• Instagram

Something of a Glasgow underground supergroup – featuring members of much-loved bands including Spinning Coin, Breakfast Muff, The Yawns, Lush Purr, Rocky Lorelei, Kaputt and Tarantula – Hairband are Emma Smith (drums), Rowan Wright (guitar, vocals), Simone Wilson (guitar, bass, vocals), Sephi Lock (bass, guitar, vocals) and Rachel Taylor (guitar, vocals). With a trio of guitars, their music blends intricate, jangly riffs with danceable beats, hooky bass lines, sweet melodies and layered vocal harmonies.

Hairband’s debut self-titled five-song EP was released by renowned Glasgow record shop Monorail Music in October 2018, and received media support from the likes of Line of Best Fit, Clash, The Skinny, The National, Brooklyn Vegan and more. Other highlights that year for Hairband included their first UK tour, supporting The Raincoats, and opening for Sleaford Mods at the iconic Glasgow Barrowlands. A second tour followed in summer 2019, along with live sessions for BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley and BBC Radio Scotland’s Nicola Meighan.

In March 2020, in the nick of time pre-lockdown, the band recorded their 10-track debut album, Under the Plow, with Ronan Fay at Green Door Studios in Glasgow. Under the Plow, was released on limited-edition cassette and on digital services on April 21st 2023, and included the singles Extremities, Surfacing and Unconscious Rivals.

In 2025, Under the Plow was issued on vinyl for the first time by Errol's Hot Wax & Lost Map as part of Monorail Music's excellent Glasgow School Series.

The band has been on hiatus following a relocation by Rachel to Berlin.