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Post-Gutter-Skunk-Funk For The People…

Edinburgh’s @bikinibodymusic chat to SNACK
about writing anthems, dividing audiences
and why a resemblance to ‘Eye Of The Tiger’ is nothing to be ashamed of.

Weird Party and Weirder Party are out now on @optimomusic

Words: @serennaz.musicjournalism

Photo credit: @rorybarnes_

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Vicky Kavanagh: We don’t really want to sit in one genre.

Sometimes that means leaning into things that feel a bit cheesy or anthemic, but that’s part of the fun – letting it be sincere.

There was one track where we almost changed a section because it sounded a bit too much like ‘Eye of the Tiger’, but that actually became my favourite part.

There is guitar at the core of it, but we like pulling in dance elements, noise, whatever fits. Sometimes that means leaning into things that feel a bit cheesy or anthemic, but that’s part of the fun – letting it be sincere.

We came into music from pretty different angles – I hadn’t even really been in bands before, but we started sharing stuff, poetry, records, and it just clicked. We jammed for a couple of years and recorded early demos while still figuring out what we were.

A lot of our influences are things we discovered young but didn’t fully understand at the time – like The Rapture – and then came back to later and it suddenly made sense. Same with bands like The Clash.

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Post-Gutter-Skunk-Funk For The People…

Edinburgh’s @bikinibodymusic chat to SNACK
about writing anthems, dividing audiences
and why a resemblance to ‘Eye Of The Tiger’ is nothing to be ashamed of.

Weird Party and Weirder Party are out now on @optimomusic

Words: @serennaz.musicjournalism

Photo credit: @rorybarnes_

Link in bio

Vicky Kavanagh: We don’t really want to sit in one genre.

Sometimes that means leaning into things that feel a bit cheesy or anthemic, but that’s part of the fun – letting it be sincere.

There was one track where we almost changed a section because it sounded a bit too much like ‘Eye of the Tiger’, but that actually became my favourite part.

There is guitar at the core of it, but we like pulling in dance elements, noise, whatever fits. Sometimes that means leaning into things that feel a bit cheesy or anthemic, but that’s part of the fun – letting it be sincere.

We came into music from pretty different angles – I hadn’t even really been in bands before, but we started sharing stuff, poetry, records, and it just clicked. We jammed for a couple of years and recorded early demos while still figuring out what we were.

A lot of our influences are things we discovered young but didn’t fully understand at the time – like The Rapture – and then came back to later and it suddenly made sense. Same with bands like The Clash.

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Baby baby, why can’t we just stay together?! 💅

Emotional scenes from @jobjobse & @optimoespacio on the close!! 🥹🥹

Until we met again @queensparkspringweekender 😘

Keith Forever 💞💞💞

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📸: @marcsethi

#QueenParkSpringWeekender #QPSW2026 #Glasgow #MeltingPotGlasgow #Optimo

@feelmybicep @QueensParkSpringWeekender

Saint Sappho CD's, records & home made badges @queensparkspringweekender #QPSW2026 #optimomusic

Saint Sappho CD's, records & home made badges @queensparkspringweekender #QPSW2026 #optimomusic

Lots of merch available at #JDTwitchStage @queensparkspringweekender #QPSW2026

@optimoespacio T's & @saintsappho_ new album available from 6.30pm

Amazing stong tote bags & Fanzines full of stories about and by JD Twitch - all profits for @ppwhospice
& @thebrainstrustuk
Only open till 8pm.

Lots of merch available at #JDTwitchStage @queensparkspringweekender #QPSW2026

@optimoespacio T's & @saintsappho_ new album available from 6.30pm

Amazing stong tote bags & Fanzines full of stories about and by JD Twitch - all profits for @ppwhospice
& @thebrainstrustuk
Only open till 8pm.

Lots of merch available at #JDTwitchStage @queensparkspringweekender #QPSW2026

@optimoespacio T's & @saintsappho_ new album available from 6.30pm

Amazing stong tote bags & Fanzines full of stories about and by JD Twitch - all profits for @ppwhospice
& @thebrainstrustuk
Only open till 8pm.

The first Queen’s Park Spring Weekender without Keith 💔
But he’s still all over it.

QPSW 2025 + the Sub Club afterparty were his final Glasgow gigs.

