a fucking amazing time on stage and by the end of the set we’d won them over. You aren’t entitled to anything in this life. Earn it.
Royal Blood making their feelings known about the crowd at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend yesterday 😂 .
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Have we ever mentioned how much we love Louis Tomlinson? 💜 this is mega for these support acts 🙌🏻 @Louis_Tomlinson.
FAITH IN THE FUTURE WORLD TOUR 2023. NORTH AMERICA. Can’t wait to get back on the road very soon! Joining me will be @theacademic, @thesnuts, @giantrooksmusic, @snarlsband, and @andrewcushin. Tickets on sale now.
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Rick Astley is the version of Morrissey we need.
Rick Astley singing ‘This Charming Man’ with Blossoms tonight at the London Forum. 🕺.
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Jumping right on this bandwagon and saying we’ll happily support @Louis_Tomlinson btw. We were huge fans of 1D, sight them as a main influence for us, but his best work is coming out now 🙏 and he’s doing outstanding work for the indie community too . #hitandhope #shameless.
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Well team…. We’ve only gone and done it 🙏 4 dafty’s from Livi have made a wee imprint on the official charts. 4th highest selling in all of Scotland, 32nd highest selling vinyl in all of the UK and even managed to stay in the top 100 total downloads too 🙏 .Thank you 🙏
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We were lucky enough to have a complete and utter musical history moment recently when we visited @salfordladsclub on our recent trip to Manchester. To get an acapella version of lullaby sang inside these hallowed halls is something I think we’ll keep for the rest of our lives.
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Yer boys have only gone and signed a Record Deal 🖋. We’re buzzing to finally be able to announce that we’ve signed a record deal with @BlackhallRecor1 we’re beyond excited to work with the guys and see where this takes us all, wouldn’t have been possible without you lot 💜
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100 likes and we’ll write a song called Henrik Larsson 🇸🇪 🍀.
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@liamforensics Earned all their success for sure, but not necessarily the adoration or applause of the crowd in front of them.
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3 years sober today. Don’t feel much like celebrating. Just grateful I have some more control over my life. Big up everyone battling it! Wether 3 years or 3 days you should be proud for making a positive change to ya life. DM’s are open to any1 trying to make that change 💜 -ZFD.
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🔔 Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that we announce a very special headline show…. 🔔 . FINALLY we will take to the iconic, legendary, king-making KING TUTS!! 👑🤴👑🤴👑🤴👑🤴👑🤴👑🤴👑
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Had so much fun at @BBCRadioScot last week 🙌🏻. We recorded this wee number from @MileyCyrus 💐 . Give this a share and tag us 🖊️ if we get enough shares we’ll add it to the set for the weekend shows with @This_Feeling . Tickets available from link in bio x
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We can’t explain to you all just how excited we are to play our first ever major UK Festival 🎪 @ynotfestival we’re coming to cause absolute mayhem 🤡 . Massive love to @thisfeelinghq for making this possible and inviting us along 💜
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🤯 We’ve just discover we have been shortlisted for the BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year 2022! 🏴🏆. A public vote is now open & we need your support yet again! 🙏 We can’t do this with the backing of you lot. so let’s go team! 💜 .
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Ngl, last few weeks have been rough. All looks rosy on the socials but personal lives have taken a hit! Just posting cause its important not to compare yourselves to the often false imagery portrayed in social media. Look after yersel folks ✌️💜.
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🚨 NEW EP ALERT 🚨. We’re excited to announce that our next EP, ‘Middle of the Road’, will be dropping on Wednesday, 29th January! 🎶🤖. And guess what? The first single is coming REAL soon ⏰. Vinyl lovers 🎵❤️— details coming your way ASAP! 🎧💿. Let the countdown begin! ⏳💥
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The moment when @TheSnuts got number 1 album in the charts 🏴. @martin_compston yaaaaasssssss!!!
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‼️King Tuts - SOLD OUT‼️. THANK YOU ALL!.It’s been a goal of ours since we started Dictator to put on a show at this legendary venue and we wanted to wait until the time was right! .Let us know who you’d like to see open up on the night for what will be our best live show yet 🔥
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It’s coming. 🟩🟥.🟦⬜️. “Rubik’s Cube��� - 29/04/22. Pre-save :
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Canny believe this but we’ve been nominated for an actual @OfficialSAMA 🤯 wtaf man! Over the moon with this and can’t thank those who nominated us enough for this mega opportunity! . Voting opens Monday 8th and we’re gna need all you legends to get behind us if we’re gna win 🤞
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Still not came down from cloud 9 man. What a week! . Release debut EP ✅.Get a spin from a legend @steve_lamacq ✅.Sell out our biggest show yet in a beautiful setting ✅.Achieve an @officialcharts position ✅.Seal of approval from @Reverend_Makers .Do it all wit my best mates ✅
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Absolutely buzzing to announce we’ll officially be frisbeeing up and down the country this autumn 🤝🏻🥏
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Rubik’s cube - our debut EP has arrived, we’ve put everything into this man. Listen, stream, share, do whatever you need to enjoy it team 💜.
