250CC (DE): Gritty pop songs with influences from blues and 60s psychedelic garage rock.
15 15 (FR): Synth-heavy, looping rhythms and a larger-than-life live show.
A.S. FANNING (IE): Magical, dark, folky and beautifully melancholic.
ADULT DVD (UK): Quirky dance punk with an almost retro-videogame vibe.
ALIEN CHICKS (UK): ‘South London’s hardest working post punk power trio’
AOIFE NESSA FRANCES (IE): A master of meandering folk and psych pop.
AVERAGE LIFE COMPLAINTS (UK): The reignition of the flame that made the first wave of post-punk so important both politically and sonically.
BAD NERVES (UK): As energetic and undeniably punk as the first time they played Left of the Dial.
BALDERDASCH (IE): Off-kilter guitars, glitchy beats and spliced-up samples combined in confusingly cool songs.
BDRMM (UK): They’re back with their hypnotizing shoegaze, drenched in a big scoop of postpunk.
BIG SPECIAL (UK): Two men making an amazing noise of thrashing drums and howling vocals.
BILL NICKSON (UK): Lo-fi pop with heart and soul.
BIKINI BEACH (DE): Danceable garage/punk/stoner/surf/psychedelic rock.
BLEACH LAB (UK): An introspective yet emotionally frenetic soundscape somewhere between Mazzy Star and The Smiths.
BLUES LAWYER (US): Catchy, immersive, and lively power pop.
BO GRITZ (UK): All-destroying electronic violence.
BOROUGH COUNCIL (UK): A dark, yet very fresh blend of krautrock and new wave
BUTCH KASSIDY (UK): Coruscated walls of sound with an affinity for improvisation, minimalism and metal.
CANTY (UK): Hypnotic Ballads floating between the transcendental and the mundane
CAR BOOT SALE (UK): A ray of indie sunshine.
CARDINALS (IE): Infectious indie with a hint of shoegaze
CARRIEGOSS (FR): Sway to songs that navigate between dance and darkwave.
CARSICK (UK): Raw energy dance punk to get fucked up to.
CHALK (UK): Gothic sounding guitars duel with the sensory overload of a techno club.
CIRCE (UK): Dystopian feminist anthems and some apocalyptic heartbreak tunes.
CLT DRP (UK): A genre-bending, non-apologetic electro-punk trio.
COWBOYY (UK): Wonderfully fresh sounding songs despite the influences of early 90s metal guitars.
CRUUSH (UK): Melodic shoegaze, indie, dreampop and grunge: a warm daydream on downers.
DEADLETTER (UK): The return of post-punk greatness. Wants, needs, hopes, dreams, then it’s a binge.
DEAR OMENS (NL): Exceptional energetic fuzz punk
DENZEL HIMSELF (UK): A gothic rapper with a hardcore attitude.
DIM IMAGERY (UK): Dark and progressive art-rock angst that twists through the realms of krautrock, post-punk and new wave.
DIVIDED (BE): A four headed monster bringing a furious mix of everything that’s loud.
EGYPTIAN BLUE (UK): post-punk executed with surgical precision.
ELI WINTER (US): Is it folk? Rock? Jazz? Something else? The answer to all of these questions is: ‘yes’.
EOSINE (BE): Shoegazey melodies with amazing vocal harmonies.
EYESORE & THE JINX (UK): A noise explosion of pointy guitars, punchy riffs, pounding drums and fast-talking lyrics.
FEWS (SE): A slightly psychedelic yet sparkling poppy wall of gloomy kraut rhythms.
FLAT PARTY (UK): A flourish of biting art-punk with razor sharp guitars and ineluctable vocals.
FORMER CHAMP (UK): Soothing yet fast paced and melody laden rock songs.
GIRL SCOUT (SE): Accessible, joyous indie rock with an air of cool kid nonchalance.
GRANDMAS HOUSE (UK): Fast and raucous guitar riffs, thumping bass lines and aggressive drums.
GROS COUER (BE): Corrosive melodies and exotic grooves.
HARU NEMURI (JP): J-pop, noise, EDM, hard rock, hip hop all played with a solid punk mentality.
HOT FACE (UK): Stone Roses meets math rock.
INDIA ARKIN (UK): Dreamy indie rock with a touch of modern soul.
ISAIAH HULL FKA INDUSTRY POET (UK): Elegiac hip hop with a unique poetic voice.
J MAHON (AU): A warm mixture of indie rock and freak folk through to psych country.
JAKOMO (BE): A stylish, laid-back and hazy sound, also known as: Suave Rock.
