Brighton’s showcase of the best up and coming artists opened its doors once again for three and a half days of sweaty rooms, sweltering beach stages and the excited buzz of discovering the best new music from across the globe.
London duo Most Things have released the final single before the release of their highly anticipated debut album, ‘Bigtime’, releases on Friday.
On ‘bemused’ Double Virgo go beyond the bored affectations of slacker rock. Here the duo land on something that holds fast to their aesthetic but displays true range and breadth.
mark william lewis is tasteful in his transfiguration of slowcore, ensuring that his latest release soars and shimmers with layered choruses, distant brushed drums and hushed bass.
The Sophs sidestep the usual LA indie gloss. No neon, no posturing. Just a lean groove, a voice on the verge, and the kind of heat that creeps up on you.
With both tracks united by this uncanny sense of sprawling, urban mystery, it’s clear PARADE feed off curiosity, abstraction and open questioning.
Powering around New York city with home tapes and a drive to play every DIY show along the way, Retail Drugs demand to be heard.
Manchester quartet Maruja trade folklore for fury, myth for the noise of the now, and their gaze upward, toward the cold geometry of capital and the architecture of control.
Brighton’s The Great Escape Festival not only marks the beginning of festival season for many, but also presents a golden opportunity to discover and embrace some of the most exciting domestic and international new artists around.