Bands Bluntly Oversimplified

ACCESSORY (US) ‘songs that feel small and big at the same time’
AL COLOGNE (UK) ‘weaving personal history into something spacious and universal’
ALICE COSTELLOE (UK) ‘candid indie-pop tunes’
ALIEN BOY (US) ‘extremely catchy rock songs’
ASHNYMPH (UK) ´trance-inducing beats´
ATTICOMATIC (UK) ‘intense and beautiful harmonies’
BABE HAVEN (US) ‘high energy queer punk’
BATHING SUITS (UK) ‘always dancey, always loud, always sexy’
BED (JP) ‘doom-laden gabber rock’
BEN KIDSON (UK) ‘accidental pop music made by an anti-chart-music-guy’
BENCHWARMER (UK) ‘emotionally driven songs’
BLACK NYLON (IE) ‘indestructible anthems’
BLOODWORM (UK) ‘Goth Post-Punk from the Midlands’
BOG BAND (IE) ‘heartfelt laptop soul’
BRAMWELL (UK) ‘warm and jangly pop songs’
BROOKI (IE) ‘cinematic and raw’
BURGLAR (IE) ‘an inescapably catchy slice of doom-pop’
CASUAL SMART (UK) ‘moon-soaked crooners’
CHERRYHOLT (UK) ”’Sunny, sharp and impossible not to sing along to”’
CHILD OF PRAGUE (IE) ‘a fusion of emo and traditional Irish folk-pop’
COMMON HOLLY (CA) ‘beautiful folk songs with a devastating edge’
COMPOST COMPOST COMPOST (UK) ‘exploratory electro-acoustic soundworlds’
COSIGN (GB-NIR) ‘immersive indie-electronic music’
CURIOSITY SHOP (UK) ‘honey dripping alt-folk’
DATE CAMP (DK) ‘Danish supergroup of Left of the Dial alumni’
DAUFØDT (NO) ‘a violent release of decibels’
ECHO NORTHSTAR (IRE) ‘celestial vocals with an oomph’
FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD (US) ‘nineties-infused indie rock’
GARDENS (AT) ‘bright, warm and a little rough around the edges’
GIRLFRIEND. (IRE) ‘a cathartic explosion of sound’
GLASSHOUSE RED SPIDER MITE (UK) ‘intensely sensitive’
GNARCISSISTS (US) ‘’‘a screeching, screaming, writhing ode to rock ‘n’ roll’’’
GORDI (AU) ‘amazing award-winning alt-folk Aussie’
HILLSBORO (CA) ‘infectious nu-gaze’
HOLLY HEAD (UK) ‘exhilarating, restless and politically charged’
HUNGRY (UK) ‘insatiably catchy’
HYD (US) ‘radical vulnerability’
IMAGINARY HUSBAND (UK) ‘an unconventional wall of sound’
INSIDER TRADING (UK) ‘an emotional cacophony’
ISKANDR (NL) ‘Dutch medieval atmospheres’
JACKSON ROY (UK) ‘instantly engaging earworm hooks’
JANA HORN (US) ‘serene melodies to ease a restless mind’
JJ BULL (UK) ‘football analyst turned hit writer’
JUNI HABEL (NO) ‘timeless and unhurried folk’
LA FLEMME (FR) ‘a whirlwind of garage-pop’
LACUNA (UK) ‘layered melodies and rich story-telling’
LAWN CHAIR (US/DE) ‘chaotic synth-spiked punk’
LATTER (US) ‘impactful noise rock duo’
LEMONSUCKR (UK) ‘a blistering live performance’
LOTS OF HANDS (UK) ‘a warm lo-fi hug’
LTTL MORT (UK) ‘equal parts sweat and satire’
MAGASIN (NL) ‘dissonant music in a pop package’
MAX SLOAN (UK) ‘intimate yet powerful’
MEK’DR’DR (BE) ‘The Fall meets Bananarama’
MELANIE BAKER (UK) ‘perfect pop grunge power’
MICHAEL IAN CUMMINGS (US) ‘intimate solo project of Skaters frontman’
MIDSCALE (FR) ‘luscious shoegaze á la Française’
MILKWEED (UK) ‘experimental folk for the open-minded’
MILO KORBENSKI (UK) ‘the magnificent masked musician’
MINDSIGH (UK) ‘explosive emo grunge’
MLEKO (UK) ‘who knows what kind of rock they’re making?’
MONDE UFO (US) ‘a sonic journey through psychedelia, space rock and jazz’
MONKS (UK) ‘an alternative-electronic force’
MY PURSE (NL) ‘a multivocal celebration of playful punk’
MRY (UK) ‘intimate and expansive sounds’
NEVE CARIAD (UK) ‘compelling indie-folk’
NEWHVN (IE) ‘ethereal and intense’
NOONZY (BE) ‘intense yet breezy’
NORMAL VILLAGE (UK) ‘oddly coordinated brilliance’
NORMAN D. LOCO (UK) ‘loaded with textural complexity’
OSLO TWINS (UK) ‘infectious alt-pop synth tunes’
PAINKILLER (UK) ‘a high-energy blast of fuzzed-out garage rock’
PAULIE SWAN (UK) ‘a stunning piece of art’
PERFECT BINDING (UK) ‘in between raw and refined’
PLAINHEAD (DE) ‘reflective soundscapes that say more than a thousand words’
PUSHBIKE (UK) ‘emo noise that brings nothing but joy’
PYNCHER (UK) ‘pleasantly disturbing’
RAGEFLOWER (AU) ‘if Chappell Roan and The Japanese House had a love child who went through a punk phase’ RAMPRESSURE (UK) ‘broodingly intense noise’
RINGLETS (NZ) ‘incoherent poppy post-punk’
ROPEBURN (UK/IRE) ‘fluid post-rock inspired songs’
SCOTSTOWN DANCE BAND (UK) ‘unashamedly Highland with a modern indie twist’
SERENA CLARA (UK) ‘poetry pop nestled in rich textural soundscapes’
SHITKID (SE) ‘elusive lo-fi grunge-pop’
SPIKE FUCK (AU) ‘80s new wave/70s post-punk/country delivered in a Las-Vegas-ballroom-karaoke vocal style’
STOOP KID (BE) ‘somewhere between doo-wop and hip-hop’
STUDIO20 (UK) ‘synth-soaked emotional rockcraft’
SUNDAYCLUB (CA) ‘heavenly indie-pop’
TELEKURA (IE) ‘synthy pop tunes from Ireland’
THANK (UK) ‘It’s very sexy music, actually’
THE GUEST LIST (UK) ‘quicksilver tunes’
THE HEALING POWER OF HORSES (UK) ‘smothering electro shoegaze’
THE JUMP CUTS (US)‘polished, punchy and highly energetic’
THE SEWING CLUB (US)‘broody bedroom rock from Nashville’
THE SLOW COUNTRY (UK) ‘a distinctive blend of folkish indie and maximalist rock’
TOKYO SEA DRAGONS (UK) ‘songs to love until the end of time’
TOOTH (UK) ‘urgent slacker emo’
TOUGH COOKIE (UK) ‘packed with grit, scuzzy guitars, a few tears’
TRIP WESTERNS (UK) ‘fuzzy garage rock with an irresistible twang’
TURNSPIT (UK)‘shape-shifty synth pop’
TWENTY ONE CHILDREN (ZA) ‘straight-forward punk from South Africa’
VILLAGERRR (US) ‘shoegaze-imbued Midwestern songs’
WESLEY & THE BOYS (US)‘all kinds of punk and rock-‘n-roll’
WING! (UK) ‘atmospheric dream pop with a trip hop feel’
WYATT (UK) ‘a wide range of emotional and energised songwriting’
YOO DOO RIGHT (CA) ‘appropriately named after a Can song’
ZILCHO HAMBLIN (UK) ‘beautiful baritone Americana’

ACCESSORY (US) ‘songs that feel small and big at the same time’
AL COLOGNE (UK) ‘weaving personal history into something spacious and universal’
ALICE COSTELLOE (UK) ‘candid indie-pop tunes’
ALIEN BOY (US) ‘extremely catchy rock songs’
ASHNYMPH (UK) ´trance-inducing beats´