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FULL CIRCLE MOMENT HERE, A LITERAL DREAM COME TRUE GETTING TO PLAY THE BARRA’S NOT ONCE BUT TWICE!!! HUGE MASSIVE LOVE TO @TheFratellis @PCLPresents @CallumFergusson FOR THIS DREAM OPPORTUNITY . (SORRY FOR CAPS BUT ONLY WAY TO TRULY EXPRESS THE EXCITEMENT)
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🏴 LIVI 🤝 NYC 🇺🇸. Delighted to announce we’re heading off to the birthplace of Hip Hop to play in the same venues that The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and LCD Soundsystem cut their teeth 🗽 . @newcolossusfestival thank you so much for inviting us 🙏
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So…. is everyone tuning into SoccerAM tomorrow morning ye? 😏 . If you do - you might just hear a wee Dictator tune at some point ⚽️ . @fennerstweets .@jimmybullard .@SoccerAM
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We’ve been holding off releasing our next single until the time is right. I think with everything going on - the blatant corruptions, attacks on our rights, cost of living crisis, greedier than ever corporations and attempted censorship’s - maybe now is the time 🤔.
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Sat here on the brink of selling out King Tuts, reading all the tweets for @TheReytons celebrating their no.1 and realising that actually this music game is possible to win and on your own terms too. Just outstanding from the boys 👏 so made up for them 💜.
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Huge,big, MASSIVE thank you! to @radiox @johnkennedy for taking a chance and giving us our first spin last night. What an absolute bucket list moment for us man 🙏 shout out @cbj622w @happypplmusic for making this Happen! The power of the twitter community never ceases to amaze x
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And the application is in for @glastonbury Emerging Talent competition. Please pray to the Rock n Roll God’s for us 🙏 🤞.
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Hey @SpotifyUK we release a new song tomorrow 👀 would be the nicest wee surprise if you were kind enough to add us to a playlist so we can start paying back the ridiculous debt we got ourselves in whilst recording said song 🙏 RT if you u agree.
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Caught up with the icon that is Alan McGee last night. He said we were Gna be bigger than Oasis.
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This tweet gained some traction so I guess we should use the opportunity to promote - we tour Liverpool, London, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds soon! Come see us spit the dummy out too 👶🏼 .
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Thank you so much to @glasvegas for inviting us along to support them🖤🙏 proper full circle moment for us as when Allan and Zach were around 16yo we supported them whilst they were just taking off and although Michael and Joe weren’t in that band they were in the crowd!
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Just played 2 nights at the barra’s and now we get to support @glasvegas in Glasgow and it’s all hitting me at once and 😭😭😭😭.
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It’s a very sad and dark day for the UK today 😔 . As millions of us are forced into taking time off work, for many unpaid, thousands have essential medical appointments rescheduled, some had to postpone funerals of their loved ones and others denied access to basic services.
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So excited for our run of acoustic shows supporting @Reverend_Makers 🤩 big love to Jon for the opportunity and for supporting the emerging scene 💜 Glasgow and Edinburgh have both sold out but still a few left for Newcastle! Let us know what songs you want us to acoustify ⬇️
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Outrageously grateful for the love and support this weekend man. I’m absolutely shattered but could not be happier. Struggling to believe this is the life I get to lead sometimes. Proud af of the boys, our partners and of Blackhall.
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UK Tour is selling like mad 🤯 thanks to everyone who has taken the time out to spend heard earned cash to come see us. Can’t wait to hit all these city’s and towns 💜. @This_Feeling
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I know it’s not very sxc but I’ll be 5 years sober in a few weeks and Oor Mic is approaching nearly a year too. Doesn’t stop us putting on a performance or enjoying a pint of @GuinnessGB 0.0 pre and post gig 🍻.
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Ive said it before and have tried not to say it again as not sure it’s helpful to the cause, but absolutely, categorically, say it with your chest so those at the back can hear you… . FUCK.THE.TORIES.
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@rocklandstv I can appreciate their frustrations, it’s hard playing to an unreceptive crowd but it’s on you as a performer to win them over imo.
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Yo! Just wanna say thanks for all the love Fin. Has received 😊🙏 it was the most fun of all the EP songs to create in the studio and can’t wait to get out and play it live at St Lukes. here’s a wee trimmed acoustic version for ya!
