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Velveteen

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐞 & 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐨𝐩 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 #𝟑!

\*\*𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝟐𝟓/𝟏𝟎/𝟐𝟑\*\*

𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧:

Starting out as a side project in a top floor London flat, Velveteen quickly grew into something much more. Over time, the band developed a sound that's as much a love letter to their inspirations as it is their own. Shoegaze influences come to the fore and, beneath that, elements of post-punk, dream pop and noise rock challenge for attention.

Following EPs "Yours To Enjoy" and "Bluest Sunshine", the band released their debut album "Empty Crush" on Shelf Life Records at the end of 2022. "A triumphant, detuned, overflowing missive to and from the universe"

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐬 (𝐅𝐑𝐀)

Healees formed in 2015 when Bryan Quinn and Renaud Chauré met and

realised they shared a strong interest for guitar pedals and new wave bands. They were joined soon after by Hillevi Robertsson (bass guitar) and Arthur Chen (drums), self-releasing the ‘Heal’s Beals’ demo in 2018. This Paris-based Breton/American/Swedish/Belgian four-piece developed a beautiful shoegaze-tinted noisy pop. Their track The Garden was one of the highlights of the ‘Stratigraphy’ compilation released by Hidden Bay in late 2020. A handful of demos posted to Bandcamp led to an 8-song self titled EP also on Toulouse's Hidden Bay Records in 2022. The band is currently at work on their debut LP.

𝐀𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦:

Atmos Bloom is the dream-gaze band formed in Manchester by Curtis Paterson & Tilda Gratton. Last summer saw the release of their self-recorded debut album Flora via Californian DIY label Spirit Goth which has since amassed over 1M streams.

It’s an exciting few months ahead for the band thanks to a recent relocation down South, the addition of two new live members and upcoming appearances at a string of London venues and Manchester Psych Fest.

Taking influences from 90s shoegaze such as my bloody valentine and modern indie-pop like DIIV and Beach Fossils; their sound is the perfect balance of reverb-drenched guitars and indie pop melodies. 'Flora' received high praise from PopMatters & DKFM, and 2 tracks were added to Spotify's Editorial Dream Pop playlist.

𝐁𝐨𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚:

Melding 90s wall of sound, reverb-drenched guitar and ethereal vocals with a dynamic rhythm, Boy Marina formed in Late 2021 and sold out their debut show at MAP Studios in April 2022. The band went out to play at venues such as the Old Blue Last, The George Tavern and Mascara Bar, the latter involving the launch of their first two singles 'Love Song (Live)' and 'Thousand Dreams' on cassette tape. The success of Thousand Dreams inspired the conception of a distinctive colour vinyl edition to be released in October 2023. FFO Lush, Slowdive, Beach House, Warpaint, Bleach lab.

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚:

Formed in 2019 in Manchester, named after an indoor newsagent, Meena has released 3 EP's, two vinyls and has 100,000 Spotify plays.

\-Quotes

\-"they don't come much more massive and much more enjoyable than Meena. What a stunner" - Piccadily Records

"there really is a beautiful dynamic interplay at work here" - Picadilly Records

Meena's Paving is a beautiful hazy experience" - Glasse Factory

"to describe the sound as simply shoegaze would be doing a massive dis-service" - Sonic Blooms

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐖𝐀𝐋):

thinking With Sand are a lo-fi shoegaze / noise rock trio from Bristol and Newport, mixing the blissed out noise pop of My Valentine with the attack and melody of Hüsker Dü.

Originally an electronic shoegaze duo between 2005 and 2009, the project was resurrected in 2020 when the EP 'february' caught the attention of Shore Dive Records.

The album 'dreams and half truths' was intended to be a collaboration between the three band members, however, due to the various lockdowns of that year, Linus recorded the bulk of it at home, with bassist Nathan contributing ideas via video messages.

The album was released 5 June 2021, with CD copies selling out the same day. A vinyl re-release was issued by Oscarson Records on 13 August 2022, few copies remain.

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