This is your exclusive look at Scotland's rising stars
and the next generation of festival headliners.
Welcome to BBC Introducing Scottish Act Of The Year 2024!
CHEERING
They've made it through the public vote
and now four brilliant finalists
will perform here at Platform in Glasgow.
I'm Phoebe Inglis-Holmes. And I'm Shereen Cutkelvin.
And tonight's winner
will walk away with two recording sessions,
a bespoke campaign from Electric Shores Publicity, and the chance
to perform at Scotland's biggest music festival, TRNSMT.
The level of talent is ridiculous tonight.
And the people that will decide their fate
are our expert panel of judges.
Please welcome the 2022 Scottish Act Of The Year winner Bemz...
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..Twin Atlantic frontman Sam McTrusty...
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..from Fatherson, Ross Leighton,
and our lead judge, Radio 1's Jess Iszatt.
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Welcome. It's fabulous to have you all here.
Now, Jess, we know you're a huge supporter of new artists
on BBC Introducing on Radio 1.
Tell me, what are you looking for tonight?
You know what? I've always said that my favourite way of finding new music
is seeing it live,
and we have been discovering loads of incredible artists,
what Scotland has to offer, through this very competition
and I'm just excited to see them hit the stage.
It's going to be epic.
Tonight, we're going to be featuring the top four from over 500 entries
and you were involved in the shortlisting process.
Was it hard to whittle it down?
Yeah. There was a lot of tug-of-war.
I feel like we were all fighting tooth and nail for the artist
that we really believed in, who we wanted to see hit the stage tonight.
But you know what?
It's just so exciting that we've actually managed to get
together a shortlist and then, now four incredible artists, bands.
Like, your new favourite artist
is going to be on this stage tonight, trust me.
Well, thank you so much to the four of you.
Everyone, please give it up for our judges.
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Now, as well as a performance from each of our finalists,
we'll also have music from our current titleholder.
That's right, Terra Kin will be here with a live set
and a chat about their busy year
performing at some of the UK's biggest festivals.
Now, the final four were chosen by you in our public vote,
and they'll each perform two tracks, one of their own and a cover.
First up, an Edinburgh duo who've been making waves on the circuit
with their stylish indie pop vibe since they formed back in 2021.
But before we welcome them to the stage,
here is all you need to know about Quiet Houses.
Indie folk duo Quiet Houses are Hannah Elliott
and James Stewart from Edinburgh.
In 2021, they released their debut EP Big Town.
The track Cold Water Swimming featured on Spotify's
Most Beautiful Songs In The world playlist.
# And you said listen
# Let's try something different
# Like cold water swimming. #
Their inspiration comes from a broad mix of sources,
including '80s pop, contemporary indie music and film.
# I'm terrified, by design
# I'm reaching out for something Is it getting closer? #
Time now to hear them in action. Please give it up for Quiet Houses.
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# Quick drink A catch-up thing
# You should get yourself A job in the city, mate
# I've been wondering Where my heart is
# Office brogues and inside jokes
# But deep down they're all Decent blokes, you say
# I've been wondering Where my heart is
# And you've been thinking 'bout Climbing Everest
# And I've been thinking You're kinda sad
# Said you can't even begin To imagine it
# I said I just don't understand But then I
# I'm terrified By design
# I'm reaching out for something Is it getting closer?
# Completely fine Eyes open wide
# I'm reaching out for something Just across the water
# Well since the day you graduated
# Everything's been great You've been living the dream
# I've been wondering Where my heart is
# You hold your glass With both your hands
# And shrug it off Just like you used to at 17
# I've been wondering Where my heart is
# And you wanna stand On the precipice
# You'll see the world From outer space
# You'll be standing right Out on the edge of it
# While I'm pacing around the place Screaming
# I'm terrified By design
# I'm reaching out for something Is it getting closer?
# Completely fine Eyes open wide
# I'm reaching out for something Just across the water
# I've been wondering
# And I can see you Looking at the floor
# I've been wondering
# And I don't think I want this any more
# I've been wondering
I've been wondering
# Been wondering What my heart is for
# I'm terrified By design
# I'm reaching out for something Is it getting closer?
# Completely fine Eyes open wide
# I'm reaching out for something Just across the water
# I've been wondering Is it getting closer?
# I've been wondering Just across the water
# I've been wondering Where my heart is
# I've been wondering. #
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
Thank you so much.
