Jade Hairpins, Es, Marcel Wave

JADE HAIRPINS snuck onto the scene in late 2018 with a mysterious 12-inch on Merge Records. The band were hiding quietly in a tall grove, softly whisking away the mask of dew and doubt, thrilling the needed speakable truths of equality and peace into four beats and a cascading melody. Jade Hairpins comprise of Jonah Falco and Mike Haliechuk of Canadian hardcore punk titans Fucked Up, weirdo-hyperpop artist Jack Goldstein and Tamsin M Leach of London proto-punks Es. There debut album, Harmony Avenue, was released on Merge Records in 2020.

ES is Maria Cecilia Tedemalm (vocals), Katy Cotterell (bass), Tamsin M. Leach (drums) and Flora Watters (keyboards). Their 2016 debut EP, Object Relations, released on influential London punk label La Vida Es Un Mus, was described as "mutant synth-punk for our dystopian present" (Jess Skolnik, Bandcamp, Pitchfork). The band has since become a vital presence in London's underground DIY music scene, as well as having toured the UK with the Thurston Moore Group recently.

MARCEL WAVE write eulogies for tragic actresses, ancient riverbeds and concrete obscenity. Meades meets Pat-E-Smith meets Kirklees Borough Council. Featuring members of Cold Pumas and Sauna Youth.

£6 (no one turned away due to lack of funds)