Ferguson Hi-fi

Glasgow has been manufacturing gloriously melodic guitar pop for decades. Ferguson Hi-Fi are the latest outfit to emerge from the production line, although their frontman has taken a rather circuitous route to get there.

Led by Pete Ferguson, formerly the electronic pop adventurer Wuh Oh, the four-piece also features guitarist Darren McCaughey, bassist Rachel Wilson and drummer Shaun Hood.

After navigating the peculiar machinery of major-label pop, Ferguson has returned to his hometown and rediscovered the joys of loud guitars, infectious melodies and making music on his own terms.

Debut single Get Over It, featuring Stevie Jackson of Belle & Sebastian and Dave McGowan of Teenage Fanclub, is a gloriously energetic introduction, combining garage-rock urgency with the melodic instincts of classic Scottish indie pop.

A new band. A fresh start. And a reminder that sometimes the best way forward is to turn the guitars back up.