This is very, very surreal.
Thank you so much to everyone who voted for us. This is so cool.
# Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
# Do-do-do-do-do-do
# I've got a lot of love and I've got a lot of ways to show it
# You should know by now That I'm broken and I need your help
# I wrote a hundred songs To make sense of the meaningless
# I'll un-write them all If you help me clear up this mess
# Cos I would never Break your heart
# I would only rearrange
# All the other working parts
# Will stay in place
# Listen to me when I say
# Darling, you're my everything
# I didn't mean to hesitate
# Please stay with me
# With me
# Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
# Do-do-do-do-do-do
# I've got a lot of rage and I'm Struggling with ways to control it
# When I wake in the morning I've forgotten what it is to cope
# I scratch at my eyes And it renders me vision-less
# Even in the dark What I want isn't what I need
# Cos I would never break your heart
# I would only rearrange
# All the other working parts
# Will stay in place
# Listen to me when I say
# Darling, you're my everything
# I didn't mean to hesitate
# Please stay with me
# With me
# Ah-ah
# Oh-oh
# Oh-oh-oh
# Oh-oh
# Oh-oh-oh
# Cos I would never break your heart
# I would only rearrange
# All the other working parts
# Will stay in place
# Listen to me when I say
# Darling, you're my everything
# I didn't mean to hesitate
# Please stay with me
# With me. #
CHEERING
Thank you so much. We're Quiet Houses.
Enjoy the rest of the acts. Thank you.
Well, what an incredible performance to kick off tonight's show.
Now, while we get our breath back, let's take a look at our second act.
They are a unique and hugely talented performer who blends
rap and poetry in her unforgettable sound.
This is the lowdown on the Bee Asha.
Bee Asha is a Scottish Punjabi rapper
and spoken word artist from Edinburgh.
# I don my big shoes Filling up my laces. #
She released her first EP as a solo artist back in 2021.
# I've been lying to myself I've been lying to you... #
Her powerful, unapologetic lyrics are a cathartic outlet for her
to explore deep-rooted feelings about her raw, lived experiences.
# ..Way to find the room
# Not thinking about tomorrow Just reasoning with today. #
She's no stranger to awards, having won
Best Newcomer at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards in 2021.
Her latest creative adventure, The Gitika Project,
combines music, poetry, film-making and performance.
Well, it's safe to say that I cannot wait for this next artist.
Please welcome to the stage, Bee Asha!
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# I don my big shoes Filling up my laces
# Primed for attack Imma take my ten paces
# Graciously gung-ho Like your races
# To the earth you go You are faceless
# Beast, I'm the beauty You know where the taste is
# Belle so sweeter than Your sesame snap
# Crack your back, hear the pop Of the soul scream stop
# At the beat, at the beat, at the
# Ah-ooh-ah
# Between you and me I think There's something going on like
# People in our ears trying to Sing us a sweet song
# Sirens weep as they greet With the sweet relief
# In the deep, in the deep
# Ah-ooh-ah
# I think there's something going on
# They're singing that sweet song
# Ah-ooh-ah
# Sweet little thing I lost my mind
# Vibing with you Is better than nice
# Sweet little thing I lost my mind
# Vibing with you Is better than nice
# I said it's better than nice
# It's better than nice
# Ah
# Ah-ooh-ah
# Hey, Jemima'd like to Puddle your duck
# Your little blue bonnet's Over there in the mud
# Your Bill Withers Oh, it's such a lovely day
# There ain't no sunshine But you can lean on me
# Lean on me, baby
# Ah-ooh-ah
# Ah-ooh-ah... #
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# I'm gonna blow Your bubble bath baby
# Quack-quack Yeah
# Ah-ooh-ah
# Sweet little thing I lost my mind
# Vibing with you Is better than nice
# Sweet little thing I lost my mind
# Vibing with you Is better than nice
# I said it's better than nice
# It's better than nice
# Ah-ooh-ah
# Ah-ooh-ah. #
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# Ain't no sunshine when he's gone
# It's not warm when he's away
# Ain't no sunshine now he's gone
# And he's always gone too long
# Any time
# He goes away
# Wonder this time where he's gone
# Wonder if he's going to stay
# Ain't no sunshine now he's gone
# And this house just ain't no home
# Any time he goes away
# I know, I know, I know, I know
# Ain't no sunshine now he's gone
# Only darkness
# Every day
# So much darkness
# Every day. #
Thank you.
