THE TROPICANAS

The Tropicanas are:

Andrew Burns: guitar, vocals

Ruaridh MacPherson: drums, guitar, vocals

Joe Murty: bass, guitar, vocals, synth

Joe White: guitar, drums

Ryan MacPherson: synth, bass

Bio

Ironically named due to Scotland's often gloomy weather and their desire for warmer climates and surfier times, The Tropicanas represent West Lothian with their off kilter brand of chilled grooves! 

Extremely hands-on, with DIY music production, artwork and videos, The Tropicanas combine inspirations from modern bedroom recorders, such as Mac DeMarco, Stevie R. Moore and Tame Impala, with Bossa Nova legends such as Jorge Ben Jor and João Gilberto: creating a unique Lo- Fi sound. 

The Tropicanas burst onto the scene in 2015 and have been attracting an impressive range of admirers including Tom Ravenscroft (BBC Radio 6 Music), Roddy Hart (BBC Radio Scotland), the Daily Record and Song By Toad. 'The Trops' have also been blessed to share the stage with acts such as Neon Waltz and Peach Pit, as well as playing the Pyramid Stage at the amazing Kelburn festival.

At eotprecords, we fell in love with them in 2021, re-releasing their most recent EP Calypso Kool before hunkering down on new material.

Releases

PIECE BY PIECE

A proper, summery jangle explosion! Highlife guitars, sweet harmonies and a proper Scottish backline. Very possibly the best Trops single yet, recalling everything from Orange Juice to Vampire Weekend.

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POP SNUFF IT

'Pop Snuff it’ floats in with dreamy, reverb laden guitars and synths with a relaxed rhythm to bring to mind a sunset on the beach and the melancholic feeling of a beautiful day ending.

Fundamentally about a relationship that has fallen apart, Pop Snuff It see's Andrew lamenting on retaining liberty over the ability to compromise. The name is a tongue-in-cheek subversion of a skateboarding trick that links thematically with heartbreak, instead of landing a pop shuv-it, you don’t land the 'pop snuff it'.

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THE WAY SHE GOES / STINKING SHIP

More amazing jangle pop guitars, surf beats and tongue in cheek romanticism from Scotland's finest.

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GREEN MACHINE

The Trops' most experimental track yet - Scuzzy and driven with sounds similar to those explored in previous release 'Go To Sleep', Green Machine resembles a dark 80s electro pop track, consisting of electrifying guitar riffs, harsh synth beats and distorted vocals.

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GO TO SLEEP

Brilliant woozy, hazy summer anthem from Scottish jangle pop legends The Tropicanas. Floats in on waves of guitar, reverb and squelchy synth then builds to a funky anthem!

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CALYPSO KOOL E.P.

This magical E.P. builds on the rich history of Scottish jangle pop with woozy keyboards, reverb-drenched guitars, matter-of-fact vocals and brilliant lyrics. We listen to it every night in a Close Lobsters T-Shirt whilst eating Tunnock's Tea Cakes.

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