Mark Sharp & the Bicycle Thieves

Purveyors of danceable indie rock that veers between brooding and feelgood in tone, West Lothian, Scotland's Mark Sharp & the Bicycle Thieves formed in early 2017. They became part of a local music scene that already counted the emerging talent of Lewis Capaldi and the Snuts among their number. By the end of 2019, both these acts had helped raise the profile of Sharp's band by giving them prestigious support slots. Indeed, live performance was central to their ascent -- from their formation right up to the release of August 2023's U.K. Top 20 album Unmask the Circus -- Mark Sh...