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The Xcerts

The Xcerts are a four-piece indie rock band from Aberdeen, Scotland, with Murray Matravers on lead vocals and guitar, Tom Harle on bass, Jordan Smith on...

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The Xcerts, Scotland's melodic indie rock four-piece

Aberdeen band crafting guitar-driven songs with emotional weight since 2010.

If you want to hear what they do, 'Aberdeen 1987' and 'A Breathtaking Fight' frame it pretty well. Both are lean, melodic, and carry that Scottish indie rock feel without overcomplicating things.

They've built a catalog of melodic rock with a Scottish edge that feels lived-in rather than polished. Songs like 'Nightschool' and 'Aberdeen 1987' show their knack for straightforward arrangements that let Murray Matravers' vocals carry the emotion. 'A Breathtaking Fight' from 2016 is one of their more direct pieces, built around guitar and voice without much fuss.

They put out their first album 'The Distance Between' in 2010, followed by three more through 2019. In 2018, Matravers had surgery for a vocal cord condition that kept them offstage for a while before they returned to playing shows. Their songs have stayed in that guitar-driven indie rock lane, from 'Do You Feel Safe' to 'Lost But Not Alone'.

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The Xcerts are a four-piece indie rock band from Aberdeen, Scotland, with Murray Matravers on lead vocals and guitar, Tom Harle on bass, Jordan Smith on drums, and Craig Dick on rhythm guitar. They put out their first album, 'The Distance Between,' in 2010, followed by 'Scatterbrain' in 2014, 'There Is Only You' in 2016, and 'Hold On To Your Heart' in 2019.

Songs like 'Nightschool' and 'Aberdeen 1987' show their knack for melodic rock with a Scottish edge. In 2018, Matravers had surgery for a vocal cord condition, which kept them offstage for a while before they returned to playing shows.

Their track 'A Breathtaking Fight' from 2016 is one of their more direct emotional pieces, built around Matravers' vocals and a straightforward guitar arrangement. It sits alongside other songs like 'Do You Feel Safe' and 'Lost But Not Alone' in their catalog of guitar-driven indie rock.

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