PEBBLE Pebble is a singer song writer from Stroud that has been making waves though out Gloucestershire with her pop, bubble grunge, alternative sound. She is influenced by artists such as Wolf Alice, The Smiths, Mazzy Star and Beabadoobee. She won the Stroud Song Contest with her song “GOOD TIME GRRRL” as well as winning the Stroud Show battle of the bands. She then has gone on to play at local festivals such as Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023 Chalfest, Whitcomb Festival, north Nibley, crown and sceptre beer festivals, The Prince Albert( here!) as well as various other well-loved venues. Already making waves with her smoky resonate swirling vocals, dense shimmering textures of distorted guitar sound, commanding melodies, sad girl aesthetic and intimate confessional lyrics.
BOSSTRICH
The Bosstrich recruitment drive was completed in 2023 when joined by a fourth fan of weird, alternative pop music, local singer-songwriter Lucy Barton. Since then they have been beavering away at making their own psyche-folk-punk-rock songs. Expect experimental yet catchy songs that vary from sweet melody to heavy doom psychedelic. Bosstrich are currently recording their debut EP.
BERT USSHER
Bert Ussher is a solo project led by Robert Pearson accompanied by Marcus Jeffrey and Tom Gould. Their debut EP is set for release in July taking influence from 70s musicians like John Cale and 90’s French band Air
DOGSBODY
Music that infuses folk lyricism with a wistful tenderness, woven into raw and dissonant instrumentals, to create a full-bodied, cathartic sonic experience. The band blend the current vogue of grunge, jazz and alternative rock with the feeling of the 1960s folk l movement.
A single - “Let It Die” was released early March, 2024 - the band have already started to pack out venues across Bristol’s vibrant scene just by word of mouth. They were long-listed for Glastonbury’s emerging talent competition.
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