AN ABERDEEN indie-rock band are to release a new single to raise money for the Scots victims of floods.
The five-piece are planning to release Let The Walls Speak Our Names as a charity single next week together with a brand new song.
The band decided to take action after discovering the extent of the devastation caused by the extreme water levels.
And they thought it would be apt to release a song which they said was about the love we have for our homes.
Singer and songwriter Ewan Donald said: "It's a poignant choice for Let The Walls because the song is all about the affection we can have for bricks and mortar. We live our lives in these places and make/share memories there.
It's about moving out of a house (for whatever reason - a break up, death, flooding, whatever) and having to leave those memories behind as well.
"There's a defiance in it as well though that we think is fitting. Those memories go on even when the building has been left behind."
Lines from the song include: "Remember now when all has changed, that we once laid our heads down here and if they ever did have ears let the walls speak our names."
The digital single will cost £2 and all of that minus any fees incurred from posting on the Bandcamp online music store will go to the Scottish Flood Forum support charity.
The band's manager Andrew Mitchell said: "Things are really bad up this way with a lot of people losing their possessions and homes so we'd really like to help out with that as much as we can, although the charity covers the whole of Scotland!"
Royal Deeside has experienced some of its worst flooding in years following Storm Frank, with the town of Ballater badly hit.
The Scottish Government is expected to extend financial support for communitieis in light of the devastation wreaked by Storm Frank and ongoing flooding in areas including Aberdeenshire, Perth, Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.
Support of almost £4 million was announced in last month's draft Budget for local authorities affected most by Storm Desmond.
The funding is aimed at assisting home owners and businesses, and regenerating areas affected by the weather.
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