April "27th" - Letter "W" = We Were Promised Jetpacks

I think I have a thing for Scottish bands.  We Were Promised Jetpacks happen to be a Scottish band from Edinburgh (a city my sister has been to twice already for the summer Fringe Festival). Other Scottish bands I also like are Glasvegas, Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, Camera Obscura, or Altered Images.  I'd say of that list, the closest ones to We We Were Promised Jetpacks are probably Frightened Rabbit or The Twilight Sad (Oh, unbeknownst to me until I just checked Wiki and see that all three are on the same music label and consider themselves influences of each other.  Go me for making the connection.  Haha).

One of my friends, SmithBlogsAtl, was the one who turned me on to WWPJ.  The funny thing about SmithBlogs is we became friends because of YouTube.  We were both music enthusiasts in Atlanta and would happen to be at the same shows a lot.  He'd record the shows, as would I, and then we'd both post them on YouTube.  We started commenting on each other's videos, and eventually became friends --> first by blog follows, then on Twitter and Facebook, and finally in person.  See...social media can help you make friends.  (And speaking of SmithBlogs, he's getting married tomorrow at Piedmont Park.  I wish him and Tammy the best of luck in their lives together). 

OK, back to WWPJ.  They are an indie rock band so expect the normal rock instruments, but also expect some strings occasionally.   I love the obviously Scottish accents in the vocals, but also the music feels moody.  If you like Indie music like Mumford & Sons or Arcade Fire, it has the same kind of fullness, but more European. 

The band only have an EP and one full length album out so far: