Escalate (album)

Escalate
Studio album by Vlure
Released	26 September 2025 (2025-09-26)
Length	44:55
Label	Music for Nations
Producer	Manni Dee Conor Goldie Niall Goldie Carlo Frederik Kriekaard
Singles from Escalate
"Feels Like Heaven" Released: 4 June 2025 "Between Dreams" Released: 9 September 2025

Escalate is the debut studio album by Scottish band Vlure. It was released on 26 September 2025 via Music for Nations in LP, CD and digital formats.

Background

The album was produced by Conor Goldie of the band, together with Manni Dee. ^{[1] [2]} "Feels Like Heaven" was released as a single on 4 June 2025, ^[3] alongside a music video directed by Paris Seawell. ^[2] It was followed by the second single, "Between Dreams", on 9 September 2025. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[4]
Dork	[5]
NME	[6]

In a four-star review for DIY, Finlay Holden remarked, "Across 13 tracks, the record's pulse rises, falls, and distorts, occasionally testing its own stamina but never losing focus." ^[4] Jake Hawkes, writing for Dork, noted, "On Escalate, they've turned up, absolutely flattened any expectations and proceeded to throw a party in the wreckage." ^[5] Assigning the album a five-star score, Rishi Shah of NME described it as "an inspiring, brutally honest album that matches the lofty standards to which Vlure hold themselves." ^[6]

Track listing

Escalate track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Want It Euphoric"	Connor Goldie Niall Goldie Hamish Hutcheson Carlo Frederik Kriekaard Alex Pearson	3:39
2.	"Something Real" (featuring Psweatpants)	C. Goldie N. Goldie Hutcheson Kriekaard Pearson Payton Campbell	3:23
3.	"Heartbeat"	C. Goldie N. Goldie Hutcheson Kriekaard Pearson Manni Dee	3:53
4.	"Between Dreams"	C. Goldie N. Goldie Hutcheson Kriekaard Pearson	3:34
5.	"Feels Like Heaven"	C. Goldie N. Goldie Hutcheson Kriekaard Pearson	3:16
6.	"Better Days"	C. Goldie N. Goldie	3:38
7.	"Let It Escalate"	C. Goldie N. Goldie Hutcheson	2:46
8.	"Tha Gaol Agam Ort"	C. Goldie N. Goldie Hutcheson Kriekaard Pearson	4:26
9.	"Just Breathe" (featuring Gaïa Jeannot)	C. Goldie Gaïa Jeannot	1:34
10.	"And for a Second"	C. Goldie N. Goldie Hutcheson Kriekaard Pearson	3:56
11.	"How to Say Goodbye"	C. Goldie N. Goldie Hutcheson Kriekaard Pearson	4:53
12.	"This Is Not the End"	C. Goldie N. Goldie Hutcheson Kriekaard Pearson Kirsty McQueen	3:34
13.	"A Clear Tide" (featuring Bobby Gillespie)	C. Goldie	2:23
Total length:			44:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[7]

Vlure

• Conor Goldie – production (tracks 1–11, 13); programming, synthesizer (1–10, 13); drum machine (1–6), guitar (1–5, 7, 8, 10–12), vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 12, 13), piano (1, 4, 5, 8, 10), arrangement (6, 9, 10, 13); additional studio production, keyboards (6)
• Niall Goldie – bass guitar (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 12), additional production (1), synthesizer (2, 3, 6); production, drum machine, programming (2, 6); additional studio production, arrangement, keyboards (6); piano (10)
• Hamish Hutcheson – vocals (1–5, 7, 8, 10–12)
• Carlo Frederik Kriekaard – drums (1, 3–5, 7–9, 11, 12), additional production (1, 2, 7); production, drum machine, programming, synthesizer (3, 11, 12); background vocals (12)
• Alex Pearson – background vocals (1, 3–5, 10, 11), vocals (2), synthesizer (3), theremin (12)

Additional contributors

• Manni Dee – production (1–5, 7, 8, 10, 11), programming (3), additional production (6)
• James Rand – mixing
• Matt Colton – mastering
• Taylor Brode – additional studio production
• Paul McInllay – additional engineering (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10–12)
• Psweatpants – vocals (2)
• Olivia McLean – cello (6, 9, 10)
• Gaïa Jeannot – vocals (9)
• Bobby Gillespie – vocals (13)

References

1. Taylor, Sam (9 September 2025). "Vlure have unleashed their new single 'Between Dreams', from debut album Escalate". Dork . Retrieved 26 September 2025.
2. Taylor, Sam (4 June 2025). "Vlure have announced their debut album Escalate with new single 'Feels Like Heaven'". Dork . Retrieved 26 September 2025.
3. Murray, Robin (4 June 2025). "Vlure Announce Debut Album Escalate". Clash . Retrieved 26 September 2025.
4. Holden, Finlay (24 September 2025). "Vlure – Escalate". DIY . Retrieved 26 September 2025.
5. Hawkes, Jake (24 September 2025). "Vlure – Escalate". Dork . Retrieved 26 September 2025.
6. Shah, Rishi (25 September 2025). "Vlure – Escalate review: scintillating rave-punk from the beating heart of Glasgow". NME . Retrieved 26 September 2025.
7. "Escalate / Vlure / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 27 September 2025.