Curtis Miles is a Cornwall-raised, Glasgow-based singer-songwriter whose music blends country, folk, and lo-fi rock with raw, unguarded honesty. After moving to Glasgow seven years ago, Curtis first made his mark in the city’s DIY scene with the punk project Yung KP, releasing EPs via Fuzzkill Records, before joining the acclaimed post-punk band Kaputt. While experimenting with different genres at home, he gravitated toward country music—a long-standing influence from artists like Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Cornish folk legend Brenda Wootton. This shift led to the creation of his deeply personal solo material, where melancholic melodies and stripped-back arrangements serve as a vehicle for processing past experiences.
His debut album, What Could’ve Become Of, was entirely self-recorded on a borrowed four-track cassette recorder in his Glasgow flat, capturing an intimate, homespun feel that amplifies the emotional weight of his songwriting. Taking on the challenge of mixing and mastering the record himself, Curtis crafted a collection of deeply reflective songs that channel his love of storytelling through a country-folk lens. “Making the album was definitely a form of therapy for me,” he explains, “I think maybe I found the right time to sing about these things.” With a knack for evocative songwriting and a DIY ethos at his core, Curtis Miles is carving out a distinctive space in the modern folk landscape.