ATTICOMATIC (UK) ‘intense and beautiful harmonies’
BABE HAVEN (US) ‘high energy queer punk’
BATHING SUITS (UK) ‘always dancey, always loud, always sexy’
BED (JP) ‘doom-laden gabber rock’
BEN KIDSON (UK) ‘accidental pop music made by an anti-chart-music-guy’
BENCHWARMER (UK) ‘emotionally driven songs’
BLACK NYLON (IE) 'indestructible anthems'
BLOODWORM (UK) ‘Goth Post-Punk from the Midlands’
BOG BAND (IE) ‘heartfelt laptop soul’
BRAMWELL (UK) ‘warm and jangly pop songs’
BROOKI (IE) ‘cinematic and raw’
BURGLAR (IE) ‘an inescapably catchy slice of doom-pop’
CASUAL SMART (UK) ‘moon-soaked crooners’
CHERRYHOLT (UK) '''Sunny, sharp and impossible not to sing along to'''
CHILD OF PRAGUE (IE) ‘a fusion of emo and traditional Irish folk-pop’
COMMON HOLLY (CA) ‘beautiful folk songs with a devastating edge’
COMPOST COMPOST COMPOST (UK) ‘exploratory electro-acoustic soundworlds’
COSIGN (GB-NIR) ‘immersive indie-electronic music’
CURIOSITY SHOP (UK) ‘honey dripping alt-folk’
DATE CAMP (DK) ‘Danish supergroup of Left of the Dial alumni’
DAUFØDT (NO) 'a violent release of decibels'
ECHO NORTHSTAR (IRE) ‘celestial vocals with an oomph’
FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD (US) ‘nineties-infused indie rock’
GARDENS (AT) ‘bright, warm and a little rough around the edges’
GIRLFRIEND. (IRE) ‘a cathartic explosion of sound’
GLASSHOUSE RED SPIDER MITE (UK) ‘intensely sensitive’
GNARCISSISTS (US) ‘’‘a screeching, screaming, writhing ode to rock ‘n’ roll’’’
GORDI (AU) ‘amazing award-winning alt-folk Aussie’
HILLSBORO (CA) ‘infectious nu-gaze’
HOLLY HEAD (UK) ‘exhilarating, restless and politically charged’
HUNGRY (UK) ‘insatiably catchy’
HYD (US) ‘radical vulnerability’
IMAGINARY HUSBAND (UK) ‘an unconventional wall of sound’
INSIDER TRADING (UK) ‘an emotional cacophony’
ISKANDR (NL) ‘Dutch medieval atmospheres’
JACKSON ROY (UK) ‘instantly engaging earworm hooks’
JANA HORN (US) 'serene melodies to ease a restless mind'
JJ BULL (UK) ‘football analyst turned hit writer’
JUNI HABEL (NO) ‘timeless and unhurried folk’
LA FLEMME (FR) ‘a whirlwind of garage-pop’
LACUNA (UK) ‘layered melodies and rich story-telling’
LAWN CHAIR (US/DE) ‘chaotic synth-spiked punk’
LATTER (US) ‘impactful noise rock duo’
LEMONSUCKR (UK) ‘a blistering live performance’
LOTS OF HANDS (UK) ‘a warm lo-fi hug’
LTTL MORT (UK) 'equal parts sweat and satire'
MAGASIN (NL) ‘dissonant music in a pop package’
MAX SLOAN (UK) ‘intimate yet powerful’
MEK’DR’DR (BE) ‘The Fall meets Bananarama’
MELANIE BAKER (UK) ‘perfect pop grunge power’
MICHAEL IAN CUMMINGS (US) ‘intimate solo project of Skaters frontman’
MIDSCALE (FR) ‘luscious shoegaze á la Française’
MILKWEED (UK) ‘experimental folk for the open-minded’
MILO KORBENSKI (UK) ‘the magnificent masked musician’
MINDSIGH (UK) ‘explosive emo grunge’
MLEKO (UK) 'who knows what kind of rock they're making?'
