This Is The Kit, led by the enigmatic Kate Stables, aren’t here to hold your hand. This is intricate, often unsettling folk-rock that worms its way under your skin with its off-kilter rhythms and Stables’ distinctively English lilt. They’ve been championed by the likes of Guy Garvey, toured with The National, and garnered serious critical acclaim without ever pandering to the mainstream. Expect a masterclass in understated intensity, where banjo, brass, and hypnotic vocals coalesce into something genuinely captivating.
Support comes from Robin Kester. Drifting between chamber pop, electronic music and psychedelic rock, Kester’s experimental pop exudes a hazy euphoria and dark tension.