Edinburgh’s Fright Years are a four-piece creating emotionally charged, guitar-driven indie with real ambition. Over the past three years, they’ve built a reputation for powerful live shows and a rapidly growing fanbase. With support from BBC Introducing, they’re now building serious momentum across the UK. Since releasing their debut EP Still Life in March 2025, the band have sprung into the public consciousness with TV placements, Radio play and sold-out shows. The five-track release, produced by Theo Verney (English Teacher, Lime Garden), features Radio 1-backed singles Stars, Obstacles, and Aftersun, along with Do What You Wanna (BBC Introducing Scotland’s Track of the Week) and Lie Down Forever. The music speaks of the highs and lows of life, transforming grief, survival and identity into anthems that feel both deeply personal and widely relatable. “This record is about trying to hold on to beauty and meaning when things fall apart,” says frontwoman Juliette Kelly. “It was written during a time of real loss, but there is hope in it too.” Sonically, the band take cues from the emotional weight and grandeur of 1990s and 2000s altrock, recalling the likes of Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. At the centre of it all is Kelly’s remarkable vocal, shifting effortlessly from raw and intimate to soaring and anthemic — a voice that grounds every song in honesty and power. If Florence + The Machine have ever stirred something deep in you, Fright Years are the next band you need to hear. With sold-out shows in Edinburgh and Glasgow behind them, appearances at TRNSMT Festival and a debut English tour, Fright Years are a band with vision, energy and something real to say.
