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BRENDA

(Glasgow / post-punk dreamy synth riot grrrl action)

BRENDA is every woman you’ve ever seen, met, smelled, heard, feared. BRENDA is from Glasgow. BRENDA is Apsi Witana on drums. BRENDA is Litty Hughes on guitar and synth. BRENDA is Flore De Hoog on synths, and more synths. BRENDA sings sweet harmonies. BRENDA is riot grrrl meets fourth wave feminism. BRENDA is butch synth-punk dressed in drag. BRENDA has great taste, and is influenced by Prince, The Human League, ESG, Bronski Beat, Freur, Cameo, Depeche Mode, Grace Jones and Sylvester.

https://brendamega.bandcamp.com/album/brenda

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somesurprises

(Seattle / shoegaze wonders on a Spacemen 3, Yo La Tengo, Grouper trip)

somesurprises is the musical project of Egyptian/English American songwriter and guitarist Natasha El-Sergany. Born in Letterkenny, Ireland, and raised in the north of England before moving to Florida at age ten, El-Sergany eventually found home in the evergreen mist of Seattle, WA. What began as a bedroom project focused on spectral balladry and late-night exploration has evolved into a dynamic four-piece band. Motorik beats, reverb-drenched vocals, washes of fingerpicked guitars, and hazy synths expand El-Sergany’s delicate and blissful songwriting.
Perseids, the band’s first new album since 2019, hearkens back to the raw and powerful voice memos that started the project. El-Sergany recorded and demoed tracks in near isolation beginning in early 2021 at Seattle’s legendary Crybaby Studios. Cellist Lori Goldston (Earth, Nirvana) and long-time musical partner Josh Medina contributed remotely, before the band reunited later that year at ExEx Audio with producer Paurl Walsh. Bassist Laura Seniow and drummer Nico Sophiea provided drive and rhythmic grounding for the initial skeletal songs. Vocalist Jessika Kenney (Sunn O))), Midsommar) added life and meaning to the album’s title track, drawing inspiration from Islamic poetic tradition central to El-Sergany’s vision for the album. Musically, the album draws from a variety of influences, including Stereolab, Cluster, Broadcast, Neu!, Mazzy Star, and Nick Drake. El-Sergany and band are however, uniquely their own, combining elements of shoegaze, dreampop, drone rock, and experimental improvisation. Perseids released on April 19th, 2024 via LA’s Doom Trip Records.

http://somesurprises.bandcamp.com/

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