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Delighted to be joining the mighty @Reverend_Makers on a couple of his acoustic dates 🙌🏻 Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle let’s be bloody having ye!! Mega love to Jon for having us 💜 if you haven’t already go pre-order the album that comes out on Friday on vinyl or CD 🙌🏻.
Signed all this mob up to jump on supports for acoustic tour next month. Tag someone else who should play . TICKETS 10AM TOMORROW.
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Oh me, Oh my are we glad to be back .👟🎾💚. Thanks for all the love on Stan Smith already, we’re buzzing to start off what we intend on being a big year for us all 💚.
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Over the moon to have had our first ever @BBC6Music play last night 😭 by none other than the living legend himself @steve_lamacq . Thank you so much Steve, that’s a boyhood dream come alive right there 🙏 . You can listen back to ‘New Music Fix’ here:
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Banger on its way 💣☀️😎🎺. Presave our new single ‘Fin.’ if you get the chance. Sound of the summer - 22/07/2022.
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YOUNG FATHERS ARE THE BEST BAND TO EVER COME OUT OF SCOTLAND. FUCK THE TORIES.
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Actually have no problem what so ever with Demi Lovato. But for the next 2 days she can take an absolute flying fuck to hersel. Up Eh Snuts!.
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Canny face my notifications right now. But thank the absolute lot of ye! Your support is insane and amazing and it’s thanks to you lot that we even get to do this shit 💜.
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NGL team, this is the biggest, most ambitious gig we’ll have ever attempted and we’re gna need the whole lot of you to get behind us if we’re to pull this off 🙏 tickets are ON SALE RIGHT NOW for Glasgow’s St Lukes!! .
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Must be terrifying to be part of any marginalised community right now. Incredibly important to show solidarity and stand up where necessary ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️.
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We’re dangerously close to entering the UK vinyl chart Top 40 so if you’ve been sitting on the fence wether or not 2 order then now is the time 🙏 currently Steps are sat at no 40 so if we can know those boot scootin baby’s down a peg then we’ll all be doing the world a favour 💜
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GLASGOW!! . If you missed last night, you missed a wee piece of the city’s musical history. @bigbemz1 put on an incredible, special and mesmerising performance. Thank you for having us 💜 . Speaking of Glasgow’s musical history…. Let’s add to it: .
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Looking forward to seeing what legal battles might arise due to our band name.
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Absolutely love seeing other artists/people in general doing well man, it’s like a wee rush, a shot of your inspiration. It makes me feel good seeing others persevere and level up, even if that actually has nothing to do with me other than admiring the journey from afar 💜.
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Thank you everyone for the words of encouragement since announcing the Fratellis support at The Barra’s. Last night was every bit is special as we could imagine. Pure madness that we get to do it all over again tonight 🤯.
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Mad day today. Just wanna say thank you to everyone who is still here, after nearly a full year without releasing any music.
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Does anyone want to hear a new tune before the EP drops next week? 🤔.
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This is us for the next 12 months just waiting for Heaton Park… aimlessly wandering the streets of the northern Quarter singing Don’t look back in anger…
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Seeing some horrible allegations floating round. Feel like it’s important to say that Absolutely no fucking scumbags will be tolerated at our gigs or within our circles, please if you feel uncomfortable let a band or staff member know and we will absolutely deal with it. ✊🏼.
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Shout out to all the artists grafting and sacrificing to make this shit happen. All of this isn’t easy and blood,sweat and tears really do go into it. Remember to not compare yourselves to others, don’t be too hard on yourselves and appreciate the small victories. 💜.
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Just confirmed our first festival of the year 🙏 it’s my favourite ever festival too . no headlines from us this year so if you wanna see us then let whatever festivals you are going to know that you want us on the bill 💜.
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So fr this has been a tough year behind the scenes for us. We’ve done some really cool things but it’s been a very difficult grind and I’ve found myself more than once questioning wether it’s worth it. Thank you to all you Spotify wrapped people for reminding us WHY we do it! 💜.
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Yo! So yesterday sum1 forgot to tweet about this totally massive announcement (not me 👀) so here ye are! We play the beautiful venue of Glasgow’s Oran Mor on Friday 3rd November 😬 massive step up for us 😱 . Also big love to 29 for the amazing artwork 🙌🏻 tickets go live at 10am
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Decided to show the wee boy where his Dad will be headlining one day*. *would settle for a support slot 👀
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Just submitted ourselves for the @glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition. If we have any judges on here please just give us a by 🤣🙏🤞 . Cc: @AndrewShiner1 @emilyeavis @billybragg.
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Canny believe the guy who sells the crisps will be the face of the revolution.
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Just coming back to my senses from last night. 🤯 so so grateful to all our fans, youse are the reason we won that award, you got behind us, voted, asked everyone you know (and some you didn’t) to vote for us and we grabbed the win. So proud to have you all the behind us. 💜.
