Well I’m back! I have been away traveling foreign shores looking for talented indie bands in need of promotion. But for my next Band of the Week I didn’t have to travel far. The Glasgow based garage rock band Stonesthrow are brothers Derek Murray (lead vocals) and Andy Murray (lead guitar), and their cousins Paul Smith (bass) and Gary Smith (drums), also brothers. Stonesthrow have a brutally hot sound that combines the guitar rock sounds of classic bands from the '70s and '80s with a modern, super-cool alt.rock twist.
They have been gigging in and around Scotland and England for the last couple of years garnering much attention from fans and journalists alike. With a fan base now in excess of 20,000 and growing, Stonesthrow would seem to be poised to take over the Scottish music scene and from there the world at large. With the release of their debut single, that dream seems to be one step closer. Recorded at London’s Atomic Studios and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios their debut EP Gold Rush is a magical, 
musical rush of energy, scorching guitar driven hooks in an almost orgasmic explosion of talent.
But these guys are not letting all this potential power and fame go to their heads. Down to earth, funny, charming and not hard to look at, Stonesthrow would seem to have everything they need for superstar success. I recently met with three of the guys from Stonesthrow – Derek, Paul and Andy — at Glasgow’s renowned venue/pub King Tuts Wah Wah Hut for a couple of pints – that is a LARGE glass of beer for our American brethren — and a chat. The sarcasm flowed as freely as the beer, as it always will when talking to any Scot. I laughed so hard I almost peed.
Tell me how Stonesthrow got together.
Derek: I think we were all just born.
Andy: Do you mean how did we become a band or how did we meet?
Well you met because you’re cousins right?
All: (laughing) Yeah, yeah.
Derek: Yeah we met through our mothers.
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