Hound

Introducing Hound for FREAKENDER 2026, Shetland born Glasgow bred slackers return to Freakender with a new album in tow - Saturday 19th September @ The Old Hairdresser's

Hound is a Glasgow four-piece making melodic slacker rock cut through with a sparkling seam of romanticism and power-pop hooks. Formed by Shetland-born songwriter Zack Manson alongside Martin McCormack, Joseph Cardle and Lewis Douglas, the band trace shifting relationships with friends, family, partners and place with both specificity and universal resonance.

Following their 2024 double EP Some Days Were Good... But Mostly It Was Grim, Hound have honed their sound into something more cohesive, driven by a tight bond and instinctive chemistry. Building on the bones of Manson’s songwriting, their collaborative process brings texture, movement and balance at once perfectly in step, then falling away to let individual moments shine.

Their debut album Another Lifetime in a Different Country, due for release in 2026, captures a journey away from home and back again, reflecting a softening perspective on where you come from. Rooted in themes of distance, return and connection, Hound’s music holds the comfort, tension and warmth of seeing familiar places and people in a new light

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