THE SMASHING TIMES (Baltimore, USA)
Vaguely psychy and twee indie pop from the States, obviously inspired by the likes of Television Personalities, Sarah Records, etc., and with a catalogue full of amazing songs to back it up. Touring the UK, and in Bristol for the first time in support of their last album This Sporting Life, and a new one coming November 2024 on K Records.
https://thesmashingtimes.bandcamp.com/

GARDEN CENTRE (London)
Long-running indie folk project from Max Levy and friends. “It’s not quite right to say that this sounds like Joanna Newsom—because objectively it mostly doesn’t—but the sound of this band could exist in the same twee faerie world she inhabits, maybe in a rougher gnome-pop corner of the same fanciful garden.” - Razorcake Zine.
https://gardencentre.bandcamp.com/album/searching-for-a-stream-2

PICTURE FRAMES (Bristol)
Lo-fi indie rock from right here in Bristol.