It’s 8am on a Friday morning, and Ross Gordon has logged onto Zoom from his home in Glasgow. Surrounded by amps and guitar cases, his eyes are tired and his hair dishevelled, though that’s not because the Cold Years frontman has been up partying all night. A few years ago, that probably would have been the case, but these days Ross is more careful when it comes to imbibing to prevent ruining his voice. The reason he’s up early today is that he has to squeeze in band stuff – this interview – around his job. That’s the reality for most bands these days, but even though the dream would be for Cold Years to be able to do this full-time, Ross doesn’t mind fitting it in. Sometimes he’ll even squeeze the 9‑to‑5 into band life – there have been occasions, he says, when he’s taken his lap...