Most musicians count themselves lucky if their songs strike a chord with the public once, but Glaswegian indie doyens The Bluebells are among the select few who’ve been pop stars twice over: once in the mid-80s before a Volkswagen TV ad catapulted their most famous hit to No.1 almost a decade later. Now they’re back again with a belated follow-up to their only album, 1984’s Sisters. Shaggyhaired mainman Robert Hodgens explains what they’ve been doing in the interim and why he’s not embarrassed about that song.
So after nearly 40 years why do another album?