JEANIE WHITE (UK): A modern day Tim Buckley.
JIMMY WHISPERS (US): Midwestern emo with subtle nods at hyper-pop and The Beach Boys.
JOSHUA IDEHEN (NG/SE): Spoken-word and modern soul.
JOYERIA (CA/UK): A fresh, experimental, post-punk take on 90s alt rock.
KAL MARKS (US): Big, weird, burly noise-rock songs with a bass-heavy, propulsive sound weaving in influences from krautrock, electronic and funk.
L.A. SANGE (NL): Garage punk with a big punch of adrenaline.
LIFE (UK): Welcome back this anarchic, weirdly uncompromising and addictive pop outfit.
LIP FILLER (UK): A distinctive concoction of caustic indie-rock and raucous, noughties-leaning dance punk.
LOWERTOWN (US): Luscious lo-fi indie bops.
MADMADMAD (UK): Mutant sounds, inspired by 70s no-wave, postpunk and disco.
MARY IN THE JUNKYARD (UK): Angelic, edgy, melancholic and raw at heart.
MAX FULCRUM & THE WIN (UK): An electronic, psychedelic, and foremost ecstatic experience with members of Left of the Dial alumni Fake Turins and Enjoyable Listens.
MEAGRE MARTIN (DE): A fine blend of lo-fi, infectious americana, folk and indie.
MELIN MELYN (UK): Vintage-country-surf-twang tunes with a touch of psychedelia, folk and alternative rock.
MIDDLEMAN (UK): Rough-edged riffs and hardcore hooks. A modern version of classic punk.
MINOR CONFLICT (UK): A refreshing mix of post-punk and post-folk.
MODDER (BE): Stoner doom/psych/sludge/grunge/metal: Riff worship at its finest.
MOREISH IDOLS (UK): Manoeuvring between rapid art rock flair and post-punk intensity.
MSS FRNCE (FR): Straight forward punk rock à la Française.
MUI ZYU (HK/UK): Fantastical dreampop inspired by Chinese folklore, laidback and danceable.
M.U.G. (NL): A new creation of Rotterdam punk rock royalty.
NAKED LUNGS (IE): A noisy juggernaut driven in equal parts by swagger and legitimate angst.
NEIGHBOURS BURNING NEIGHBOURS (NL): Impressive noise pop from Rotterdam.
NIGHTBUS (UK): Upbeat and wavy tunes with funky synths and languorous, 80s disco vocals.
NÚRIA GRAHAM (ES): Dreamy folk-pop that carries a playful sensibility.
NZE NZE (FR): Original tales of the Central African Fang warriors in a vicious mix of industrial, post-punk, and dub.
OTALA (UK): An eloquent fusion of post-rock, freeform jazz, post-punk and spoken word.
PALE PUMA (NL): Dreamy pop noir all the way from Amsterdam.
PARKER FANS (NL): Slightly lo-fi, extremely danceable
PINK EYE CLUB (UK): He seemed like a nice guy (but he turned out to be a one-man-disco-machine)
PLATTENBAU (DE): Guitar-trashing, synth-smashing, infectious noise-pop.
PLAY DEAD (UK): Punk-rock with a sense of youthful, reckless abandon. A band filled with snot and sneer.
PORCHLIGHT (UK): Out of control mixture of post-punk and prog-rock.
POZI (UK): Songs steeped in the lineage of the very best weirdo British indie pop.
PREGOBLIN (UK): Grim tunes for the indie dancefloor
REALLY BIG REALLY CLEVER (UK): Frantic, fast-paced punk rock bangers.
SCOTT HEPPLE AND THE SUN BAND (UK): British 60’s/70’s tinged psych/indie rock.
SCROUNGE (UK): Pressing, ominous and dense post-punk.
SILVERBACKS (UK): a band with late 70s art-rock and punk, and 90s indie in its DNA.
SIR EDWARD (FR): a psychedelic mixture of rock, disco and funk.
SNAKE EYES (UK): A cracking piece of modern British rock.
SOPHIE JAMIESON (UK): Emotionally devastating indie pop songs.
SPLINT (UK): Full of catchy hooks and dark lyrics, yet light as a feather.
STORMO (IT): Doom, sludge, metal and…. Italian hardcore vocals!
STRAWBEY (UK): Dreamy bedroom pop for melancholy souls.
TAPIR! (UK): A tender journey into a magical world of folky electronica.
TERRA TWIN (UK): Moody art rock tumbling downhill with the brakes off
THE 113 (UK): Genre-bending, dark, visceral post-punk with heavy guitars and emphatic melodies.
THE GROGANS (AU): Melodic sing-alongs with hints of surf, punk, blues, garage, psych, rockabilly and reggae.
THE HOMESICK (NL): A burst of limitless creativity and arguably one of the most skilled northern Dutch bands around.
THE ITCH (UK): Hyperactive riffs and beeping electronics. The perfect combination of drum computers, synth and guitars.
THE NEW EVES (UK): Primal chant-like punk combined with old-fashioned folk, garage and exotica.
THE ORIELLES (UK): A wavy and hazy disco-meets-postpunk-meets-indie-rock interstellar supergroup.
THE TUBS (UK): Compellingly beautiful pop songs for slightly depressed lovers.
THE YUMMY MOUTHS (BE): Melodic garage rock that leads to total mosh pit craziness.
TIMO AND THE STARDUSTERS (NL): From Neil Young to Wilco, via Kurt Vile back to the Velvet Underground.
TOMMY COSSACK & THE DEGENERATORS (UK): “a freaky synth-punk spectacle”
TRAMHAUS (NL): The pride of Rotterdam making it all happen.
TUMMYACHE (UK): Dreamy guitar noise with tight riffs and disenchanted vocal delivery.
UNIVERSITY (UK): Classic rock on crystal meth. In the best way possible.
VAMPIRE BOYFRIEND (NL): An uplifting alt pop/art rock ode to your inner goth.
VANITY FAIRY (UK): Bedazzling kitsch-pop combined with classic disco.
WESLEY GONZALEZ (UK): Heartwarming mid-70’s soul / lo-fi power pop.
WHISPERING SONS (BE): Early Left of the Dial alumni: post-punk with a deeply charismatic singer.
WINTER GARDENS (UK): A journey through an eclectic ray of disparate sounds that range from disco to garage punk and 90s pop.
WYCH ELM (UK): Contemplative grungy indie-rock that feels light and breathable.
YOWL (UK): Menacing-indie storytellers, swinging from intense proto-punk to swooning balladry.
ZHENG SUN (CN): An award winning Erhu musician (a Chinese two-stringed bowed instrument).
ZIYAD AL SAMMAN (UK): Psychedelic-disco-pop from your new favourite habibi music maker
ZZZAHARA (US): Vulnerable and raw indie rock drowning in intimate emotion and frenetic energy.
250CC (DE): Gritty pop songs with influences from blues and 60s psychedelic garage rock.
15 15 (FR): Synth-heavy, looping rhythms and a larger-than-life live show.
A.S. FANNING (IE): Magical, dark, folky and beautifully melancholic.
ADULT DVD (UK): Quirky dance punk with an almost retro-videogame vibe.
ALIEN CHICKS (UK): ‘South London’s hardest working post punk power trio'
AOIFE NESSA FRANCES (IE): A master of meandering folk and psych pop.
AVERAGE LIFE COMPLAINTS (UK): The reignition of the flame that made the first wave of post-punk so important both politically and sonically.
BAD NERVES (UK): As energetic and undeniably punk as the first time they played Left of the Dial.
BALDERDASCH (IE): Off-kilter guitars, glitchy beats and spliced-up samples combined in confusingly cool songs.
BDRMM (UK): They’re back with their hypnotizing shoegaze, drenched in a big scoop of postpunk.
BIG SPECIAL (UK): Two men making an amazing noise of thrashing drums and howling vocals.
BILL NICKSON (UK): Lo-fi pop with heart and soul.
BIKINI BEACH (DE): Danceable garage/punk/stoner/surf/psychedelic rock.
BLEACH LAB (UK): An introspective yet emotionally frenetic soundscape somewhere between Mazzy Star and The Smiths.
BLUES LAWYER (US): Catchy, immersive, and lively power pop.
BO GRITZ (UK): All-destroying electronic violence.
BOROUGH COUNCIL (UK): A dark, yet very fresh blend of krautrock and new wave
BUTCH KASSIDY (UK): Coruscated walls of sound with an affinity for improvisation, minimalism and metal.
Canty (UK): Hypnotic Ballads floating between the transcendental and the mundane
CAR BOOT SALE (UK): A ray of indie sunshine.
CARDINALS (IE): Infectious indie with a hint of shoegaze
CARRIEGOSS (FR): Sway to songs that navigate between dance and darkwave.
CARSICK (UK): Raw energy dance punk to get fucked up to.
CHALK (UK): Gothic sounding guitars duel with the sensory overload of a techno club.
CHASE PETRA (US): Quarter-life crisis pop rock.
CIRCE (UK): Dystopian feminist anthems and some apocalyptic heartbreak tunes.
