Scottish singer-songwriter Blair Davie has released their highly anticipated new EP, You Like Ugly, Don’t You Babe?, via Giant Music, marking the latest chapter in the rapidly rising artist’s evolution. The five-track collection sees Davie build on the emotional directness of their earlier work while moving towards a more rhythm-led and expansive sound. Across the EP, themes of love, identity, resilience and transformation are explored through deeply personal songwriting, delivered with the kind of vocal power that can make an intimate confession feel equally suited to a festival crowd. Listen here.
Blair Davie @ Latitude Festival 2026
For Davie, the EP represents the culmination of a year of significant personal and artistic growth. “There have been moments where I’ve felt completely lost, but I’ve learned that real strength comes from being truly seen and heard for who you are, not from hiding the parts of yourself you’re afraid to show.”
That idea of allowing vulnerability to become a source of strength runs through You Like Ugly, Don’t You Babe?. Rather than presenting love as a simple solution, Davie explores the transformative power of being accepted in full — flaws, fears and darker moments included.
The EP opens with When You Fall In Love, the first single to be released from the project and an introduction to Davie’s world of intimacy, healing and connection. The song looks both backwards and forwards, considering how love can help reconcile different versions of ourselves while establishing the emotional foundation for the tracks that follow.
The title track, You Like Ugly, Don’t You Babe?, then expands the scale considerably. Built around bigger instrumentation and Davie’s commanding vocal, the indie-tinged track has the feel of a song designed to be shouted back from a crowd. Its central refrain provides the EP with a powerful emotional anchor, capturing the idea of being loved without having to disguise the parts of yourself that feel difficult to accept.
That balance between emotional vulnerability and an increasingly expansive musical approach continues with So What?. More upbeat and infectious, the track captures the moment of choosing love despite every instinct suggesting it might be easier to walk away. Its sense of release gives the EP another dimension, demonstrating Davie’s ability to turn emotional conflict into something uplifting and immediate.
The mood then shifts for You Must Be A Miracle, a soaring ballad built around Davie’s unmistakable vocal presence. An anthemic melody carries a message of gratitude towards someone who remains present through the darkest periods of life, transforming personal experience into something universal.
Blair Davie @ Latitude Festival 2026
The final track, Alive Because Of You, brings the EP to its emotional climax. Beginning gently before building into a full-throated rallying cry, the song gathers together the record’s central ideas of love, survival and transformation. Its progression from intimacy to overwhelming release mirrors Davie’s wider journey across the five tracks.
Born and raised in Scotland and now based in London, Davie has quickly emerged as one of the UK’s most compelling new singer-songwriters. Their rare vocal tone and emotionally direct writing have already earned them a growing audience, while a series of high-profile performances has demonstrated that their music can translate effortlessly from close-up venues to much larger stages.
Davie’s previous EP, First And Last, featured standout tracks including Crashing The Car, Wouldn’t Be Right and Butterflies, helping establish the foundations for their current momentum. Their live CV has since expanded considerably. Davie has supported James Arthur at both The O2 in London and Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, while also appearing at SXSW and The Great Escape. This summer saw performances at Latitude Festival in Suffolk, which Rockshot Magazine went along to check out, and a support appearance for Mika at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Bandstand, followed by European festival dates.
Davie has also toured with artists including JP Cooper, Emeli Sandé, Sam Fischer and Fatherson, while a run of shows supporting Amy Macdonald across Germany saw them perform to a combined audience of around 70,000 people.
The artist’s growing profile has been reinforced by Amazon Music’s UK Rising Star Award and an Ivor Novello Award nomination, received at just 23 years old. Davie has also amassed more than 41,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok, earned official Spotify playlisting and performed at festivals including Live at Leeds, Belladrum and Sziget.
Having already sold out London’s Laylow and Slaughtered Lamb, Davie’s trajectory is increasingly pointing towards larger rooms and bigger audiences. Their forthcoming headline dates in London, Glasgow and Manchester offer an opportunity to experience the new material in more intimate surroundings before the next stage of their ascent.
At the heart of You Like Ugly, Don’t You Babe? is a simple but powerful idea: being truly seen can be transformative. Davie takes that idea and turns it into five songs that move between tenderness, rhythmic energy and widescreen emotional release. The result is a record that feels both intensely personal and deliberately universal — a confident statement from an artist whose voice, both literally and creatively, is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.
Upcoming UK & Ireland Tour Dates:
NOVEMBER
24th – London, Barfly
26th – Glasgow, King Tut’s
27th – Dublin, Curveball
28th – Manchester, Deaf Institute
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