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Why has nobody done a spotlight piece on the West Lothian music scene btw? So many amazing artists coming out of here @marksharpmusic @meganblackmusic @thekatuns @wearesilvi @LukeLaVolpe @spawnzerowins @LiamDocUK a handful of the diverse rising talents coming from these parts. .
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The response to the Rubik’s announcement has blew our tiny little minds 🤯. Pre-saves already doubled our best numbers for any release up to this point and it’s all thanks to you lovely bastards 🖤. We’ll see every single one of you at St.Luke’s, grab yer tickets in the bio 🎟
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Absolutely ridiculously excited to say we’ll be taking the Dic’s overseas on our first trip to mainland Europe! Mad love to @proweekendfest @OfficialSAMA for the invite and opportunity 🇪🇸🌶️🥘🥵. See you in October España x
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What. A. Night!.
💥 You've been voting for who you want to see in the final of the BBC Introducing Scottish Act of The Year, and we're pleased to announce that the fourth finalist is. ⚡️ @dictator_band! ⚡️. You can hear Dictator perform in the final on @BBCRadioScot on Friday April 1st. 💥
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250k streams. Zero Spotify support. Just you lot, genuine fans, listening to our tunes. Love yez man 💜. For newer artists or those feeling disenchanted right now - Persevere - it might not feel it just now but it all adds up eventually ✊🏼
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Buzzing to announce we’ll be teaming up with @This_Feeling @scottsmenswear @redstripeuk to put on some mega shows down south 🏴 and prepare for the Tartan Takeover cause we’ll be bringing our good mates @thekatuns along for the ride 🚙 .Tickets on sale this Friday 10am ⚡️
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Insane response to Fin. Already Man 🤯 cracked 1k streams before lunch. 1k in 12 hrs without the support of any major streaming platform or massive curated playlist. Just genuine, amazing, music lovers. You lot. Love yez man 💜
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Just applied for Glasto. I’m not a religious person but if I could ask everyone of our followers to say a wee prayer for us tonight just in case the big yin is a fan of muddy fields and getting mwi 5 days straight 🤞.
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Voting is now open for the @OfficialSAMA and we are REALLY going to need you lot to get behind us and go vote please 🙏 this could open up so many doors for us if we are to win and we’d be so grateful if you could take 30 secs of your time to go vote 💜
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME.
SUPPORT UPDATE 🎵 ⇾ @callumeaster and @Dictator_band will join @SELFESTEEM___ and Noname as special guests for @Youngfathers' headline show at Stirling City Park tomorrow! Don’t miss out…. Final Tickets ⇾
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This has to be the most incredible response we’ve ever had to any of our release. I just wanna say a massive Thank You to everyone who has been streaming and sharing. We’ve just cracked 1k streams and it’s not even midday. You lot have made 4 best mates very fucking happy 😁😁.
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Just uploaded our next release to the distributor. New Dictator music this month. If you are a blogger,podcaster, radio host or involved in any music industry media, please get in touch. We’d love to share the song and talk about it.
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Hey team. I’ve started compiling a playlist called ‘just, breathe’ full of songs that help you relax, relieve anxiety and/or just feel better. Does anyone have a go to song they use for these purposes? If so what are they and I’ll add them to the playlist!.
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Yo, just wanna say thank you for the love shown to Stan Smith today. We had zero budget and decided we just wanted to release music for the sake of it and just get it out there and you lot have fully backed us 🥹 one of our best release days to date 💚.
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👑 ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY 👑 . 🤴🏻 Conquistador - 10.06.22 ⏰. Anyone who pre-saves the song and signs up to the mailing list is going to get an early listen of the song next week. Pre-Save and sign up here: .
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Stop Crying Your Heart Out . Full video going live over on our .P A T R E O N. 😭 💜
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Sad to see the footage of The View boys fighting with each other. Big fan of them and have met both lads who couldn’t have been nicer to us. I hope they can resolve their issues and maybe get any underlying help that might be needed 💜.
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Proper made up that @BBCRadioScot @bbcintroducing made ‘Rubik’s Cube’ their Track of the Week 🤯 so appreciative of all the support they have given us 🙏 and thanks for the kind words about the video @shereencutty
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Happy Valentines Day to our first love, the Rubik’s Cube EP 💜
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Seriously looking forward to Snuts Day tomorrow 🙌🏻 the team make us proud as of being West Lothian and have opened so many doors for artists from wee towns like ours. Good luck for the release @TheSnuts another No.1 album coming to West Lothian 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻.
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Selling out Glasgow venues, being nominated for Scottish awards and LITERALLY writing songs about Scotland. If @SpotifyUK don’t add us to Scotify this weekend I’m going back to limewire.
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