CLT DRP (UK): A genre-bending, non-apologetic electro-punk trio.
COWBOYY (UK): Wonderfully fresh sounding songs despite the influences of early 90s metal guitars.
CRUUSH (UK): Melodic shoegaze, indie, dreampop and grunge: a warm daydream on downers.
DEADLETTER (UK): The return of post-punk greatness. Wants, needs, hopes, dreams, then it's a binge.
DEAR OMENS (NL): Exceptional energetic fuzz punk
DENZEL HIMSELF (UK): A gothic rapper with a hardcore attitude.
DIM IMAGERY (UK): Dark and progressive art-rock angst that twists through the realms of krautrock, post-punk and new wave.
DIVIDED (BE): A four headed monster bringing a furious mix of everything that’s loud.
EGYPTIAN BLUE (UK): post-punk executed with surgical precision.
ELI WINTER (US): Is it folk? Rock? Jazz? Something else? The answer to all of these questions is: ‘yes’.
EOSINE (BE): Shoegazey melodies with amazing vocal harmonies.
EYESORE & THE JINX (UK): A noise explosion of pointy guitars, punchy riffs, pounding drums and fast-talking lyrics.
FEWS (SE): A slightly psychedelic yet sparkling poppy wall of gloomy kraut rhythms.
FLAT PARTY (UK): A flourish of biting art-punk with razor sharp guitars and ineluctable vocals.
FORMER CHAMP (UK): Soothing yet fast paced and melody laden rock songs.
GIRL SCOUT (SE): Accessible, joyous indie rock with an air of cool kid nonchalance.
GRANDMAS HOUSE (UK): Fast and raucous guitar riffs, thumping bass lines and aggressive drums.
GROS COUER (BE): Corrosive melodies and exotic grooves.
HARU NEMURI (JP): J-pop, noise, EDM, hard rock, hip hop all played with a solid punk mentality.
HOT FACE (UK): Stone Roses meets math rock.
INDIA ARKIN (UK): Dreamy indie rock with a touch of modern soul.
ISAIAH HULL FKA INDUSTRY POET (UK): Elegiac hip hop with a unique poetic voice.
J MAHON (AU): A warm mixture of indie rock and freak folk through to psych country.
JAKOMO (BE): A stylish, laid-back and hazy sound, also known as: Suave Rock.
JEANIE WHITE (UK): A modern day Tim Buckley.
JIMMY WHISPERS (US): Midwestern emo with subtle nods at hyper-pop and The Beach Boys.
JOSHUA IDEHEN (NG/SE): Spoken-word and modern soul.
JOYERIA (CA/UK): A fresh, experimental, post-punk take on 90s alt rock.
KAL MARKS (US): Big, weird, burly noise-rock songs with a bass-heavy, propulsive sound weaving in influences from krautrock, electronic and funk.
L.A. SANGE (NL): Garage punk with a big punch of adrenaline.
LIFE (UK): Welcome back this anarchic, weirdly uncompromising and addictive pop outfit.
LIP FILLER (UK): A distinctive concoction of caustic indie-rock and raucous, noughties-leaning dance punk.
LOWERTOWN (US): Luscious lo-fi indie bops.
MADMADMAD (UK): Mutant sounds, inspired by 70s no-wave, postpunk and disco.
MARY IN THE JUNKYARD (UK): Angelic, edgy, melancholic and raw at heart.
MAX FULCRUM & THE WIN (UK): An electronic, psychedelic, and foremost ecstatic experience with members of Left of the Dial alumni Fake Turins and Enjoyable Listens.
MEAGRE MARTIN (DE): A fine blend of lo-fi, infectious americana, folk and indie.
MELIN MELYN (UK): Vintage-country-surf-twang tunes with a touch of psychedelia, folk and alternative rock.
MIDDLEMAN (UK): Rough-edged riffs and hardcore hooks. A modern version of classic punk.
MINOR CONFLICT (UK): A refreshing mix of post-punk and post-folk.
MODDER (BE): Stoner doom/psych/sludge/grunge/metal: Riff worship at its finest.
MOREISH IDOLS (UK): Manoeuvring between rapid art rock flair and post-punk intensity.
MSS FRNCE (FR): Straight forward punk rock à la Française.
MUI ZYU (HK/UK): Fantastical dreampop inspired by Chinese folklore, laidback and danceable.
M.U.G. (NL): A new creation of Rotterdam punk rock royalty.
NAKED LUNGS (IE): A noisy juggernaut driven in equal parts by swagger and legitimate angst.
NEIGHBOURS BURNING NEIGHBOURS (NL): Impressive noise pop from Rotterdam.