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What a performance!
And that means we're now halfway through the set for the evening.
Two more contenders still to come, plus a performance from last
year's winner, Terra Kin.
Next up, though, we've got a dynamic four-piece who hit the ground
running with their quirky style and radio-ready hooks.
Here's all you need to know about Bottle Rockets.
# I'm in love with you... #
Glasgow-based indie outfit Bottle Rockets weave dreamy shoegaze
tones with heavy instrumentation.
# ..And I think I text you About 100 times
# But don't worry About me, baby... #
They draw on postpunk and New Wave influences to shape their sound.
# ..In the morning time come through
# I hope you wanna see me too... #
Originally formed as an all-male three-piece,
female lead vocalist Kenzi Murray joined in 2021,
giving them a new dimension and edge to their soaring choruses
and heartfelt lyrics.
# ..I'm in love with you
# I'm in love with you... #
Bottle Rockets!
2023 ended on a high for the band.
They won best rock and alternative
act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards
and realised their dream of playing the iconic Barrowland Ballroom.
# You don't get it No, you don't get it... #
Please make some noise for Bottle Rockets!
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# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# Well I think I fell in love
# A little bit tonight
# Well I think that kind of maybe
# I wanna make you mine
# And the way you say my name
# As it slips off the tongue
# I'm a loser baby
# But with you I've won
# Oh I think I fell in love
# A little bit tonight
# And never really knowing
# If it's true
# I might try your best friend on
# And think of you
# Well babe you look So damn peaceful when you sleep
# I want to shout it out to The whole damn street
# I'll tell the world about us
# When we're through
# Like I always do
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't
# I'm in love with you
# And I think I text You about 100 times
# But don't worry about me, baby
# That's just fine
# I'll see you later on In the morning time
# Come through
# I hope you wanna see me too
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't
# I'm in love with you
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't
# You don't get it No, you don't get it. #
CHEERING
# I love you
I told you I do
# It's all I've ever felt
# I've never felt so well
# And if you don't know it
# I wrote you this tune
# To be loving you When I'm in a tomb
# I've eddied the heart From Dublin to Paris
# And if there was sunshine It was never on me
# So close the rain
# Pronounced is the pain
# Yeah
# Well I love you
# Imagine a world without you
# It's only ever you
# I only think of you
# And if it's a blessing
# I want it for you
# If I must have a future
# I want it with you
# System in our hearts
# You only had it before
# You only open a window
# Never open up the door
# I love you I love you
# I told you I do
# Selling genocide and half-cut pride
# I understand I had to be there from the start
# I had to be the man who was the
# Clamber of the life
# I sucked the ring off every hand
# Had 'em plying me with drink
# Even met with their demands
# When the cherries lined up
# I took the spoilings for myself
# 30 ways to die are looking At me from the shelf
# Cloud-parting smile I had
# A real good child I was
# Now this island's run by sharks
# With children's bones Stuck in their jaws
# Now they're headed for the Cokeys trying to
# Tell about it all
# Cos your Mammy's Fine Gael
# And your daddy's Fianna Fail
# And they say they love the land
# And they won't watch it Go to waste
# Put a mirror to the youth
# And they will only see their face
# Make flowers read like broadsheets
# Every young man wants to die
# Say it to the man who profits
# And the man walks by
# Say it to him 50 times And still the man won't cry
# Would I lie?
# Well I love you
# I love you and told you I do
# It's all I've ever felt
# I've never felt so well
# And if you don't know it
# I wrote you this tune
# To be here loving you When I'm in the tomb
# System in our hearts
# You only had it before
# Echo, echo, echo
# The lights, they go
The lights, they go
# Echo, echo
# Selling genocide And half-cut pride
# I understand I had to be there from the start
# I had to be the man
# It was the clamber of the life
# I sucked the ring off every hand
# Had 'em plying me with drink
# Even met with their demands
# And I loved you like a penny Loves the pocket of a priest
# And I'll love you till the grass
# Around my gravestone is deceased
# Now I'm headed to the cokeys
# About to tell about it all
# Is your mammy Fine Gael
# And is your daddy Fianna Fail?
# Make flowers read like broadsheets
# Every young man wants to die
# Say it to the man who profits
# And the man walks by
# Say it to him 50 times
# And still the man won't cry
# Would I lie?
# Would I lie? #
CHEERING
