Vistas (band)

Scottish indie rock band

Vistas

Vistas in concert at Cardiff University Students' Union in 2022; from left to right: Dylan Rush, Prentice Robertson and Jamie Law

Background information
Origin| Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres|

* Alternative
* indie rock

Years active| 2016–present
Labels|

* Retrospect
* LAB

Members| Prentice Robertson
Dylan Rush
Jamie Law

Vistas are a Scottish indie rock band from Edinburgh, Scotland. They released their debut studio album Everything Changes in the End in May 2020. The group consists of Prentice Robertson, Dylan Rush and Jamie Law.

## Career

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The band formed at school and developed a tight bond.[1] They released their debut single, "Calm" on 23 March 2018. They released the single "Retrospect" in May 2018. Their debut EP, Hello was released on 26 July 2019.

They released "Teenage Blues" on 26 November 2019 as the lead single from their debut studio album. "Sucker" was re-released as second single from their debut studio album. Everything Changes in the End was released as their debut studio album on 29 May 2020. The album peaked at number two on the Scottish Albums Chart and number twenty-one on the UK Albums Chart.

They released their second album "What Were You Hoping To Find?" on 20 August 2021. In 2022, they began releasing new singles, starting with "Back Of The Car"[2] in September 2022, which was then released as a 5 song EP "The Beautiful Nothing"[3] on 27 January 2023.[4]

The band started to tease new music on 8 April 2025 and on 25 April 2025, the lead single "The Middle" was released.[5] On 30 May 2025, they announced their 4th studio album "Cut The Cord" will be released on 29th August 2025.

## Members

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* Prentice Robertson – vocals (2016–present)
* Dylan Rush – guitar (2016–present)
* Jamie Law – bassist (2016–present)

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions

|
|

SCO
[6] | UK
[7]
Everything Changes in the End |

* Released: 29 May 2020[8]
* Label: Retrospect
* Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, LP

| 2 | 21
What Were You Hoping to Find? |

* Released: 20 August 2021[9]
* Label: Retrospect
* Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, LP

| 3 | 39
Is This All We Are? |

* Released: 15 September 2023[10]
* Label: Is Right Records
* Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, LP

| 14 | —
Cut The Cord |

* Released: 29 August 2025[11]
* Label: Self-released
* Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, LP

| — | —

### Extended plays

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Title  | Details

|

Hello |

* Released: 26 July 2019[12]
* Label: LAB Records
* Format: Digital download, streaming, CD

The Beautiful Nothing[3] |

* Released: 27 January 2023[4]
* Label: Is Right Records
* Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, EP

### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Album

|
|

"Sign Language"[13] | 2016  | Non-album singles
"Calm"[14] | 2018  | Non-album singles
"Retrospect"[15] | Everything Changes in the End
"Teenage Blues"[16] | 2019
"Sucker"[17] | 2020
"Stranger"[18] | Non-album singles
"Comfort"[19]
"Back Of The Car"[2] | 2022  | The Beautiful Nothing
"Follow You Down"[20]
"My Head Feels Strange"[21]
"One More Night With No One"[22] | 2023
"Last Together"[23] | Is This All We Are?
"Is This All We Are?"[24]

## In popular culture

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* In 2019 their song "tigerblood" was part of the soundtrack of the video game dream league soccer and in 2020 they were part of the franchise's soundtrack again with their song "eighteen"
* Their single, "Retrospect", was included on the soundtrack of the Netflix drama Heartstopper season 2.
* The opener of their 2023 EP, The Beautiful Nothing, was included on the soundtrack of the 2024 Amazon Prime film Ricky Stanicky starting Zac Efron and John Cena.

## References

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1. ^ "About - Vistas". musicglue.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ a b Back Of The Car, 16 September 2022, retrieved 10 April 2023
3. ^ a b The Beautiful Nothing, 27 January 2023, retrieved 10 April 2023
4. ^ a b "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
5. ^ "The Middle". Retrieved 8 June 2025.
6. ^ Peaks in Scotland:
* Everything Changes in the End: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | 5 June 2020 – 11 June 2020". Official Charts Company. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
* What Were You Hoping to Find?: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | 27 August 2021 – 2 September 2021". Official Charts Company. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
7. ^ "VISTAS | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
8. ^ "Everything Changes in the End by Vistas". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
9. ^ MacMillan, Jamie (18 August 2021). "Vistas – What Were You Hoping To Find?". Dork. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
10. ^ "Vistas – Is This All We Are?". Twitter. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
11. ^ "Vistas – Cut The Cord". Twitter. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
12. ^ "Hello - EP by Vistas". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
13. ^ "Vistas - Sign Language". Retrieved 28 January 2025.
14. ^ "Calm - Single by Vistas". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
15. ^ "Retrospect (Single Version) - Single by Vistas". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
16. ^ "Teenage Blues - Single by Vistas". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
17. ^ "Sucker - Single by Vistas". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
18. ^ "Stranger - Single by Vistas". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
19. ^ "Comfort - Single by Vistas". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
20. ^ Follow You Down, 21 October 2022, retrieved 10 April 2023
21. ^ My Head Feels Strange, 29 November 2022, retrieved 10 April 2023
22. ^ One More Night With No One, 10 January 2023, retrieved 10 April 2023
23. ^ Last Together, 11 April 2023, retrieved 8 June 2023
24. ^ Is This All We Are?, 6 June 2023, retrieved 8 June 2023