Curiosity shop - bound For the sky

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Edinburgh based alt-folk five-piece Curiosity Shop today share the final preview of their forthcoming debut EP Bound For The Sky, out this Friday via Fontana Records. Their new single ‘Rambling’ is deeply indebted to their homeland, drawing on the sounds of the traditional Scottish music they grew up with, while lyrically paying homage to its “highland splendour”. The song is an “ode to the passing of time and enduring friendship,” explains Sonny Scott.

Curiosity Shop’s debut EP Bound For The Sky, featuring the singles ‘Crows’ and ‘Wandering Arrow’, charts the journey of a group of wanderers finding their way together through luscious, ornate soundscapes and spine-tingling harmonies that blend new ideas with the traditions of the past. The EP was recorded with producer Kasper Sandstrøm (Divorce, Do Nothing) and mastered by Felix Davis (Cameron Winter, Geese, Westside Cowboy). Their early singles have received support from the likes of BBC Radio 6 Music, The Times, NME, So Young, DIY, DORK, The Line of Best Fit, CLASH, Wonderland, Far Out, The Skinny and more.

The band, who have cut their teeth selling out shows around Scotland and supporting the likes of Divorce on tour, kick off their run of Ireland headline tour dates this week, playing across Limerick, Kilkee, Ennistymon and Dublin, followed by a recently announced hometown headline at Edinburgh’s Pianodrome on 9th October. In November the headline tour re-commences across the UK with shows in London, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow.

Curiosity Shop is a five piece alt-folk band, each from a different corner of Scotland.

Songwriters Ruairidh Wallace and Sonny Scott met as teenagers living in rural Campbelltown on the Scottish peninsula of Kintyre. The pair spent their teenage years honing their craft, later moving to Edinburgh to study music where they formed friendships with drummer Duncan Biggar, bassist Louis Taige and Yann McAuley - a versatile instrumentalist, whose talents span vocals, accordion, flute, keys & harmonium.

In contrast with their rainy, dark and rural upbringings, their music is bright and full of life. Drawing from singer/songwriter influences, they also tap into the worlds of folk, jazz and trad. Their unique sound is defined by their use of warm vocal harmonies and acoustic instrumentation featuring acoustic guitar, double bass and accordion.

Since forming in early 2024, Curiosity Shop have performed at venues around Scotland, selling out their first four headline shows across Glasgow and Edinburgh in March this year with no music released, and supported alt-country darlings Divorce on tour across the UK in late 2025. They appeared at festivals across the UK and Europe this summer including Wilderness, Dot To Dot, Gent Jazz Festival and more, and tour across the UK and Ireland this Autumn.