So goes the title, and the inherent energy the interior, burning fire of the fiercely thrilling debut album from Glasgows Vlure. In April, the five piece – Hamish Hutcheson, Alex Pearson, Conor Goldie. Niall Goldie and Carlo Kriekaard – released their first new music in over a year, in the form of Better Days, now revealed to be the first taste of their long awaited debut album. Co-produced by Conor and Manni Dee (Daniel Avery & HAAi) and with features from Bobby Gillespie, PSweatpants and Gaa, Escalate is a 13 track collection that is the proudly, loudly, avowedly now sound of Vlures hometown. The thrills and spills of Glasgow its daylight and its nightlife and its afterparties provide the pulse and heartbeat of ‘Escalate’.