The Paris Match

London-based five-piece The Paris Match are proof that you don’t have to come from Glasgow to get caught up in its latest musical revolution.

Formed in 2024 and fronted by Oscar Stokes, the band deal in a gloriously untidy mixture of jangling guitars, swinging rhythms, soulful vocals and the increasingly endangered sound of a proper saxophone.

Drawing inspiration from six decades of British guitar pop, blues and psychedelia, they’ve been building an enthusiastic following on the London and Paris underground circuits while becoming familiar faces around Glasgow’s burgeoning Cabbage scene.

A recent tour supporting Primal Scream has helped introduce them to larger audiences, while singles including Take A Look and Tune Into Me! demonstrate a band with an instinctive understanding of melody, groove and the occasional musical detour.

Yesterday’s influences. Tomorrow’s possibilities.

And somebody remembered to bring the saxophone.