NIGHTBUS (UK): Upbeat and wavy tunes with funky synths and languorous, 80s disco vocals.
NÚRIA GRAHAM (ES): Dreamy folk-pop that carries a playful sensibility.
NZE NZE (FR): Original tales of the Central African Fang warriors in a vicious mix of industrial, post-punk, and dub.
OTALA (UK): An eloquent fusion of post-rock, freeform jazz, post-punk and spoken word.
PALE PUMA (NL): Dreamy pop noir all the way from Amsterdam.
PARKER FANS (NL): Slightly lo-fi, extremely danceable
PINK EYE CLUB (UK): He seemed like a nice guy (but he turned out to be a one-man-disco-machine)
PLATTENBAU (DE): Guitar-trashing, synth-smashing, infectious noise-pop.
PLAY DEAD (UK): Punk-rock with a sense of youthful, reckless abandon. A band filled with snot and sneer.
PORCHLIGHT (UK): Out of control mixture of post-punk and prog-rock.
POZI (UK): Songs steeped in the lineage of the very best weirdo British indie pop.
PREGOBLIN (UK): Grim tunes for the indie dancefloor
REALLY BIG REALLY CLEVER (UK): Frantic, fast-paced punk rock bangers.
SCOTT HEPPLE AND THE SUN BAND (UK): British 60's/70's tinged psych/indie rock.
SCROUNGE (UK): Pressing, ominous and dense post-punk.
SILVERBACKS (UK): a band with late 70s art-rock and punk, and 90s indie in its DNA.
SIR EDWARD (FR): a psychedelic mixture of rock, disco and funk.
SNAKE EYES (UK): A cracking piece of modern British rock.
SOPHIE JAMIESON (UK): Emotionally devastating indie pop songs.
SPLINT (UK): Full of catchy hooks and dark lyrics, yet light as a feather.
STORMO (IT): Doom, sludge, metal and…. Italian hardcore vocals!
STRAWBEY (UK): Dreamy bedroom pop for melancholy souls.
TAPIR! (UK): A tender journey into a magical world of folky electronica.
TERRA TWIN (UK): moody art rock tumbling downhill with the brakes off
THE 113 (UK): Genre-bending, dark, visceral post-punk with heavy guitars and emphatic melodies.
THE GROGANS (AU): Melodic sing-alongs with hints of surf, punk, blues, garage, psych, rockabilly and reggae.
THE HOMESICK (NL): A burst of limitless creativity and arguably one of the most skilled northern Dutch bands around.
THE ITCH (UK): Hyperactive riffs and beeping electronics. The perfect combination of drum computers, synth and guitars.
THE NEW EVES (UK): Primal chant-like punk combined with old-fashioned folk, garage and exotica.
THE ORIELLES (UK): A wavy and hazy disco-meets-postpunk-meets-indie-rock interstellar supergroup.
THE TUBS (UK): Compellingly beautiful pop songs for slightly depressed lovers.
THE YUMMY MOUTHS (BE): Melodic garage rock that leads to total mosh pit craziness.
TIMO AND THE STARDUSTERS (NL): From Neil Young to Wilco, via Kurt Vile back to the Velvet Underground.
TOMMY COSSACK & THE DEGENERATORS (UK): "a freaky synth-punk spectacle"
TRAMHAUS (NL): The pride of Rotterdam making it all happen.
TUMMYACHE (UK): Dreamy guitar noise with tight riffs and disenchanted vocal delivery.
UNIVERSITY (UK): Classic rock on crystal meth. In the best way possible.
VAMPIRE BOYFRIEND (NL): An uplifting alt pop/art rock ode to your inner goth.
VANITY FAIRY (UK): Bedazzling kitsch-pop combined with classic disco.
WESLEY GONZALEZ (UK): Heartwarming mid-70’s soul / lo-fi power pop.
WHISPERING SONS (BE): Early Left of the Dial alumni: post-punk with a deeply charismatic singer.
WINTER GARDENS (UK): A journey through an eclectic ray of disparate sounds that range from disco to garage punk and 90s pop.
WYCH ELM (UK): Contemplative grungy indie-rock that feels light and breathable.
YOWL (UK): Menacing-indie storytellers, swinging from intense proto-punk to swooning balladry.
ZHENG SUN (CN): An award winning Erhu musician (a Chinese two-stringed bowed instrument).
ZIYAD AL SAMMAN (UK): Psychedelic-disco-pop from your new favourite habibi music maker
ZZZAHARA (US): Vulnerable and raw indie rock drowning in intimate emotion and frenetic energy.