What a performance!
But it's time for our final act tonight,
who are an exciting pop two-piece with a trendy retro vibe.
Let's take a look at Majesty Palm.
# Wear me out Wear me out
# It's a particular feeling... #
Heavily influenced by the '80s, Majesty Palm mix sultry vocals,
layering them with big synths, bass hooks and wavy guitars.
The result is a smooth blend of pop, New Wave and funk.
# ..It's a particular feeling... #
The Glasgow-based duo have been self-producing and writing
from their home studio since they met a little over two years ago.
Last year, they lit up the stage at the legendary King Tuts
and won best newcomer at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards.
# I cross my heart And close my eyes... #
Please give it up for our last finalist tonight, it's Majesty Palm!
CHEERING
# You're quiet I know you're like that
# Only cos my sister Told me it was right
# I believe to make something
# I can't give you more Cos you know I like it
# You know I feel twice inside
# I know you're gonna hurt me If I can't get by
# It's weighing heavy
# For all my life
# The endless possibilities
# That keep me open heart
# Wear me out Wear me out
# It's a particular feeling
# Talk me down Talk me down
# But it don't subside
# It's giving love
# But it got me thinking
# Wear me out Wear me out
# It's a particular feeling
# Don't you know
# I'll try to look for
# Then there was before But never stayed too long
# Baby soon
# I'll lean into you
# Before me
# If I never have to tell You the truth
# Wear me out Wear me out
# It's a particular feeling
# Talk me down Talk me down
# But it don't subside
# It's good that you know things to love
# There you had me thinking
# The way this kind of love is
# A particular feeling
# I don't wanna hear it
# And I don't wanna talk
# This feeling this is in me
# Leaves me wanting more
# I don't wanna hear it
# And I don't wanna talk
# The eagerness is in me
# It leaves me wanting more
# I don't wanna hear it
# And I don't wanna talk
# The eagerness is in me
# It leaves me on the floor
# I don't wanna hear it
# And I don't wanna talk
# The eagerness is in me
# It leaves me wanting more... #
I need your hands here.
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# ..Wear me out Wear me out
# It's a particular feeling
# Talk me down Talk me down
# But it don't subside
# It's good that we know Rings to love
# Can barely hear me thinking
# Wear me out Wear me out
# It's a particular feeling
# Wear me out Wear me out
# It's a particular feeling
# I can't describe
# But it won't subside
# It's good that we know Rings to love
# Can barely hear me thinking
# The way this kind of love is
# It's a particular feeling
# I don't wanna hear it And I don't wanna talk
# This way this kind of love
# Leaves a particular feeling
# I don't wanna hear it And I don't wanna talk
# The way this kind of love
# Leaves a particular feeling... #
CHEERING
# ..Wear me out Wear me out
# Wear me out Wear me out
# This particular feeling. #
CHEERING
# Shake it up is all that we know
# Using the bodies up as we go
# I'm waking up to fantasy
# The shades all around Aren't the colours we used to see
# Broken ice still melts in the sun
# And times that are broken Can often be one again
# We're soul alone
# And soul really Matters to me
# You're out of touch
# I'm out of time
# But I'm out of my head When you're not around
# You're out of touch I'm out of time
# But I'm out of my head When you're not around
# Oh-oh-oh
# Reaching out for something to hold
# Looking for a love Where the climate is cold
# Manic moves and drowsy dreams
# Or living in the middle Between the two extremes
# Smoking guns hot to the touch
# Would cool down if we didn't Use them so much, yeah
# We're soul alone
# And soul really matters to me
# You're out of touch
# I'm out of time
# But I'm out of my head
# When you're not around
# You're out of touch
# I'm out of time
# But I'm out of my head When you're not around
# Oh-oh-oh
# Ooh-ooh-oh
# Oh-oh-oh
# Out of touch Out of time
# You're out of touch
# I'm out of time
# But I'm out of my head When you're not around
# You're out of touch
# I'm out of time
# But I'm out of my head When you're not around
# You're out of touch
# I'm out of time
# But I'm out of my head When you're not around
# You're out of touch
# I'm out of time
# But I'm out of my head When you're not around
# Oh-oh-oh
# Ooh-ooh
# Oh-oh-oh
# Oh-oh-oh. #
CHEERING
What a fantastic night!
