SPOTLIGHT: Escape Goats - ASBO Magazine

New Single: 'Rompecabezas Out 8th August 2025

Who are ‘ESCAPE GOATS’?

John (Guitar/Vocals), Shep (Bass) and Adam (Drums/Vocals) from Glasgow, Scotland.

For someone that is yet to discover you, how would you describe your music?

Foundation Maths Rock.

What inspires you as Band ?

We're mostly inspired by other musicians that we admire and seeing live shows with plenty of energy. And mint Club biscuits.

What Is Your Pre-Show Routine? Who’s the one with the Diva demands ?

We usually get our band ouija board out and summon Kokopelli (the music minstrel). Adam is the diva of the band, he demands a range of vests with prints of his favourite bands on the rider.

Where do you feel you fit into the music landscape?

If music was a landscaped garden, we'd be the garden gnomes.

What are your favourite musical genres, and are there any you dislike?

-We all have different tastes, but we converge on all things alternative and punk. We're not the biggest fans of Musique concrète.

Is there a story behind you’re the new single ‘Rompecabezas’?

Not so much a story, more a puzzle. It started with the wonderful fact that the German word for poison is gift, a nice irony.

What would you say is your greatest strength as a band is ?

Adam's biceps.

What would you say is your greatest weakness as a band is ?

John's biceps.

What can fans expect from your new single ‘‘Rompecabezas’ ?

It's a rambunctious number and it has an irreverent tone. It's also in 3/4, so you can do a waltz to it if you like.

What music artist/band would you say have influenced your work?

Maybe Josh Homme is as close as we come to agreeing on one almighty mogul… him, or Nicki Minaj.

Who would you most like to collaborate with artistically?

Billy Connolly! Finally record that allusive ‘banjo banger’.

What was your worst performance?

-Hmmm, we are yet to have an absolute shanner… defo due one soon, so thanks for that…

What was the most difficult obstacle you have ever faced and how did you overcome it?

Adam is scared of germs and won’t share water, but we had the genius idea of taking the label off his bottle so they don’t get mixed up.

What is your creative process when making music?

Usually someone will bring an exciting idea to the studio and we’ll rework it as a band for a few weeks. We’ll try and get songs down pretty quickly after completion, and all the fancy bits get added during the recording process.

What are your top ten desert Island tracks?