Bands of the Year!
1 Todd & Karen
.... is the moniker under which Norwegian-Irish pop musicians Øyvind Berge (formerly of Sir Øyvind Berge & His Imaginary Orchestra) and Ina Verdi-Ruckstuhl release their quirky, ironic and melodious indie – often set in the imaginary world of Beardsley Boulevard. The duo met in 2017 as they both worked as teachers at the same international school in Kongsberg, Norway. After becoming members of the social committee at work they soon realized they had the same love for music and quirky British humour. After having played with this privately – and within the social committee at work – a thought of taking it further started growing. In 2020, the plans started to come to fruition and the idea of the fictional universe Beardsley Boulevard started to take shape.
2 Attic Theory
Deep from the grungy depths of Liverpool’s dock roads come award-winning rockers Attic Theory. With grooves deeper than the river Mersey itself, vocalist Lewis Wright is joined by guitarists Peter Donnelly, Tim Cunningham and Matt Lawler, bass player Kenny McArthur and Norm Walker on drums. Together they perform their self-proclaimed genre of Alternative Groove Rock; post-grunge infused with the charm of rock 'n' roll..
3 DRAG
... are a Bristol based band with a unique blue/red aesthetic and hooky synth-pop tunes. Self-described 'coloured-in goths', they conjure 80's nostalgia whilst firmly placing themselves within a 21st century context. DRAG have recently supported Walt Disco on the Bristol date of their UK tour and have featured heavily on BBC Introducing in the South West.
4 Young Astronaut
... were formed in 2012 by brothers Chris & Pete Boakes. Since then they’ve toured across the UK covering almost the entirety of London’s backroom venues (Camden Assembly, The Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, The Garage, Dublin Castle, etc.) and internationally in Beijing, Chengdu and Hong Kong. Their previous two full length albums, folk driven 'Fawn' and rockier 'A Gold Frontier', earned the band national radio play on BBC 6 Music as well as being featured on the BBC introducing podcast.
5 The Continentals
The Continentals are a 5 piece Indie Rock n Roll band based in Belfast NI. Fusing energetic punk chord progressions with britpop-like melodies. Nate Donaghy - Singer Palko - Lead Guitar Ethan Layhe - Rhythm Guitar James Dawson - Bass James Bothwell - Drums.
6 The Avelons
7 the VOO
8 Temperature Falls
9 Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate
10 My Friend The Chimpanzee
11 Moon and Aries
12 ANTIAGE
13 Pr0files
14 Eruption Artistique
15 Scenius
16 Peal
17 Ex en Provence
18 Springworks
19 Faded Shades
20 Vinyl Floor