I mean, how do you even begin to pick a winner from that lot?
The standard has just been so high.
Luckily for us, that difficult job belongs to our four judges who have
started their deliberation, so let's listen in and find out what
they thought of tonight's performances.
Honestly, what a show. I feel like we've got a right job on our hands.
I definitely want to start with Quiet Houses.
So, I love their shoegazey energy.
I love that they really just kind of were in their own zone
and it felt comfortable. I don't know about...
What do you think, Bemz?
Yeah, no, 100%.
I think it was a brilliant band to start off the whole show, you know?
And from that moment on, I knew we were going to have a
challenge on our hands, do you know I mean? So, yeah...
Yeah, I feel like we were sort of eased in as well. That was
the kind of energy that we had.
# I'm terrified By design
# I'm reaching out for something Is it getting closer? #
I think they're brilliant. I think her voice is amazing.
I think it's, like, totally effortless. Or looks effortless.
And the whole thing has just got this easy kind of...
...outpouring of just like,
"This is what we're here to do.
"We're going to enjoy it, you're going to enjoy it,"
there's no drama. Sam, what did you make of their cover?
I really loved hearing it from, like, a female perspective. Yeah.
Because that song has always been...
It's by the band Biffy Clyro, so it's always had, like,
that male angle of a love story, so, yeah,
it kind of, like, brought it to life in a different way for me
and, again, it was just kind of effortless in the vocals.
I think I'm underplaying how well they performed, actually.
The performance thing was kind of top notch from them tonight.
# Cos I would never break Your heart
# I would only rearrange
# All the other working parts... #
So that brings us nicely onto our next artist, Bee Asha.
By far the most comfortable person onstage.
I think with such a dynamic personality,
I wish there'd been a bit more dynamic in the music.
And I think starting there, it's a great place to see her do
this tonight and great to be part of this competition,
but I reckon in a year or two, you're going to hear something
completely different from them and I think that's going to be great.
You can't teach confidence,
so I feel like she's got that and then some.
# Ah-ooh
# Ah
# Ah-ooh... #
I just feel like it was maybe a little bit early for Bee Asha
to be judged so harshly in this environment.
Really, like, adventurous artistic ideas going on.
Bemz, what do you reckon?
Bee Asha is obviously somebody who is very, very confident
in themselves and know who they are
and the type of artist that they want to be.
Sometimes it just needs to be packaged properly
and delivered properly, does that make sense? Yeah.
Because right now it feels like just energy
and just adventure everywhere, you know?
So, yeah, I think her performance was great,
her song choices was great.
I was surprised with the cover but, yeah, I think
she has the potential to go on and be great.
# Ain't no sunshine now he's gone
# And this house just ain't no home
# Any time he goes away... #
You mentioned Bee Asha being the most
confident in terms of stage presence, but I actually
think Bottle Rockets had it down
where we were all engaged and locked in.
What do you reckon, Sam?
Sometimes when I watch bands like that, it's like they look
like they're capable of being wilder,
and I always look for that. If you're going for that
kind of moody rock angle, like, I want you to be a fully fledged,
like, rock star, where at any second,
the show could just collapse.
But that's like an exciting thing.
# I'm in love with you
# I'm in love with you... #
They looked like a band, do you know what I mean?
Like, had it not even been any part of this competition
and I went to watch a band open for someone,
I'd be like, "They're cool." Do you know what I mean?
