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At once confrontational and melodic, Brooklyn's the Wants make music informed by Anglophilic post-punk, the nonstop rhythms of industrial and techno, and Rust Belt grit. Featuring members of Bodega, the band shares a similar sense of political outrage, but channels it in more experimental and inward-looking ways on releases such as 2020's debut album Container.

Home Counties make melodically rigid, socially-charged anthems that are both lyrically tongue-in-cheek and scathingly satirical. The quintet who were previously known as Haze, combine angular guitar work with furious percussion and have toured with the likes of Shame, Sports Team and Pip Blom. Their debut EP Redevelopment on has had radio support from Huw Stephens and Jack Saunders (BBC Radio 1), Tom Robinson (BBC 6 Music) and Matt Wilkinson (Beats 1).

Alt pop singer-songwriter from Montreal who has emerged from the same scene as Grimes.

The Bonnevilles are shaking Northern Ireland in a way it hasn't felt since Van Morrison & Them obliterated Club Rado in 1964 and Stiff Little Fingers blew apart The Trident in 1977! The Bonnevilles don't so much play punk blues as use it as a springboard to create a completely new genre. And now they release their fourth studio album Dirty Photographs with LA-based Alive Natural Sound Records. The Lurgan duo take Mississippi Hill Blues and Punk Rock and mix their own unique dark Northern Irish Punk Blues stew, which drew the attention of the aforementioned Alive Natural Sound leading to the release of the award-nominated Arrow Pierce My Heart on the label in 2016. The Bonnevilles formed in 2009 and quickly released their debut and now legendary album Good Suits & Fightin' Boots on Motor Sounds Records. McGibbon, being a blues fan, was moved to create The Bonnevilles after being heavily inspired by RL Burnside's A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey and bands like The Soledad Brothers, The Immortal Lee County Killers and blues heavyweights like Howlin' Wolf and Robert Johnson. McGibbon combines with McMullan's heavy metal drumming style in a band has become Europe's top alternative blues act. Playing the Deep Blues festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi and the legendary Junior's Juke Joint in Holly Springs in 2015 cemented the band's reputation as the real deal. Now the band's new album Dirty Photographs sees them reach fresh creative fields the same dark blues punk stew but with added sugar.

Mei Semones is an artist creating jazz influenced indie pop songs with lyrics in both Japanese and English, currently based in Brooklyn, NY.

Melding the raw energy of hardcore with the intricate delicacies of electronic, LA native 3L3D3P is defining a new future of punk. Now a key member of the Vada Vada collective alongside The Garden, Cowgirl Clue, and more, 3L3D3P has solidified her reputation with a steady stream of singles and hyper-chaotic, batshit live performances.

Goth / Italo / Post-Punk / Disco / Synth Looking for somewhere cheap, dark, and sweaty to go to after Pride? Whether you’ve been out on the march, in the No Pride In Genocide bloc, having Soft Drinks™ in QP, or just resting away from the madness of the outside world: we’re here for your evening. No guest DJ or extortionate entry, just your fave queer goth night ready to melt your makeup. Last year’s Pride DM was the busiest night we’ve ever had, we’d love to see you all back again.

Whitney K is the coming man! Described by UNCUT Magazine as a Nomadic Canadian channelling magical realism, country rock and Lou Reed he brings his band and new album to the streets of Bedford for a night wild rock n roll through the lens of a master storyteller and poet. It's going to be a wild ride and you'll want to be able to say you were there! This promises to be something very special with the added bonus of slacker Americana hipsters Flypaper unfurling their flag in support. Book early. Stay late.

The quartet of Zack Borzone (vox), Jack Tobias (synth), Sam Pickard (drums), and Saguiv Rosenstock (guitar) display an innate ability to translate a primitive spirit into a modern form. Born during the lockdown as an experimental project between Borzone and Pickard in Philadelphia, the group expanded as the two moved to New York, adding Tobias for their debut self-titled EP, which was produced by Rosenstock, who was then integrated into the band. That first collection is one of self-discovery, of finding the tools necessary to make songs within the band’s own ecosystem. They honed in on their own world and their collaborative, close-knit writing process, discovering the essential structures and feelings that make YHWH Nailgun.

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The five-piece are at the forefront of our city's up-and-coming scene, inspired by the abundance of iconic Manchester bands that have come before them – think Oasis, The Stone Roses and The Verve, as well as some of our Merseyside mates such as The La's and The Beatles.

Emerging from London’s underground music scene, The Sick Man Of Europe is distinctly monochrome in its outlook. Each note counts in this climate - economical but played with absolute precision and conviction. Propelled forward by machines and seeking solace in repetition. There are echoes of the post-punk and European art rock pioneers at the cusp of the 80s, but re-tooled for the present. The same fears. Looking for answers or something to believe in, but finding more questions in an age of absolutes.