The Leopards

The Leopards originally emerged from the shadows of Paul Quinn and The Independent Group, and indeed made their live debut at Postcard Records Fin de Siecle club, supporting The Nectarine No. 9 with a performance that was truly end of the century.The Leopards were the first group to appear at the Creeping Bent inaugural flight - A Leap Into The Void (bent 001). Rarely had Glasgow's chattering classes looked so terrified, seemingly frozen by the white glare of The Leopards frenetic performance.The Leopards finally unleashed the long hard ride into the darkness that is their debut long player - They Tried Staying Calm. This follows their contribution to Creeping Bent Singles Club 1 (split 7" with Adventures In Stereo) and Singles Club 4 (split 7" with Appendix Out). 2 Peel sessions have been recorded, with John commenting that Mick Slaven was the most exciting guitarist in the country. Can't argue there boss.Recent endeavours have included working with Vic Godard for in a studio and live capacity. The Leopards have also teamed up with Postcard stalwart and original Orange Juice iconoclast James Kirk, working on his debut album which is released on Hamburg's Marina label along with doing a few select gigs with Malcolm Ross as his band.The Leopards are currently working on their long overdue 2nd album.