Pearlfishers (band)

{{short description|Glasgow-based rock band}}

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{{For|the opera by Bizet|Les pêcheurs de perles}}

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The Pearlfishers are a Scottish, Glasgow-based rock band, fronted by the singer and songwriter David Scott, who have been described by acclaim.ca as "one of Scotland's best-kept musical secrets".Michael Edwards, [http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/PopAndRock/pearlfishers-up_with_larks The Pearlfishers – Up With The Larks], exclaim.ca, no date Other contributors include drummer Jim Gash, Dee Bahl, Brian McAlpine, Mil Stricevic and Duglas T. Stewart, also of the BMX Bandits. The band's 2007 album, Up With the Larks, was named one of the top albums of 2007 by the Sunday Mail music critic, Billy Sloan.Billy Sloan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140629072552/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-173083292.html "I'm Up With The Larks" The Pearlfishers], Sunday Mail, 6 January 2008 and their 2014 release "Open Up your Colouring Book" drew favourable comparisonsKeith Bruce,[http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music/the-pearlfishers-open-up-your-colouring-book-marina.1399028629.html], "Herald Scotland", 2 May 2014 to the work of Paul Simon and the Beach Boys.