the glasgow times

Beth Oliver - 9 feb 2026

Glasgow band announce new monthly residency at The Rum Shack
A new live music residency is set to begin in Glasgow later this month. Glasgow-based band Yama Rama will launch the monthly night, Sweet Home Yama Rama, at The Rum Shack starting Friday, February 20. The event is designed as a community space with short curated sets and an emphasis on inclusivity.

The Ginger quiff

Singles round up Feb 2026 - 15 Feb 2026

The first of a few session tracks to be released by Yama Rama featuring former Astrid guitarist Charles Clark on lead vocals is Sentimental Feeling. The band had somehow passed me by until I saw them play a stunning set supporting Son of the Right Hand in Glad Cafe, so a huge debt of gratitude to them for introducing me to the band…

snack mag

14 Feb 2026

Sweet Home Yama Rama

Glasgow-based Psych rock band Yama Rama are launching a curated monthly night of music, cleverly/awfully titled Sweet Home Yama Rama, setting up digs at a fav Southside venue The Rum Shack.

Backseat Mafia

Arun Kendall January 27, 2025

Premiere: Yama Rama (with Charlie Clark) makes a spectacular return with the shimmering new single ‘Sweat Equity’ and national tour.

We are inordinately honoured to bring you a premiere of the new track ‘Sweat Equity’ from Scottish band Yama Rama.

The Scotsman

Fiona Shepherd - 7th May 2024

Sessions #408: Yama Rama

Welcome to the Scotsman Sessions, a series of short video performances from artists all around the country introduced by our critics. This week, singer-songwriter Charlie Clark plays Some Days – the second single from his new band, Yama Rama

https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/the-scotsman-sessions-408-yama-rama-4619104

richer unsigned

29th April 2024

Our Artist of the Week is Yama Rama.

Led by the enigmatic Charlie Clark, this outfit is poised to carve its own niche with a blend of influences ranging from Bob Dylan’s soul-stirring vocals to The Cure’s poignant riffs. Their latest track, ‘Some Days’, serves as a testament to their raw honesty and emotional depth.

1st 3 MAGAZINE

25th April 2024

ntroducing… YAMA RAMA – The latest project from Astrid founder Charlie Clark (lead vocals, guitar), it sees him forming a brand new band with Christopher James Johnston (vocals, guitar), Mark Makay (bass), and Michael Wilson (drums).

A fuzzy, folky, psychedelic lament dotted with shades of Kurt Vile to Fleet Foxes and their seventies forefathers, “Some Days” is the newest track to be revealed by the Scottish-based quartet.

hashtag Magazine

Taylor Ohryn - 24th April 2024

YAMA RAMA - Charlie Clark presents a new project

Introducing… YAMA RAMA.

A fuzzy, folky, psychedelic lament dotted with shades of Kurt Vile to Fleet Foxes and their seventies forefathers, “Some Days” is the newest track to be revealed by the Scottish-based quartet.

Baby step magazine

Josh Crowe Dec 12, 2023

Charlie Clark Chats Yama Rama, Collaborations And What Lies Ahead

1. Can you tell us about the evolution of your music career, from your early days as a founding member of Astrid to your solo work and now your latest band project, Yama Rama?

I was 17 when I started Astrid in Glasgow, and it was after our first tour supporting Belle & Sebastian (If You’re Feeling Sinister Tour) we signed to Fantastic Plastic in 1998. Astrid was mainly made up of a bunch of young pals from a small Island in Scotland that moved to Glasgow to play music. We loved West Coast 60’s pop and laurel canyon rock which has been a constant in my own influences.

Is this Music

Independent Sounds from Scotland

• 8 December 2023 • Peter Urpeth •

With his new band Yama Rama, Charlie Clark is promising to deliver a sound that’s the unlikely love-child of Fleetwood Mac and the Jesus and Mary Chain.

But while the band’s first single to drop, ‘Influencers Must Die’, with its buzzing 90s indie guitar roots is hardcore evidence that a love of rocking out is always going to be close to Charlie’s heart, the single is not, overall, typical of the band’s ‘Mac influenced direction of travel.