'you’ll want to listen to again and again'
"haunting...a cloudy, effervescent opening giving way to a more thumping, uptempo finale."
mokusla is the musical alter ego of the Donegal-born visual artist Lou Rowland.
Inspired by the Gaelic Mo Chuisle (my darling), the Glasgow-based singer and producer invites you into her ethereal and haunting world, blending ambient dream-pop, electronic and traditional folk.
mokusla's debut EP you don't know what you're missing released in October 2022, gained significant airplay on BBC Introducing Scotland, BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Foyle & local radio stations. In 2023 mokusla was one of four artists awarded the Hen Hoose x PRS mentorship working with Tamara Schlesinger and Susan Bear of the artist/producer collective. 2023 also saw mokusla perform with Sofar Sounds, Flos Collective at the Govanhill International Festival and open for the acclaimed MALKA on the Glasgow leg of her tour. mokusla has since been honing her immersive live performances, opening for artists such as the Lemoncello, Alas de Liona as well as joining the lineups of First Footing & Endless Summer showcases. mokusla has also produced and hosted the radio show 'Síscéal' with artist Kerry Boyd for Glasgow's Radio Buena Vida that explores ambient, folk & traditional music and mythology.
Supported by Help Musicians, mokusla returns in 2024 with her second project ‘lovely people here, but it’s just not the same’, exploring the ebb and flow of long distance friendships. The 4-track EP is a celebration of true friendship, written at a time of feeling lost, craving old connections and a deep sense of nostalgia. It's first single ‘ghost’ released Aug 14, became BBC Radio 6 Introducing Mixtape Track of the Week and was picked up by The Line of Best Fit, District Magazine and Tenement TV, while also gaining airplay across BBC Radio 6 New Music Fix, BBC Scotland, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal & BBC Ulster.
mokusla’s second single ‘the metal man’ released on September 18th was picked up by RTE 2fm's Dan Hegarty, NME's New Bangers, The Skinny, Golden Plec & Widedays. mokusla has since opened for John Maus on the Scottish leg of his 2024 tour and will open for Xiu Xiu in November.
UPCOMING SHOWS
PAST
2024
Oct 15 - John Maus, Saint Lukes, Glasgow.
Oct 16 - John Maus, The Liquid Room, Edinburgh
Sep 26 - Alas de Liona, The Old Hairdressers - Glasgow.
Sep 19 - Alas de Liona, Cabaret Voltaire - Edinburgh.
Jul 2 - Endless Summer Festival, The Hug & Pint - Glasgow.
May 29 - Lemoncello, The Hug & Pint - Glasgow.
Jan 7 - First Footing Festival -The Hug & Pint - Glasgow.
2023
Dec 5 - Enya 2.0, The Alchemy Experiment - Glasgow.
Nov 11 - MALKA, The Hug & Pint - Glasgow.
Aug 10 - Govanhill International Festival,The Rum Shack - Glasgow.
May 11 - Ripley, Slay - Glasgow.
Mar 31 - Creative Mornings - Glasgow.
Mar 6 - Sofar Sounds - Glasgow.
2022
Dec 27 - All My Friends - Donegal.
Dec 4 - The Old Hairdressers - Glasgow.
PRESS SHOTS
Photo credit: Zoe Sheehy.