Zoey Van Goey are an indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 band

Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

 from Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

, made up of Matt Brennan, Michael John McCarthy, Kim Moore and Adam Scott. Brennan, McCarthy and Moore, hailing from Canada, Ireland and England respectively, formed the initial trio in Glasgow in 2006, with Scott becoming a full-fledged member in 2010.

The band's debut single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "Foxtrot Vandals", was produced by the Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch

Stuart Murdoch (musician)

Stuart Lee Murdoch is a Scottish musician, and the lead singer and songwriter for the indie pop band Belle & Sebastian. The majority of his childhood was spent a stone's throw from the birthplace of Robert Burns in Alloway, Ayr until he left school and attended university in...

, and released on seven-inch vinyl in October 2007. They released another single, "Sweethearts in Disguise", on seven-inch vinyl in 2008 which was produced by Paul Savage

Paul Savage

Paul Savage is a Scottish musician and record producer, best known for being the drummer in the Scottish indie rock group The Delgados.-Early life:...

 of The Delgados

The Delgados

The Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The band was composed of Alun Woodward , Stewart Henderson , Paul Savage and Emma Pollock .-Biography:...

. Their debut album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

, The Cage Was Unlocked All Along, also produced by Savage, was first self-released in 2009 and then re-released by Chemikal Underground Records.

Press coverage

Zoey Van Goey were received onto the Scottish music scene being described as "like the Postal Service

The Postal Service

The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel and Headset.-Background:...

 with a sense of humour", being included in national press alongside established acts such as The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...

.

Tours and gigs

Since forming, Zoey Van Goey have played throughout Scotland as well as a number of dates in England.

In 2007, Glasgow-based writer Alan Bissett

Alan Bissett

Alan Bissett is an author and playwright from Hallglen, an area of Falkirk in Scotland. After the publication of his first two novels, Boyracers and The Incredible Adam Spark, he became known for his different take on Scots dialect writing, evolving a style specific to Falkirk, suffused with...

 approached the band and Y'all is Fantasy Island

Y'all Is Fantasy Island

Y'all Is Fantasy Island are a Scottish alternative folk band from Falkirk, formed in 2001.-Overview:Originally formed in 2001 by singer/songwriter Adam Stafford...

 suggesting they perform together. In May 2007, all three performed together in a short tour of Central Scotland

Central Belt

The Central Belt of Scotland is a common term used to describe the area of highest population density within Scotland. Despite the name, it is not geographically central but is nevertheless situated at the 'waist' of Scotland on a conventional map and the term 'central' is used in many local...

. The three acts, dubbed as The Super Puny Humans also performed as a collective during the concerts.

In 2008, Zoey Van Goey played the unsigned stages of Scotland's biggest music festivals, including T in the Park

T in the Park

T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...

, Connect Music Festival

Connect Music Festival

The Connect Music Festival was a music festival that took place in the grounds of Inveraray Castle, located on the banks of Loch Fyne in Argyll, Scotland. It was aimed at more mature music fans and recent headliners included the Beastie Boys, Björk and Franz Ferdinand. The inaugural festival was...

, Wickerman Festival

Wickerman Festival

The Wickerman Festival is an annual music festival held near to Dundrennan in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dubbed 'Scotland's Alternative Music festival', the festival will celebrate its 10th Birthday in 2011 on Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd July....

, Live at Loch Lomond

Live at Loch Lomond

Live at Loch Lomond, Scotland's newest festival, took place in the grounds of Balloch Country Park on the 4 & 5 August 2007.Nearly 30,000 people were there over the two days and, although it rained all day on Sunday, it didn't stop people going to the concerts, seeing performances from Dirty Pretty...

 and Rock Ness.

In December 2010, Zoey Van Goey played at Bowlie 2, the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival

All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)

All Tomorrow's Parties is a music festival which takes place at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset, England....

 curated by Belle and Sebastian.

In February 2011, Zoey Van Goey launched their new album Propeller Versus Wings at a gig at the Classic Grand, Glasgow (supported by Malcolm Middleton

Malcolm Middleton

Malcolm Bruce Middleton is a Scottish musician best known for his work with Aidan Moffat in post-folk indie band Arab Strap as well as his solo career writing and producing...

performing as Human Don't Be Angry, and The Sirens of Titan Choir) before embarking on a mini-tour of English cities beginning with L (Liverpool, London, Leeds).

Singles & EPs

• "Foxtrot Vandals" (2007)
• "Song To The Ember" (Miaoux Miaoux remix)
• "Sweethearts In Disguise" (vinyl single) (2008)
• "Sweethearts In Disguise"
• "Lick A 99" (Funkspiel Remix)
• "Lick A 99" (Chris 'Beans' Geddes Remix) (found on a bonus CD inserted with the vinyls sold at gigs)

Albums

• The Cage Was Unlocked All Along (2009)
  • "The Best Treasure Stays Buried"
  • "We Don't Have That Kind Of Bread"
  • "Sweethearts In Disguise"
  • "We All Hid In Basements"
  • "Two White Ghosts"
  • "Foxtrot Vandals"
  • "My Persecution Complex"
  • "Nae Wonder"
  • "Cotton Covering"
  • "City Is Exploding"
• Propeller Versus Wings (2011)
  • "Mountain On Fire"
  • "The Cake And Eating It"
  • "Sackville Sun"
  • "My Aviator"
  • "Escape Maps"
  • "You Told The Drunks I Knew Karate"
  • "Little Islands"
  • "Extremities"
  • "Robot Tyrannosaur"
  • "Another Day Another Disaster"
  • "Where It Lands"