Band on the Wall presents a special edition of Free Vibes, curated with Sabotage Festival. We’ve teamed up with the Manchester-based festival to bring you four of the most exciting artists you need to know. Sign up for free entry and discover new music from the likes of Dylan Cartlidge, Slowhandclap, Scruffy Bear & Octopus.
Sock
Cardiff-based four-piece Sock emerged on the local scene in late 2017 as a fully formed, perfectly defined musical force. Attention-grabbing live sets on Sofar Sounds and at Sŵn Festival, as well as support slots with emerging Cardiff stalwarts Boy Azooga and Buzzard, pricked the ears of all encountering them; their lazy, trippy, funk-rock instantly both endearing and impressive. People even lovingly threw their actual socks at them.
Dylan Cartlidge
Dylan is a multi-talented singer, rapper and instrumentalist independently writing music that sounds more like it was created on the east side of Atlanta rather than in a small town near Middlesbrough.
Slowhandclap
Having played the inaugural Free Vibes last year, we welcome back Slowhandclap – a Manchester grunge trio whose influences include Pavement, Sonic Youth, Fugazi and more.
Scruffy Bear
Scruffy Bear are Georgina Eaton, Ryan Hunt, Sass Lafferty and Ryan Robb – A 4 piece based in Manchester, which harness the raw and earthy feel of the natural world. In contrast to today’s fast-paced world, Scruffy Bear bring slow-cooked Blues to the modern era.
Octopus
Fresh on the Manchester music scene, Octopus combine britpop melodies with jangly guitars alongside a breezy rhythm section to form their own brand of tentacle rock.
This is a standing show.
