BRISTOL MUSIC WEEKLY
Each Friday we round up the freshest sounds from Bristol’s buzzing scene. From boundary-pushing underground acts to chart-ready anthems, discover the tracks and albums making waves this week. Dive in below and explore what’s new.
This week is properly stacked: Break brings heavyweight Bristol D&B, Claude Cooper links with Joe Talbot for a sharp left-field cut, Borai turns up the club pressure, Mumble Tide help celebrate 10 years of Breakfast Records, and L Syd drops the kind of wild Bandcamp find that keeps the underground interesting.
Break takes Track of the Week with So Right, released via Symmetry Recordings. This is precise, heavyweight drum & bass from one of Bristol’s most respected producers: clean low-end, rolling pressure and enough detail to work in headphones or through a proper system.
Direct, polished and built for movement — Bristol bass music doing what it does best.
L Syd takes Bandcamp Release of the Week with Sklzooouuuttt, a track that looks chaotic on paper and feels like a proper underground curveball.
Raw, strange, hard to categorise and full of its own internal logic — exactly the kind of Bandcamp find that makes the weekly dig worth it.
Heron “Soul to Soul”
A warmer, more reflective Bandcamp pick from Heron. Soul to Soul brings a gentler, soulful edge to the week.
Ab Crab “Tears” Nightcore Mix
Pitched-up, hyperactive and emotionally chaotic, Ab Crab’s Tears nightcore mix brings internet-pop energy to this week’s Bandcamp pile.
Moussa Kouyate “Atlantique”
Atlantique adds a spacious, organic and globally minded moment to the week — a welcome shift away from the club pressure.
Candymouse “The Policy”
A sharp, scrappy indie pick from Candymouse on Tea Time Records. Guitar-led bite and a slightly sideways attitude.
X-Ray Ted “Espresso” Tedit
A cheeky, party-ready flip from Jimi Needles and X-Ray Ted. Funky, playful and made for the dancefloor.
Bruk “Enchanted”
A smooth, melodic electronic cut from Bruk. Enchanted adds a dreamy late-night feel to the week’s Bandcamp picks.
Quiche Chegwin “Pre-Rave Tension”
Quiche Chegwin nails the mood before the night kicks off: twitchy, funny and full of anticipation.
Fex the Kid “The Mastermind”
A confident beat-led cut from Fex the Kid. The Mastermind brings hip-hop energy and character to this week’s Bandcamp run.
Carnivorous Plants “Sweet Apple Moon”
Carnivorous Plants bring a vivid, slightly psychedelic flavour with Sweet Apple Moon — one of the week’s most intriguing titles.
Twin Siblings “A Drip”
Twin Siblings’ A Drip is a short, strange Bandcamp find with lo-fi, off-centre energy.
Matt Barnes’ Bristol24/7 review captures Aldous Harding at Bristol Beacon as surreal, intense and completely singular. The night opened with fellow New Zealand artist Vera Ellen, before Harding took the stage in a quiet, reverent setup with her musicians arranged around her.
The review focuses on Harding’s physical, instinctive performance style: shifting voices, sudden stillness, strange humour, full-band beauty and songs that seemed to pass through her rather than simply being performed.
Barnes highlights moments including Train on the Island, One Stop, Fever, Coats, Imagining My Man and Designer.
Hardcore, thrash, skating and a huge all-dayer at Shredenhams. FOE Fest looks like the heavy pick of the week, with 16 bands across two stages.
A strong midweek pick for experimental electronic heads: Surgeons Girl, Daisy Dickinson and more bring WetWare to Strange Brew for an audiovisual performance night.
Emily Magpie brings folklore, myth and experimental pop to Bristol Beacon’s Weston Stage for a special hometown howl show. Intimate, immersive and very Bristol.