Since their debut single ‘Shattered Faith’ in 2021, VLURE have built themselves a reputation as one of the most vital and culturally significant bands around. Their performances at The Great Escape and Pitchfork Paris were raved about, their set at Shangri-La was talked about across all of Glastonbury and they were nominated as BBC Introducing Scotland’s Artist of the Year in 2023. To add to this, they also won Best Live Act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards in 2023 and Electronic & Dance Live Artist of the Year at the 2024 Scottish Live Music Awards.
In 2025, the five piece – Hamish Hutcheson, Alex Pearson, Conor Goldie. Niall Goldie and Carlo Kriekaard – released their first new music in over a year, in the form of ‘Better Days’, now revealed to be the first taste of their long-awaited debut album. ‘Escalate’ is a 13-track collection that is the proudly, loudly, avowedly now sound of VLURE’s hometown, with the thrills and spills of Glasgow – its daylight, its nightlife, and its afterparties – providing the pulse and heartbeat of Escalate.