Rodeo Terrorists just dropped a new single called “Saltire (Tartan Army)”, and it’s one of those tracks that doesn’t take itself too seriously, but still hits in the right way. The mix of sounds stands out. You get this nice folk energy running through it. There’s a clean electronic pop-rock backbone underneath and it all polished without losing that DIY charm. It’s the kind of track that is simple on the surface, but there’s clearly effort behind how it was put together.
The idea behind the song is fun. It leans into football culture, especially the Scottish side of it, with a bit of humour and nostalgia mixed in. You can feel that old-school love for the game, like those classic World Cup moments and football cards. It’s more about the vibe, the banter and that shared energy fans have.
One thing we liked a lot was the lyrics. They are memorable and easy to listen to. Even though the vocals were AI-generated, it doesn’t really take away from the experience. The words still carry meaning and the melodies help push that feeling through. The chorus is powerful and you can imagine it working well in a crowd or even on TV highlights.
The overall atmosphere is just easy to enjoy. It’s upbeat, a bit quirky, and has that play it again kind of feel. Not every track needs to be deep or perfect, and this one understands that. At the end of the day, we really liked the sound, the energy, and how it all came together. It makes us curious to hear what Rodeo Terrorists does next.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
The Rodeo Terrorists play around with synthesisers, loops and things that make funny squelchy noises. In the summer of 2006 the Rodeo Terrorists got drunk on home-brew beer and discovered Garageband, and perhaps unwisely put it on the internet. Inspired by the gods of techno, Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, The Orb, KLF, 808:State, Orbital, Joy Division, Depeche Mode and to many to mention.
Quick sidebar about AI, yes we often use artificial intelligence these days, we want to be absolutely open and clear about that. We do write the lyrics and melodies and then feed that into the beast, and then curate the output. Quite often the output is pretty crap, but occasionally we get something that sort of isn’t. So why the **** swearing on the ghosts of Elvis, Bono and John Lennon, isn’t AI stealing everything? Well we like to put it like this in two questions. Does banning guitars stop people making music? The first rock and roll band wasn’t a rock and roll band at all until another band came along and mimicked their sound. Anyway if you got this far in the bio (congrats) but let’s get back to the good stuff.
Their musical roots are eclectic. Growing up in the 1970s, they scratched LPs on the family hi-fi, absorbing rock, classical, country, disco and avant-garde sounds. By the mid-80s they were singing in choirs, playing piano and programming sequencers. The Rodeo Terrorists make music for their own amusement and yours.