It just seems like it's ready to go without much hesitation.
You'd be like, "All right, OK. "Yeah, I'll take them on tour."
And it's just, like, there.
The music was great. I think from, like, a lyricist's...
From my point of view, I think that was...
It could have been a little bit more gripping,
but they overcame that when it came to the cover,
and when the cover came on, I was like, "Hey, yo!
"This is unbelievable, you know?"
# System in our hearts You only had it before
# Echo, echo, echo The lights, they go
# The lights, they go The lights, they go
# Echo, echo... #
So that brings us up to our final act, Majesty Palm.
What are we making of them, Ross? I thought it was cool.
I think my favourite cover of the night by... Yeah. Yeah.
What a shout. I had an actual wave of, like...
HE EXHALES
And I was just stood there like, "Yes." This is it. This is it.
# You're out of touch I'm out of time
# And I'm out my head When you're not around
# You're out of touch I'm out of time... #
For a band with so much...
..attitude in the tunes, I didn't think
they had as much attitude in their performance.
But like you say, obviously, as an artist, you've been up there, you know?
Once those lights go on and it's your turn,
you know, nerves obviously grips, but, again, you know,
if it's a band that's going to go on and play a festival like
TRNSMT and all these things, it's how do you handle that?
And I feel like they kind of fell just a little bit short in that department.
But music-wise and everything, great.
You know this well, though, don't you? Because...
Well, we've got the trophy on the table in front of us,
but you own one yourself, don't you?
Yeah. I've got one sitting in my house right now.
I've been on that stage and I know... I know what it's like.
I know, you know, you have two songs to be able to convince four
people that you deserve that trophy, you know, so...
Yeah, it's beautiful, it's a full-circle moment, but, boy...
And, Sam, what are you saying about Majesty Palm?
It's a hard thing to be Scottish and have that much groove,
and then put on a show.
We're asking a lot.
They've almost got the most potential, maybe, out of any
artist that we've seen across the three years of the competition.
Erm...
ROSS LAUGHS
The shade! The shade!
I'm the nasty judge, I'm the nasty judge.
But I'll stand by that, I'll stand by that.
I feel like they've got the scope to kind of, like, genre hop
a little bit because they've got that groove and they understand the melody.
# Burn me out, burn me out It's a particular feeling
# Talking me down, talking me down
# Don't subside... #
I feel like the confidence is there, it's just
the nerves potentially got the better of this performance.
So I guess we're going to have to battle it out, aren't we?
SHEREEN: We'll leave the judges to deliberate,
and while they do, please welcome back to the stage
last year's winner.
Since being named BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year 2023,
they've performed a Radio 1's Big Weekend,
TRNSMT and toured with chart-topping producer Fred Again.
Please show some love for Terra Kin!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Covered in bruises and scratches
# Don't know how it happened But I imagine
# It had something to do with
# Getting me through it
# There's blood on my shoulder And I don't remember
# Then I told you
# I got this feeling in my stomach Like I've been haunted
# And that's when I knew it
# I'd gone and screwed it
# And I made you walk me home
# Wasn't brave to go it alone
# Would it faze you If I stayed past the morning dew?
# I want to fall in love Just not with you
# Faces and names Who have departed, oh
# I kept them safe Kept them guarded for a while
# Now all that remains Is the mess I've made
# Whilst trying to behave
# What am I supposed to do?
# Everything leads back to
# Feels like it's just my body In this room
# I made you walk me home
# Wasn't brave to go it alone
# Would it faze you If I stayed pass the morning dew?
# I want to fall in love
# Why can't you just Fall into love
# At 22? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# I know this might sound blunt
# But I can be a bit of a...
# I should avoid you I was trouble
# But my greediness it doubled
# Looking into your eyes
# I could feel the temperature rise
# And flames, flames
# The flames They drive me insane
# The flames They drive me
# I'm like an arsonist A broken narcissist
# Selfishly surrender to my brain
# Through the flames
# The flames
# Flames
# Watch me burn
# Away
# Hey
# Watch me burn
# Away
# You don't have to tell me twice
# Even though you are right
# I know, I know, I know, I know
# Just watch me burn
# Away
# Hey
# Just watch me burn
# Away
# Hey
# Through the flames
# The flames
# The flames. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Thank you so much!
PHOEBE: Please put your hands together for our incredible
2023 BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year winner, Terra Kin!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
How does it feel to be back on this stage? It's so weird.
