A Largs musician says that charting alongside the likes of Miley Cyrus ranks among the wildest days of his career so far.

Matt Hickman, frontman of hit indie band Brownbear, also played to their biggest crowd yet with a sell-out show promoting their second album, Demons, in Glasgow.

Just days after the gig, Demons moved into the top 10 in the Scottish album charts, as it passed 20,000 streams in just ten days.

Matt says he doesn’t get too caught up in numbers, but admits that being featured alongside global artists was a surreal moment.

He said: “Putting the album out has been amazing. We have had so many great responses from people loving the songs.

“It’s been amazing to see it connect with so many people, and to be honest it has been a bit overwhelming for myself and the band.

“I wasn’t even looking at the charts, then I got told we were number nine, just one below Miley Cyrus.

“We’ve never had any real interest in charting but knowing so many people are liking it has been amazing.

“I keep saying it, but this has been the wildest few days of my career - from the Glasgow show to the top ten and then the streaming milestone.”

The band performed their biggest gig ever at the St Luke’s venue in Glasgow's east end to launch their new album - and Matt says the night went better then he could ever have expected.

He explained: “It was all about launching the album, so we were surprised when folk were singing back every word to every song.

“There was just shy of 500 in the room, which was by far the biggest show we have done.

"I can honestly say I had never experienced anything like it.

“In a weird way I was so busy and had so much to think about off-stage that I didn’t have time to be nervous.

“I had a smile on my face from start to finish, the band were incredible. It was honestly a whirlwind but a night I’ll remember forever.”

Despite the initial success of the album, Matt still believes touring remains a financial barrier that the band have yet to get around.

He added: “I’ve got my own solo tour starting this month, with one of my shows at the Harbour Arts Centre in Irvine.

“The band have also got a show in Edinburgh in May followed by a festival the next day, but that is about all we’ve planned.

“We put so much time and effort not the album that we almost forgot about touring, although we might arrange a few things for later in the year.

“Next year is 10 years of Brownbear so we are planning a big tour in 2024, but we certainly won’t be going anywhere before then.”

For more information about the band and upcoming gigs, go to www.linktr.ee/brownbearofficial.