MONDE UFO (US) ‘a sonic journey through psychedelia, space rock and jazz’
MONKS (UK) ‘an alternative-electronic force’
MY PURSE (NL) ‘a multivocal celebration of playful punk’
MRY (UK) ‘intimate and expansive sounds’
NEVE CARIAD (UK) ‘compelling indie-folk’
NEWHVN (IE) ‘ethereal and intense’
NOONZY (BE) ‘intense yet breezy’
NORMAL VILLAGE (UK) ‘oddly coordinated brilliance’
NORMAN D. LOCO (UK) ‘loaded with textural complexity’
OSLO TWINS (UK) ‘infectious alt-pop synth tunes’
PAINKILLER (UK) ‘a high-energy blast of fuzzed-out garage rock’
PAULIE SWAN (UK) ‘a stunning piece of art’
PERFECT BINDING (UK) ‘in between raw and refined’
PLAINHEAD (DE) ‘reflective soundscapes that say more than a thousand words’
PUSHBIKE (UK) ‘emo noise that brings nothing but joy’
PYNCHER (UK) ‘pleasantly disturbing’
RAGEFLOWER (AU) ‘if Chappell Roan and The Japanese House had a love child who went through a punk phase’ RAMPRESSURE (UK) ‘broodingly intense noise’
RINGLETS (NZ) ‘incoherent poppy post-punk’
ROPEBURN (UK/IRE) ‘fluid post-rock inspired songs’
SCOTSTOWN DANCE BAND (UK) ‘unashamedly Highland with a modern indie twist'
SERENA CLARA (UK) ‘poetry pop nestled in rich textural soundscapes’
SHITKID (SE) ‘elusive lo-fi grunge-pop’
SPIKE FUCK (AU) ‘80s new wave/70s post-punk/country delivered in a Las-Vegas-ballroom-karaoke vocal style’
STOOP KID (BE) ‘somewhere between doo-wop and hip-hop’
STUDIO20 (UK) ‘synth-soaked emotional rockcraft’
SUNDAYCLUB (CA) ‘heavenly indie-pop’
TELEKURA (IE) ‘synthy pop tunes from Ireland’
THANK (UK) 'It’s very sexy music, actually’
THE GUEST LIST (UK) ‘quicksilver tunes’
THE HEALING POWER OF HORSES (UK) ‘smothering electro shoegaze’
THE JUMP CUTS (US)‘polished, punchy and highly energetic’
THE SEWING CLUB (US)‘broody bedroom rock from Nashville’
THE SLOW COUNTRY (UK) ‘a distinctive blend of folkish indie and maximalist rock’
TOKYO SEA DRAGONS (UK) ‘songs to love until the end of time’
TOOTH (UK) ‘urgent slacker emo’
TOUGH COOKIE (UK) ‘packed with grit, scuzzy guitars, a few tears’
TRIP WESTERNS (UK) ‘fuzzy garage rock with an irresistible twang’
TURNSPIT (UK)‘shape-shifty synth pop’
TWENTY ONE CHILDREN (ZA) ‘straight-forward punk from South Africa’
VILLAGERRR (US) ‘shoegaze-imbued Midwestern songs’
WESLEY & THE BOYS (US)‘all kinds of punk and rock-‘n-roll’
WING! (UK) ‘atmospheric dream pop with a trip hop feel’
WYATT (UK) ‘a wide range of emotional and energised songwriting’
YOO DOO RIGHT (CA) ‘appropriately named after a Can song’
ZILCHO HAMBLIN (UK) ‘beautiful baritone Americana’