It feels like really not that long ago.
Well, I am delighted that you got to come back,
but how do you feel about handing the crown over to somebody else this year?
I feel like the BBC will have to be prepared for me,
like, coming knocking on their door being like, "Remember me?!"
Because I've had so many good opportunities
and I don't want to give them up quite yet.
What kind of year have you had since winning the award?
Has it been rammed?
So I had, like, a super busy festival season last
year that was kicked off with the Big Weekend, which was mental.
And then, yeah, went pretty hard that summer
and I've just kind of being hibernating since, to be honest.
I've had some problems with my voice, but I'm on the mend.
So, yeah, it's been up and down.
We would never have known that you had any problems
with your voice, you sounded
stunning tonight.
CHEERING
Have you got any final words of advice for whoever
is this year's winner?
Advice for the winner?
Glass is very fragile.
PHOEBE LAUGHS
Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together one more
time for last year's winner, Terra Kin!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes!
What an incredible night full of Scottish talent, and it's
nearly that time where we find out who's going to be our winner.
But first, I want to talk to our lead judge, Jess,
from BBC Introducing on Radio 1.
Now, just quickly talk to me about the judging process.
Was it difficult to agree on a decision?
We all had a big thumb war
and we've got someone who's come on top, actually.
It was very difficult.
I feel like as a music fan, this is the best
but hardest thing to do, because you're quite literally putting
people up against each other when everyone's so deserving.
I mean, what a performance tonight. Like, all of them were so good.
And it's just crazy that we have to pick someone top,
but we do have someone, we have a winner. Can you do the honours?
Who's taking home the title of Scottish Act of the Year 2024?
And the winner is... Drum roll.
CROWD IMITATES DRUM ROLL
..Bottle Rockets!
Congratulations, Bottle Rockets.
If you want to make your way on over to the stage!
Let's hear it for Bottle Rockets!
Your winners for this year,
the 2024 BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year,
it is Bottle Rockets!
Congratulations!
Congratulations.
Smashed it...smashed it...
..and smashed it.
Are you OK to have a chat?
Congratulations, Bottle Rockets,
on taking Scottish Act of the Year.
How does it feel to have this trophy in your hands? Erm...mental.
I obviously was not expecting us to win. Thank you so much.
We love what we do and obviously we were so nervous
and I can't believe that we've won, so thank you.
You love what you do, and these guys love what you do,
and the judges love what you do.
And we all love what you do so much
that we would love to see some more music from you.
So we're going to give you a little minute to get ready,
so, Shereen, it's over to you!
A massive shout out to our amazing runners-up who made it to the
shortlist out of more than 500 entries -
Quiet Houses, Bee Asha, and Majesty Palm are all ones to watch.
And we'll be supporting them on BBC Introducing in Scotland every
Friday night from eight on Radio Scotland and BBC Sounds.
Thanks too to the amazing Terra Kin and, of course, our judges,
Bemz, Sam McTrusty, Jess Iszatt, and Ross Leighton.
All right, I think they are ready onstage, so let's hear it
once again for the BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year 2024...
BOTH: Bottle Rockets!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# Well, I think I fell in love
# A little bit tonight
# Well, I think I kinda maybe
# Wanna make you mine
# And the way you say my name
# As it slips off your tongue
# I'm a loser, baby
# But with you I've won
# Oh, I think I fell in love
# A little bit tonight
# And never really knowing
# If it's true
# I might try your best friend on
# And think of you
# Well, babe, you look so damn Peaceful when you sleep
# I want to shout it out to The whole damn street
# I'll tell the world about us
# When we're through
# Like I always do
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't
# I'm in love with you
# And I think I text you About 100 times
# But don't worry about me, baby
# That's just fine
# I'll see you later on In the morning time
# Come through
# I hope you wanna see me too
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't
# I'm in love with you
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't get it
# You don't get it
# No, you don't
# Don't get it
# No, you don't get it. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Thank you!