"One of the things we've always prided ourselves on, is not limiting ourselves to one genre"- Pistol Daisys

I sat down with Lorna from, Pistol Daisys, to get a more indepth perspective on how things are going with the band......

Q- You have an upcoming winter UK tour, supporting Callum Beattie, and have been supporting him in his summer tour this year, do you see touring as worth the time and effort? Jason Ricci from Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind said in a recent interview “we’ve basically become t-shirt sale-men”. 

A- We are so excited to be joining Callum this winter! We think that touring is a bit of a double edged sword and there are so many challenges that come with it, and we do understand the statement from Jason Ricci, especially when a massive part of our income, and what keeps our band financially viable is the sale of merch. However, touring has given us invaluable opportunities we would never have had otherwise. Our first ever tour with Callum helped us build industry relationships, and helped us diversify our incomes. Lorna and Lewis have gotten session opportunities with Callum since, playing as a part of his band at major headline shows such as his show at the Hydro and Edinburgh castle, some of our absolute dream venues! On top of that we’ve kept a close working relationship with another band “Big Country”, who have just released an album which Lewis Produced and Lorna sings backing vocals on. So I think being able to tour has helped us participate in music on a wider scale. Touring also helps us find and connect with new fans, and that valuable time at the merch stand selling t-shirts helps us connect even more. We also just love to perform and be on that stage, so for us touring is so so worth the time and effort, as difficult as it can get.

Q - Last year you supported the blues band When Rivers Meet, how do you feel that mix of genres worked with the audience?

A- One of the things we’ve always prided ourselves on is not limiting ourselves to one genre. We love to take inspiration from lots of different artists and music styles, so we really think there is something for everyone in our set. We also loved supporting When Rivers Meet. Grace, Aaron and the rest of the band are some of the kindest people we’ve had the pleasure of working with, and we’ve definitely taken inspiration from them in some of our songs. An unreleased song that we play at every set “Wolves”, has taken on a more bluesy twist since we supported them!

Q- Your last EP was released in 2024, since then it has been single releases. Do you have any plans in the near future for an album or EP? Do you think it is still worth releasing an album or do you think the audience's attention span is too short nowadays?

A- We have been looking at releasing another EP for a while now, but currently we’re still finding our footing a bit since there have been a lot of changes with the line up in the band. Attention span hasn’t been a deciding factor for us, as we’ve found that if a fan likes your music, they are going to stream it, and they would rather have more music to listen to as opposed to less. But currently we’re focusing on building up momentum, doing more shows and releasing more singles before we put a bigger plan into place.

Q- (Question for Lorna, lead singer) I recently interviewed Leah, the lead singer in DayDrunk. We talked about the inequality women face within the music industry. She mentioned that when they play gigs promoters, sound engineers ect, tend to go straight to her male band mates even though they had been communicating with her prior. Have you ever experienced anything similar being the leading lady in your band? 

A- I think that this is an issue we don’t talk enough about. I’ve had sound engineers explain my own equipment to me before, automatically assuming I don’t know my way around my own gear, or the very typical “whose girlfriend are you?” when trying to access backstage areas. This is an issue at every level though. It comes from punters, “I wasn’t expecting you to play your own instrument” or “you’re good for a girl”, it’s come from sound engineers and gig reps, but it comes from other bands as well. I think there is often a very competitive atmosphere between local bands, and from what I’ve witnessed, hostility between bands often comes in the form of a comment about those leading ladies. I’ve heard “they wouldn’t be as successful if she wasn’t pretty”. Talent and hard work are ignored and the way a woman looks is the main topic of consideration as a basis of success. I don’t think what’s been happening in the news has been helping either, the amount of hostility and violence towards women and girls scares me, and I think it’s clear that this is an issue across every part of society. There should be absolutely no place for sexism, hostility or violence towards women in the music industry, but unfortunately we’re just not there yet.

Q- Historically Manchester has always been described as having a ‘sound’ and been considered as one of the main hearts for the UK music industry.  The Glasgow scene has been buzzing over recent years, do you think Glasgow has its own sound and how would you describe it? 

A- Glasgow (and Scotland as a whole!) has an incredible music scene, there’s always someone exciting to go and see. But specifically, the world that comes to mind for us is “gritty”. There’s an edge to a lot of the music coming from Glasgow.

Q- Is there a gig that stands out to you the most, good and bad? 

A- Our recent performance at Belladrum has been one of our favourites! It was our first show as with our new line up and it went so incredibly well, better than we thought! The tent was absolutely packed and we got to meet so many incredible new fans. Lorna and Lewis finished the night off performing with Callum headlining the main stage. It was one of our absolute highlights of the summer. We’re really looking forward to the rest of the year.

Q- I’m currently researching for a bigger article at the moment so this is something I'm asking all the bands and artists I speak to…..King Tuts has been in the limelight recently with it not being the iconic venue it used to be, or giving bands the illusion that it is the vital stepping stone to success- what's your thoughts? Is there a venue that you personally think now has that status?

A- Previously we were also a part of the crowd who thought that playing tuts was a ‘right of passage’. However, after seeing the treatment of fellow artists, and off the back of a very cheeky offer we received ourselves, we’re a bit done with that, it really isn’t all it was cracked up to be. Other small venues have taken our favour. We recently had a great experience at Stereo as a part of our “Wheels in Motion” tour, and we worked with promoters Regular to put that on, who we’ve worked with since 2024 and can say treat their artists with all the respect they deserve. We think SWG3’s “Poetry Club” has hosted some really cool new and upcoming acts, and we had an incredible show there at the end of 2025, so those venues could be contenders to ‘take tut’s place” if you will.

Q- Where do you see the band in 5 years given the harsh landscape of the music industry?

A- We have big big goals for the next 5 years! By the end of then we’d love to have an album out, and play more festivals for sure. We’re really keen on doing Isle of Wight, The Great Escape and Y Not, so we’ll be looking at how we can get involved in those. We’d also love to be able to make music a full-time thing, a band can always dream!