This year: the JD Twitch Stage, curated by Jonnie Wilkes 🎪

As Mark says in The Skinny —
Keith was “in our minds for every booking”

Merch stall — Sunday (next to the stage):
Fanzines • badges • limited tote bags
Records • CDs • tapes

Including JD Twitch’s tape series — These Tapes Are Made For Walking… 🤍

Bundle (tote + fanzine + badge) — £20 + Brains Trust merch 🧠🤍
Cash / card / contactless

Sub Club afterparty (Sun 23:00–03:00)
Daphni + Optimo (Espacio) + more
All proceeds → Glasgow SE Food Bank
Entry with festival ticket

Still deciding which records to bring…
any requests? 👀🎶

Hope to see you dancing in the park 🎪🤍

#QPSW2026

Saint Sappho — Between The Lines 🎶

“Totally unlike anything else… blown away by their talent” — JD Twitch

Playing the JD Twitch Stage this Sunday 🎪
Signed copies at the merch stall

Get your ticket to check them out for yourself
Link in bio + via @resident_advisor & @skiddleuk 🎟️

Limited edition JD Twitch tote bags available 🤍

Album launch: @assai_glasgow
Sat 2 May • 12pm ★
Free show — ticket required
Live performance + in-store signing

#qpsw2026 #AlbumLaunch #LiveMusicGlasgow #JDTwitchStage #scottishmusic

Every year we would do a stupid picture of me and Keith in the tractor down on the site on the run up to @queensparkspringweekender . It became a bit of a tradition.
Today of course was the first time I sat in the tractor alone for the photo. Another one of those small, unexpected, things that reminds me that for so long we did EVERYTHING together.
It’s painful to think that the 2025 Optimo event at Queen’s Park was Keith’s second to last gig ever - just before the crushing news of his diagnosis and the rapid decline in his health. Aye, it’s utterly surreal that this year we are having a tent named in Keith’s memory- The JDTwitch Stage and are bringing artist’s from his label to perform and remember him, his life in music and what a visionary artist and curator he was.
This event meant a lot to Keith. He brought his expansive tastes and unique vision to it from it’s inception and we are gonna celebrate him Glasgow style on Sunday!

Thanks to all the label artists and friends coming to perform at the JD Twitch / Melting Pot 25 Stage and to our Sunday Secret Guests who I can tell you are really thrilled to be here for this.

See you at The Weekend Pals!
Guaranteed Contortions from Doors til Close.

Final Release Tickets Now!

Last September, we lost Keith 💔

Queen’s Park Spring Weekender meant so much to him — he absolutely loved it.
Last year was his final Glasgow gig.

This year, that spirit continues with something really special…
The launch of the JD Twitch Stage. 🎶

Curated with so much love by Jonnie Wilkes — Keith’s friend, collaborator, and partner in Optimo — this stage brings together artists, friends, and music that feels truly special.

It’s hard to put into words what Jonnie has carried to make this happen, especially while grieving himself. I’m so grateful — not just for this, but for the support and friendship he’s shown me too 🤍

This lineup isn’t just a lineup — it’s a reflection of Keith’s world. The music he loved, the people he believed in, the energy he created.

And a very special closing set… 👀
(If you know, you know… if not — get guessing)

Hope to see you dancing in the park 🎪

You’ll find the merch stall next to the JD Twitch Stage — more details to follow.

Don’t miss out — get your ticket
Tickets via @resident_advisor & @skiddleuk 🎟️

#QueenParkSpringWeekender #QPSW2026#Optimo #Love2JDTwitch #JDTwitchStage

SENSORA: Feed Your Senses is such a special, immersive experience — and it means a lot to me to support The Brain Tumour Charity in memory of my husband Keith McIvor 💛

🎶 Goodbye Horses (Immortality Video Mix) — Psyche 🎶

Donate today for YOUR chance to be part of this incredible, sensory event.

#SENSORA #FeedYourSenses#LONDONFOODIE #BrainTumourAwareness #Love2JDTwitch

You could win 2 tickets ✨

Final chance to enter — don’t miss it.

Link in bio 💫

The repress of Natural Magic - II is here.

Don't miss out a second time!

Copies are available from the OM bandcamp (link in bio) and will be appearing in shops around the world imminently.