Jack Brotherhood

Glasgow premier “gay dad rock” outfit Jack Brotherhood bring a heady mix of emotional rawness and compelling upbeat rockers to any stage they grace. Pinpointing the “midwest” of midwest emo firmly in the mid-west coast of Scotland, the band explores themes of gay adult loneliness and temporal malaise to a transatlantic soundtrack that marries Scottish indie and folk with emo and Americana. 

Their debut album ‘Osprey Season’ was released in 2026 and saw the band expand their sound with fiddle, pedal steel, and more. The band formed around lifelong friends singer/songwriter Logan Stewart and Ray Syed, and is completed by drummer Jamie McHarg and bassist Callum Fergusson.

Highlights include headlining legendary Glasgow venue King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, performing at Scottish music festivals Stag & Dagger and Tenement Trail, and opening for various touring acts across Scotland's central belt. They also contributed to a charity compilation of songs by The National, a release which was well received by The National band member Bryce Dessner himself. 

Jack Brotherhood have been reviewed positively by influential Scottish music institutions such as Tenement TV and the Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMA). They have also been playlisted by Spotify's editorial team. 

For Fans Of: Frightened Rabbit, MJ Lenderman, Pinegrove

Glasgow based indie rock band Jack Brotherhood have released their debut album ‘Osprey Season’. The self-released record, which received funding from Creative Scotland,  spawned the singles ‘Osprey Season’, ‘Nausea’, and ‘Second Wind’ which received BBC Radio Scotland airplay. 

The album explores themes of leaving youth behind, of not finding yourself quite where you expected, and of trying to make peace with yourself. These ideas are set to an indie rock soundtrack inspired by the band's Scottish influences such as Frightened Rabbit and Idlewild, but that also bring in the transatlantic aspects of emo, heartland rock, and Americana (several songs on the album feature pedal steel and fiddle). Tracks like 'Nausea' have the alt-country intensity of bands like Pinegrove and Ratboys, while 'Flightless Bird' sees the band approach Tom Petty territory.

The album features band members Ray Syed (guitar), Sam Bingham (bass) and Jamie McHarg (drums), alongside features from Roo Geddes (fiddle), Owen Nicholson (pedal steel, lap steel) and Adam Hunter (guitar, vocals). It was produced by Paul McInally at 45 A-side Recordings in Glasgow and mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios.

Osprey Season album tracklist:

1. Still Ill

2. Second Wind

3. Scorched Earth

4. Osprey Season

5. Flightless Bird

6. Caroline

7. Caroline 2

8. Nausea

9. I Think About You

10. Something About Mountains